handset Who acts: you, Grandma, shop, old handset · What happens: hold, pick up, say, sell, put, charge · To what, where: telephone, handset, newest mobile handsets, cordless handset, base, TV handset · Speech: someone speaks here
«handset» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: handset in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The part of a telephone that you hold to your ear and mouth.
det case det nmod obj nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl cc conj punct root The DET part NOUN of ADP a DET telephone NOUN that PRON you PRON hold VERB to ADP your PRON ear NOUN and CCONJ mouth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 part det 2 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 5 telephone case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 telephone det 5 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 2 part nmod 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 hold obj 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 hold nsubj 8 hold hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 telephone acl:relcl 9 to to ADP _ 11 ear case 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 ear nmod:poss 11 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 8 hold obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 mouth cc 13 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 11 ear conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 part punct
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1 hold present you a telephone to your ear and mouth vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 A mobile phone.
det amod punct root A DET mobile ADJ phone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 phone det 2 mobile mobile ADJ Degree=Pos 3 phone amod 3 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 phone punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3 A hand-held remote control or device.
det compound punct amod amod cc conj punct root A DET hand NOUN - PUNCT held VERB remote ADJ control NOUN or CCONJ device NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 control det 2 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 4 held compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 hand punct 4 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 control amod 5 remote remote ADJ Degree=Pos 6 control amod 6 control control NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 device cc 8 device device NOUN Number=Sing 6 control conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 control punct
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1 hold participle vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Grandma picked up the handset and said hello.
nsubj compound:prt det obj cc conj obj punct root Grandma NOUN picked VERB up ADP the DET handset NOUN and CCONJ said VERB hello INTJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 picked nsubj 2 picked pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 picked compound:prt 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 handset det 5 handset handset NOUN Number=Sing 2 picked obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 said cc 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 picked conj 8 hello hello INTJ _ 7 said obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 picked punct
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1 pick up past Grandma the handset vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handset=Topic 2 say speech: assert past Grandma not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic
Example 2 The shop sells the newest mobile handsets.
det nsubj det amod amod obj punct root The DET shop NOUN sells VERB the DET newest ADJ mobile ADJ handsets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells nsubj 3 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 handsets det 5 newest new ADJ Degree=Sup 7 handsets amod 6 mobile mobile ADJ Degree=Pos 7 handsets amod 7 handsets handset NOUN Number=Plur 3 sells obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sells punct
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1 sell present the shop the newest mobile handsets vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handset=Theme
Example 3 Put the cordless handset back on its base to charge it.
det amod obj advmod case nmod:poss obl mark advcl obj punct root Put VERB the DET cordless ADJ handset NOUN back ADV on ADP its PRON base NOUN to PART charge VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 handset det 3 cordless cordless ADJ Degree=Pos 4 handset amod 4 handset handset NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 5 back back ADV _ 1 Put advmod 6 on on ADP _ 8 base case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 base nmod:poss 8 base base NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 9 to to PART _ 10 charge mark 10 charge charge VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Put advcl 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 charge obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here the cordless handset handset's base vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent handset=Theme on base=Destination 2 charge to-infinitive you not said here handset vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location it=Theme
Example 4 My dad's old handset still works.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case amod nsubj advmod punct root My PRON dad NOUN 's PART old ADJ handset NOUN still ADV works VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dad nmod:poss 2 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 5 handset nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 dad case 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 handset amod 5 handset handset NOUN Number=Sing 7 works nsubj 6 still still ADV _ 7 works advmod 7 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 works punct
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1 work present My dad's old handset still vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The TV handset is lost under the sofa again.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl advmod punct root The DET TV NOUN handset NOUN is AUX lost VERB under ADP the DET sofa NOUN again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 handset det 2 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 3 handset compound 3 handset handset NOUN Number=Sing 5 lost nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lost aux:pass 5 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 under under ADP _ 8 sofa case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sofa det 8 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 5 lost obl 9 again again ADV _ 5 lost advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 lost punct
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1 lose present · passive the TV handset the sofa again vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
Example 6 Speak clearly into the handset.
advmod case det obl punct root Speak VERB clearly ADV into ADP the DET handset NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Speak speak VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 clearly clearly ADV _ 1 Speak advmod 3 into into ADP _ 5 handset case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 handset det 5 handset handset NOUN Number=Sing 1 Speak obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Speak punct
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1 speak speech: other imperative you not said here the handset clearly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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