laser Who acts: machine, shop scanner, teacher, you, Doctors, We · What happens: make, beam, light, use, read, point · To what, where: narrow strong beam, light, one colour, laser, barcodes, screen
«laser» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: laser in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A machine that makes a very narrow, strong beam of light of one colour.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj nsubj det advmod amod punct amod obj case nmod case nummod nmod punct root A DET machine NOUN that PRON makes VERB a DET very ADV narrow ADJ , PUNCT strong ADJ beam NOUN of ADP light NOUN of ADP one NUM colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 machine det 2 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 beam det 6 very very ADV _ 7 narrow advmod 7 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 10 beam amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 narrow punct 9 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 beam amod 10 beam beam NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes obj 11 of of ADP _ 12 light case 12 light light NOUN Number=Sing 10 beam nmod 13 of of ADP _ 15 colour case 14 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 colour nummod 15 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 12 light nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 makes punct
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1 make present a machine a narrow strong beam of light of one colour vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset beam=Product 2 beam light of one colour nom beam «communication transitive»: of=patient 3 light one colour nom light «phenomenon 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 The beam itself.
det nmod:unmarked punct root The DET beam NOUN itself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 beam det 2 beam beam NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes 2 beam nmod:unmarked 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 beam punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The shop scanner uses a laser to read barcodes.
det compound nsubj det obj mark advcl obj punct root The DET shop NOUN scanner NOUN uses VERB a DET laser NOUN to PART read VERB barcodes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 scanner det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 scanner compound 3 scanner scanner NOUN Number=Sing 4 uses nsubj 4 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 laser det 6 laser laser NOUN Number=Sing 4 uses obj 7 to to PART _ 8 read mark 8 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 uses advcl 9 barcodes barcode NOUN Number=Plur 8 read obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 uses punct
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1 use present the shop scanner a laser vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laser=Patient 2 read to-infinitive the shop scanner not said here barcodes vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barcode=Topic
Example 2 The teacher pointed at the screen with a laser pointer.
det nsubj case det obl case det compound obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN pointed VERB at ADP the DET screen NOUN with ADP a DET laser NOUN pointer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 pointed nsubj 3 pointed point VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 screen case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 screen det 6 screen screen NOUN Number=Sing 3 pointed obl 7 with with ADP _ 10 pointer case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 pointer det 9 laser laser NOUN Number=Sing 10 pointer compound 10 pointer pointer NOUN Number=Sing 3 pointed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 pointed punct
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1 point past the teacher the screen with a laser pointer vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Never shine a laser in anyone's eyes.
advmod det obj case nmod:poss case obl punct root Never ADV shine VERB a DET laser NOUN in ADP anyone PRON 's PART eyes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 shine advmod 2 shine shine VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 laser det 4 laser laser NOUN Number=Sing 2 shine obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 eyes case 6 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 eyes nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 anyone case 8 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 2 shine obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 shine punct
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1 not shine imperative you not said here a laser anyone's eyes vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent laser=Theme
Example 4 Doctors can fix eyes with lasers.
nsubj aux obj case obl punct root Doctors NOUN can AUX fix VERB eyes NOUN with ADP lasers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 3 fix nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 fix aux 3 fix fix VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 3 fix obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 lasers case 6 lasers laser NOUN Number=Plur 3 fix obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fix punct
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1 fix can Doctors eyes with lasers vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient with laser=Co-Patient
Example 5 We played laser tag at the party.
nsubj compound obj case det obl punct root We PRON played VERB laser NOUN tag NOUN at ADP the DET party 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 played nsubj 2 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 laser laser NOUN Number=Sing 4 tag compound 4 tag tag NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 party case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 party det 7 party party NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 played punct
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1 play past We laser tag the party vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tag=Theme
Example 6 A laser beam is very straight and narrow.
det compound nsubj cop advmod cc conj punct root A DET laser NOUN beam NOUN is AUX very ADV straight ADJ and CCONJ narrow ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 beam det 2 laser laser NOUN Number=Sing 3 beam compound 3 beam beam NOUN Number=Sing 6 straight nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 straight cop 5 very very ADV _ 6 straight advmod 6 straight straight ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 narrow cc 8 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 straight conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 straight punct
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1 is present a laser beam straight property tree rules 2 be a laser beam not said here tree rules
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