match Who acts: match, small stick, you, socks, pairs, someone · What happens: be, make, strike, match, belong, play · To what, where: game, small stick, flame, things, match, 10 matches
«match» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: match in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A match is a game between two players or teams: a football match.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det case nummod nmod cc conj punct det compound nmod punct root A DET match NOUN is AUX a DET game NOUN between ADP two NUM players NOUN or CCONJ teams NOUN : PUNCT a DET football NOUN match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 match det 2 match match NOUN Number=Sing 5 game nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 game cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 game det 5 game game NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 between between ADP _ 8 players case 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 players nummod 8 players player NOUN Number=Plur 5 game nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 teams cc 10 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 8 players conj 11 : : PUNCT _ 14 match punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 match det 13 football football NOUN Number=Sing 14 match compound 14 match match NOUN Number=Sing 5 game nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 game punct
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1 is a present a match a game between two players or teams; a football match nmod 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 A match is a small stick that makes a flame when you strike it.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl det obj mark nsubj advcl obj punct root A DET match NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ stick NOUN that PRON makes VERB a DET flame NOUN when SCONJ you PRON strike VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 match det 2 match match NOUN Number=Sing 6 stick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stick cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stick det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stick amod 6 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 makes nsubj 8 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stick acl:relcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 flame det 10 flame flame NOUN Number=Sing 8 makes obj 11 when when SCONJ _ 13 strike mark 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 strike nsubj 13 strike strike VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 makes advcl 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 strike obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 stick punct
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1 is a present a match a small stick tree rules 2 make present a small stick a flame vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset flame=Product 3 strike present you flame vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Meaning 3 To match is to go well together or be the same: the socks match.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj cop mark advmod advmod cc cop det conj punct det nsubj advcl punct root To PART match VERB is AUX to PART go VERB well ADV together ADV or CCONJ be AUX the DET same ADJ : PUNCT the DET socks NOUN match VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 match mark 2 match match VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 go csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 go cop 4 to to PART _ 5 go mark 5 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 well well ADV Degree=Pos 7 together advmod 7 together together ADV _ 5 go advmod 8 or or CCONJ _ 11 same cc 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 same cop 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 same det 11 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 5 go conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 match punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 socks det 14 socks sock NOUN Number=Plur 15 match nsubj 15 match match VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 go advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 go punct
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1 match to-infinitive vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 is present go, together property tree rules 3 is infinitive same property tree rules 4 match present the socks vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Meaning 4 To match things is to find pairs that belong together.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct root To PART match VERB things NOUN is AUX to PART find VERB pairs NOUN that PRON belong VERB together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 match mark 2 match match VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 find advcl 3 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 2 match obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 find cop 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 pairs pair NOUN Number=Plur 6 find obj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 belong nsubj 9 belong belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 pairs acl:relcl 10 together together ADV _ 9 belong advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 find punct
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1 match to-infinitive things vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient 2 is present find property tree rules 3 belong present pairs together property vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
Meaning 5 To be a match for someone is to be as good as them.
mark cop det mark nsubj cop mark cop advmod acl case obl punct root To PART be AUX a DET match NOUN for SCONJ someone PRON is AUX to PART be AUX as ADV good ADJ as ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 4 match mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 match cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 match det 4 match match NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 for for SCONJ _ 11 good mark 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 good nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 good cop 8 to to PART _ 11 good mark 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 good cop 10 as as ADV _ 11 good advmod 11 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 match acl 12 as as ADP _ 13 them case 13 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 good obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 match punct
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1 is a to-infinitive a match tree rules 2 is present someone as them = they ; good property tree rules
Example 1 The team played 10 matches and won 6.
det nsubj nummod obj cc conj obj punct root The DET team NOUN played VERB 10 NUM matches NOUN and CCONJ won VERB 6 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 played nsubj 3 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 matches nummod 5 matches match NOUN Number=Plur 3 played obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 won cc 7 won win VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 played conj 8 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 won obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 played punct
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1 play past the team 10 matches vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Theme 2 win past the team not said here 6 vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 6=Eventuality
Example 2 How many did they lose?
advmod obj aux nsubj punct root How ADV many ADJ did AUX they PRON lose 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 5 lose obj 3 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 lose aux 4 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 lose nsubj 5 lose lose VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 lose punct
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1 lose past · do-support they many vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Eventuality
Example 3 A square uses 4 matches.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root A DET square NOUN uses VERB 4 NUM matches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 square det 2 square square NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses nsubj 3 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 matches nummod 5 matches match NOUN Number=Plur 3 uses obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 uses punct
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1 use present a square 4 matches vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Patient
Example 4 Match each number to its sum.
det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Match VERB each DET number NOUN to ADP its PRON sum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Match match VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 each each DET PronType=Tot 3 number det 3 number number NOUN Number=Sing 1 Match obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 sum case 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 sum nmod:poss 6 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 1 Match obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Match punct
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1 match imperative you not said here each number to number's sum vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent number=Patient to sum=Co-Patient 2 sum number nom sum «possession transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 We watched the rugby match on Saturday.
nsubj det compound obj case obl punct root We PRON watched VERB the DET rugby NOUN match NOUN on ADP Saturday PROPN . 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 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 match det 4 rugby rugby NOUN Number=Sing 5 match compound 5 match match NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 Saturday case 7 Saturday Saturday PROPN Number=Sing 2 watched obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We the rugby match saturday vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Theme
Example 6 Never play with matches.
advmod case obl punct root Never ADV play VERB with ADP matches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 play advmod 2 play play VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 4 matches case 4 matches match NOUN Number=Plur 2 play obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 play punct
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1 not play imperative you not said here with matches vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with match=Theme
Example 7 Her hat matches her scarf.
nmod:poss nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root Her PRON hat NOUN matches VERB her PRON scarf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 hat nmod:poss 2 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 3 matches nsubj 3 matches match VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 scarf nmod:poss 5 scarf scarf NOUN Number=Sing 3 matches obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 matches punct
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1 match present Her hat her scarf vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scarf=Patient
Example 8 Match the words to the pictures.
det obj case det obl punct root Match VERB the DET words NOUN to ADP the DET pictures NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Match match VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 words det 3 words word NOUN Number=Plur 1 Match obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 pictures case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pictures det 6 pictures picture NOUN Number=Plur 1 Match obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Match punct
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1 match imperative you not said here the words to the pictures vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent word=Patient to picture=Co-Patient
Example 9 Dad struck a match to light the candles.
nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root Dad NOUN struck VERB a DET match NOUN to PART light VERB the DET candles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 struck nsubj 2 struck strike VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 match det 4 match match NOUN Number=Sing 2 struck obj 5 to to PART _ 6 light mark 6 light light VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 struck advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 candles det 8 candles candle NOUN Number=Plur 6 light obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 struck punct
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1 strike past Dad a match vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Patient 2 light to-infinitive Dad not said here the candles vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent candle=Product
Example 10 The new player was no match for the champion.
det amod nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root The DET new ADJ player NOUN was AUX no DET match NOUN for ADP the DET champion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 player det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 player amod 3 player player NOUN Number=Sing 6 match nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 match cop 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 6 match det 6 match match NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 9 champion case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 champion det 9 champion champion NOUN Number=Sing 6 match nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 match punct
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1 is a past the new player no match for the champion tree rules
Example 11 But he had met his match.
cc nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct root But CCONJ he PRON had AUX met VERB his PRON match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 4 met cc 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 met nsubj 3 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 met aux 4 met meet VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 match nmod:poss 6 match match NOUN Number=Sing 4 met obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 met punct
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1 meet past · perfect he his match vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Co-Agent
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