modem Who acts: device, router, internet, Dad, modem, modems · What happens: connect, make, stop, switch off, have, blink · To what, where: computer, phone line, Wi Fi, modem, green lights, phone socket
«modem» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: modem in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A box or device that connects a computer or home network to the internet through a phone line, cable or fibre.
The tree, 21 words det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc compound conj case det obl case det compound obl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET box NOUN or CCONJ device NOUN that PRON connects VERB a DET computer NOUN or CCONJ home NOUN network NOUN to ADP the DET internet NOUN through ADP a DET phone NOUN line NOUN , PUNCT cable NOUN or CCONJ fibre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 box det 2 box box NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 device cc 4 device device NOUN Number=Sing 2 box conj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 connects nsubj 6 connects connect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 device acl:relcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 computer det 8 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 6 connects obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 network cc 10 home home NOUN Number=Sing 11 network compound 11 network network NOUN Number=Sing 8 computer conj 12 to to ADP _ 14 internet case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 internet det 14 internet internet NOUN Number=Sing 6 connects obl 15 through through ADP _ 18 line case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 line det 17 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 18 line compound 18 line line NOUN Number=Sing 6 connects obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 cable punct 20 cable cable NOUN Number=Sing 18 line conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 fibre cc 22 fibre fibre NOUN Number=Sing 18 line conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 box punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 connect present device a computer or home network a phone line and cable or fibre to the internet vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent computer=Patient to internet=Co-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 Often, at home, the same box as the router that makes the Wi-Fi.
The tree, 14 words advmod punct case punct det amod conj case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl det compound punct obj punct root Often ADV , PUNCT at ADP home NOUN , PUNCT the DET same ADJ box NOUN as ADP the DET router NOUN that PRON makes VERB the DET Wi PROPN - PUNCT Fi NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Often often ADV _ 4 home advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Often punct 3 at at ADP _ 4 home case 4 home home NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 box punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 box det 7 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 8 box amod 8 box box NOUN Number=Sing 4 home conj 9 as as ADP _ 11 router case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 router det 11 router router NOUN Number=Sing 8 box nmod 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 makes nsubj 13 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 router acl:relcl 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 Fi det 15 Wi Wi PROPN Number=Sing 17 Fi compound 16 - - PUNCT _ 17 Fi punct 17 Fi fi NOUN Number=Sing 13 makes obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 home punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present the router the Wi Fi vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fi=Product
Example 1 The internet stopped, so Dad switched the modem off and on again.
det nsubj punct advmod nsubj conj det obj compound:prt cc conj advmod punct root The DET internet NOUN stopped VERB , PUNCT so ADV Dad PROPN switched VERB the DET modem NOUN off ADP and CCONJ on ADV again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 internet det 2 internet internet NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped nsubj 3 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 switched punct 5 so so ADV _ 7 switched advmod 6 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 7 switched nsubj 7 switched switch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 stopped conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 modem det 9 modem modem NOUN Number=Sing 7 switched obj 10 off off ADP _ 7 switched compound:prt 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 on cc 12 on on ADV _ 10 off conj 13 again again ADV _ 7 switched advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 stopped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop past the internet vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 switch off past Dad the modem again vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent modem=Patient
Example 2 The modem has blinking green lights.
det nsubj xcomp amod obj punct root The DET modem NOUN has VERB blinking VERB green ADJ lights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 modem det 2 modem modem NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 blinking blink VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 has xcomp 5 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 6 lights amod 6 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 4 blinking obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present the modem tree rules 2 blink gerund the modem not said here green lights vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent light=Theme
Example 3 Our modem is plugged into the phone socket.
nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass case det compound obl punct root Our PRON modem NOUN is AUX plugged VERB into ADP the DET phone NOUN socket NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 modem nmod:poss 2 modem modem NOUN Number=Sing 4 plugged nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 plugged aux:pass 4 plugged plug VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 into into ADP _ 8 socket case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 socket det 7 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 8 socket compound 8 socket socket NOUN Number=Sing 4 plugged obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 plugged punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 plug present · passive Our modem the phone socket vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination
Example 4 In the old days modems made a squealing sound when they connected.
case det amod obl nsubj det amod obj mark nsubj advcl punct root In ADP the DET old ADJ days NOUN modems NOUN made VERB a DET squealing VERB sound NOUN when SCONJ they PRON connected VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 days case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 days det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 days amod 4 days day NOUN Number=Plur 6 made obl 5 modems modem NOUN Number=Plur 6 made nsubj 6 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 sound det 8 squealing squeal VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 sound amod 9 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obj 10 when when SCONJ _ 12 connected mark 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 connected nsubj 12 connected connect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 made advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past modems a squealing sound day vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product 2 squeal gerund vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 connect past modems = modem vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The modem and router are in one box in our hallway.
det nsubj cc conj cop case nummod case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET modem NOUN and CCONJ router NOUN are AUX in ADP one NUM box NOUN in ADP our PRON hallway NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 modem det 2 modem modem NOUN Number=Sing 8 box nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 router cc 4 router router NOUN Number=Sing 2 modem conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 box cop 6 in in ADP _ 8 box case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 box nummod 8 box box NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 in in ADP _ 11 hallway case 10 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 hallway nmod:poss 11 hallway hallway NOUN Number=Sing 8 box nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 box punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the modem and router one box in our hallway tree rules
Example 6 A modem turns computer signals into signals that can travel along a cable.
det nsubj compound obj case obl nsubj aux acl:relcl case det obl punct root A DET modem NOUN turns VERB computer NOUN signals NOUN into ADP signals NOUN that PRON can AUX travel VERB along ADP a DET cable NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 modem det 2 modem modem NOUN Number=Sing 3 turns nsubj 3 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 5 signals compound 5 signals signal NOUN Number=Plur 3 turns obj 6 into into ADP _ 7 signals case 7 signals signal NOUN Number=Plur 3 turns obl 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 travel nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 travel aux 10 travel travel VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 signals acl:relcl 11 along along ADP _ 13 cable case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 cable det 13 cable cable NOUN Number=Sing 10 travel obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 turns punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn present a modem computer signals signals vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent signal=Theme into signal=Trajectory 2 travel can signals a cable vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along cable=Trajectory
Example 7 The engineer came to fit a new fibre modem.
det nsubj mark advcl det amod compound obj punct root The DET engineer NOUN came VERB to PART fit VERB a DET new ADJ fibre NOUN modem NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 engineer det 2 engineer engineer NOUN Number=Sing 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 fit mark 5 fit fit VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 came advcl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 modem det 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 modem amod 8 fibre fibre NOUN Number=Sing 9 modem compound 9 modem modem NOUN Number=Sing 5 fit obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 come past the engineer vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 fit to-infinitive the engineer not said here a new fibre modem vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent modem=Patient
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous modellingnext → moderate↑ back to M in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modem/