mow Who acts: machine, Dad, I, mown grass, you, mower · What happens: mow, mean, cut, call, mow down, knock down · To what, where: grass, lawnmower, people, many, war, lawn · Speech: someone speaks here
«mow» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: mow in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To mow grass means to cut it short with a machine called a lawnmower or with a long blade.
The tree, 19 words mark csubj obj mark xcomp obj xcomp case det obl acl det obj cc case det amod conj punct root To PART mow VERB grass NOUN means VERB to PART cut VERB it PRON short ADJ with ADP a DET machine NOUN called VERB a DET lawnmower NOUN or CCONJ with ADP a DET long ADJ blade NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mow mark 2 mow mow VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 2 mow obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 cut mark 6 cut cut VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cut obj 8 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cut xcomp 9 with with ADP _ 11 machine case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 machine det 11 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 8 short obl 12 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 machine acl 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 lawnmower det 14 lawnmower lawnmower NOUN Number=Sing 12 called obj 15 or or CCONJ _ 19 blade cc 16 with with ADP _ 19 blade case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 blade det 18 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 19 blade amod 19 blade blade NOUN Number=Sing 14 lawnmower conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mow to-infinitive grass vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 cut not said to happen to-infinitive grass short property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 4 call participle a machine not said here a lawnmower or a long blade vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lawnmower=Recipient
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 To mow down people or things means to knock them down or kill many of them quickly (used in war or accident reports).
The tree, 23 words mark csubj compound:prt obj cc conj mark xcomp obj compound:prt cc conj obj case nmod advmod punct parataxis case obl cc compound conj punct punct root To PART mow VERB down ADP people NOUN or CCONJ things NOUN means VERB to PART knock VERB them PRON down ADP or CCONJ kill VERB many ADJ of ADP them PRON quickly ADV ( PUNCT used VERB in ADP war NOUN or CCONJ accident NOUN reports NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mow mark 2 mow mow VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 means csubj 3 down down ADP _ 2 mow compound:prt 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 mow obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 things cc 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 people conj 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 knock mark 9 knock knock VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 means xcomp 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 knock obj 11 down down ADP _ 9 knock compound:prt 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 kill cc 13 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 knock conj 14 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 13 kill obj 15 of of ADP _ 16 them case 16 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 many nmod 17 quickly quickly ADV _ 13 kill advmod 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 19 used punct 19 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 kill parataxis 20 in in ADP _ 21 war case 21 war war NOUN Number=Sing 19 used obl 22 or or CCONJ _ 24 reports cc 23 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 24 reports compound 24 reports report NOUN Number=Plur 21 war conj 25 ) ) PUNCT _ 19 used punct 26 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mow down to-infinitive people or things vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 knock down not said to happen to-infinitive people vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent they=Patient 4 kill infinitive many of people quickly property vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Theme 5 use participle war or accident reports vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Dad mows the lawn every Saturday in summer.
nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked case obl punct root Dad NOUN mows VERB the DET lawn NOUN every DET Saturday PROPN in ADP summer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 mows nsubj 2 mows mow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lawn det 4 lawn lawn NOUN Number=Sing 2 mows obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 Saturday det 6 Saturday Saturday PROPN Number=Sing 2 mows obl:unmarked 7 in in ADP _ 8 summer case 8 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 2 mows obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 mows punct
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1 mow present Dad the lawn saturday; summer vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lawn=Patient
Example 2 I love the smell of freshly mown grass.
nsubj det obj case advmod amod nmod punct root I PRON love VERB the DET smell NOUN of ADP freshly ADV mown ADJ grass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 love nsubj 2 love love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 smell det 4 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 2 love obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 grass case 6 freshly freshly ADV _ 7 mown advmod 7 mown mown ADJ Degree=Pos 8 grass amod 8 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 4 smell nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 love punct
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1 love present I the smell of mown grass vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer smell=Stimulus 2 smell mown grass nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 3 Keep away from the mower when it is running.
