motorcycle

Who acts: uncle, motorcycle, car, you, police officer, They · What happens: wheel, ride, travel, work, have, roar · To what, where: motorcycle, two wheels, four, school gate, helmet, 60 miles

«motorcycle» 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: motorcycle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, ridden like a bicycle.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 vehicle	det
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 vehicle	amod
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 wheeled	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 two	punct
5	wheeled	wheel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 vehicle	amod
6	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 engine	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 engine	det
9	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 vehicle	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 ridden	punct
11	ridden	ride	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 vehicle	conj
12	like	like	ADP	_	14 bicycle	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 bicycle	det
14	bicycle	bicycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 ridden	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 vehicle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wheel	participle							vn drive-11.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	ride	participle						like a bicycle	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To travel on a motorcycle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 travel	mark
2	travel	travel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 motorcycle	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 motorcycle	det
5	motorcycle	motorcycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travel	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 travel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	to-infinitive				a motorcycle			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on motorcycle=Trajectory

Example 1

My uncle rides a motorcycle to work.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rides	nsubj
3	rides	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 motorcycle	det
5	motorcycle	motorcycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rides	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 work	mark
7	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 motorcycle	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rides	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	present	My uncle	a motorcycle					vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent motorcycle=Location
2	work	to-infinitive	My uncle not said here	a motorcycle not said here					vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

A motorcycle has two wheels and a car has four.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 motorcycle	det
2	motorcycle	motorcycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 wheels	nummod
5	wheels	wheel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 has	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 car	det
8	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 has	nsubj
9	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 has	conj
10	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 has	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a motorcycle	two wheels					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheel=Patient
2	have	present	a car	four					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent four=Patient

Example 3

The motorcycle roared past the school gate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 motorcycle	det
2	motorcycle	motorcycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 roared	nsubj
3	roared	roar	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	past	past	ADP	_	7 gate	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 gate	det
6	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gate	compound
7	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 roared	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 roared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	roar	past	the motorcycle			the school gate			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past gate=Trajectory

Example 4

Always wear a helmet on a motorcycle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	2 wear	advmod
2	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 helmet	det
4	helmet	helmet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wear	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 motorcycle	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 motorcycle	det
7	motorcycle	motorcycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helmet	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	imperative	you not said here	a helmet		a motorcycle		always property	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme

Example 5

A motorcycle travels 60 miles in one hour; how far in three hours?

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 motorcycle	det
2	motorcycle	motorcycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 travels	nsubj
3	travels	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	60	60	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 miles	nummod
5	miles	mile	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 travels	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 hour	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 hour	nummod
8	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 travels	obl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 far	punct
10	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	11 far	advmod
11	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 travels	advmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 hours	case
13	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 hours	nummod
14	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 far	obl
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 travels	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	present	a motorcycle	60 miles			hour	far property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location mile=Theme

Example 6

The police officer arrived on a motorcycle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 officer	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 officer	compound
3	officer	officer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 arrived	nsubj
4	arrived	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 motorcycle	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 motorcycle	det
7	motorcycle	motorcycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 arrived	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 arrived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	arrive	past	the police officer			a motorcycle			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

They motorcycled across the country in summer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 motorcycled	nsubj
2	motorcycled	motorcycle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	across	across	ADP	_	5 country	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 country	det
5	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 motorcycled	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 summer	case
7	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 motorcycled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 motorcycled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	motorcycle	past	They			the country	summer		vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V PP.location»: agent=Theme across country=Trajectory

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