moth Who acts: that, small moth, moth, caterpillar, Moths, they · What happens: fly, draw, eat, attract, turn, be · To what, where: lights, holes, wool clothes, lamp, Moths, moth
«moth» 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: moth in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An insect like a butterfly, usually with dull brown or grey wings, that mostly flies at night and is drawn to lights.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj case det nmod punct advmod case amod amod cc conj punct nsubj advmod parataxis case obl cc aux:pass conj case obl punct root An DET insect NOUN like ADP a DET butterfly NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV with ADP dull ADJ brown ADJ or CCONJ grey ADJ wings NOUN , PUNCT that PRON mostly ADV flies VERB at ADP night NOUN and CCONJ is AUX drawn VERB to ADP lights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 insect det 2 insect insect NOUN Number=Sing 13 wings nsubj 3 like like ADP _ 5 butterfly case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 butterfly det 5 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 2 insect nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 13 wings punct 7 usually usually ADV _ 13 wings advmod 8 with with ADP _ 13 wings case 9 dull dull ADJ Degree=Pos 13 wings amod 10 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 13 wings amod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 grey cc 12 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 10 brown conj 13 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur root root 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 flies punct 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 17 flies nsubj 16 mostly mostly ADV _ 17 flies advmod 17 flies fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 wings parataxis 18 at at ADP _ 19 night case 19 night night NOUN Number=Sing 17 flies obl 20 and and CCONJ _ 22 drawn cc 21 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 drawn aux:pass 22 drawn draw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 flies conj 23 to to ADP _ 24 lights case 24 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 22 drawn obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 13 wings punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fly present that night mostly property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 draw present · passive that not said here lights vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: to light=Destination
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 A small moth whose young (larvae) eat holes in wool clothes.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss amod punct nmod punct obj case compound nmod punct root A DET small ADJ moth NOUN whose PRON young ADJ ( PUNCT larvae NOUN ) PUNCT eat VERB holes NOUN in ADP wool NOUN clothes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 moth det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 moth amod 3 moth moth NOUN Number=Sing 9 eat nsubj 4 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 larvae nmod:poss 5 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 7 larvae amod 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 larvae punct 7 larvae larva NOUN Number=Plur 3 moth nmod 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 larvae punct 9 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 9 eat obj 11 in in ADP _ 13 clothes case 12 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 13 clothes compound 13 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 10 holes nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 eat punct
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1 eat present a small moth a small moth a small moth's young larvae's young larvae holes wool clothes vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient
Example 1 A moth flew around the lamp.
det nsubj case det obl punct root A DET moth NOUN flew VERB around ADP the DET lamp NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 moth det 2 moth moth NOUN Number=Sing 3 flew nsubj 3 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 around around ADP _ 6 lamp case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lamp det 6 lamp lamp NOUN Number=Sing 3 flew obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 flew punct
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1 fly past a moth the lamp vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around lamp=Location
Example 2 Moths are attracted to light at night.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case obl punct root Moths NOUN are AUX attracted VERB to ADP light NOUN at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moths moth NOUN Number=Plur 3 attracted nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 attracted aux:pass 3 attracted attract VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 light case 5 light light NOUN Number=Sing 3 attracted obl 6 at at ADP _ 7 night case 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 attracted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 attracted punct
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1 attract present · passive Moths night to light result vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient to light=Result
Example 3 The caterpillar turned into a moth.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET caterpillar NOUN turned VERB into ADP a DET moth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 caterpillar det 2 caterpillar caterpillar NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned nsubj 3 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 moth case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 moth det 6 moth moth NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 turned punct
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1 turn past the caterpillar a moth vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into moth=Trajectory
Example 4 Moths ate holes in Grandpa's wool jumper.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss case compound obl punct root Moths NOUN ate VERB holes NOUN in ADP Grandpa PROPN 's PART wool NOUN jumper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moths moth NOUN Number=Plur 2 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 2 ate obj 4 in in ADP _ 8 jumper case 5 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 8 jumper nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 Grandpa case 7 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 8 jumper compound 8 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
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1 eat past Moths holes Grandpa's wool jumper vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient
Example 5 Some moths are as colourful as butterflies.
det nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root Some DET moths NOUN are AUX as ADV colourful ADJ as ADP butterflies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 moths det 2 moths moth NOUN Number=Plur 5 colourful nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 colourful cop 4 as as ADV _ 5 colourful advmod 5 colourful colourful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 as as ADP _ 7 butterflies case 7 butterflies butterfly NOUN Number=Plur 5 colourful obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 colourful punct
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1 is present some moths as butterflies; colourful property tree rules
Example 6 Moths help pollinate flowers at night.
nsubj xcomp obj case obl punct root Moths NOUN help VERB pollinate VERB flowers NOUN at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moths moth NOUN Number=Plur 2 help nsubj 2 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pollinate pollinate VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 help xcomp 4 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 pollinate obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 night case 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 pollinate obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 help punct
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1 help present Moths vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 pollinate infinitive Moths not said here flowers night tree rules
Example 7 For they saw at once that it was the great white Arctic moth.
mark nsubj case obl mark nsubj cop det amod amod amod xcomp punct root For SCONJ they PRON saw VERB at ADP once ADV that SCONJ it PRON was AUX the DET great ADJ white ADJ Arctic ADJ moth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for SCONJ _ 3 saw mark 2 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 saw nsubj 3 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 5 once case 5 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 saw obl 6 that that SCONJ _ 13 moth mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 moth nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 moth cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 moth det 10 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 13 moth amod 11 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 13 moth amod 12 Arctic arctic ADJ Degree=Pos 13 moth amod 13 moth moth NOUN Number=Sing 3 saw xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 saw punct
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1 see past they vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a past it the great white Arctic moth tree rules
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