mallet

Who acts: Dad, carpenter, you, I, Polo players, judge · What happens: make, use, hit, damage, handle, play · To what, where: big head, hammer, things, handled stick, ball, croquet · Speech: someone speaks here

«mallet» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: mallet in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A hammer with a big head made of wood, rubber or plastic, used to hit things without damaging them.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 hammer	det
2	hammer	hammer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 head	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 head	det
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 head	amod
6	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hammer	nmod
7	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 head	acl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 wood	case
9	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 rubber	punct
11	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hammer	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 plastic	cc
13	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 rubber	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 used	punct
15	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 hammer	acl:relcl
16	to	to	PART	_	17 hit	mark
17	hit	hit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 used	xcomp
18	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 hit	obj
19	without	without	SCONJ	_	20 damaging	mark
20	damaging	damage	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	17 hit	advcl
21	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 damaging	obj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hammer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	participle	a big head not said here	of wood	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	use	participle	a hammer with a big head and rubber or plastic not said here		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	hit	to-infinitive	things		vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme thing=Co-Theme
4	damage	gerund	things = thing		vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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

A long-handled stick used to hit the ball in croquet or polo.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 stick	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 handled	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 long	punct
4	handled	handle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 stick	amod
5	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 stick	acl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 hit	mark
8	hit	hit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 used	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ball	det
10	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hit	obj
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 croquet	case
12	croquet	croquet	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hit	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 polo	cc
14	polo	polo	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 croquet	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 stick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	handle	participle			vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle	a handled stick not said here		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	hit	to-infinitive	the ball	croquet or polo	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent ball=Theme in croquet=Destination

Meaning 3

Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

A stick with a soft or hard head used to play a xylophone or drum.

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	2 stick	det
2	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	8 head	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 head	det
5	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 head	amod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 hard	cc
7	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 soft	conj
8	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stick	nmod
9	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 stick	acl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 play	mark
11	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 used	xcomp
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 xylophone	det
13	xylophone	xylophone	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 play	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 drum	cc
15	drum	drum	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 xylophone	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a stick with a soft head not said here					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	play	to-infinitive		a xylophone or drum					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent xylophone=Theme

Example 1

Dad used a rubber mallet to knock in the tent pegs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 mallet	det
4	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mallet	compound
5	mallet	mallet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 knock	mark
7	knock	knock	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 pegs	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 pegs	det
10	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pegs	compound
11	pegs	peg	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 knock	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	Dad	a rubber mallet					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mallet=Patient
2	knock	to-infinitive	Dad not said here			the tent pegs			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in peg=Location

Example 2

The carpenter tapped the joint with a wooden mallet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 carpenter	det
2	carpenter	carpenter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tapped	nsubj
3	tapped	tap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 joint	det
5	joint	joint	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tapped	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 mallet	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 mallet	det
8	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 mallet	amod
9	mallet	mallet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tapped	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tap	past	the carpenter	the joint				with a wooden mallet	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent joint=Patient with mallet=Instrument

Example 3

In croquet you hit the ball with a long mallet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 croquet	case
2	croquet	croquet	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hit	obl
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 hit	nsubj
4	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ball	det
6	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hit	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 mallet	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 mallet	det
9	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 mallet	amod
10	mallet	mallet	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hit	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	past	you	the ball		croquet		with a long mallet	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent ball=Patient with mallet=Instrument

Example 4

I played the xylophone with two soft mallets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 xylophone	det
4	xylophone	xylophone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 mallets	case
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 mallets	nummod
7	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 mallets	amod
8	mallets	mallet	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 played	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	I	the xylophone				with two soft mallets	vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent xylophone=Theme with mallet=Co-Agent

Example 5

Polo players swing their mallets while riding horses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Polo	polo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 players	compound
2	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 swing	nsubj
3	swing	swing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 mallets	nmod:poss
5	mallets	mallet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 swing	obj
6	while	while	SCONJ	_	7 riding	mark
7	riding	ride	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 swing	advcl
8	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 riding	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 swing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swing	present	Polo players	players's mallets					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent mallet=Theme
2	ride	gerund	Polo players not said here	horses					vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme

Example 6

Use the mallet, not a metal hammer, so the wood isn't dented.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 mallet	det
3	mallet	mallet	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 hammer	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 hammer	advmod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 hammer	det
7	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hammer	compound
8	hammer	hammer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mallet	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 dented	punct
10	so	so	ADV	_	15 dented	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 wood	det
12	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 dented	nsubj:pass
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 dented	aux:pass
14	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 dented	advmod
15	dented	dent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Use	advcl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	the mallet and a metal hammer					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mallet=Patient
2	not dent	present · passive		the wood					vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 7

The judge in a cartoon bangs a little mallet called a gavel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 judge	det
2	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bangs	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 cartoon	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cartoon	det
5	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 judge	nmod
6	bangs	bang	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 mallet	det
8	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 mallet	amod
9	mallet	mallet	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bangs	obj
10	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 mallet	acl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 gavel	det
12	gavel	gavel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 called	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 bangs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bang	present	the judge in a cartoon	a little mallet					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mallet=Theme
2	call	participle	a little mallet not said here	a gavel					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gavel=Recipient

Example 8

Keep your fingers away when someone is using the mallet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 fingers	nmod:poss
3	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obj
4	away	away	ADV	_	1 Keep	advmod
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 using	mark
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 using	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 using	aux
8	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Keep	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 mallet	det
10	mallet	mallet	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 using	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep away	imperative	you not said here	your fingers				away property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Theme
2	use	present · progressive	someone	the mallet					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mallet=Patient

Example 9

Uncle Remus had a board across his lap, and, armed with a mallet and a shoe-knife, was engaged in making shoe-pegs.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
2	Remus	Remus	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Uncle	flat
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 board	det
5	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	across	across	ADP	_	8 lap	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 lap	nmod:poss
8	lap	lap	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 engaged	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 engaged	cc
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 armed	punct
12	armed	armed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 engaged	nsubj:pass
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 mallet	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 mallet	det
15	mallet	mallet	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 armed	obl
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 knife	cc
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 knife	det
18	shoe	shoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 knife	compound
19	-	-	PUNCT	_	18 shoe	punct
20	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 mallet	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 armed	punct
22	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 engaged	aux:pass
23	engaged	engage	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 had	conj
24	in	in	SCONJ	_	25 making	mark
25	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	23 engaged	advcl
26	shoe	shoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 pegs	compound
27	-	-	PUNCT	_	26 shoe	punct
28	pegs	peg	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 making	obj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	have	past	Uncle	a board	Uncle's lap	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent board=Patient
2	engage	past · passive		armed		vn amalgamate-22.2-3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	make	gerund		shoe pegs		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset peg=Product

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