mudslide

Who acts: large amount, mudslide, Mudslides, we, small mudslide, people · What happens: slide, amount, be, block, cut down, evacuate · To what, where: hill, wet mud, name, mountain road, trees, village · Speech: someone speaks here

«mudslide» 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: mudslide in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A large amount of wet mud sliding quickly down a hill or mountain, often after heavy rain.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 amount	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 amount	amod
3	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 mud	case
5	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 mud	amod
6	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 amount	nmod
7	sliding	slide	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 amount	acl
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	7 sliding	advmod
9	down	down	ADP	_	11 hill	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 hill	det
11	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sliding	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 mountain	cc
13	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hill	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 rain	punct
15	often	often	ADV	_	18 rain	advmod
16	after	after	ADP	_	18 rain	case
17	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 rain	amod
18	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sliding	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 amount	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slide	gerund	a large amount of wet mud not said here			a hill or mountain	after heavy rain	quickly property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down hill=Trajectory
2	amount			wet mud					nom amount «possession transitive»: of=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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A mudslide is also the name of a fun slippery slide in mud.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 mudslide	det
2	mudslide	mudslide	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 name	cop
4	also	also	ADV	_	6 name	advmod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 name	det
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	11 slide	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 slide	det
9	fun	fun	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 slide	amod
10	slippery	slippery	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 slide	amod
11	slide	slide	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 mud	case
13	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 slide	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a mudslide	the name				of a fun slippery slide in mud	tree rules

Example 1

After days of heavy rain, a mudslide blocked the mountain road.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	2 days	case
2	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 blocked	obl
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 rain	case
4	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 rain	amod
5	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 days	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 days	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 mudslide	det
8	mudslide	mudslide	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 blocked	nsubj
9	blocked	block	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 road	det
11	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 road	compound
12	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 blocked	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 blocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	block	past	a mudslide	the mountain road			day		vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer road=Theme

Example 2

Mudslides are more likely where trees have been cut down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mudslides	mudslide	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 likely	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 likely	cop
3	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 likely	advmod
4	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 cut	advmod
6	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 cut	nsubj:pass
7	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 cut	aux
8	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	9 cut	aux:pass
9	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 likely	advcl
10	down	down	ADP	_	9 cut	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 likely	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Mudslides					likely property	tree rules
2	cut down	present · perfect · passive		trees					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 3

The village was evacuated because of the danger of mudslides.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 village	det
2	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 evacuated	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 evacuated	aux:pass
4	evacuated	evacuate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	8 danger	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	5 because	fixed
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 danger	det
8	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 evacuated	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 mudslides	case
10	mudslides	mudslide	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 danger	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 evacuated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	evacuate	past · passive		the village				because the danger of mudslides	vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 4

In geography we learned how a mudslide happens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 geography	case
2	geography	geography	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 learned	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 learned	nsubj
4	learned	learn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 happens	advmod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 mudslide	det
7	mudslide	mudslide	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 happens	nsubj
8	happens	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 learned	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 learned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	past	we			geography			vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	happen	present	a mudslide						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

A small mudslide covered the footpath in brown sludge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 mudslide	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mudslide	amod
3	mudslide	mudslide	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 covered	nsubj
4	covered	cover	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 footpath	det
6	footpath	footpath	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 covered	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 sludge	case
8	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 sludge	amod
9	sludge	sludge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 covered	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 covered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	past	a small mudslide	the footpath				in brown sludge	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent footpath=Destination in sludge=Theme

Example 6

Rescue teams searched for people after the mudslide.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rescue	rescue	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 teams	compound
2	teams	team	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 searched	nsubj:pass
3	searched	search	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 people	case
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 searched	obl:agent
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 mudslide	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 mudslide	det
8	mudslide	mudslide	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 searched	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 searched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	search	participle · passive	people	Rescue teams			after the mudslide		vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Location

Example 7

Tree roots help hold the soil and prevent mudslides.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 roots	compound
2	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 help	nsubj
3	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 help	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 soil	det
6	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hold	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 prevent	cc
8	prevent	prevent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 hold	conj
9	mudslides	mudslide	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 prevent	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	help	present	Tree roots		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	hold	infinitive	Tree roots not said here	the soil	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soil=Theme
3	prevent	present	Tree roots not said here	mudslides	vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer mudslide=Theme

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