laterally Who acts: Crabs, pass, bridge, you, fish, Lateral thinking puzzles · What happens: mean, think, be, move, go, try · To what, where: unusual creative way, sand, pitch, little, strong wind, eyes
«laterally» 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: laterally in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Laterally means sideways, or to the side.
advmod advmod punct cc case det conj punct root Laterally ADV means VERB sideways ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ to ADP the DET side NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laterally laterally ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sideways sideways ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 side punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 8 side cc 6 to to ADP _ 8 side case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 side det 8 side side NOUN Number=Sing 2 means conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present laterally, sideways property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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 To think laterally is to solve a problem in an unusual, creative way instead of the obvious one.
The tree, 18 words mark csubj advmod cop mark det obj case det amod punct amod obl case fixed det amod obl punct root To PART think VERB laterally ADV is AUX to PART solve VERB a DET problem NOUN in ADP an DET unusual ADJ , PUNCT creative ADJ way NOUN instead ADV of ADP the DET obvious ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 think mark 2 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 solve csubj 3 laterally laterally ADV _ 2 think advmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 solve cop 5 to to PART _ 6 solve mark 6 solve solve VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 problem det 8 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 6 solve obj 9 in in ADP _ 14 way case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 way det 11 unusual unusual ADJ Degree=Pos 14 way amod 12 , , PUNCT _ 11 unusual punct 13 creative creative ADJ Degree=Pos 14 way amod 14 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 solve obl 15 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 19 one case 16 of of ADP _ 15 instead fixed 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 one det 18 obvious obvious ADJ Degree=Pos 19 one amod 19 one one NOUN Number=Sing 6 solve obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 solve punct
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1 think speech: other to-infinitive laterally property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present a unusual creative way instead the obvious one; solve property tree rules
Example 1 Crabs move laterally across the sand.
nsubj advmod case det obl punct root Crabs NOUN move VERB laterally ADV across ADP the DET sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crabs crab NOUN Number=Plur 2 move nsubj 2 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 laterally laterally ADV _ 2 move advmod 4 across across ADP _ 6 sand case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sand det 6 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 2 move obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 move punct
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1 move present Crabs the sand laterally property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme across sand=Trajectory
Example 2 The pass went laterally across the pitch.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET pass NOUN went VERB laterally ADV across ADP the DET pitch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pass det 2 pass pass NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 laterally laterally ADV _ 3 went advmod 5 across across ADP _ 7 pitch case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pitch det 7 pitch pitch NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past the pass the pitch laterally property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme across pitch=Initial_Location
Example 3 The bridge can move laterally a little in strong wind.
det nsubj aux advmod det obl:unmarked case amod obl punct root The DET bridge NOUN can AUX move VERB laterally ADV a DET little ADJ in ADP strong ADJ wind NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bridge det 2 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 4 move nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 move aux 4 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 laterally laterally ADV _ 4 move advmod 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 little det 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 4 move obl:unmarked 8 in in ADP _ 10 wind case 9 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 wind amod 10 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 4 move obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 move punct
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1 move can the bridge a little strong wind laterally property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in wind=Trajectory
Example 4 Try to think laterally about this riddle.
mark xcomp advmod case det obl punct root Try VERB to PART think VERB laterally ADV about ADP this DET riddle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to PART _ 3 think mark 3 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Try xcomp 4 laterally laterally ADV _ 3 think advmod 5 about about ADP _ 7 riddle case 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 riddle det 7 riddle riddle NOUN Number=Sing 3 think obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Try punct
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1 try imperative you not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 think speech: other not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here about this riddle; laterally property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about riddle=Topic
Example 5 The fish has eyes placed laterally, on the sides of its head.
det nsubj obj acl advmod punct case det obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET fish NOUN has VERB eyes NOUN placed VERB laterally ADV , PUNCT on ADP the DET sides NOUN of ADP its PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fish det 2 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 5 placed place VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 eyes acl 6 laterally laterally ADV _ 5 placed advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 sides punct 8 on on ADP _ 10 sides case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sides det 10 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 5 placed obl 11 of of ADP _ 13 head case 12 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 head nmod:poss 13 head head NOUN Number=Sing 10 sides nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the fish eyes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient 2 place participle eyes not said here the sides of fish's head laterally property vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on side=Destination
Example 6 Lateral thinking puzzles need you to think laterally.
amod compound nsubj obj mark xcomp advmod punct root Lateral ADJ thinking NOUN puzzles NOUN need VERB you PRON to PART think VERB laterally ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lateral lateral ADJ Degree=Pos 3 puzzles amod 2 thinking thinking NOUN Number=Sing 3 puzzles compound 3 puzzles puzzle NOUN Number=Plur 4 need nsubj 4 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 need obj 6 to to PART _ 7 think mark 7 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 need xcomp 8 laterally laterally ADV _ 7 think advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 need punct
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1 need present Lateral thinking puzzles you tree rules 2 think speech: other not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here laterally property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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