helmsman
Who acts: helmsman, person · What happens: be, steer, keep, call out, know · To what, where: person, ship, boat, course, land, sight
«helmsman» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: helmsman in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A helmsman is the person who steers a ship or boat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 helmsman | det |
| 2 | helmsman | helmsman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 person | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 person | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 person | det |
| 5 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 steers | nsubj |
| 7 | steers | steer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 person | acl:relcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 ship | det |
| 9 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 steers | obj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 boat | cc |
| 11 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ship | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 person | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a helmsman | the person | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | steer | present | the person | a ship or boat | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=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.
Example 1
The helmsman kept the boat on course.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 helmsman | det |
| 2 | helmsman | helmsman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kept | nsubj |
| 3 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 boat | det |
| 5 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kept | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 course | case |
| 7 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kept | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 kept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | past | the helmsman | the boat | course | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent boat=Theme on course=Location |
Example 2
The helmsman called out that land was in sight.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 helmsman | det |
| 2 | helmsman | helmsman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 sight | nsubj |
| 3 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 helmsman | acl |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 3 called | compound:prt |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 6 land | mark |
| 6 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 called | xcomp |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 sight | cop |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 sight | case |
| 9 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 sight | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call out speech: assert | participle | the helmsman not said here | land | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | past | the helmsman | sight | tree rules |
Example 3
Our helmsman knew every rock in the bay.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 helmsman | nmod:poss |
| 2 | helmsman | helmsman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 knew | nsubj |
| 3 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 rock | det |
| 5 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 knew | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 bay | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bay | det |
| 8 | bay | bay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 knew | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 knew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | past | Our helmsman | every rock | the bay | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer rock=Stimulus |
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