matting Who acts: Matting, fur, rubber, hall, straw, you · What happens: mat, be, use, cover, tangle, have · To what, where: Matting material, straw, floors, thick knots, gym floor, climbing frame
«matting» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: matting in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Matting is material such as rubber, rope, straw or plastic used to cover floors, often in large rolls.
The tree, 18 words amod cop case fixed nmod punct conj punct conj cc conj acl mark advcl obj punct advmod case amod obl punct root Matting VERB is AUX material NOUN such ADJ as ADP rubber NOUN , PUNCT rope NOUN , PUNCT straw NOUN or CCONJ plastic NOUN used VERB to PART cover VERB floors NOUN , PUNCT often ADV in ADP large ADJ rolls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Matting mat VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 material amod 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 material cop 3 material material NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 6 rubber case 5 as as ADP _ 4 such fixed 6 rubber rubber NOUN Number=Sing 3 material nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 rope punct 8 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 6 rubber conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 straw punct 10 straw straw NOUN Number=Sing 6 rubber conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 plastic cc 12 plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 10 straw conj 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 straw acl 14 to to PART _ 15 cover mark 15 cover cover VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 used advcl 16 floors floor NOUN Number=Plur 15 cover obj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 rolls punct 18 often often ADV _ 21 rolls advmod 19 in in ADP _ 21 rolls case 20 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 21 rolls amod 21 rolls roll NOUN Number=Plur 15 cover obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 material punct
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1 mat gerund tree rules 2 is a present Matting material such rubber and rope and straw or plastic tree rules 3 use participle straw or plastic not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 cover to-infinitive floors in large rolls vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent floor=Destination in roll=Theme
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 Matting of hair or fur is when it tangles into thick knots.
csubj case obl cc conj mark nsubj ccomp case amod obl punct root Matting VERB of ADP hair NOUN or CCONJ fur NOUN is VERB when SCONJ it PRON tangles VERB into ADP thick ADJ knots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Matting mat VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 is csubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 hair case 3 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 1 Matting obl 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 fur cc 5 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 3 hair conj 6 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 when when SCONJ _ 9 tangles mark 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 tangles nsubj 9 tangles tangle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 is ccomp 10 into into ADP _ 12 knots case 11 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 12 knots amod 12 knots knot NOUN Number=Plur 9 tangles obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 is punct
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1 mat gerund of hair or fur tree rules 2 be present Matting tree rules 3 tangle present fur thick knots tree rules
Example 1 The gym floor is covered with soft matting.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET gym NOUN floor NOUN is AUX covered VERB with ADP soft ADJ matting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 floor det 2 gym gym NOUN Number=Sing 3 floor compound 3 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 5 covered nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 covered aux:pass 5 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 matting case 7 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 8 matting amod 8 matting matting NOUN Number=Sing 5 covered obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 covered punct
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1 cover present · passive the gym floor with soft matting vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with matting=Theme
Example 2 There is rubber matting under the climbing frame.
expl nsubj acl case det compound obl punct root There PRON is VERB rubber NOUN matting VERB under ADP the DET climbing NOUN frame NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 rubber rubber NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 4 matting mat VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 rubber acl 5 under under ADP _ 8 frame case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 frame det 7 climbing climbing NOUN Number=Sing 8 frame compound 8 frame frame NOUN Number=Sing 4 matting obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present rubber there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 mat gerund rubber not said here the climbing frame tree rules
Example 3 The hall had straw matting on the floor.
det nsubj obj acl case det obl punct root The DET hall NOUN had VERB straw NOUN matting VERB on ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hall det 2 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 straw straw NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 5 matting mat VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 straw acl 6 on on ADP _ 8 floor case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 floor det 8 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 5 matting obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the hall straw vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent straw=Patient 2 mat gerund straw not said here the floor tree rules
Example 4 Brush your dog every day to stop matting.
nmod:poss obj det obl:unmarked mark advcl xcomp punct root Brush VERB your PRON dog NOUN every DET day NOUN to PART stop VERB matting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brush brush VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 dog nmod:poss 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 1 Brush obj 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 day det 5 day day NOUN Number=Sing 1 Brush obl:unmarked 6 to to PART _ 7 stop mark 7 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Brush advcl 8 matting mat VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 stop xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Brush punct
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1 brush imperative you not said here your dog day vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent dog=Destination 2 stop to-infinitive you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 3 mat gerund you not said here tree rules
Example 5 Put non-slip matting in the shower.
obj acl case det obl punct root Put VERB non-slip NOUN matting VERB in ADP the DET shower NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 non-slip non-slip NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 3 matting mat VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 non-slip acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 shower case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 shower det 6 shower shower NOUN Number=Sing 3 matting obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here non-slip vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent non-slip=Goal 2 mat gerund non-slip not said here the shower tree rules
Example 6 We cut the matting to fit the doorway.
nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root We PRON cut VERB the DET matting NOUN to PART fit VERB the DET doorway 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 cut nsubj 2 cut cut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 matting det 4 matting matting NOUN Number=Sing 2 cut obj 5 to to PART _ 6 fit mark 6 fit fit VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 cut advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 doorway det 8 doorway doorway NOUN Number=Sing 6 fit obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 cut punct
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1 cut present We the matting vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matting=Product 2 fit to-infinitive We not said here the doorway vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doorway=Patient
Example 7 Matting was spread for him to squat on, and the best provisions set before him.
The tree, 15 words nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl mark advcl compound:prt punct cc det amod nsubj parataxis case obl punct root Matting VERB was AUX spread VERB for ADP him PRON to PART squat VERB on ADP , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET best ADJ provisions NOUN set VERB before ADP him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Matting mat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 spread nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 spread aux:pass 3 spread spread VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 him case 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 spread obl 6 to to PART _ 7 squat mark 7 squat squat VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 spread advcl 8 on on ADP _ 7 squat compound:prt 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 set punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 14 set cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 provisions det 12 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 13 provisions amod 13 provisions provision NOUN Number=Plur 14 set nsubj 14 set set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 spread parataxis 15 before before ADP _ 16 him case 16 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 set obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 spread punct
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1 mat gerund tree rules 2 spread past · passive for him = he vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme 3 squat on to-infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 set present the best provisions before him = he vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent before he=Destination
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