mudskipper Who acts: small fish, mudskipper, Mudskippers, We, male mudskipper · What happens: live, come out, skip, crawl, hop, stay out · To what, where: muddy shores, water, mud, eyes, top, nature show
«mudskipper» 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: mudskipper in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small fish that lives on muddy shores and in mangrove swamps and can come out of the water, skipping and crawling on the mud with its strong front fins.
The tree, 30 words det amod nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl cc case compound conj cc aux conj case case det obl punct advcl cc conj case det obl case nmod:poss amod amod obl punct root A DET small ADJ fish NOUN that PRON lives VERB on ADP muddy ADJ shores NOUN and CCONJ in ADP mangrove NOUN swamps NOUN and CCONJ can AUX come VERB out ADP of ADP the DET water NOUN , PUNCT skipping VERB and CCONJ crawling VERB on ADP the DET mud NOUN with ADP its PRON strong ADJ front ADJ fins NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 fish det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fish amod 3 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 lives nsubj 5 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 fish acl:relcl 6 on on ADP _ 8 shores case 7 muddy muddy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 shores amod 8 shores shore NOUN Number=Plur 5 lives obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 swamps cc 10 in in ADP _ 12 swamps case 11 mangrove mangrove NOUN Number=Sing 12 swamps compound 12 swamps swamp NOUN Number=Plur 8 shores conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 come cc 14 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 come aux 15 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 lives conj 16 out out ADP _ 19 water case 17 of of ADP _ 19 water case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 water det 19 water water NOUN Number=Sing 15 come obl 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 skipping punct 21 skipping skip VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 come advcl 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 crawling cc 23 crawling crawl VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 21 skipping conj 24 on on ADP _ 26 mud case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 mud det 26 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 23 crawling obl 27 with with ADP _ 31 fins case 28 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 31 fins nmod:poss 29 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 31 fins amod 30 front front ADJ Degree=Pos 31 fins amod 31 fins fin NOUN Number=Plur 23 crawling obl 32 . . PUNCT _ 3 fish punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 live present a small fish muddy shores and mangrove swamps vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on shore=Location 2 come out can a small fish not said here the water vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient water=Result 3 skip gerund a small fish not said here vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 crawl gerund a small fish not said here the mud with mud's strong front fins vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on mud=Trajectory
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 mudskipper hopped across the mud at low tide.
det nsubj case det obl case amod obl punct root The DET mudskipper NOUN hopped VERB across ADP the DET mud NOUN at ADP low ADJ tide NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mudskipper det 2 mudskipper mudskipper NOUN Number=Sing 3 hopped nsubj 3 hopped hop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 across across ADP _ 6 mud case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mud det 6 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 3 hopped obl 7 at at ADP _ 9 tide case 8 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 9 tide amod 9 tide tide NOUN Number=Sing 3 hopped obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 hopped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hop past the mudskipper the mud at low tide vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across mud=Trajectory
Example 2 A mudskipper can stay out of water for a long time.
det nsubj aux case case obl case det amod obl punct root A DET mudskipper NOUN can AUX stay VERB out ADP of ADP water NOUN for ADP a DET long ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mudskipper det 2 mudskipper mudskipper NOUN Number=Sing 4 stay nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 stay aux 4 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 out out ADP _ 7 water case 6 of of ADP _ 7 water case 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 stay obl 8 for for ADP _ 11 time case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 time det 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 time amod 11 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 stay obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 stay punct
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1 stay out can a mudskipper water time vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme water=Location
Example 3 Mudskippers have eyes on top of their heads, like little periscopes.
nsubj obj case obl case nmod:poss nmod punct case amod conj punct root Mudskippers NOUN have VERB eyes NOUN on ADP top NOUN of ADP their PRON heads NOUN , PUNCT like ADP little ADJ periscopes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mudskippers mudskipper NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 4 on on ADP _ 5 top case 5 top top NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 heads case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 heads nmod:poss 8 heads head NOUN Number=Plur 5 top nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 periscopes punct 10 like like ADP _ 12 periscopes case 11 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 12 periscopes amod 12 periscopes periscope NOUN Number=Plur 2 have conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Mudskippers eyes top of Mudskippers's heads vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
Example 4 We watched a nature show about mudskippers in the mangroves.
nsubj det compound obj case nmod case det nmod punct root We PRON watched VERB a DET nature NOUN show NOUN about ADP mudskippers NOUN in ADP the DET mangroves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 show det 4 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 5 show compound 5 show show NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obj 6 about about ADP _ 7 mudskippers case 7 mudskippers mudskipper NOUN Number=Plur 5 show nmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 mangroves case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 mangroves det 10 mangroves mangrove NOUN Number=Plur 7 mudskippers nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 watch past We a nature show about mudskippers in the mangroves vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Theme
Example 5 The male mudskipper jumps high to impress a female.
det amod nsubj xcomp mark advcl det obj punct root The DET male ADJ mudskipper NOUN jumps VERB high ADJ to PART impress VERB a DET female NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 mudskipper det 2 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mudskipper amod 3 mudskipper mudskipper NOUN Number=Sing 4 jumps nsubj 4 jumps jump VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 4 jumps xcomp 6 to to PART _ 7 impress mark 7 impress impress VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 jumps advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 female det 9 female female NOUN Number=Sing 7 impress obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 jumps punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 jump present the male mudskipper high property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 impress to-infinitive the male mudskipper not said here a female vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus female=Experiencer
Example 6 Is a mudskipper a fish or a frog? It is a fish!
Sentence 1: Is a mudskipper a fish or a frog?
cop det det appos cc det conj punct root Is AUX a DET mudskipper NOUN a DET fish NOUN or CCONJ a DET frog NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 mudskipper cop 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 mudskipper det 3 mudskipper mudskipper NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fish det 5 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 3 mudskipper appos 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 frog cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 frog det 8 frog frog NOUN Number=Sing 5 fish conj 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 mudskipper punct
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1 is a present a mudskipper tree rules
Sentence 2: It is a fish!
nsubj cop det punct root It PRON is AUX a DET fish NOUN ! PUNCT 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 4 fish nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fish cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 fish det 4 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 fish punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present mudskipper a fish tree rules
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