mercury Who acts: Mercury, silvery metal, year, metal, Old thermometers, you · What happens: be, use, last, have, not touch, break · To what, where: silvery metal, room temperature, temperature, old thermometers, planet, Roman messenger god
«mercury» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: mercury in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Mercury is a silvery metal that is liquid at room temperature; it was used in old thermometers.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det amod nsubj cop acl:relcl case compound obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass acl case amod obl punct root Mercury PROPN is AUX a DET silvery ADJ metal NOUN that PRON is AUX liquid ADJ at ADP room NOUN temperature NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON was AUX used VERB in ADP old ADJ thermometers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercury Mercury PROPN Number=Sing 5 metal nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 metal cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 metal det 4 silvery silvery ADJ Degree=Pos 5 metal amod 5 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 liquid nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 liquid cop 8 liquid liquid ADJ Degree=Pos 5 metal acl:relcl 9 at at ADP _ 11 temperature case 10 room room NOUN Number=Sing 11 temperature compound 11 temperature temperature NOUN Number=Sing 8 liquid obl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 used punct 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 used nsubj:pass 14 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 used aux:pass 15 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 metal acl 16 in in ADP _ 18 thermometers case 17 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 18 thermometers amod 18 thermometers thermometer NOUN Number=Plur 15 used obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 metal punct
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1 is a present Mercury a silvery metal tree rules 2 is present a silvery metal room temperature liquid property tree rules 3 use past · passive a silvery metal not said here temperature old thermometers vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 Mercury (with a capital M) is the planet closest to the Sun and the smallest planet in our Solar System.
The tree, 20 words nsubj punct case det compound appos punct cop det amod case det obl cc det amod conj case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root Mercury PROPN ( PUNCT with ADP a DET capital NOUN M NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX the DET planet NOUN closest ADJ to ADP the DET Sun PROPN and CCONJ the DET smallest ADJ planet NOUN in ADP our PRON Solar PROPN System PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercury Mercury PROPN Number=Sing 10 planet nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 M punct 3 with with ADP _ 6 M case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 M det 5 capital capital NOUN Number=Sing 6 M compound 6 M M NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mercury appos 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 M punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 planet cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 planet det 10 planet planet NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 closest close ADJ Degree=Sup 10 planet amod 12 to to ADP _ 14 Sun case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Sun det 14 Sun Sun PROPN Number=Sing 11 closest obl 15 and and CCONJ _ 18 planet cc 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 planet det 17 smallest small ADJ Degree=Sup 18 planet amod 18 planet planet NOUN Number=Sing 10 planet conj 19 in in ADP _ 22 System case 20 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 System nmod:poss 21 Solar Solar PROPN Number=Sing 22 System compound 22 System System PROPN Number=Sing 18 planet nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 10 planet punct
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1 is a present Mercury the planet and the smallest planet in our Solar System tree rules
Meaning 3 Mercury was the Roman messenger god, with wings on his sandals.
nsubj cop det amod compound punct case nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root Mercury PROPN was AUX the DET Roman ADJ messenger NOUN god NOUN , PUNCT with ADP wings NOUN on ADP his PRON sandals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercury Mercury PROPN Number=Sing 6 god nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 god cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 god det 4 Roman roman ADJ Degree=Pos 6 god amod 5 messenger messenger NOUN Number=Sing 6 god compound 6 god god NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 wings punct 8 with with ADP _ 9 wings case 9 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 6 god nmod 10 on on ADP _ 12 sandals case 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 sandals nmod:poss 12 sandals sandal NOUN Number=Plur 9 wings nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 god punct
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1 is a past Mercury the Roman messenger god with wings on Mercury's sandals tree rules
Example 1 Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
nsubj cop det amod case det obl root Mercury PROPN is AUX the DET closest ADJ planet NOUN to ADP the DET Sun. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercury Mercury PROPN Number=Sing 5 planet nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 planet cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 planet det 4 closest close ADJ Degree=Sup 5 planet amod 5 planet planet NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 Sun. case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Sun. det 8 Sun. Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 5 planet obl
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1 is a present Mercury the closest planet sunday tree rules
Example 2 A year on Mercury lasts only 88 Earth days.