advmod case det obl advmod nsubj aux advcl punct root Keep VERB away ADV from ADP the DET mower NOUN when ADV it PRON is AUX running VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 away away ADV _ 1 Keep advmod 3 from from ADP _ 5 mower case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mower det 5 mower mower NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obl 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 running advmod 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 running nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 running aux 9 running run VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Keep advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep away imperative you not said here the mower away property vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer from mower=Eventuality 2 run present · progressive mower vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The farmer mowed the field to make hay.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl obj punct root The DET farmer NOUN mowed VERB the DET field NOUN to PART make VERB hay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 mowed nsubj 3 mowed mow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 field det 5 field field NOUN Number=Sing 3 mowed obj 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 mowed advcl 8 hay hay NOUN Number=Sing 7 make obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 mowed punct
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1 mow past the farmer the field vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent field=Patient 2 make to-infinitive the farmer not said here hay vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hay=Product
Example 5 My big sister earns pocket money by mowing neighbours' lawns.
nmod:poss amod nsubj compound obj mark advcl nmod:poss case obj punct root My PRON big ADJ sister NOUN earns VERB pocket NOUN money NOUN by SCONJ mowing VERB neighbours NOUN ' PART lawns NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 sister nmod:poss 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 4 earns nsubj 4 earns earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 pocket pocket NOUN Number=Sing 6 money compound 6 money money NOUN Number=Sing 4 earns obj 7 by by SCONJ _ 8 mowing mark 8 mowing mow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 earns advcl 9 neighbours neighbour NOUN Number=Plur 11 lawns nmod:poss 10 ' 's PART _ 9 neighbours case 11 lawns lawn NOUN Number=Plur 8 mowing obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 earns punct
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1 earn present My big sister pocket money vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme 2 mow gerund My big sister not said here neighbours's lawns vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lawn=Patient
Example 6 Wear shoes when you are near someone mowing.
obj advmod nsubj cop case compound obl punct root Wear VERB shoes NOUN when ADV you PRON are AUX near ADP someone PRON mowing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wear wear VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wear obj 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 mowing advmod 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 mowing nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 mowing cop 6 near near ADP _ 8 mowing case 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 mowing compound 8 mowing mowing NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wear obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wear punct
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1 wear imperative you not said here shoes vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme 2 is present you someone mowing tree rules
Example 7 The grass needs mowing; it is too long.
det nsubj obj punct nsubj cop advmod parataxis punct root The DET grass NOUN needs VERB mowing NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX too ADV long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 grass det 2 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 mowing mowing NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 long punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 long nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 long cop 8 too too ADV _ 9 long advmod 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 needs parataxis 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present the grass mowing vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mowing=Theme 2 is present grass long property tree rules
Example 8 In the story the giant mowed down the trees with his sword.
case det obl det nsubj case det obl case nmod:poss obl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN the DET giant NOUN mowed VERB down ADP the DET trees NOUN with ADP his PRON sword NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 mowed obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 giant det 5 giant giant NOUN Number=Sing 6 mowed nsubj 6 mowed mow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 down down ADP _ 9 trees case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 trees det 9 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 6 mowed obl 10 with with ADP _ 12 sword case 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 sword nmod:poss 12 sword sword NOUN Number=Sing 6 mowed obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 mowed punct
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1 mow down participle the giant the trees the story with giant's sword vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent tree=Patient with sword=Instrument
Example 9 The King did not fail asking of the mowers, to whom the meadow they were mowing belonged.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj aux advmod xcomp case det obl punct case parataxis det nsubj nsubj aux:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct root The DET King PROPN did AUX not PART fail VERB asking VERB of ADP the DET mowers NOUN , PUNCT to ADP whom PRON the DET meadow NOUN they PRON were AUX mowing VERB belonged VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 King det 2 King King PROPN Number=Sing 5 fail nsubj 3 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 fail aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 fail advmod 5 fail fail VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 fail xcomp 7 of of ADP _ 9 mowers case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 mowers det 9 mowers mower NOUN Number=Plur 6 asking obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 whom punct 11 to to ADP _ 12 whom case 12 whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 5 fail parataxis 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 meadow det 14 meadow meadow NOUN Number=Sing 12 whom nsubj 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 belonged nsubj 16 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 belonged aux:pass 17 mowing mow VERB VerbForm=Ger 18 belonged aux:pass 18 belonged belong VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 meadow acl:relcl 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 fail punct
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1 not fail past · do-support the King vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 ask speech: ask gerund the King not said here of the mowers vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent of mower=Recipient 3 belong past · passive mowers = mower tree rules
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