mealworm Who acts: larva, We, mealworms, Robins, lizard, mealworm · What happens: darkl, look, eat, sell, watch, turn · To what, where: grain, Mealworms, live mealworms, larva, old flour
«mealworm» 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: mealworm in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The larva (young form) of a darkling beetle; it looks like a small yellow-brown worm and eats grain and flour.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj punct amod appos punct case det amod nmod punct nsubj case det amod amod punct amod obl cc conj obj cc conj punct root The DET larva NOUN ( PUNCT young ADJ form NOUN ) PUNCT of ADP a DET darkling VERB beetle NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON looks VERB like ADP a DET small ADJ yellow ADJ - PUNCT brown ADJ worm NOUN and CCONJ eats VERB grain NOUN and CCONJ flour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 larva det 2 larva larva NOUN Number=Sing 13 looks nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 form punct 4 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 5 form amod 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing 2 larva appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 form punct 7 of of ADP _ 10 beetle case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 beetle det 9 darkling darkl VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 beetle amod 10 beetle beetle NOUN Number=Sing 2 larva nmod 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 looks punct 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 looks nsubj 13 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 14 like like ADP _ 20 worm case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 worm det 16 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 20 worm amod 17 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 19 brown amod 18 - - PUNCT _ 17 yellow punct 19 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 20 worm amod 20 worm worm NOUN Number=Sing 13 looks obl 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 eats cc 22 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 looks conj 23 grain grain NOUN Number=Sing 22 eats obj 24 and and CCONJ _ 25 flour cc 25 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 23 grain conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 13 looks punct
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1 darkl gerund tree rules 2 look present the larva of a darkling beetle like a small brown worm vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 eat present the larva of a darkling beetle not said here grain and flour vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grain=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.
Meaning 2 Mealworms sold as food for birds, reptiles and pets.
acl case obl case obl:agent punct conj cc conj punct root Mealworms NOUN sold VERB as ADP food NOUN for ADP birds NOUN , PUNCT reptiles NOUN and CCONJ pets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mealworms mealworm NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Mealworms acl 3 as as ADP _ 4 food case 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 sold obl 5 for for ADP _ 6 birds case 6 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 2 sold obl:agent 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 reptiles punct 8 reptiles reptile NOUN Number=Plur 6 birds conj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 pets cc 10 pets pet NOUN Number=Plur 6 birds conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Mealworms punct
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1 sell participle Mealworms not said here as food vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
Example 1 We watched our mealworms turn into beetles.
nsubj nmod:poss nsubj ccomp case obl punct root We PRON watched VERB our PRON mealworms NOUN turn VERB into ADP beetles 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 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 mealworms nmod:poss 4 mealworms mealworm NOUN Number=Plur 5 turn nsubj 5 turn turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 watched ccomp 6 into into ADP _ 7 beetles case 7 beetles beetle NOUN Number=Plur 5 turn obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We tree rules 2 turn present our mealworms into beetles result vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into beetle=Result
Example 2 Robins love mealworms in winter.
nsubj obj case obl punct root Robins NOUN love VERB mealworms NOUN in ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Robins robin NOUN Number=Plur 2 love nsubj 2 love love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mealworms mealworm NOUN Number=Plur 2 love obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 winter case 5 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 2 love obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 love punct
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1 love present Robins mealworms winter vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mealworm=Stimulus
Example 3 My lizard eats live mealworms.
nmod:poss nsubj amod obj punct root My PRON lizard NOUN eats VERB live ADJ mealworms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 lizard nmod:poss 2 lizard lizard NOUN Number=Sing 3 eats nsubj 3 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 live live ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mealworms amod 5 mealworms mealworm NOUN Number=Plur 3 eats obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 eats punct
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1 eat present My lizard live mealworms vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mealworm=Patient
Example 4 A mealworm is a larva, not a worm.
det nsubj cop det punct advmod det conj punct root A DET mealworm NOUN is AUX a DET larva NOUN , PUNCT not PART a DET worm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mealworm det 2 mealworm mealworm NOUN Number=Sing 5 larva nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 larva cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 larva det 5 larva larva NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 worm punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 worm advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 worm det 9 worm worm NOUN Number=Sing 5 larva conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 larva punct
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1 is a present a mealworm a larva and a worm tree rules
Example 5 Mealworms can live in old flour.
nsubj aux case amod obl punct root Mealworms NOUN can AUX live VERB in ADP old ADJ flour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mealworms mealworm NOUN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 live aux 3 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 flour case 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 flour amod 6 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 3 live obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live can Mealworms old flour vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in flour=Location
Example 6 Some people cook mealworms as a snack.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root Some DET people NOUN cook VERB mealworms NOUN as ADP a DET snack NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 cook nsubj 3 cook cook VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 mealworms mealworm NOUN Number=Plur 3 cook obj 5 as as ADP _ 7 snack case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 snack det 7 snack snack NOUN Number=Sing 3 cook obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 cook punct
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1 cook present some people mealworms as a snack vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mealworm=Patient
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