maraca Who acts: musical instrument, I, We, pair, Maracas, baby · What happens: make, fill, shake, play, be, love · To what, where: musical instrument, gourd, handle, rattling sound, pairs, maracas
«maraca» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: maraca in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A musical instrument made of a hollow ball or gourd filled with seeds, beads or small stones, with a handle; you shake it to make a rattling sound. Usually played in pairs.
Sentence 1: A musical instrument made of a hollow ball or gourd filled with seeds, beads or small stones, with a handle; you shake it to make a rattling sound.
The tree, 28 words det amod nsubj acl case det amod obl cc conj acl case obl punct conj cc amod conj punct case det obl punct nsubj obj mark advcl det compound obj punct root A DET musical ADJ instrument NOUN made VERB of ADP a DET hollow ADJ ball NOUN or CCONJ gourd NOUN filled VERB with ADP seeds NOUN , PUNCT beads NOUN or CCONJ small ADJ stones NOUN , PUNCT with ADP a DET handle NOUN ; PUNCT you PRON shake VERB it PRON to PART make VERB a DET rattling NOUN sound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 instrument det 2 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 3 instrument amod 3 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing 25 shake nsubj 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 instrument acl 5 of of ADP _ 8 ball case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 ball det 7 hollow hollow ADJ Degree=Pos 8 ball amod 8 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 gourd cc 10 gourd gourd NOUN Number=Sing 8 ball conj 11 filled fill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 gourd acl 12 with with ADP _ 13 seeds case 13 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 11 filled obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 beads punct 15 beads bead NOUN Number=Plur 13 seeds conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 stones cc 17 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 18 stones amod 18 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 13 seeds conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 handle punct 20 with with ADP _ 22 handle case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 handle det 22 handle handle NOUN Number=Sing 11 filled obl 23 ; ; PUNCT _ 25 shake punct 24 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 25 shake nsubj 25 shake shake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 26 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 shake obj 27 to to PART _ 28 make mark 28 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 25 shake advcl 29 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 sound det 30 rattling rattling NOUN Number=Sing 31 sound compound 31 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 28 make obj 32 . . PUNCT _ 25 shake punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make participle a musical instrument not said here of a hollow ball or gourd vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 fill participle gourd not said here with seeds and beads or small stones; with a handle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with seed=Instrument 3 shake present a musical instrument handle vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient 4 make to-infinitive a musical instrument not said here a rattling sound vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
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.
Sentence 2: Usually played in pairs.
advmod case obl punct root Usually ADV played VERB in ADP pairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Usually usually ADV _ 2 played advmod 2 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 pairs case 4 pairs pair NOUN Number=Plur 2 played obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 played punct
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1 play participle pairs usually property vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 I shook the maracas in time to the song.
nsubj det obj case obl case det obl punct root I PRON shook VERB the DET maracas NOUN in ADP time NOUN to ADP the DET song NOUN . PUNCT 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 shook nsubj 2 shook shake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 maracas det 4 maracas maraca NOUN Number=Plur 2 shook obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 time case 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 shook obl 7 to to ADP _ 9 song case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 song det 9 song song NOUN Number=Sing 2 shook obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 shook punct
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1 shake past I the maracas the song time vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent maraca=Theme to song=Trajectory
Example 2 We made maracas from yogurt pots filled with rice.
nsubj obj case compound nmod acl case obl punct root We PRON made VERB maracas NOUN from ADP yogurt NOUN pots NOUN filled VERB with ADP rice 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 maracas maraca NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 4 from from ADP _ 6 pots case 5 yogurt yogurt NOUN Number=Sing 6 pots compound 6 pots pot NOUN Number=Plur 3 maracas nmod 7 filled fill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 pots acl 8 with with ADP _ 9 rice case 9 rice rice NOUN Number=Sing 7 filled obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past We maracas yogurt pots vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent maraca=Product from pot=Material 2 fill participle yogurt pots not said here with rice vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with rice=Instrument
Example 3 A pair of maracas makes a lovely shaking rhythm.
det nsubj case nmod det amod amod obj punct root A DET pair NOUN of ADP maracas NOUN makes VERB a DET lovely ADJ shaking VERB rhythm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pair det 2 pair pair NOUN Number=Sing 5 makes nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 maracas case 4 maracas maraca NOUN Number=Plur 2 pair nmod 5 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 rhythm det 7 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 9 rhythm amod 8 shaking shake VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 rhythm amod 9 rhythm rhythm NOUN Number=Sing 5 makes obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 makes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present a pair of maracas a lovely shaking rhythm vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rhythm=Product 2 shake gerund vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Maracas are popular in Latin American music.
nsubj cop case compound amod obl punct root Maracas NOUN are AUX popular ADJ in ADP Latin PROPN American ADJ music NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Maracas maraca NOUN Number=Plur 3 popular nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 popular cop 3 popular popular ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 music case 5 Latin Latin PROPN Number=Sing 7 music compound 6 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 7 music amod 7 music music NOUN Number=Sing 3 popular obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 popular punct
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1 is present Maracas Latin American music popular property tree rules
Example 5 The baby loves the sound of the plastic maraca.
det nsubj det obj case det amod nmod punct root The DET baby NOUN loves VERB the DET sound NOUN of ADP the DET plastic ADJ maraca NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 loves nsubj 3 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sound det 5 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 3 loves obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 maraca case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 maraca det 8 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 maraca amod 9 maraca maraca NOUN Number=Sing 5 sound nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 loves punct
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1 love present the baby the sound of the plastic maraca vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus
Example 6 Shake the maracas softly for the quiet part.
det obj advmod case det amod obl punct root Shake VERB the DET maracas NOUN softly ADV for ADP the DET quiet ADJ part NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shake shake VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 maracas det 3 maracas maraca NOUN Number=Plur 1 Shake obj 4 softly softly ADV _ 1 Shake advmod 5 for for ADP _ 8 part case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 part det 7 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 8 part amod 8 part part NOUN Number=Sing 1 Shake obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Shake punct
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1 shake imperative you not said here the maracas for the quiet part; softly property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent maraca=Patient
Example 7 Old maracas were made from dried gourds with seeds inside.
amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl case nmod advmod punct root Old ADJ maracas NOUN were AUX made VERB from ADP dried VERB gourds NOUN with ADP seeds NOUN inside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 maracas amod 2 maracas maraca NOUN Number=Plur 4 made nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 made aux:pass 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 from from ADP _ 7 gourds case 6 dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 gourds amod 7 gourds gourd NOUN Number=Plur 4 made obl 8 with with ADP _ 9 seeds case 9 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 7 gourds nmod 10 inside inside ADV _ 9 seeds advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past · passive Old maracas dried gourds with seeds vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from gourd=Material 2 dry participle vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 8 In the band, I play the maracas and my friend plays the drum.
The tree, 13 words case det obl punct nsubj det obj cc nmod:poss nsubj conj det obj punct root In ADP the DET band NOUN , PUNCT I PRON play VERB the DET maracas NOUN and CCONJ my PRON friend NOUN plays VERB the DET drum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 band case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 band det 3 band band NOUN Number=Sing 6 play obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 band punct 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 play nsubj 6 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 maracas det 8 maracas maraca NOUN Number=Plur 6 play obj 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 plays cc 10 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 friend nmod:poss 11 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 12 plays nsubj 12 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 play conj 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 drum det 14 drum drum NOUN Number=Sing 12 plays obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 play punct
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1 play present I the maracas the band vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maraca=Theme 2 play present my friend the drum vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drum=Theme
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