lockjaw

Who acts: germs, wound, muscles, mouth, nurse, Lockjaw · What happens: cause, get, make, go, not open, call · To what, where: serious illness, wound, muscles, tight cramp, Tetanus, jab · Speech: someone speaks here

«lockjaw» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: lockjaw in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An old everyday name for tetanus, a serious illness caused by germs getting into a wound, which makes muscles go stiff.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 name	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 name	amod
3	everyday	everyday	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 name	amod
4	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 tetanus	case
6	tetanus	tetanus	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 name	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 illness	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 illness	det
9	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 illness	amod
10	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 name	appos
11	caused	cause	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 illness	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	13 germs	case
13	germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 caused	obl
14	getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 germs	acl
15	into	into	ADP	_	17 wound	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 wound	det
17	wound	wound	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 getting	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 makes	punct
19	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 makes	nsubj
20	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 wound	acl:relcl
21	muscles	muscle	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 makes	obj
22	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 makes	xcomp
23	stiff	stiff	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 go	xcomp
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	cause	participle		a serious illness not said here		by germs	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition
2	get	gerund	germs not said here		a wound		vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into wound=Destination
3	make	present	a wound	muscles			tree rules
4	go	infinitive	muscles not said here			stiff property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

A tight cramp of the jaw muscles so that the mouth will not open properly.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cramp	det
2	tight	tight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cramp	amod
3	cramp	cramp	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 muscles	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 muscles	det
6	jaw	jaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 muscles	compound
7	muscles	muscle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cramp	nmod
8	so	so	SCONJ	_	14 open	mark
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	14 open	mark
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 mouth	det
11	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 open	nsubj
12	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 open	aux
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 open	advmod
14	open	open	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 cramp	acl
15	properly	properly	ADV	_	14 open	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cramp	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not open	future	the mouth	a tight cramp of the jaw muscles not said here				properly property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cramp=Theme

Example 1

Tetanus is also called lockjaw.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tetanus	tetanus	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 called	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 called	aux:pass
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 called	advmod
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	lockjaw	lockjaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 called	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		Tetanus					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 2

The nurse gave me a jab to protect me from lockjaw.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nurse	det
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 jab	det
6	jab	jab	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 protect	mark
8	protect	protect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 gave	advcl
9	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 protect	obj
10	from	from	ADP	_	11 lockjaw	case
11	lockjaw	lockjaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 protect	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the nurse	a jab	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient jab=Theme
2	protect	to-infinitive	the nurse not said here		me			from lockjaw	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary from lockjaw=Theme

Example 3

Lockjaw makes the jaw muscles go stiff.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lockjaw	lockjaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	nsubj
2	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 muscles	det
4	jaw	jaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 muscles	compound
5	muscles	muscle	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 go	nsubj
6	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 makes	ccomp
7	stiff	stiff	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 go	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Lockjaw						tree rules
2	go	present	the jaw muscles					stiff property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Clean any cut from a rusty nail and tell an adult.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clean	clean	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	3 cut	det
3	cut	cut	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Clean	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	7 nail	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 nail	det
6	rusty	rusty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 nail	amod
7	nail	nail	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Clean	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 tell	cc
9	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Clean	conj
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 adult	det
11	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tell	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Clean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clean	imperative	you not said here	any cut		a rusty nail			vn clear-10.3 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent cut=Theme from nail=Source
2	tell speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here		a adult				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient

Example 5

In the old days many farmers caught lockjaw.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 days	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 days	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 days	amod
4	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 caught	obl
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 farmers	amod
6	farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 caught	nsubj
7	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	lockjaw	lockjaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 caught	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	many farmers	lockjaw			day		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lockjaw=Theme

Example 6

Grandad said, «Mind that nail or you'll get lockjaw!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Mind	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 Mind	punct
5	Mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	ccomp
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 nail	det
7	nail	nail	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 Mind	nmod:unmarked
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 get	cc
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 get	nsubj
10	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 get	aux
11	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 said	conj
12	lockjaw	lockjaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 get	obj
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	11 get	punct
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: express	past	Grandad						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	get in a quote	future	you	lockjaw					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lockjaw=Stimulus

Example 7

Vaccines have made lockjaw rare in many countries.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Vaccines	vaccine	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj:pass
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 made	aux
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	lockjaw	lockjaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rare	compound
5	rare	rare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 made	xcomp
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 countries	case
7	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 countries	amod
8	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · perfect · passive		Vaccines		many countries		rare property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

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