moa Who acts: moa, large flightless bird, tallest kinds, they, people, eagle · What happens: be, live, stand, reach up, die out, arrive · To what, where: large flightless bird, New Zealand, giant bird, wings, all, moa
«moa» 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: moa in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A moa was a very large flightless bird that lived only in New Zealand; the tallest kinds stood taller than a person when reaching up.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod amod nsubj acl:relcl advmod case flat obl punct det amod nsubj conj xcomp case det obl advmod advcl compound:prt punct root A DET moa NOUN was AUX a DET very ADV large ADJ flightless ADJ bird NOUN that PRON lived VERB only ADV in ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN ; PUNCT the DET tallest ADJ kinds NOUN stood VERB taller ADJ than ADP a DET person NOUN when ADV reaching VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 moa det 2 moa moa NOUN Number=Sing 8 bird nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bird det 5 very very ADV _ 6 large advmod 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bird amod 7 flightless flightless ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bird amod 8 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 lived nsubj 10 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 bird acl:relcl 11 only only ADV _ 10 lived advmod 12 in in ADP _ 14 Zealand case 13 New New PROPN Number=Sing 14 Zealand flat 14 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 10 lived obl 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 stood punct 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 kinds det 17 tallest tall ADJ Degree=Sup 18 kinds amod 18 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 19 stood nsubj 19 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 bird conj 20 taller tall ADJ Degree=Cmp 19 stood xcomp 21 than than ADP _ 23 person case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 person det 23 person person NOUN Number=Sing 20 taller obl 24 when when ADV PronType=Int 25 reaching advmod 25 reaching reach VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 19 stood advcl 26 up up ADP _ 25 reaching compound:prt 27 . . PUNCT _ 8 bird punct
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1 is a past a moa a large flightless bird tree rules 2 live past a large flightless bird New Zealand vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in zealand=Location 3 stand past the tallest kinds tall property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 reach up gerund the tallest kinds not said here vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 All moa are now extinct; they died out a few hundred years after people first arrived in New Zealand.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop advmod punct nsubj conj compound:prt det amod nummod obl mark nsubj advmod advcl case flat obl punct root All DET moa NOUN are AUX now ADV extinct ADJ ; PUNCT they PRON died VERB out ADP a DET few ADJ hundred NUM years NOUN after SCONJ people NOUN first ADV arrived VERB in ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 2 moa det 2 moa moa NOUN Number=Sing 5 extinct nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 extinct cop 4 now now ADV PronType=Dem 5 extinct advmod 5 extinct extinct ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 died punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 died nsubj 8 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 extinct conj 9 out out ADP _ 8 died compound:prt 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 years det 11 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 13 years amod 12 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 years nummod 13 years year NOUN Number=Plur 8 died obl 14 after after SCONJ _ 17 arrived mark 15 people people NOUN Number=Plur 17 arrived nsubj 16 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 17 arrived advmod 17 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 died advcl 18 in in ADP _ 20 Zealand case 19 New New PROPN Number=Sing 20 Zealand flat 20 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 17 arrived obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 extinct punct
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1 is present all moa now extinct property tree rules 2 die out past they year vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 arrive past people New Zealand first property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The moa was a giant bird from New Zealand.
det nsubj cop det amod case flat nmod punct root The DET moa NOUN was AUX a DET giant ADJ bird NOUN from ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 moa det 2 moa moa NOUN Number=Sing 6 bird nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bird det 5 giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bird amod 6 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 from from ADP _ 9 Zealand case 8 New New PROPN Number=Sing 9 Zealand flat 9 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 6 bird nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 bird punct
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1 is a past the moa a giant bird New Zealand tree rules
Example 2 Moa could not fly because they had no wings at all.
nsubj aux advmod mark nsubj advcl det obj case obl punct root Moa NOUN could AUX not PART fly VERB because SCONJ they PRON had VERB no DET wings NOUN at ADP all DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moa moa NOUN Number=Sing 4 fly nsubj 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 fly aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 fly advmod 4 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 because because SCONJ _ 7 had mark 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 had nsubj 7 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 fly advcl 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 wings det 9 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 7 had obj 10 at at ADP _ 11 all case 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 had obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 fly punct
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1 not fly could Moa vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 have past they no wings all vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient
Example 3 Haast's eagle hunted moa.
nmod:poss case nsubj obj punct root Haast PROPN 's PART eagle NOUN hunted VERB moa NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Haast Haast PROPN Number=Sing 3 eagle nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Haast case 3 eagle eagle NOUN Number=Sing 4 hunted nsubj 4 hunted hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 moa moa NOUN Number=Sing 4 hunted obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 hunted punct
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1 hunt past Haast's eagle moa vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moa=Theme
Example 4 The moa became extinct after people arrived.
det nsubj xcomp mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET moa NOUN became VERB extinct ADJ after SCONJ people NOUN arrived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 moa det 2 moa moa NOUN Number=Sing 3 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 extinct extinct ADJ Degree=Pos 3 became xcomp 5 after after SCONJ _ 7 arrived mark 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 arrived nsubj 7 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 became advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
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1 become past the moa extinct property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 arrive past people vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 We saw a huge moa skeleton at the museum.
nsubj det amod compound obj case det obl punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET huge ADJ moa NOUN skeleton NOUN at ADP the DET museum 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 skeleton det 4 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 6 skeleton amod 5 moa moa NOUN Number=Sing 6 skeleton compound 6 skeleton skeleton NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 museum case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 museum det 9 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a huge moa skeleton the museum vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer skeleton=Stimulus
Example 6 Moa ate leaves, twigs and fruit.
nsubj obj punct conj cc conj punct root Moa PROPN ate VERB leaves NOUN , PUNCT twigs NOUN and CCONJ fruit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moa Moa PROPN Number=Sing 2 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 ate obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 twigs punct 5 twigs twig NOUN Number=Plur 3 leaves conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 fruit cc 7 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 3 leaves conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
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1 eat past Moa leaves and twigs and fruit vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient
Example 7 (New Zealand) That old phone has gone the way of the moa.
The tree, 12 words punct flat obl punct det amod nsubj aux det obj case det nmod punct root ( PUNCT New PROPN Zealand PROPN ) PUNCT That DET old ADJ phone NOUN has AUX gone VERB the DET way NOUN of ADP the DET moa NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 Zealand punct 2 New New PROPN Number=Sing 3 Zealand flat 3 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 9 gone obl 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 Zealand punct 5 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 phone det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 phone amod 7 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 9 gone nsubj 8 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 gone aux 9 gone go VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 way det 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 9 gone obj 12 of of ADP _ 14 moa case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 moa det 14 moa moa NOUN Number=Sing 11 way nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 gone punct
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1 go present · perfect that old phone New Zealand vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location way=Theme
Example 8 Scientists study moa bones to learn how they lived.
nsubj compound obj mark advcl advmod nsubj advcl punct root Scientists NOUN study VERB moa NOUN bones NOUN to PART learn VERB how ADV they PRON lived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 study nsubj 2 study study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 moa moa NOUN Number=Sing 4 bones compound 4 bones bone NOUN Number=Plur 2 study obj 5 to to PART _ 6 learn mark 6 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 study advcl 7 how how ADV PronType=Int 9 lived advmod 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 lived nsubj 9 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 learn advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 study punct
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1 study present Scientists moa bones vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Topic 2 learn to-infinitive Scientists not said here vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 live past Scientists = scientist vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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