manta Who acts: manta, large flat sea fish, Manta rays, giant manta, Divers, We · What happens: be, glide, eat, speak, swim, make · To what, where: large flat sea fish, warm oceans, tiny plankton, kind, Spanish speaking countries, manta ray · Speech: someone speaks here
«manta» 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: manta in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A manta, or manta ray, is a very large, flat sea fish with wide fins like wings, which glides through warm oceans and eats tiny plankton.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj punct cc compound appos punct cop det advmod amod punct amod compound case amod nmod case nmod punct nsubj parataxis case amod obl cc conj amod obj punct root A DET manta NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ manta NOUN ray NOUN , PUNCT is AUX a DET very ADV large ADJ , PUNCT flat ADJ sea NOUN fish NOUN with ADP wide ADJ fins NOUN like ADP wings NOUN , PUNCT which PRON glides VERB through ADP warm ADJ oceans NOUN and CCONJ eats VERB tiny ADJ plankton NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 manta det 2 manta manta NOUN Number=Sing 15 fish nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 ray punct 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 ray cc 5 manta manta NOUN Number=Sing 6 ray compound 6 ray ray NOUN Number=Sing 2 manta appos 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 manta punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 fish cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 fish det 10 very very ADV _ 11 large advmod 11 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 15 fish amod 12 , , PUNCT _ 11 large punct 13 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 15 fish amod 14 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 15 fish compound 15 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 16 with with ADP _ 18 fins case 17 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 18 fins amod 18 fins fin NOUN Number=Plur 15 fish nmod 19 like like ADP _ 20 wings case 20 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 18 fins nmod 21 , , PUNCT _ 23 glides punct 22 which which PRON PronType=Rel 23 glides nsubj 23 glides glide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 fish parataxis 24 through through ADP _ 26 oceans case 25 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 26 oceans amod 26 oceans ocean NOUN Number=Plur 23 glides obl 27 and and CCONJ _ 28 eats cc 28 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 glides conj 29 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 30 plankton amod 30 plankton plankton NOUN Number=Sing 28 eats obj 31 . . PUNCT _ 15 fish punct
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1 is a present a manta a large flat sea fish with wide fins like wings tree rules 2 glide present a large flat sea fish warm oceans vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through ocean=Trajectory 3 eat present a large flat sea fish not said here tiny plankton vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plankton=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 manta is also a kind of blanket or cloak in Spanish-speaking countries (rare in English).
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop advmod det case nmod cc conj case amod punct amod nmod punct parataxis case obl punct punct root A DET manta NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET kind NOUN of ADP blanket NOUN or CCONJ cloak NOUN in ADP Spanish ADJ - PUNCT speaking VERB countries NOUN ( PUNCT rare ADJ in ADP English PROPN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 manta det 2 manta manta NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 kind cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 kind advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 kind det 6 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 blanket case 8 blanket blanket NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 cloak cc 10 cloak cloak NOUN Number=Sing 8 blanket conj 11 in in ADP _ 15 countries case 12 Spanish Spanish ADJ Degree=Pos 15 countries amod 13 - - PUNCT _ 14 speaking punct 14 speaking speak VERB VerbForm=Ger 15 countries amod 15 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 6 kind nmod 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 rare punct 17 rare rare ADJ Degree=Pos 15 countries parataxis 18 in in ADP _ 19 English case 19 English English PROPN Number=Sing 17 rare obl 20 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 rare punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 kind punct
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1 is a present a manta a kind Spanish speaking countries of blanket or cloak tree rules 2 speak speech: other gerund vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 A manta ray glided over the coral reef.
det compound acl case det compound obl punct root A DET manta NOUN ray NOUN glided VERB over ADP the DET coral NOUN reef NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 ray det 2 manta manta NOUN Number=Sing 3 ray compound 3 ray ray NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 glided glide VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 ray acl 5 over over ADP _ 8 reef case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 reef det 7 coral coral NOUN _ 8 reef compound 8 reef reef NOUN Number=Sing 4 glided obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 ray punct
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1 glide participle a manta ray not said here the coral reef vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over reef=Trajectory
Example 2 Manta rays eat plankton, not people.
compound nsubj obj punct advmod conj punct root Manta NOUN rays NOUN eat VERB plankton NOUN , PUNCT not PART people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Manta manta NOUN Number=Sing 2 rays compound 2 rays ray NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat nsubj 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 plankton plankton NOUN Number=Sing 3 eat obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 people punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 people advmod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 plankton conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
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1 eat present Manta rays plankton and people vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plankton=Patient
Example 3 The giant manta can be wider than a car.
det amod nsubj aux cop case det obl punct root The DET giant ADJ manta NOUN can AUX be AUX wider ADJ than ADP a DET car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 manta det 2 giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 3 manta amod 3 manta manta NOUN Number=Sing 6 wider nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 wider aux 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 wider cop 6 wider wide ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 7 than than ADP _ 9 car case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 car det 9 car car NOUN Number=Sing 6 wider obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 wider punct
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1 is can the giant manta than a car; wide property tree rules
Example 4 Divers swam beside the gentle mantas.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root Divers NOUN swam VERB beside ADP the DET gentle ADJ mantas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Divers diver NOUN Number=Plur 2 swam nsubj 2 swam swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 beside beside ADP _ 6 mantas case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mantas det 5 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mantas amod 6 mantas manta NOUN Number=Plur 2 swam obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 swam punct
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1 swim past Divers the gentle mantas vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beside manta=Trajectory
Example 5 A manta's skeleton is made of cartilage like a shark's.
det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case det obl case punct root A DET manta NOUN 's PART skeleton NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP cartilage NOUN like ADP a DET shark NOUN 's PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 manta det 2 manta manta NOUN Number=Sing 4 skeleton nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 manta case 4 skeleton skeleton NOUN Number=Sing 6 made nsubj:pass 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 made aux:pass 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 cartilage case 8 cartilage cartilage NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 9 like like ADP _ 11 shark case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 shark det 11 shark shark NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 12 's 's PART _ 11 shark case 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 make present · passive a manta's skeleton of cartilage; like a shark vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 6 We watched mantas leap out of the water on a nature film.
nsubj nsubj xcomp case case det obl case det compound nmod punct root We PRON watched VERB mantas NOUN leap VERB out ADP of ADP the DET water NOUN on ADP a DET nature NOUN film NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mantas manta NOUN Number=Plur 4 leap nsubj 4 leap leap VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 watched xcomp 5 out out ADP _ 8 water case 6 of of ADP _ 8 water case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 water det 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 leap obl 9 on on ADP _ 12 film case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 film det 11 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 12 film compound 12 film film NOUN Number=Sing 8 water nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We tree rules 2 leap out infinitive mantas the water on a nature film vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Trajectory
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