mnemonic Who acts: mnemonic, trick, you, Richard, BIDMAS, I · What happens: be, help, remember, make, mean, order · To what, where: trick, you, something, word, first letters, memory · Speech: someone speaks here
«mnemonic» 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: mnemonic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A mnemonic is a trick that helps you remember something, like a rhyme, a saying or a word made from first letters.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp obj punct case det conj punct det nmod cc det conj acl case amod obl punct root A DET mnemonic NOUN is AUX a DET trick NOUN that PRON helps VERB you PRON remember VERB something PRON , PUNCT like ADP a DET rhyme NOUN , PUNCT a DET saying NOUN or CCONJ a DET word NOUN made VERB from ADP first ADJ letters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mnemonic det 2 mnemonic mnemonic NOUN Number=Sing 5 trick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 trick cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 trick det 5 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 helps nsubj 7 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 trick acl:relcl 8 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 helps obj 9 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 helps xcomp 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 remember obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 rhyme punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 rhyme case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 rhyme det 14 rhyme rhyme NOUN Number=Sing 10 something conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 saying punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 saying det 17 saying saying NOUN Number=Sing 10 something nmod 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 word cc 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 word det 20 word word NOUN Number=Sing 17 saying conj 21 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 word acl 22 from from ADP _ 24 letters case 23 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 24 letters amod 24 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 21 made obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 trick punct
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1 is a present a mnemonic a trick tree rules 2 help present a trick you vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 remember infinitive you not said here something vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme 4 make participle a word not said here first letters vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from letter=Material
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 Mnemonic means helping the memory.
nsubj xcomp det obj punct root Mnemonic NOUN means VERB helping VERB the DET memory NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mnemonic mnemonic NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 helping help VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 memory det 5 memory memory NOUN Number=Sing 3 helping obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Mnemonic vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 help not said to happen gerund Mnemonic not said here the memory vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent memory=Beneficiary
Example 1 «Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain» is a mnemonic for the rainbow.
The tree, 13 words punct nsubj flat flat flat conj case nmod punct cop det case det nmod punct root « PUNCT Richard PROPN Of PROPN York PROPN Gave PROPN Battle PROPN In ADP Vain PROPN » PUNCT is AUX a DET mnemonic NOUN for ADP the DET rainbow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Richard punct 2 Richard Richard PROPN Number=Sing 12 mnemonic nsubj 3 Of Of PROPN Number=Sing 2 Richard flat 4 York York PROPN Number=Sing 2 Richard flat 5 Gave Gave PROPN Number=Sing 2 Richard flat 6 Battle Battle PROPN Number=Sing 2 Richard conj 7 In in ADP _ 8 Vain case 8 Vain Vain PROPN Number=Sing 6 Battle nmod 9 » » PUNCT _ 2 Richard punct 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 mnemonic cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 mnemonic det 12 mnemonic mnemonic NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 for for ADP _ 15 rainbow case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 rainbow det 15 rainbow rainbow NOUN Number=Sing 12 mnemonic nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 12 mnemonic punct
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1 is a present Richard and Battle in Vain a mnemonic for the rainbow tree rules
Example 2 BIDMAS is a mnemonic for the order of operations.
nsubj cop det case det nmod case nmod punct root BIDMAS PROPN is AUX a DET mnemonic NOUN for ADP the DET order NOUN of ADP operations NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 BIDMAS BIDMAS PROPN Number=Sing 4 mnemonic nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 mnemonic cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mnemonic det 4 mnemonic mnemonic NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 order case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 order det 7 order order NOUN Number=Sing 4 mnemonic nmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 operations case 9 operations operation NOUN Number=Plur 7 order nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 mnemonic punct
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1 is a present BIDMAS a mnemonic for the order of operations tree rules 2 order operations nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 «Never Eat Shredded Wheat» helps you remember North, East, South, West.
The tree, 11 words punct advmod csubj amod obj punct obj xcomp obj punct conj punct conj punct conj punct root « PUNCT Never ADV Eat VERB Shredded VERB Wheat NOUN » PUNCT helps VERB you PRON remember VERB North PROPN , PUNCT East PROPN , PUNCT South PROPN , PUNCT West PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 Eat punct 2 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 3 Eat advmod 3 Eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 helps csubj 4 Shredded shred VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 Wheat amod 5 Wheat wheat NOUN Number=Sing 3 Eat obj 6 » » PUNCT _ 3 Eat punct 7 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 helps obj 9 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 helps xcomp 10 North North PROPN Number=Sing 9 remember obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 East punct 12 East East PROPN Number=Sing 10 North conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 South punct 14 South South PROPN Number=Sing 10 North conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 West punct 16 West West PROPN Number=Sing 10 North conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 helps punct
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1 not eat in a quote infinitive Shredded Wheat vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheat=Patient 2 shred in a quote participle vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 help present you vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme 4 remember infinitive you not said here North and East and South and West vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent north=Theme
Example 4 I made up a mnemonic to remember the planets.
nsubj compound:prt det obj mark advcl det obj punct root I PRON made VERB up ADP a DET mnemonic NOUN to PART remember VERB the DET planets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 made compound:prt 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mnemonic det 5 mnemonic mnemonic NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 to to PART _ 7 remember mark 7 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 made advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 planets det 9 planets planet NOUN Number=Plur 7 remember obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make up past I a mnemonic vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mnemonic=Pivot 2 remember to-infinitive I not said here the planets vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent planet=Theme
Example 5 «Thirty days hath September» is a mnemonic rhyme.
punct nummod nsubj csubj obj punct cop det amod punct root « PUNCT Thirty NUM days NOUN hath VERB September PROPN » PUNCT is AUX a DET mnemonic ADJ rhyme NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 hath punct 2 Thirty thirty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 days nummod 3 days day NOUN Number=Plur 4 hath nsubj 4 hath have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 rhyme csubj 5 September September PROPN Number=Sing 4 hath obj 6 » » PUNCT _ 4 hath punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 rhyme cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 rhyme det 9 mnemonic mnemonic ADJ Degree=Pos 10 rhyme amod 10 rhyme rhyme NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 rhyme punct
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1 have in a quote present Thirty days september vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a mnemonic rhyme tree rules
Example 6 A mnemonic helped me spell «necessary»: one collar, two sleeves.
The tree, 10 words det nsubj obj xcomp punct obj punct punct nummod parataxis punct nummod conj punct root A DET mnemonic NOUN helped VERB me PRON spell VERB « PUNCT necessary ADJ » PUNCT : PUNCT one NUM collar NOUN , PUNCT two NUM sleeves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mnemonic det 2 mnemonic mnemonic NOUN Number=Sing 3 helped nsubj 3 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 helped obj 5 spell spell VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helped xcomp 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 necessary punct 7 necessary necessary ADJ Degree=Pos 5 spell obj 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 necessary punct 9 : : PUNCT _ 11 collar punct 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 collar nummod 11 collar collar NOUN Number=Sing 3 helped parataxis 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 sleeves punct 13 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 sleeves nummod 14 sleeves sleeve NOUN Number=Plur 11 collar conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 helped punct
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1 help past a mnemonic me vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 spell infinitive me not said here necessary vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent necessary=Theme
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