kangaroo Who acts: kangaroo, large Australian animal, kangaroo court, baby kangaroo, We, Kangaroos · What happens: be, hop, have, carry, live, see · To what, where: large Australian animal, strong back legs, long thick tail, baby, pouch, unfair unofficial trial · Speech: someone speaks here
«kangaroo» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: kangaroo in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A kangaroo is a large Australian animal that hops on strong back legs, has a long thick tail, and carries its baby in a pouch.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det amod amod nsubj acl:relcl case amod compound obl punct conj det amod amod obj punct cc conj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root A DET kangaroo NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ Australian ADJ animal NOUN that PRON hops VERB on ADP strong ADJ back NOUN legs NOUN , PUNCT has VERB a DET long ADJ thick ADJ tail NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ carries VERB its PRON baby NOUN in ADP a DET pouch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 kangaroo det 2 kangaroo kangaroo NOUN Number=Sing 7 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 animal det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 animal amod 6 Australian Australian ADJ Degree=Pos 7 animal amod 7 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 hops nsubj 9 hops hop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 animal acl:relcl 10 on on ADP _ 13 legs case 11 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 13 legs amod 12 back back NOUN Number=Sing 13 legs compound 13 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 9 hops obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 has punct 15 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 hops conj 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 tail det 17 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 19 tail amod 18 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 19 tail amod 19 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 15 has obj 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 carries punct 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 carries cc 22 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 hops conj 23 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 24 baby nmod:poss 24 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 22 carries obj 25 in in ADP _ 27 pouch case 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 pouch det 27 pouch pouch NOUN Number=Sing 22 carries obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 7 animal punct
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1 is a present a kangaroo a large Australian animal tree rules 2 hop present a large Australian animal strong back legs vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on leg=Trajectory 3 have present a large Australian animal not said here a long thick tail vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient 4 carry present a large Australian animal not said here kangaroo's baby a pouch vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent baby=Value in pouch=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 A kangaroo court is an unfair, unofficial trial.
det compound nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct root A DET kangaroo NOUN court NOUN is AUX an DET unfair ADJ , PUNCT unofficial ADJ trial NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 court det 2 kangaroo kangaroo NOUN Number=Sing 3 court compound 3 court court NOUN Number=Sing 9 trial nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 trial cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 trial det 6 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 9 trial amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 unfair punct 8 unofficial unofficial ADJ Degree=Pos 9 trial amod 9 trial trial NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 trial punct
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1 is a present a kangaroo court a unfair unofficial trial tree rules
Example 1 A kangaroo can hop very fast.
det nsubj aux advmod advmod punct root A DET kangaroo NOUN can AUX hop VERB very ADV fast ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 kangaroo det 2 kangaroo kangaroo NOUN Number=Sing 4 hop nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 hop aux 4 hop hop VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 very very ADV _ 6 fast advmod 6 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 4 hop advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 hop punct
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1 hop can a kangaroo fast property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The baby kangaroo, or joey, lives in its mother's pouch.
det compound nsubj punct cc conj punct case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET baby NOUN kangaroo NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ joey NOUN , PUNCT lives VERB in ADP its PRON mother NOUN 's PART pouch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 kangaroo det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 kangaroo compound 3 kangaroo kangaroo NOUN Number=Sing 8 lives nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 joey punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 joey cc 6 joey joey NOUN Number=Sing 3 kangaroo conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 kangaroo punct 8 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 in in ADP _ 13 pouch case 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 mother nmod:poss 11 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 13 pouch nmod:poss 12 's 's PART _ 11 mother case 13 pouch pouch NOUN Number=Sing 8 lives obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 lives punct
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1 live present the baby kangaroo or joey joey's mother's pouch vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pouch=Location
Example 3 We saw kangaroos in the bush in Australia.
nsubj obj case det obl case nmod punct root We PRON saw VERB kangaroos NOUN in ADP the DET bush NOUN in ADP Australia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 kangaroos kangaroo NOUN Number=Plur 2 saw obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 bush case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bush det 6 bush bush NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 7 in in ADP _ 8 Australia case 8 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 6 bush nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We kangaroos the bush in Australia vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer kangaroo=Stimulus
Example 4 Kangaroos use their tails for balance.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Kangaroos NOUN use VERB their PRON tails NOUN for ADP balance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kangaroos kangaroo NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 tails nmod:poss 4 tails tail NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 balance case 6 balance balance NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Kangaroos Kangaroos's tails for balance vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent tail=Theme for balance=Eventuality
Example 5 A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
det nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass det xcomp root A DET group NOUN of ADP kangaroos NOUN is AUX called VERB a DET mob. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing 6 called nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 4 kangaroos case 4 kangaroos kangaroo NOUN Number=Plur 2 group nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 called aux:pass 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 mob. det 8 mob. mob. NOUN Number=Sing 6 called xcomp
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1 call present · passive a group of kangaroos vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 6 Kangaroos cannot walk backwards easily.
nsubj aux advmod advmod advmod punct root Kangaroos NOUN can AUX not PART walk VERB backwards ADV easily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kangaroos kangaroo NOUN Number=Plur 4 walk nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 walk aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 walk advmod 4 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 backwards backwards ADV _ 4 walk advmod 6 easily easily ADV _ 4 walk advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 walk punct
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1 not walk can Kangaroos backwards, easily property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The kangaroo is on Australia's coat of arms.
det nsubj cop case nmod:poss case case nmod punct root The DET kangaroo NOUN is AUX on ADP Australia PROPN 's PART coat NOUN of ADP arms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kangaroo det 2 kangaroo kangaroo NOUN Number=Sing 7 coat nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 coat cop 4 on on ADP _ 7 coat case 5 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 7 coat nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 Australia case 7 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 arms case 9 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 7 coat nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 coat punct
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1 is present the kangaroo Australia's coat of arms tree rules
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