meningitis Who acts: Meningitis, thin layers, doctor, stiff neck, Vaccines, you · What happens: be, become, check, protect, press, not fade · To what, where: serious illness, baby, signs, glass, rash, help
«meningitis» 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: meningitis in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Meningitis is a serious illness in which the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord become swollen, usually because of an infection.
The tree, 23 words nsubj cop det amod case obl det amod nsubj case det nmod cc amod conj acl:relcl xcomp punct advmod case fixed det conj punct root Meningitis NOUN is AUX a DET serious ADJ illness NOUN in ADP which PRON the DET thin ADJ layers NOUN around ADP the DET brain NOUN and CCONJ spinal ADJ cord NOUN become VERB swollen ADJ , PUNCT usually ADV because ADP of ADP an DET infection NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Meningitis meningitis NOUN Number=Sing 5 illness nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 illness cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 illness det 4 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 5 illness amod 5 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 which case 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 17 become obl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 layers det 9 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 10 layers amod 10 layers layer NOUN Number=Plur 17 become nsubj 11 around around ADP _ 13 brain case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 brain det 13 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 10 layers nmod 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 cord cc 15 spinal spinal ADJ Degree=Pos 16 cord amod 16 cord cord NOUN Number=Sing 13 brain conj 17 become become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 illness acl:relcl 18 swollen swollen ADJ Degree=Pos 17 become xcomp 19 , , PUNCT _ 24 infection punct 20 usually usually ADV _ 24 infection advmod 21 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 24 infection case 22 of of ADP _ 21 because fixed 23 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 infection det 24 infection infection NOUN Number=Sing 5 illness conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 illness punct
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1 is a present Meningitis a serious illness and a infection tree rules
2 become present the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord a serious illness and a infection swollen property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in which=Result
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 Meningitis is a very serious illness.
nsubj cop det advmod amod punct root Meningitis NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV serious ADJ illness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Meningitis meningitis NOUN Number=Sing 6 illness nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 illness cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 illness det 4 very very ADV _ 5 serious advmod 5 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 illness amod 6 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 illness punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Meningitis a serious illness tree rules
Example 2 The doctor checked the baby for meningitis.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET doctor NOUN checked VERB the DET baby NOUN for ADP meningitis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked nsubj 3 checked check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 baby det 5 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 meningitis case 7 meningitis meningitis NOUN Number=Sing 5 baby nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 checked punct
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1 check past the doctor the baby for meningitis vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent baby=Theme for meningitis=Attribute
Example 3 A stiff neck and a high fever can be signs of meningitis.
det amod nsubj cc det amod conj aux cop case nmod punct root A DET stiff ADJ neck NOUN and CCONJ a DET high ADJ fever NOUN can AUX be AUX signs NOUN of ADP meningitis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 neck det 2 stiff stiff ADJ Degree=Pos 3 neck amod 3 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 10 signs nsubj 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 fever cc 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fever det 6 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fever amod 7 fever fever NOUN Number=Sing 3 neck conj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 signs aux 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 signs cop 10 signs sign NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 of of ADP _ 12 meningitis case 12 meningitis meningitis NOUN Number=Sing 10 signs nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 signs punct
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1 is a can a stiff neck and a high fever signs of meningitis tree rules
Example 4 Vaccines protect against some kinds of meningitis.
nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root Vaccines NOUN protect VERB against ADP some DET kinds NOUN of ADP meningitis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vaccines vaccine NOUN Number=Plur 2 protect nsubj 2 protect protect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 against against ADP _ 5 kinds case 4 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 kinds det 5 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 2 protect obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 meningitis case 7 meningitis meningitis NOUN Number=Sing 5 kinds nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 protect punct
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1 protect present Vaccines against some kinds of meningitis vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent against kind=Theme
Example 5 Press a glass on the rash; if it does not fade, get help fast.
The tree, 14 words det obj case det obl punct mark nsubj aux advmod conj punct conj obj advmod punct root Press VERB a DET glass NOUN on ADP the DET rash NOUN ; PUNCT if SCONJ it PRON does AUX not PART fade VERB , PUNCT get VERB help NOUN fast ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Press press VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 glass det 3 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 1 Press obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 rash case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rash det 6 rash rash NOUN Number=Sing 1 Press obl 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 fade punct 8 if if SCONJ _ 12 fade mark 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 fade nsubj 10 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 fade aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 fade advmod 12 fade fade VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Press conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 get punct 14 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Press conj 15 help help NOUN Number=Sing 14 get obj 16 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 14 get advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 1 Press punct
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1 press imperative you not said here a glass the rash vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Theme
2 not fade a condition, not said to happen present · do-support glass vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3 get infinitive you not said here help fast property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus
Example 6 He made a full recovery from meningitis.
nsubj det amod obj case obl punct root He PRON made VERB a DET full ADJ recovery NOUN from ADP meningitis NOUN . PUNCT 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 recovery det 4 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 5 recovery amod 5 recovery recovery NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 from from ADP _ 7 meningitis case 7 meningitis meningitis NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past He a full recovery meningitis vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent recovery=Product from meningitis=Material
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