mealtime Who acts: people, We, Mealtimes, dog, you, Gran · What happens: eat, not watch, be, wait, wash, say · To what, where: meal, TV, mealtimes, mealtime, hands, eight · Speech: someone speaks here
«mealtime» 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: mealtime in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A time of day when people eat a meal, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner.
The tree, 15 words det case nmod mark nsubj advcl det obj punct case fixed appos punct nmod cc conj punct root A DET time NOUN of ADP day NOUN when SCONJ people NOUN eat VERB a DET meal NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP breakfast NOUN , PUNCT lunch NOUN or CCONJ dinner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 time det 2 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 day case 4 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 time nmod 5 when when SCONJ _ 7 eat mark 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 eat nsubj 7 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 time advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 meal det 9 meal meal NOUN Number=Sing 7 eat obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 breakfast punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 breakfast case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 9 meal appos 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 lunch punct 15 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 13 breakfast nmod 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 dinner cc 17 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 13 breakfast conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 time punct
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1 eat present people a meal vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Patient
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 We don't watch TV at mealtimes.
nsubj aux advmod obj case obl punct root We PRON do AUX n't PART watch VERB TV NOUN at ADP mealtimes 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 4 watch nsubj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 watch aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 watch advmod 4 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 4 watch obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 mealtimes case 7 mealtimes mealtime NOUN Number=Plur 4 watch obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 watch punct
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1 not watch present · do-support We TV mealtimes vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Theme
Example 2 Mealtimes in our house are noisy and fun.
nsubj case nmod:poss nmod cop cc conj punct root Mealtimes NOUN in ADP our PRON house NOUN are AUX noisy ADJ and CCONJ fun ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mealtimes mealtime NOUN Number=Plur 6 noisy nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 house case 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 house nmod:poss 4 house house NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mealtimes nmod 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 noisy cop 6 noisy noisy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 fun cc 8 fun fun ADJ Degree=Pos 6 noisy conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 noisy punct
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1 is present Mealtimes in our house noisy property tree rules 2 be Mealtimes in our house not said here tree rules
Example 3 The dog always waits by the table at mealtime.
det nsubj advmod case det obl case obl punct root The DET dog NOUN always ADV waits VERB by ADP the DET table NOUN at ADP mealtime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 waits nsubj 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 waits advmod 4 waits wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 by by ADP _ 7 table case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 table det 7 table table NOUN Number=Sing 4 waits obl 8 at at ADP _ 9 mealtime case 9 mealtime mealtime NOUN Number=Sing 4 waits obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 waits punct
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1 wait present the dog mealtime by the table; always property vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by table=Location
Example 4 Wash your hands before mealtimes.
nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Wash VERB your PRON hands NOUN before ADP mealtimes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wash wash VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 hands nmod:poss 3 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wash obj 4 before before ADP _ 5 mealtimes case 5 mealtimes mealtime NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wash obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wash punct
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1 wash imperative you not said here your hands before mealtimes vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
Example 5 At camp, mealtimes were at eight, twelve and six.
case obl punct nsubj cop case punct conj cc conj punct root At ADP camp NOUN , PUNCT mealtimes NOUN were AUX at ADP eight NUM , PUNCT twelve NUM and CCONJ six NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 camp case 2 camp camp NOUN Number=Sing 7 eight obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 camp punct 4 mealtimes mealtime NOUN Number=Plur 7 eight nsubj 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 eight cop 6 at at ADP _ 7 eight case 7 eight eight NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 twelve punct 9 twelve twelve NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 eight conj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 six cc 11 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 eight conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 eight punct
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1 is past mealtimes eight at camp tree rules
Example 6 Gran says mealtime is family time.
nsubj nsubj cop compound ccomp punct root Gran PROPN says VERB mealtime NOUN is AUX family NOUN time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mealtime mealtime NOUN Number=Sing 6 time nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 time cop 5 family family NOUN Number=Sing 6 time compound 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 says ccomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Gran vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a present mealtime family time tree rules
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