merino

Who acts: Merino sheep, Australia, merino jumper, Hikers, Zealand farmers, Shearing · What happens: raise, make, have, be, not itch, wear · To what, where: large numbers, cloth, soft wool, millions, merino socks, merino wool

«merino» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: merino in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A breed of sheep with very fine, soft wool, first from Spain and now raised in large numbers in Australia and New Zealand.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 breed	det
2	breed	breed	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 sheep	case
4	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 breed	nmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	10 wool	case
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 fine	advmod
7	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 wool	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 fine	punct
9	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 wool	amod
10	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 breed	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 Spain	punct
12	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	14 Spain	advmod
13	from	from	ADP	_	14 Spain	case
14	Spain	Spain	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 wool	appos
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 raised	cc
16	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	17 raised	advmod
17	raised	raise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 Spain	conj
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 numbers	case
19	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 numbers	amod
20	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 raised	obl
21	in	in	ADP	_	22 Australia	case
22	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 numbers	nmod
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 Zealand	cc
24	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 Zealand	flat
25	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 Australia	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 breed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	raise	participle				large numbers in Australia and New Zealand	now		vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in number=Destination

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

The soft, warm wool from these sheep, or cloth made from it.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 wool	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 wool	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 soft	punct
4	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 wool	amod
5	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 sheep	case
7	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	8 sheep	det
8	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 wool	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cloth	punct
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 cloth	cc
11	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wool	conj
12	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 cloth	acl
13	from	from	ADP	_	14 it	case
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 made	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 wool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		cloth not said here		cloth			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from it=Material

Example 1

Merino sheep have very soft wool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Merino	merino	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sheep	compound
2	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 soft	advmod
5	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wool	amod
6	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Merino sheep	soft wool					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wool=Patient

Example 2

Australia has millions of merino sheep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	millions	million	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 sheep	case
5	merino	merino	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sheep	compound
6	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 millions	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Australia	millions of merino sheep					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent million=Patient

Example 3

My merino jumper is warm and doesn't itch.

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	3 jumper	nmod:poss
2	merino	merino	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jumper	compound
3	jumper	jumper	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 warm	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 warm	cop
5	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 itch	cc
7	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 itch	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 itch	advmod
9	itch	itch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 warm	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 warm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My merino jumper					warm property	tree rules
2	not itch	present · do-support	My merino jumper not said here						vn pain-40.8.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

Hikers often wear merino socks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hikers	hiker	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wear	nsubj
2	often	often	ADV	_	3 wear	advmod
3	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	merino	merino	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 socks	compound
5	socks	sock	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wear	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	present	Hikers	merino socks				often property	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sock=Theme

Example 5

New Zealand farmers sell merino wool all around the world.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Zealand	flat
2	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 farmers	compound
3	farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sell	nsubj
4	sell	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	merino	merino	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 wool	compound
6	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sell	obj
7	all	all	ADV	_	10 world	advmod
8	around	around	ADP	_	10 world	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 world	det
10	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sell	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	present	Zealand farmers	merino wool		the world			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wool=Theme

Example 6

Merino sheep were first bred in Spain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Merino	merino	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sheep	compound
2	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 bred	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 bred	aux:pass
4	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 bred	advmod
5	bred	breed	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Spain	case
7	Spain	Spain	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 bred	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 bred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	breed	past · passive		Merino sheep		Spain		first property	tree rules

Example 7

Shearing a merino sheep takes skill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shearing	shear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 takes	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sheep	det
3	merino	merino	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sheep	compound
4	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Shearing	obj
5	takes	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	skill	skill	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 takes	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 takes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shear	gerund		a merino sheep					vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Agent sheep=Initial_Location
2	take	present	Shearing	skill					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Theme

Example 8

Merino wool keeps you warm even when it is a bit damp.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Merino	merino	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wool	compound
2	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keeps	nsubj
3	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 keeps	obj
5	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 keeps	xcomp
6	even	even	ADV	_	12 damp	advmod
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	12 damp	mark
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 damp	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 damp	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 bit	det
11	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 damp	obl:unmarked
12	damp	damp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 warm	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Merino wool	you				warm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
2	is	present	wool					a bit obl:unmarked; damp property	tree rules

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