metal Who acts: Metal, box, metal bar, She, metal coin, Gold · What happens: be, make, mean, hold, weigh, sort · To what, where: hard shiny material, Coins, 20 metal spoons, 3 kg, 15 metal, precious metals · Speech: someone speaks here
«metal» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: metal in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Metal is a hard, shiny material like iron, steel, gold, silver, copper or aluminium. Coins, nails and keys are made of metal.
Sentence 1: Metal is a hard, shiny material like iron, steel, gold, silver, copper or aluminium.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod punct conj punct conj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root Metal NOUN is AUX a DET hard ADJ , PUNCT shiny ADJ material NOUN like ADP iron NOUN , PUNCT steel NOUN , PUNCT gold NOUN , PUNCT silver NOUN , PUNCT copper NOUN or CCONJ aluminium NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 7 material nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 material cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 material det 4 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 7 material amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 hard punct 6 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 material amod 7 material material NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 like like ADP _ 9 iron case 9 iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 7 material nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 steel punct 11 steel steel NOUN Number=Sing 9 iron conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 gold punct 13 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 9 iron conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 silver punct 15 silver silver NOUN Number=Sing 9 iron conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 copper punct 17 copper copper NOUN Number=Sing 7 material conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 aluminium cc 19 aluminium aluminium NOUN Number=Sing 17 copper conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 material punct
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1 is a present Metal a hard shiny material and copper or aluminium like iron and steel and gold and silver tree rules
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.
Sentence 2: Coins, nails and keys are made of metal.
nsubj:pass punct conj cc conj aux:pass case obl punct root Coins NOUN , PUNCT nails NOUN and CCONJ keys NOUN are AUX made VERB of ADP metal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Coins coin NOUN Number=Plur 7 made nsubj:pass 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 nails punct 3 nails nail NOUN Number=Plur 1 Coins conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 keys cc 5 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 1 Coins conj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 made aux:pass 7 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 metal case 9 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 7 made obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 made punct
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1 make present · passive Coins and nails and keys of metal vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Meaning 2 Metal also means made of metal: a metal spoon.
nsubj advmod ccomp case obl punct det compound conj punct root Metal NOUN also ADV means VERB made VERB of ADP metal NOUN : PUNCT a DET metal NOUN spoon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 means ccomp 5 of of ADP _ 6 metal case 6 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obl 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 spoon punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 spoon det 9 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 10 spoon compound 10 spoon spoon NOUN Number=Sing 3 means conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present Metal vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make participle of metal vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 1 The box holds 20 metal spoons.
det nsubj nummod compound obj punct root The DET box NOUN holds VERB 20 NUM metal NOUN spoons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 box det 2 box box NOUN Number=Sing 3 holds nsubj 3 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 spoons nummod 5 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 6 spoons compound 6 spoons spoon NOUN Number=Plur 3 holds obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 holds punct
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1 hold present the box 20 metal spoons vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spoon=Theme
Example 2 A metal bar weighs 3 kg.
det compound nsubj nummod obj punct root A DET metal NOUN bar NOUN weighs VERB 3 NUM kg NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 bar det 2 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 3 bar compound 3 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing 4 weighs nsubj 4 weighs weigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 kg nummod 6 kg kg NOUN Number=Plur 4 weighs obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 weighs punct
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1 weigh present a metal bar 3 kg vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme kg=Value
Example 3 She sorted 15 metal and 9 plastic toys.
nsubj nummod obj cc nummod amod conj punct root She PRON sorted VERB 15 NUM metal NOUN and CCONJ 9 NUM plastic ADJ toys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 sorted nsubj 2 sorted sort VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 metal nummod 4 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 2 sorted obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 toys cc 6 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 toys nummod 7 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 8 toys amod 8 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 4 metal conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 sorted punct
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1 sort past She 15 metal and 9 plastic toys vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent metal=Theme
Example 4 Each metal coin is worth 5 cents.
det compound nsubj cop nummod obj punct root Each DET metal NOUN coin NOUN is AUX worth ADJ 5 NUM cents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 3 coin det 2 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 3 coin compound 3 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing 5 worth nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 worth cop 5 worth worth ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 cents nummod 7 cents cent NOUN Number=Plur 5 worth obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 worth punct
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1 is present each metal coin worth property tree rules
Example 5 Gold and silver are precious metals.
nsubj cc conj cop amod punct root Gold NOUN and CCONJ silver NOUN are AUX precious ADJ metals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 6 metals nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 silver cc 3 silver silver NOUN Number=Sing 1 Gold conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 metals cop 5 precious precious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 metals amod 6 metals metal NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 metals punct
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1 is a present Gold and silver precious metals tree rules
Example 6 A metal spoon in hot soup gets hot quickly.
det compound nsubj case amod nmod xcomp advmod punct root A DET metal NOUN spoon NOUN in ADP hot ADJ soup NOUN gets VERB hot ADJ quickly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 spoon det 2 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoon compound 3 spoon spoon NOUN Number=Sing 7 gets nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 6 soup case 5 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 6 soup amod 6 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoon nmod 7 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 7 gets xcomp 9 quickly quickly ADV _ 8 hot advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 gets punct
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1 get present a metal spoon in hot soup hot property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 7 A magnet picks up iron nails but not aluminium cans.
det nsubj compound:prt compound obj cc advmod compound conj punct root A DET magnet NOUN picks VERB up ADP iron NOUN nails NOUN but CCONJ not PART aluminium NOUN cans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 magnet det 2 magnet magnet NOUN Number=Sing 3 picks nsubj 3 picks pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 picks compound:prt 5 iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 6 nails compound 6 nails nail NOUN Number=Plur 3 picks obj 7 but but CCONJ _ 10 cans cc 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 cans advmod 9 aluminium aluminium NOUN Number=Sing 10 cans compound 10 cans can NOUN Number=Plur 6 nails conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 picks punct
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1 pick up present a magnet iron nails but aluminium cans vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nail=Topic
Example 8 We put metal cans in the recycling bin.
nsubj compound obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON put VERB metal NOUN cans NOUN in ADP the DET recycling NOUN bin 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 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 4 cans compound 4 cans can NOUN Number=Plur 2 put obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 bin case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bin det 7 recycling recycling NOUN Number=Sing 8 bin compound 8 bin bin NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put past We metal cans the recycling bin vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent can=Theme in bin=Destination
Example 9 Not a tinkling of a metal fringe broke the silence.
advmod det nsubj case det compound nmod det obj punct root Not PART a DET tinkling NOUN of ADP a DET metal NOUN fringe NOUN broke VERB the DET silence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 3 tinkling advmod 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tinkling det 3 tinkling tinkling NOUN Number=Sing 8 broke nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 7 fringe case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fringe det 6 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 7 fringe compound 7 fringe fringe NOUN Number=Sing 3 tinkling nmod 8 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 silence det 10 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing 8 broke obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 broke punct
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1 break past a tinkling of a metal fringe the silence vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer silence=Patient
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