monotreme Who acts: monotreme, mammal, platypus, Echidnas, Monotremes, milk · What happens: be, lay, give, feed, have, come · To what, where: mammal, eggs, birth, only living monotremes, monotreme, spiny monotremes · Speech: someone speaks here
«monotreme» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: monotreme in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young; the platypus and the echidnas are the only living monotremes.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj mark fixed advcl obj mark advcl parataxis punct det nsubj cc det conj cop det amod amod parataxis punct root A DET monotreme NOUN is AUX a DET mammal NOUN that PRON lays VERB eggs NOUN instead ADV of ADP giving VERB birth NOUN to PART live ADJ young ADJ ; PUNCT the DET platypus NOUN and CCONJ the DET echidnas NOUN are AUX the DET only ADJ living ADJ monotremes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 monotreme det 2 monotreme monotreme NOUN Number=Sing 5 mammal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mammal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mammal det 5 mammal mammal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 lays nsubj 7 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mammal acl:relcl 8 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 7 lays obj 9 instead instead ADV ExtPos=SCONJ 11 giving mark 10 of of ADP _ 9 instead fixed 11 giving give VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 lays advcl 12 birth birth NOUN Number=Sing 11 giving obj 13 to to PART _ 14 live mark 14 live live ADJ Degree=Pos 15 young advcl 15 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 11 giving parataxis 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 platypus punct 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 platypus det 18 platypus platypus NOUN Number=Sing 26 monotremes nsubj 19 and and CCONJ _ 21 echidnas cc 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 echidnas det 21 echidnas echidna NOUN Number=Plur 18 platypus conj 22 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 monotremes cop 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 monotremes det 24 only only ADJ Degree=Pos 26 monotremes amod 25 living living ADJ Degree=Pos 26 monotremes amod 26 monotremes monotreme NOUN Number=Plur 5 mammal parataxis 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 mammal punct
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1 is a present a monotreme a mammal tree rules 2 lay present a mammal eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result 3 give gerund a mammal not said here birth vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birth=Theme 4 is a present the platypus and the echidnas the only living monotremes 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.
Example 1 The platypus is a monotreme, a mammal that lays eggs.
det nsubj cop det punct det appos nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root The DET platypus NOUN is AUX a DET monotreme NOUN , PUNCT a DET mammal NOUN that PRON lays VERB eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 platypus det 2 platypus platypus NOUN Number=Sing 5 monotreme nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 monotreme cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 monotreme det 5 monotreme monotreme NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 mammal punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 mammal det 8 mammal mammal NOUN Number=Sing 5 monotreme appos 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 lays nsubj 10 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 mammal acl:relcl 11 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 10 lays obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 monotreme punct
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1 is a present the platypus a monotreme tree rules 2 lay present a mammal eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
Example 2 Echidnas are spiny monotremes.
nsubj cop amod punct root Echidnas NOUN are AUX spiny ADJ monotremes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Echidnas echidna NOUN Number=Plur 4 monotremes nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 monotremes cop 3 spiny spiny ADJ Degree=Pos 4 monotremes amod 4 monotremes monotreme NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 monotremes punct
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1 is a present Echidnas spiny monotremes tree rules
Example 3 Monotremes feed their babies milk but have no nipples; the milk comes through the skin.
The tree, 15 words nsubj nmod:poss compound obj cc conj det obj punct det nsubj conj case det obl punct root Monotremes NOUN feed VERB their PRON babies NOUN milk NOUN but CCONJ have VERB no DET nipples NOUN ; PUNCT the DET milk NOUN comes VERB through ADP the DET skin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Monotremes monotreme NOUN Number=Plur 2 feed nsubj 2 feed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 milk nmod:poss 4 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 5 milk compound 5 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed obj 6 but but CCONJ _ 7 have cc 7 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 feed conj 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 nipples det 9 nipples nipple NOUN Number=Plur 7 have obj 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 comes punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 milk det 12 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 13 comes nsubj 13 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 feed conj 14 through through ADP _ 16 skin case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 skin det 16 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 13 comes obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 feed punct
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1 feed present Monotremes Monotremes's babies milk vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent milk=Theme 2 have present Monotremes not said here no nipples vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nipple=Patient 3 come present the milk the skin vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through skin=Initial_Location
Example 4 Only five kinds of monotreme are alive today.
advmod nummod nsubj case nmod cop obl:unmarked punct root Only ADV five NUM kinds NOUN of ADP monotreme NOUN are AUX alive ADJ today NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 2 five advmod 2 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 kinds nummod 3 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 7 alive nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 monotreme case 5 monotreme monotreme NOUN Number=Sing 3 kinds nmod 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 alive cop 7 alive alive ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 today today NOUN Number=Sing 7 alive obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 alive punct
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1 is present five kinds of monotreme today alive property tree rules
Example 5 Monotremes live in Australia and New Guinea.
nsubj case obl cc compound conj punct root Monotremes NOUN live VERB in ADP Australia PROPN and CCONJ New PROPN Guinea PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Monotremes monotreme NOUN Number=Plur 2 live nsubj 2 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 Australia case 4 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 2 live obl 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 Guinea cc 6 New New PROPN Number=Sing 7 Guinea compound 7 Guinea Guinea PROPN Number=Sing 4 Australia conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Monotremes Australia and New Guinea vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in australia=Location
Example 6 The baby echidna is called a puggle.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass det xcomp punct root The DET baby NOUN echidna NOUN is AUX called VERB a DET puggle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 echidna det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 echidna compound 3 echidna echidna NOUN Number=Sing 5 called nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 puggle det 7 puggle puggle NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 call present · passive the baby echidna vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
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