kneel Who acts: She, you, they, We, children, lovers · What happens: kneel, be, stay, kneel down, tie, check · To what, where: shoelace, knight, grass, church
«kneel» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: kneel in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To kneel is to go down or stay with one or both knees on the ground.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj cop mark advmod cc conj case obl cc det conj case det nmod punct root To PART kneel VERB is AUX to PART go VERB down ADV or CCONJ stay VERB with ADP one NUM or CCONJ both DET knees NOUN on ADP the DET ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 kneel mark 2 kneel kneel VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 go csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 go cop 4 to to PART _ 5 go mark 5 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 down down ADV _ 5 go advmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 stay cc 8 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 go conj 9 with with ADP _ 10 one case 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 stay obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 knees cc 12 both both DET PronType=Tot 13 knees det 13 knees knee NOUN Number=Plur 10 one conj 14 on on ADP _ 16 ground case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 ground det 16 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 13 knees nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 go punct
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1 kneel to-infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present down, go property tree rules 3 stay infinitive with one or both knees on the ground vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with one=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.
Example 1 She knelt down to tie her shoelace.
nsubj advmod mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root She PRON knelt VERB down ADV to PART tie VERB her PRON shoelace NOUN . 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 knelt nsubj 2 knelt kneel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 down down ADV _ 2 knelt advmod 4 to to PART _ 5 tie mark 5 tie tie VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 knelt advcl 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 shoelace nmod:poss 7 shoelace shoelace NOUN Number=Sing 5 tie obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 knelt punct
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1 kneel down past She down property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 tie to-infinitive She not said here her shoelace vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoelace=Patient
Example 2 Kneel beside the person and check if they are breathing.
case det obl cc conj mark nsubj aux advcl punct root Kneel VERB beside ADP the DET person NOUN and CCONJ check VERB if SCONJ they PRON are AUX breathing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kneel kneel VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 beside beside ADP _ 4 person case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 person det 4 person person NOUN Number=Sing 1 Kneel obl 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 check cc 6 check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Kneel conj 7 if if SCONJ _ 10 breathing mark 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 breathing nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 breathing aux 10 breathing breathe VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 check advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Kneel punct
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1 kneel imperative you not said here beside the person vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside person=Location 2 check infinitive you not said here vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 breathe a condition, not said to happen present · progressive they vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The knight knelt before the queen.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET knight NOUN knelt VERB before ADP the DET queen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 knight det 2 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 knelt kneel VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 knight acl 4 before before ADP _ 6 queen case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 queen det 6 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 3 knelt obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 knight punct
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1 kneel participle the knight not said here before the queen vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before queen=Location
Example 4 We knelt on the grass to look at the ants.
nsubj case det obl mark advcl case det obl punct root We PRON knelt VERB on ADP the DET grass NOUN to PART look VERB at ADP the DET ants NOUN . 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 knelt nsubj 2 knelt kneel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 grass case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 grass det 5 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 2 knelt obl 6 to to PART _ 7 look mark 7 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 knelt advcl 8 at at ADP _ 10 ants case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ants det 10 ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 7 look obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 knelt punct
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1 kneel past We the grass vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on grass=Location 2 look to-infinitive We not said here at the ants vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at ant=Theme
Example 5 Grandma kneels on a cushion when she gardens.
compound case det nmod advmod nsubj nmod punct root Grandma NOUN kneels NOUN on ADP a DET cushion NOUN when ADV she PRON gardens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 kneels compound 2 kneels kneel NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 cushion case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 cushion det 5 cushion cushion NOUN Number=Sing 2 kneels nmod 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 gardens advmod 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 gardens nsubj 8 gardens garden NOUN Number=Plur 5 cushion nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 kneels punct
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1 garden she tree rules
Example 6 The children knelt to pray in the church.
det nsubj mark xcomp case det obl punct root The DET children NOUN knelt VERB to PART pray VERB in ADP the DET church NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 knelt nsubj 3 knelt kneel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 pray mark 5 pray pray VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 knelt xcomp 6 in in ADP _ 8 church case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 church det 8 church church NOUN Number=Sing 5 pray obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 knelt punct
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1 kneel past the children tree rules 2 pray to-infinitive the children not said here the church vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Example 7 Now the lovers kneel down, and one of them sings:
advmod det nsubj advcl advmod punct cc nsubj case nmod punct root Now ADV the DET lovers NOUN kneel VERB down ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ one NUM of ADP them PRON sings VERB : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Now now ADV PronType=Dem 4 kneel advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lovers det 3 lovers lover NOUN Number=Plur 4 kneel nsubj 4 kneel kneel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 sings advcl 5 down down ADV _ 4 kneel advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 sings punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 11 sings cc 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 sings nsubj 9 of of ADP _ 10 them case 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 one nmod 11 sings sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 : : PUNCT _ 11 sings punct
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1 kneel down present the lovers now down property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 sing speech: express present one of lovers vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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