monochrome

Who acts: Old photos, we, first TV, She, rainy town, monochrome printer · What happens: use, shade, be, make, shoot, look · To what, where: one colour, monochrome, monochrome painting, shades, film, stylish monochrome outfit

«monochrome» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: monochrome in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Using only one colour or shades of one colour, especially black, white and grey.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 one	advmod
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 colour	nummod
4	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Using	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 shades	cc
6	shades	shade	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 colour	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 colour	case
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 colour	nummod
9	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shades	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 black	punct
11	especially	especially	ADV	_	12 black	advmod
12	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 colour	amod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 white	punct
14	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 black	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 grey	cc
16	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 black	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Using	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	gerund		one colour or shades of one colour					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient
2	shade			one colour					nom shade «state transitive»: of=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

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A picture, photo or screen in black and white or in one colour.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 picture	det
2	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 photo	punct
4	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 picture	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 screen	cc
6	screen	screen	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 picture	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 black	case
8	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 screen	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 white	cc
10	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 black	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 colour	cc
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 colour	case
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 colour	nummod
14	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 black	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 picture	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Dull and without variety, as in "a monochrome town".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dull	dull	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 variety	cc
3	without	without	ADP	_	4 variety	case
4	variety	variety	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Dull	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 town	punct
6	as	as	ADP	_	11 town	case
7	in	in	ADP	_	11 town	case
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 town	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 town	det
10	monochrome	monochrome	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 town	compound
11	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Dull	parataxis
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 town	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Dull	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Old photos are often monochrome, black and white.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 photos	amod
2	photos	photo	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 monochrome	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 monochrome	cop
4	often	often	ADV	_	5 monochrome	advmod
5	monochrome	monochrome	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 black	punct
7	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 monochrome	amod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 white	cc
9	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 black	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 monochrome	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Old photos	monochrome				often property	tree rules

Example 2

For art we made a monochrome painting using only shades of blue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 art	case
2	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 painting	det
6	monochrome	monochrome	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 painting	compound
7	painting	painting	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obj
8	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 made	advcl
9	only	only	ADV	_	10 shades	advmod
10	shades	shade	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 using	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 blue	case
12	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 shades	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	we	a monochrome painting				for art	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent painting=Product for art=Asset
2	use	gerund	we not said here	shades of blue					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shade=Patient

Example 3

Grandad's first TV was monochrome.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 TV	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Grandad	case
3	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 TV	amod
4	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 monochrome	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 monochrome	cop
6	monochrome	monochrome	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 monochrome	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Grandad's first TV	monochrome					tree rules

Example 4

The film was shot in monochrome to look old-fashioned.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shot	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 shot	aux:pass
4	shot	shoot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 monochrome	case
6	monochrome	monochrome	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shot	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 look	mark
8	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 shot	advcl
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 fashioned	amod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 old	punct
11	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 look	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shoot	past · passive		the film		monochrome			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme in monochrome=Destination
2	look	to-infinitive						fashioned property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 5

She wore a stylish monochrome outfit, all black.

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 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 outfit	det
4	stylish	stylish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 outfit	amod
5	monochrome	monochrome	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 outfit	compound
6	outfit	outfit	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 black	punct
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 black	det
9	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 wore	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	She	a stylish monochrome outfit					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent outfit=Source

Example 6

The rainy town looked monochrome and sad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 town	det
2	rainy	rainy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 town	amod
3	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	nsubj
4	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	monochrome	monochrome	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 sad	cc
7	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 monochrome	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the rainy town	monochrome					vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme monochrome=Attribute

Example 7

A monochrome printer prints only in black.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 printer	det
2	monochrome	monochrome	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 printer	compound
3	printer	printer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 prints	nsubj
4	prints	print	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	only	only	ADV	_	4 prints	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 black	case
7	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 prints	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 prints	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	print	present	a monochrome printer			black			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in black=Destination

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