mailman Who acts: mailman, job, Other words, He, many letters, dog · What happens: be, deliver, give, walk, bring, bark · To what, where: person, mail carrier, 40 houses, house, 8 km, parcel · Speech: someone speaks here
«mailman» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: mailman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A mailman is a person whose job is to bring letters and parcels to homes and offices.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl obj cc conj case obl cc conj punct root A DET mailman NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART bring VERB letters NOUN and CCONJ parcels NOUN to ADP homes NOUN and CCONJ offices NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mailman det 2 mailman mailman 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 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 bring nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 bring cop 9 to to PART _ 10 bring mark 10 bring bring VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 person acl:relcl 11 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 10 bring obj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 parcels cc 13 parcels parcel NOUN Number=Plur 11 letters conj 14 to to ADP _ 15 homes case 15 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 10 bring obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 offices cc 17 offices office NOUN Number=Plur 15 homes conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a mailman a person tree rules 2 is present job to homes and offices; bring property 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 Other words for the same job are mail carrier, letter carrier, postman, postwoman and postal worker.
The tree, 16 words amod nsubj case det amod nmod cop compound punct compound appos punct conj punct conj cc amod conj punct root Other ADJ words NOUN for ADP the DET same ADJ job NOUN are AUX mail NOUN carrier NOUN , PUNCT letter NOUN carrier NOUN , PUNCT postman NOUN , PUNCT postwoman NOUN and CCONJ postal ADJ worker NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Other other ADJ Degree=Pos 2 words amod 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 9 carrier nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 6 job case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 job det 5 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 6 job amod 6 job job NOUN Number=Sing 2 words nmod 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 carrier cop 8 mail mail NOUN Number=Sing 9 carrier compound 9 carrier carrier NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 carrier punct 11 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 12 carrier compound 12 carrier carrier NOUN Number=Sing 9 carrier appos 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 postman punct 14 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 12 carrier conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 postwoman punct 16 postwoman postwoman NOUN Number=Sing 9 carrier conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 19 worker cc 18 postal postal ADJ Degree=Pos 19 worker amod 19 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 9 carrier conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 9 carrier punct
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1 is a present Other words for the same job mail carrier and postwoman and postal worker tree rules
Example 1 The mailman delivers to 40 houses.
det nsubj case nummod obj punct root The DET mailman NOUN delivers VERB to ADP 40 NUM houses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mailman det 2 mailman mailman NOUN Number=Sing 3 delivers nsubj 3 delivers deliver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 40 case 5 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 houses nummod 6 houses house NOUN Number=Plur 3 delivers obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 delivers punct
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1 deliver present the mailman 40 houses vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient
Example 2 He gives each house 3 letters.
nsubj det obj nummod nmod punct root He PRON gives VERB each DET house NOUN 3 NUM letters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gives nsubj 2 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 each each DET PronType=Tot 4 house det 4 house house NOUN Number=Sing 2 gives obj 5 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 letters nummod 6 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 4 house nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 gives punct
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1 give present He each house 3 letters vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme
Example 3 How many letters does he deliver?
advmod amod nsubj aux nsubj punct root How ADV many ADJ letters NOUN does AUX he PRON deliver VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 letters amod 3 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 6 deliver nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 deliver aux 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 deliver nsubj 6 deliver deliver VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 deliver punct
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1 deliver present · do-support many letters vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 He walks 8 km a day.
nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked punct root He PRON walks VERB 8 NUM km NOUN a DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 walks nsubj 2 walks walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 km nummod 4 km km NOUN Number=Sing 2 walks obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 day det 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 walks obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 walks punct
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1 walk present He 8 km day vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme km=Trajectory
Example 5 The mailman brought a parcel for my birthday.
det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET mailman NOUN brought VERB a DET parcel NOUN for ADP my PRON birthday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mailman det 2 mailman mailman NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought nsubj 3 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 parcel det 5 parcel parcel NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 birthday case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 birthday nmod:poss 8 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 brought punct
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1 bring past the mailman a parcel for my birthday vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent parcel=Theme
Example 6 Our dog barks every time the mailman comes.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj det nsubj acl:relcl punct root Our PRON dog NOUN barks VERB every DET time NOUN the DET mailman NOUN comes VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dog nmod:poss 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 barks nsubj 3 barks bark VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 barks obj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mailman det 7 mailman mailman NOUN Number=Sing 8 comes nsubj 8 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 time acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 barks punct
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1 bark present Our dog time vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 come present the mailman every time not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location time=Theme
Example 7 The mailman waved to us from his van.
det nsubj case obl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET mailman NOUN waved VERB to ADP us PRON from ADP his PRON van NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mailman det 2 mailman mailman NOUN Number=Sing 3 waved nsubj 3 waved wave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 us case 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 waved obl 6 from from ADP _ 8 van case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 van nmod:poss 8 van van NOUN Number=Sing 3 waved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 waved punct
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1 wave past the mailman us mailman's van vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to we=Recipient
Example 8 In the UK the mailman is called the postman.
case det obl det nsubj:pass aux:pass det xcomp punct root In ADP the DET UK PROPN the DET mailman NOUN is AUX called VERB the DET postman NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 UK case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 UK det 3 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 7 called obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mailman det 5 mailman mailman NOUN Number=Sing 7 called nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 called aux:pass 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 postman det 9 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 7 called xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 called punct
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1 call present · passive the mailman the UK vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 9 The mail carrier puts the letters in our mailbox.
det compound nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET mail NOUN carrier NOUN puts VERB the DET letters NOUN in ADP our PRON mailbox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 carrier det 2 mail mail NOUN Number=Sing 3 carrier compound 3 carrier carrier NOUN Number=Sing 4 puts nsubj 4 puts put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 letters det 6 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 4 puts obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 mailbox case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 mailbox nmod:poss 9 mailbox mailbox NOUN Number=Sing 4 puts obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 puts punct
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1 put present the mail carrier the letters our mailbox vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme in mailbox=Destination
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