lefty Who acts: lefty, sister, team, Lefties, Uncle, one people · What happens: be, say, write, need, call · To what, where: handed person, person, lefty, lefty pitcher, special scissors, reporter · Speech: someone speaks here
«lefty» 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: lefty in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A lefty is a left-handed person.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct root A DET lefty NOUN is AUX a DET left ADJ - PUNCT handed ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lefty det 2 lefty lefty NOUN Number=Sing 8 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 5 left left ADJ Degree=Pos 7 handed amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 left punct 7 handed handed ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 person punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a lefty a handed person tree rules
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 Usage: informal, politics — kept apart, not parsed.
A lefty is a person with left-wing political views; sometimes said as a mild insult.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det case amod punct compound amod nmod punct advmod conj case det amod obl punct root A DET lefty NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN with ADP left ADJ - PUNCT wing NOUN political ADJ views NOUN ; PUNCT sometimes ADV said VERB as ADP a DET mild ADJ insult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lefty det 2 lefty lefty NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 11 views case 7 left left ADJ Degree=Pos 9 wing amod 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 left punct 9 wing wing NOUN Number=Sing 11 views compound 10 political political ADJ Degree=Pos 11 views amod 11 views view NOUN Number=Plur 5 person nmod 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 said punct 13 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 14 said advmod 14 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person conj 15 as as ADP _ 18 insult case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 insult det 17 mild mild ADJ Degree=Pos 18 insult amod 18 insult insult NOUN Number=Sing 14 said obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a lefty a person with wing political views tree rules 2 say speech: assert participle a lefty not said here as a mild insult; sometimes property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 My sister is a lefty and writes with her left hand.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det cc conj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root My PRON sister NOUN is AUX a DET lefty NOUN and CCONJ writes VERB with ADP her PRON left ADJ hand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 5 lefty nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lefty cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lefty det 5 lefty lefty NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 writes cc 7 writes write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lefty conj 8 with with ADP _ 11 hand case 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 hand nmod:poss 10 left left ADJ Degree=Pos 11 hand amod 11 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 7 writes obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 lefty punct
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1 is a present My sister a lefty tree rules 2 write present My sister not said here with her left hand vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The team needs a lefty pitcher.
det nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET team NOUN needs VERB a DET lefty NOUN pitcher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pitcher det 5 lefty lefty NOUN Number=Sing 6 pitcher compound 6 pitcher pitcher NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present the team a lefty pitcher vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot pitcher=Theme
Example 3 Lefties sometimes need special scissors.
nsubj advmod amod obj punct root Lefties NOUN sometimes ADV need VERB special ADJ scissors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lefties leftie NOUN Number=Plur 3 need nsubj 2 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 3 need advmod 3 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 5 scissors amod 5 scissors scissors NOUN Number=Plur 3 need obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 need punct
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1 need present Lefties special scissors sometimes property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot scissors=Theme
Example 4 Uncle Pete called the reporter a lefty.
nsubj flat det obj det xcomp punct root Uncle PROPN Pete PROPN called VERB the DET reporter NOUN a DET lefty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Uncle Uncle PROPN Number=Sing 3 called nsubj 2 Pete Pete PROPN Number=Sing 1 Uncle flat 3 called call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 reporter det 5 reporter reporter NOUN Number=Sing 3 called obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lefty det 7 lefty lefty NOUN Number=Sing 3 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 called punct
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1 call past Uncle the reporter vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent reporter=Recipient
Example 5 About one in ten people are lefties.
advmod nummod case nmod nsubj cop punct root About ADV one NUM in ADP ten NUM people NOUN are AUX lefties NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 About about ADV _ 2 one advmod 2 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 people nummod 3 in in ADP _ 4 ten case 4 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 one nmod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 lefties nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lefties cop 7 lefties leftie NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 lefties punct
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1 is a present one people lefties tree rules
Example 6 She is a lefty tennis player with a strong serve.
nsubj cop det compound compound case det amod nmod punct root She PRON is AUX a DET lefty NOUN tennis NOUN player NOUN with ADP a DET strong ADJ serve 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 6 player nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 player cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 player det 4 lefty lefty NOUN Number=Sing 6 player compound 5 tennis tennis NOUN Number=Sing 6 player compound 6 player player NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 10 serve case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 serve det 9 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 serve amod 10 serve serve NOUN Number=Sing 6 player nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 player punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present She a lefty tennis player with a strong serve tree rules
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