lengthening Who acts: Lengthening shadows, days, spring, Mum, shadows, sun · What happens: lengthen, make, become, get, come, go down · To what, where: something, school skirt, cycle path, side, area
«lengthening» 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: lengthening in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Lengthening is making something longer, or becoming longer.
nsubj aux obj advmod punct cc conj advmod punct root Lengthening VERB is AUX making VERB something PRON longer ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ becoming VERB longer ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lengthening lengthen VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 making nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 making aux 3 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 making obj 5 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 3 making advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 becoming punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 becoming cc 8 becoming become VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 making conj 9 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 8 becoming advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 making punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lengthen gerund vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 make present · progressive something long property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 3 become gerund long property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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 Lengthening shadows or days are slowly getting longer.
amod nsubj cc conj aux advmod advmod punct root Lengthening VERB shadows NOUN or CCONJ days NOUN are AUX slowly ADV getting VERB longer ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lengthening lengthen VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 shadows amod 2 shadows shadow NOUN Number=Plur 7 getting nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 days cc 4 days day NOUN Number=Plur 2 shadows conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 getting aux 6 slowly slowly ADV _ 7 getting advmod 7 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 7 getting advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 getting punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lengthen gerund vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 get present · progressive Lengthening shadows or days long, slowly property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 The days are lengthening as spring comes.
det nsubj aux mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET days NOUN are AUX lengthening VERB as SCONJ spring NOUN comes VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 days det 2 days day NOUN Number=Plur 4 lengthening nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lengthening aux 4 lengthening lengthen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 comes mark 6 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 7 comes nsubj 7 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lengthening advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 lengthening punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lengthen present · progressive the days vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 come present spring vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Mum is lengthening my school skirt.
nsubj aux nmod:poss compound obj punct root Mum NOUN is AUX lengthening VERB my PRON school NOUN skirt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 lengthening nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 lengthening aux 3 lengthening lengthen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 skirt nmod:poss 5 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 skirt compound 6 skirt skirt NOUN Number=Sing 3 lengthening obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 lengthening punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lengthen present · progressive Mum my school skirt vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent skirt=Patient
Example 3 The shadows were lengthening as the sun went down.
det nsubj aux mark det nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET shadows NOUN were AUX lengthening VERB as SCONJ the DET sun NOUN went VERB down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shadows det 2 shadows shadow NOUN Number=Plur 4 lengthening nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 lengthening aux 4 lengthening lengthen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 as as SCONJ _ 8 went mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sun det 7 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 8 went nsubj 8 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 lengthening advcl 9 down down ADV _ 8 went advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 lengthening punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lengthen past · progressive the shadows vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 go down past the sun down property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 4 The council is lengthening the cycle path.
det nsubj aux det compound obj punct root The DET council NOUN is AUX lengthening VERB the DET cycle NOUN path NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 council det 2 council council NOUN Number=Sing 4 lengthening nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lengthening aux 4 lengthening lengthen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 path det 6 cycle cycle NOUN Number=Sing 7 path compound 7 path path NOUN Number=Sing 4 lengthening obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 lengthening punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lengthen present · progressive the council the cycle path vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent path=Patient
Example 5 Lengthening each side of a square makes its area bigger.
csubj det obj case det nmod nmod:poss obj xcomp punct root Lengthening VERB each DET side NOUN of ADP a DET square NOUN makes VERB its PRON area NOUN bigger ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lengthening lengthen VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 makes csubj 2 each each DET PronType=Tot 3 side det 3 side side NOUN Number=Sing 1 Lengthening obj 4 of of ADP _ 6 square case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 square det 6 square square NOUN Number=Sing 3 side nmod 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 area nmod:poss 9 area area NOUN Number=Sing 7 makes obj 10 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 makes xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 makes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lengthen gerund each side of a square vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent side=Patient 2 make present Lengthening square's area big property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset area=Product
Example 6 The queue kept lengthening.
det nsubj xcomp punct root The DET queue NOUN kept VERB lengthening VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queue det 2 queue queue NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept nsubj 3 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 lengthening lengthen VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 kept xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 kept punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep past the queue tree rules 2 lengthen gerund the queue not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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