marlin
Who acts: marlin, blue marlin, fisherman · What happens: point, have, be, fight, swim, call · To what, where: long like nose, one, marlin, warm oceans, clownfish dad, film · Speech: someone speaks here
«marlin» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: marlin in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A large, fast ocean fish with a long pointed spear-like nose (a bill) and a tall fin on its back.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 fish | det |
| 2 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 fish | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 large | punct |
| 4 | fast | fast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 fish | amod |
| 5 | ocean | ocean | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fish | compound |
| 6 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 nose | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 nose | det |
| 9 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 nose | amod |
| 10 | pointed | point | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 nose | amod |
| 11 | spear | spear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 like | compound |
| 12 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 spear | punct |
| 13 | like | like | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 nose | amod |
| 14 | nose | nose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fish | nmod |
| 15 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 17 bill | punct |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 bill | det |
| 17 | bill | bill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 nose | nmod |
| 18 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 17 bill | punct |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 fin | cc |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 fin | det |
| 21 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 fin | amod |
| 22 | fin | fin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 nose | conj |
| 23 | on | on | ADP | _ | 25 back | case |
| 24 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 back | nmod:poss |
| 25 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 fin | nmod |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 fish | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | point | participle | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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.
Example 1
A marlin has a long spear-like nose.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 marlin | det |
| 2 | marlin | marlin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 nose | det |
| 5 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 nose | amod |
| 6 | spear | spear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 like | compound |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 spear | punct |
| 8 | like | like | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 nose | amod |
| 9 | nose | nose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | a marlin | a long like nose | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Patient |
Example 2
The blue marlin is one of the fastest fish in the sea.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 marlin | det |
| 2 | blue | blue | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 marlin | amod |
| 3 | marlin | marlin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 one | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 one | cop |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 fish | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 fish | det |
| 8 | fastest | fast | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 fish | amod |
| 9 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 one | nmod |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 sea | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 sea | det |
| 12 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fish | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 one | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the blue marlin | one | of the fastest fish in the sea | tree rules |
Example 3
The fisherman fought the marlin for hours.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fisherman | det |
| 2 | fisherman | fisherman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fought | nsubj |
| 3 | fought | fight | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 marlin | det |
| 5 | marlin | marlin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fought | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 hours | case |
| 7 | hours | hour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 fought | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fight | past | the fisherman | the marlin | hour | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marlin=Co-Agent |
Example 4
Marlin leap high out of the water.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlin | marlin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 leap | compound |
| 2 | leap | leap | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | high | high | ADV | Degree=Pos | 7 water | advmod |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 7 water | case |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 water | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 water | det |
| 7 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 leap | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 leap | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5
Marlin swim in warm oceans around the world.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlin | marlin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 swim | nsubj |
| 2 | swim | swim | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 oceans | case |
| 4 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 oceans | amod |
| 5 | oceans | ocean | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 swim | obl |
| 6 | around | around | ADP | _ | 8 world | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 world | det |
| 8 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 swim | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 swim | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swim | present | Marlin | warm oceans | around the world | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ocean=Trajectory |
Example 6
In the film, the clownfish dad is called Marlin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 film | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 film | det |
| 3 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 called | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 film | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 dad | det |
| 6 | clownfish | clownfish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dad | compound |
| 7 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 called | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 called | aux:pass |
| 9 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 10 | Marlin | Marlin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 called | xcomp |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 called | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | present · passive | the clownfish dad | the film | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
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