monsoon
Who acts: nearby places, season, monsoon, Farmers, roads, Northern Australia · What happens: change, bring, wait, flood, have, be · To what, where: direction, heavy rain, India, rice, we
«monsoon» 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: monsoon in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A wind in South Asia and nearby places that changes direction with the seasons.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 wind | det |
| 2 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 Asia | case |
| 4 | South | South | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Asia | compound |
| 5 | Asia | Asia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 wind | nmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 places | cc |
| 7 | nearby | nearby | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 places | amod |
| 8 | places | place | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 wind | conj |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 changes | nsubj |
| 10 | changes | change | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 places | acl:relcl |
| 11 | direction | direction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 changes | obj |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 seasons | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 seasons | det |
| 14 | seasons | season | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 changes | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wind | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | change | present | nearby places | direction | season | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=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
The season of very heavy rain that this wind brings.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 season | det |
| 2 | season | season | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 brings | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 rain | case |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 heavy | advmod |
| 5 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 rain | amod |
| 6 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 season | nmod |
| 7 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 brings | mark |
| 8 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 wind | det |
| 9 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 brings | nsubj |
| 10 | brings | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 brings | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | present | the season of heavy rain | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 3
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Very heavy rain anywhere.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very | very | ADV | _ | 2 heavy | advmod |
| 2 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 rain | amod |
| 3 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | anywhere | anywhere | ADV | PronType=Ind | 3 rain | advmod |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 rain | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The monsoon brings heavy rain to India every summer.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 monsoon | det |
| 2 | monsoon | monsoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 brings | nsubj |
| 3 | brings | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rain | amod |
| 5 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 brings | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 India | case |
| 7 | India | India | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 brings | obl |
| 8 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 summer | det |
| 9 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 brings | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 brings | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | present | the monsoon | heavy rain | India | summer | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent rain=Theme to india=Destination |
Example 2
Farmers wait for the monsoon to water their rice.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmers | farmer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 wait | nsubj |
| 2 | wait | wait | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 monsoon | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 monsoon | det |
| 5 | monsoon | monsoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wait | obl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 water | mark |
| 7 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wait | advcl |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 rice | nmod:poss |
| 9 | rice | rice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wait | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wait | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | present | Farmers | Farmers's rice | for the monsoon | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
During the monsoon, some roads flood.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | During | during | ADP | _ | 3 monsoon | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 monsoon | det |
| 3 | monsoon | monsoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 flood | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 monsoon | punct |
| 5 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 roads | det |
| 6 | roads | road | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 flood | nsubj |
| 7 | flood | flood | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 flood | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flood | present | some roads | during the monsoon | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Example 4
Northern Australia has a wet season with monsoon rains.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern | northern | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Australia | amod |
| 2 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 season | det |
| 5 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 season | amod |
| 6 | season | season | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 rains | case |
| 8 | monsoon | monsoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 rains | compound |
| 9 | rains | rain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 season | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Northern Australia | season | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 5
It was like a monsoon outside — we got soaked! (informal)
Sentence 1: It was like a monsoon outside — we got soaked!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 monsoon | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 monsoon | cop |
| 3 | like | like | ADP | _ | 5 monsoon | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 monsoon | det |
| 5 | monsoon | monsoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | outside | outside | ADV | _ | 5 monsoon | advmod |
| 7 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 soaked | punct |
| 8 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 soaked | nsubj |
| 9 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 soaked | aux:pass |
| 10 | soaked | soak | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 monsoon | conj |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 5 monsoon | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | It | like a monsoon; outside property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | soak | past · passive | we | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
Sentence 2: (informal)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 informal | punct |
| 2 | informal | informal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 informal | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6
The monsoon winds change direction with the seasons.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 winds | det |
| 2 | monsoon | monsoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 winds | compound |
| 3 | winds | wind | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 change | nsubj |
| 4 | change | change | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | direction | direction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 change | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 seasons | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 seasons | det |
| 8 | seasons | season | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 change | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 change | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | change | present | the monsoon winds | direction | season | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Patient |
Example 7
So I stayed with him till the time of the monsoon, and every day we added to our store of ivory till all his ware-houses were overflowing with it.
The tree, 30 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So | so | ADV | _ | 3 stayed | advmod |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 stayed | nsubj |
| 3 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 him | case |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 stayed | obl |
| 6 | till | till | ADP | _ | 8 time | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 time | det |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stayed | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 monsoon | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 monsoon | det |
| 11 | monsoon | monsoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 time | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 added | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 added | cc |
| 14 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 15 day | det |
| 15 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 added | obl:unmarked |
| 16 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 17 added | nsubj |
| 17 | added | add | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 stayed | conj |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 store | case |
| 19 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 store | nmod:poss |
| 20 | store | store | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 added | obl |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 ivory | case |
| 22 | ivory | ivory | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 store | nmod |
| 23 | till | till | SCONJ | _ | 30 overflowing | mark |
| 24 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 28 houses | det:predet |
| 25 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 28 houses | nmod:poss |
| 26 | ware | ware | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 houses | compound |
| 27 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 26 ware | punct |
| 28 | houses | house | NOUN | Number=Plur | 30 overflowing | nsubj |
| 29 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 30 overflowing | aux |
| 30 | overflowing | overflow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 17 added | advcl |
| 31 | with | with | ADP | _ | 32 it | case |
| 32 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 30 overflowing | obl |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stayed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | past | I | time | with him = he | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with he=Location | |||
| 2 | add speech: assert | past | we | day | to our store of ivory | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent to store=Co-Patient | |||
| 3 | overflow | past · progressive | his ware houses | with ivory | tree rules |
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