matchstick

Who acts: matchstick, you, square, He · What happens: be, use, describe, make, move, need · To what, where: thin wooden stick, something, model ship, one matchstick, sum, four matchsticks

«matchstick» 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: matchstick in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A matchstick is the thin wooden stick of a match, used to light fires.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 matchstick	det
2	matchstick	matchstick	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stick	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 stick	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 stick	det
5	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 stick	amod
6	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 stick	amod
7	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 match	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 match	det
10	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stick	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 used	punct
12	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 stick	acl
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 fires	case
14	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 fires	compound
15	fires	fire	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 used	obl:agent
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 stick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a matchstick	the thin wooden stick				of a match	tree rules
2	use	participle		the thin wooden stick not said here					vn eat-39.1 «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.

Meaning 2

Used to describe something very thin: «matchstick arms», «matchstick men».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 describe	mark
3	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Used	advcl
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 describe	obj
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 thin	advmod
6	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 something	amod
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 arms	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 arms	punct
9	matchstick	matchstick	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 arms	compound
10	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 something	conj
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 arms	punct
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 men	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 men	punct
14	matchstick	matchstick	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 men	compound
15	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 arms	appos
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 men	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle							vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	describe	to-infinitive		something					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme

Example 1

The model ship was made of matchsticks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ship	det
2	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ship	compound
3	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 made	aux:pass
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 matchsticks	case
7	matchsticks	matchstick	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 made	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past · passive		the model ship				of matchsticks	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 2

Move one matchstick to make the sum correct.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 matchstick	nummod
3	matchstick	matchstick	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Move	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Move	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sum	det
7	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
8	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 make	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	imperative	you not said here	one matchstick					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent matchstick=Theme
2	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	the sum				correct property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sum=Product

Example 3

Each square in the pattern needs four matchsticks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	2 square	det
2	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 needs	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 pattern	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 pattern	det
5	pattern	pattern	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 square	nmod
6	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 matchsticks	nummod
8	matchsticks	matchstick	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 needs	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 needs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	each square in the pattern	four matchsticks					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot matchstick=Theme

Example 4

Keep matches away from small children.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	matches	match	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obj
3	away	away	ADV	_	1 Keep	advmod
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 children	case
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 children	amod
6	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obl
7	.	.	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	matches				from small children; away property	vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer match=Beneficiary from child=Eventuality

Example 5

He drew a matchstick man.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 drew	nsubj
2	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 man	det
4	matchstick	matchstick	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 man	compound
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drew	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past	He	a matchstick man					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme

Example 6

The burnt matchstick was put in water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 matchstick	det
2	burnt	burnt	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 matchstick	amod
3	matchstick	matchstick	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 put	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 put	aux:pass
5	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 water	case
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 put	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past · passive		the burnt matchstick		water			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in water=Destination

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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