det nsubj case nmod advmod nummod compound obl:unmarked punct root A DET year NOUN on ADP Mercury PROPN lasts VERB only ADV 88 NUM Earth PROPN days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 year det 2 year year NOUN Number=Sing 5 lasts nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 4 Mercury case 4 Mercury Mercury PROPN Number=Sing 2 year nmod 5 lasts last VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 only only ADV _ 7 88 advmod 7 88 88 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 days nummod 8 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 9 days compound 9 days day NOUN Number=Plur 5 lasts obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 lasts punct
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1 last present a year on Mercury day vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Mercury has no moons.
nsubj det obj punct root Mercury PROPN has VERB no DET moons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercury Mercury PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 4 moons det 4 moons moon NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Mercury no moons vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moon=Patient
Example 4 Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature.
nsubj cop det nsubj cop acl:relcl case compound obl punct root Mercury PROPN is AUX a DET metal NOUN that PRON is AUX liquid ADJ at ADP room NOUN temperature NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mercury Mercury PROPN Number=Sing 4 metal nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 metal cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 metal det 4 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 liquid nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 liquid cop 7 liquid liquid ADJ Degree=Pos 4 metal acl:relcl 8 at at ADP _ 10 temperature case 9 room room NOUN Number=Sing 10 temperature compound 10 temperature temperature NOUN Number=Sing 7 liquid obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 metal punct
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1 is a present Mercury a metal tree rules 2 is present a metal room temperature liquid property tree rules
Example 5 Old thermometers had mercury inside them.
amod nsubj obj case nmod punct root Old ADJ thermometers NOUN had VERB mercury NOUN inside ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 thermometers amod 2 thermometers thermometer NOUN Number=Plur 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 mercury mercury NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 5 inside inside ADP _ 6 them case 6 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 mercury nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past Old thermometers mercury inside them = they vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mercury=Patient
Example 6 Don't touch the mercury from a broken thermometer; it is poisonous.
aux advmod det obj case det amod obl punct nsubj cop advcl punct root Do AUX n't PART touch VERB the DET mercury NOUN from ADP a DET broken VERB thermometer NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX poisonous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 touch aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 touch advmod 3 touch touch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mercury det 5 mercury mercury NOUN Number=Sing 3 touch obj 6 from from ADP _ 9 thermometer case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 thermometer det 8 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 thermometer amod 9 thermometer thermometer NOUN Number=Sing 3 touch obl 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 poisonous punct 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 poisonous nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 poisonous cop 13 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 touch advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 touch punct
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1 not touch imperative · do-support you not said here the mercury a broken thermometer vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mercury=Co-Theme 2 break participle vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 is present mercury poisonous property tree rules
Example 7 The mercury rose to 40 degrees in Adelaide.
det nsubj case nummod obl case obl punct root The DET mercury NOUN rose VERB to ADP 40 NUM degrees NOUN in ADP Adelaide PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mercury det 2 mercury mercury NOUN Number=Sing 3 rose nsubj 3 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 degrees case 5 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 degrees nummod 6 degrees degree NOUN Number=Plur 3 rose obl 7 in in ADP _ 8 Adelaide case 8 Adelaide Adelaide PROPN Number=Sing 3 rose obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 rose punct
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1 rise past the mercury Adelaide to 40 degrees vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in adelaide=Location
Example 8 The god Mercury had wings on his sandals.
det nsubj nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET god NOUN Mercury PROPN had VERB wings NOUN on ADP his PRON sandals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 god det 2 god god NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 3 Mercury Mercury PROPN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 4 had obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 sandals case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 sandals nmod:poss 8 sandals sandal NOUN Number=Plur 4 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the god wings Mercury's sandals vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient
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