helping Who acts: Giving, helping hand, I, Thanks, Helping, me · What happens: serve, amount, give, help, be, mean · To what, where: food, one person, help, others, second helping, helping hand · Speech: someone speaks here
«helping» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: helping in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An amount of food served to one person at one time: a second helping of pudding.
The tree, 16 words det case nmod acl case nummod obl case nummod nmod punct det amod conj case nmod punct root An DET amount NOUN of ADP food NOUN served VERB to ADP one NUM person NOUN at ADP one NUM time NOUN : PUNCT a DET second ADJ helping NOUN of ADP pudding NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 amount det 2 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 food case 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 amount nmod 5 served serve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 food acl 6 to to ADP _ 8 person case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 person nummod 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 served obl 9 at at ADP _ 11 time case 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 time nummod 11 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 person nmod 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 helping punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 helping det 14 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 15 helping amod 15 helping helping NOUN Number=Sing 2 amount conj 16 of of ADP _ 17 pudding case 17 pudding pudding NOUN Number=Sing 15 helping nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 amount punct
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1 serve participle food not said here one person at one time vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to person=Recipient 2 amount food nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
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 Giving help: helping others is kind.
csubj obj punct advcl obj cop punct root Giving VERB help NOUN : PUNCT helping VERB others NOUN is AUX kind ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Giving give VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 kind csubj 2 help help NOUN Number=Sing 1 Giving obj 3 : : PUNCT _ 4 helping punct 4 helping help VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Giving advcl 5 others other NOUN Number=Plur 4 helping obj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 kind cop 7 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 kind punct
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1 give gerund help vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Theme 2 help gerund others vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Beneficiary 3 is present Giving kind property tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: phrase — kept apart, not parsed.
«A helping hand» means some help.
punct det amod nsubj punct det obj punct root « PUNCT A DET helping VERB hand NOUN » PUNCT means VERB some DET help NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 hand punct 2 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 hand det 3 helping help VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 hand amod 4 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 hand punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 some some DET PronType=Ind 8 help det 8 help help NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 help in a quote gerund vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 mean present a helping hand some help vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Topic
Example 1 Can I have a second helping of lasagne, please?
aux nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct discourse punct root Can AUX I PRON have VERB a DET second ADJ helping NOUN of ADP lasagne NOUN , PUNCT please INTJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 have aux 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 helping det 5 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 helping amod 6 helping helping NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 lasagne case 8 lasagne lasagne NOUN Number=Sing 6 helping nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 3 have punct 10 please please INTJ _ 3 have discourse 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have can I a second helping of lasagne vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent helping=Patient
Example 2 Thanks for giving me a helping hand with the boxes.
mark acl iobj det amod obj case det obl punct root Thanks NOUN for SCONJ giving VERB me PRON a DET helping VERB hand NOUN with ADP the DET boxes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thanks thanks NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 for for SCONJ _ 3 giving mark 3 giving give VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Thanks acl 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 giving iobj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hand det 6 helping help VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 hand amod 7 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 3 giving obj 8 with with ADP _ 10 boxes case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 boxes det 10 boxes box NOUN Number=Plur 3 giving obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Thanks punct
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1 give gerund Thanks not said here a helping hand me with the boxes vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient hand=Theme 2 help gerund vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Helping at the food bank made me feel good.
csubj case det compound obl obj xcomp xcomp punct root Helping VERB at ADP the DET food NOUN bank NOUN made VERB me PRON feel VERB good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Helping help VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 made csubj 2 at at ADP _ 5 bank case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bank det 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 bank compound 5 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 1 Helping obl 6 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 made obj 8 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 made xcomp 9 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 8 feel xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 help gerund the food bank vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 make past Helping me tree rules 3 feel infinitive me not said here good property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 Each helping of soup is 250 millilitres.
det nsubj case nmod cop nummod punct root Each DET helping NOUN of ADP soup NOUN is AUX 250 NUM millilitres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 helping det 2 helping helping NOUN Number=Sing 7 millilitres nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 soup case 4 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 2 helping nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 millilitres cop 6 250 250 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 millilitres nummod 7 millilitres millilitre NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 millilitres punct
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1 is a present each helping of soup 250 millilitres tree rules
Example 5 If one cake makes 8 helpings, 3 cakes make 24 helpings.
mark nummod nsubj advcl nummod obj punct nummod nsubj nummod obj punct root If SCONJ one NUM cake NOUN makes VERB 8 NUM helpings NOUN , PUNCT 3 NUM cakes NOUN make VERB 24 NUM helpings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 makes mark 2 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 cake nummod 3 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 make advcl 5 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 helpings nummod 6 helpings helping NOUN Number=Plur 4 makes obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 makes punct 8 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 cakes nummod 9 cakes cake NOUN Number=Plur 10 make nsubj 10 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 24 24 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 helpings nummod 12 helpings helping NOUN Number=Plur 10 make obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 make punct
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1 make a condition, not said to happen present one cake 8 helpings vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material helping=Product 2 make present 3 cakes 24 helpings vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material helping=Product
Example 6 I'm helping Gran with her garden on Saturday.
nsubj aux obj case nmod:poss obl case obl punct root I PRON 'm AUX helping VERB Gran PROPN with ADP her PRON garden NOUN on ADP Saturday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 helping nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 helping aux 3 helping help VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 3 helping obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 garden case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 garden nmod:poss 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 3 helping obl 8 on on ADP _ 9 Saturday case 9 Saturday Saturday PROPN Number=Sing 3 helping obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 helping punct
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1 help present · progressive I Gran saturday with Gran's garden vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent gran=Beneficiary with garden=Theme
Example 7 She took a small helping because she wasn't hungry.
nsubj det amod obj mark nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root She PRON took VERB a DET small ADJ helping NOUN because SCONJ she PRON was AUX n't PART hungry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 helping det 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 helping amod 5 helping helping NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 6 because because SCONJ _ 10 hungry mark 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 hungry nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 hungry cop 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 hungry advmod 10 hungry hungry ADJ Degree=Pos 2 took advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past She a small helping vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent helping=Theme 2 not is past she hungry property tree rules
Example 8 He thought only of helping the queen.
nsubj advmod mark xcomp det obj punct root He PRON thought VERB only ADV of SCONJ helping VERB the DET queen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 thought nsubj 2 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 only only ADV _ 5 helping advmod 4 of of SCONJ _ 5 helping mark 5 helping help VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 thought xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 queen det 7 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 5 helping obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 thought punct
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1 think speech: other past He vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 help gerund He not said here the queen vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Beneficiary
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