herring Who acts: herring, small silver fish, red herring, fact, shoal, Grandad · What happens: be, live, eat, smoke, pickle, lead · To what, where: small silver fish, big groups, fish, kipper, clue, you · Speech: someone speaks here
«herring» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: herring in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A herring is a small silver fish that lives in big groups in the North Atlantic and other cold seas.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod compound nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl case det compound nmod cc amod amod conj punct root A DET herring NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ silver NOUN fish NOUN that PRON lives VERB in ADP big ADJ groups NOUN in ADP the DET North PROPN Atlantic PROPN and CCONJ other ADJ cold ADJ seas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 herring det 2 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 7 fish nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fish cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fish det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fish amod 6 silver silver NOUN Number=Sing 7 fish compound 7 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 lives nsubj 9 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fish acl:relcl 10 in in ADP _ 12 groups case 11 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 12 groups amod 12 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 9 lives obl 13 in in ADP _ 16 Atlantic case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 Atlantic det 15 North North PROPN Number=Sing 16 Atlantic compound 16 Atlantic Atlantic PROPN Number=Sing 12 groups nmod 17 and and CCONJ _ 20 seas cc 18 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 20 seas amod 19 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 20 seas amod 20 seas sea NOUN Number=Plur 16 Atlantic conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 fish punct
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1 is a present a herring a small silver fish tree rules 2 live present a small silver fish big groups in the North Atlantic and other cold seas vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location
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 Herring is also the fish eaten as food, often smoked (a kipper) or pickled.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop advmod det acl case obl punct advmod parataxis punct det obj punct cc conj punct root Herring NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET fish NOUN eaten VERB as ADP food NOUN , PUNCT often ADV smoked VERB ( PUNCT a DET kipper NOUN ) PUNCT or CCONJ pickled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 5 fish nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fish cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 fish advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 fish det 5 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 fish acl 7 as as ADP _ 8 food case 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 eaten obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 smoked punct 10 often often ADV _ 11 smoked advmod 11 smoked smoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 fish parataxis 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 kipper punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 kipper det 14 kipper kipper NOUN Number=Sing 11 smoked obj 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 14 kipper punct 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 pickled cc 17 pickled pickle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 smoked conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 fish punct
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1 is a present Herring the fish tree rules 2 eat participle the fish not said here as food vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 smoke participle a kipper often property vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent kipper=Source 4 pickle participle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Meaning 3 A red herring is a clue or fact that leads you the wrong way, on purpose or by accident.
The tree, 19 words det amod nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj det amod obl:unmarked punct case obl cc case conj punct root A DET red ADJ herring NOUN is AUX a DET clue NOUN or CCONJ fact NOUN that PRON leads VERB you PRON the DET wrong ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT on ADP purpose NOUN or CCONJ by ADP accident NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 herring det 2 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 3 herring amod 3 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 6 clue nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 clue cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 clue det 6 clue clue NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 fact cc 8 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 6 clue conj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 leads nsubj 10 leads lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 fact acl:relcl 11 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 leads obj 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 way det 13 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 14 way amod 14 way way NOUN Number=Sing 10 leads obl:unmarked 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 purpose punct 16 on on ADP _ 17 purpose case 17 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 10 leads obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 accident cc 19 by by ADP _ 20 accident case 20 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 17 purpose conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 clue punct
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1 is a present a red herring a clue or fact tree rules 2 lead present fact you purpose or accident the wrong way obl:unmarked vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent you=Theme on purpose=Destination
Example 1 A shoal of herring flashed silver in the sea.
det case nmod acl obj case det obl punct root A DET shoal NOUN of ADP herring NOUN flashed VERB silver NOUN in ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 shoal det 2 shoal shoal NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 herring case 4 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 2 shoal nmod 5 flashed flash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 shoal acl 6 silver silver NOUN Number=Sing 5 flashed obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 sea case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sea det 9 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 5 flashed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 shoal punct
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1 flash participle a shoal of herring not said here silver in the sea vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent silver=Patient in sea=Topic
Example 2 Grandad eats pickled herring on toast.
nsubj amod obj case obl punct root Grandad PROPN eats VERB pickled VERB herring NOUN on ADP toast NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 eats nsubj 2 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pickled pickle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 herring amod 4 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 2 eats obj 5 on on ADP _ 6 toast case 6 toast toast NOUN Number=Sing 2 eats obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 eats punct
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1 eat present Grandad pickled herring toast vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herring=Patient 2 pickle participle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 A smoked herring is called a kipper.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass det xcomp punct root A DET smoked VERB herring NOUN is AUX called VERB a DET kipper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 herring det 2 smoked smoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 herring amod 3 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 5 called nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 kipper det 7 kipper kipper NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 smoke participle vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 call present · passive a smoked herring vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 4 Puffins and seals eat herring.
nsubj cc conj obj punct root Puffins NOUN and CCONJ seals NOUN eat VERB herring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Puffins puffin NOUN Number=Plur 4 eat nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 seals cc 3 seals seal NOUN Number=Plur 1 Puffins conj 4 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 4 eat obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 eat punct
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1 eat present Puffins and seals herring vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herring=Patient
Example 5 The muddy footprint was a red herring; the thief came in through the window.
The tree, 14 words det amod nsubj cop det amod punct det nsubj conj advmod case det obl punct root The DET muddy ADJ footprint NOUN was AUX a DET red ADJ herring NOUN ; PUNCT the DET thief NOUN came VERB in ADV through ADP the DET window NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 footprint det 2 muddy muddy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 footprint amod 3 footprint footprint NOUN Number=Sing 7 herring nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 herring cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 herring det 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 7 herring amod 7 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 came punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 thief det 10 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 11 came nsubj 11 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 herring conj 12 in in ADV _ 11 came advmod 13 through through ADP _ 15 window case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 window det 15 window window NOUN Number=Sing 11 came obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 herring punct
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1 is a past the muddy footprint a red herring tree rules 2 come in past the thief the window vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through window=Initial_Location
Example 6 This word problem has a red herring: the age of the bus driver does not matter.
The tree, 16 words det compound nsubj det amod obj punct det obl case det compound nmod aux advmod parataxis punct root This DET word NOUN problem NOUN has VERB a DET red ADJ herring NOUN : PUNCT the DET age NOUN of ADP the DET bus NOUN driver NOUN does AUX not PART matter VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 word det 2 word word NOUN Number=Sing 3 problem compound 3 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 herring det 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 7 herring amod 7 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 age punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 age det 10 age age NOUN Number=Sing 17 matter obl 11 of of ADP _ 14 driver case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 driver det 13 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 14 driver compound 14 driver driver NOUN Number=Sing 10 age nmod 15 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 matter aux 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 matter advmod 17 matter matter VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 has parataxis 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present word problem a red herring vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herring=Patient 2 not matter present · do-support the age of the bus driver vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 The fishing boats came back full of herring.
det compound nsubj advmod xcomp case obl punct root The DET fishing NOUN boats NOUN came VERB back ADV full ADJ of ADP herring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boats det 2 fishing fishing NOUN Number=Sing 3 boats compound 3 boats boat NOUN Number=Plur 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 back back ADV _ 4 came advmod 6 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 4 came xcomp 7 of of ADP _ 8 herring case 8 herring herring NOUN Number=Sing 6 full obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come back past the fishing boats full property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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