nephew Who acts: nephew, aunt, Uncle Pat, Pat, She, you · What happens: be, have, take, fish, buy, say · To what, where: son, two nephews, nephew fishing, presents, 3 sisters, 2 sons · Speech: someone speaks here
«nephew» 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: nephew in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Your nephew is the son of your brother or sister.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case nmod:poss nmod cc conj punct root Your PRON nephew NOUN is AUX the DET son NOUN of ADP your PRON brother NOUN or CCONJ sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 nephew nmod:poss 2 nephew nephew NOUN Number=Sing 5 son nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 son cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 son det 5 son son NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 brother case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 brother nmod:poss 8 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 son nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 sister cc 10 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 8 brother conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 son punct
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1 is a present Your nephew the son of your brother or sister tree rules
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 Your nephew can also be the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister.
The tree, 17 words nmod:poss nsubj aux advmod cop det case nmod:poss nmod:poss case cc nmod:poss case nmod cc conj punct root Your PRON nephew NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX the DET son NOUN of ADP your PRON husband NOUN 's PART or CCONJ wife NOUN 's PART brother NOUN or CCONJ sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 nephew nmod:poss 2 nephew nephew NOUN Number=Sing 7 son nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 son aux 4 also also ADV _ 7 son advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 son cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 son det 7 son son NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 15 brother case 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 husband nmod:poss 10 husband husband NOUN Number=Sing 15 brother nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 husband case 12 or or CCONJ _ 15 brother cc 13 wife wife NOUN Number=Sing 15 brother nmod:poss 14 's 's PART _ 13 wife case 15 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 7 son nmod 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 sister cc 17 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 15 brother conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 son punct
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1 is a can Your nephew the son of your husband's brother or sister tree rules
Example 1 My aunt has two nephews: me and my brother.
nmod:poss nsubj nummod obj punct parataxis cc nmod:poss conj punct root My PRON aunt NOUN has VERB two NUM nephews NOUN : PUNCT me PRON and CCONJ my PRON brother 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 2 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt 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 nephews nummod 5 nephews nephew NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 me punct 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 has parataxis 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 brother cc 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 brother nmod:poss 10 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 7 me conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present My aunt two nephews vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nephew=Patient
Example 2 Uncle Pat took his nephew fishing.
compound nsubj nmod:poss compound obj punct root Uncle PROPN Pat PROPN took VERB his PRON nephew NOUN fishing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Uncle Uncle PROPN Number=Sing 2 Pat compound 2 Pat Pat PROPN Number=Sing 3 took nsubj 3 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 fishing nmod:poss 5 nephew nephew NOUN Number=Sing 6 fishing compound 6 fishing fishing NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 took punct
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1 take past Uncle Pat Pat's nephew fishing vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fishing=Theme 2 fish Pat nom fishing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 My nephew is only three years old.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod nummod obl:unmarked punct root My PRON nephew NOUN is AUX only ADV three NUM years NOUN old ADJ . 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 2 nephew nmod:poss 2 nephew nephew NOUN Number=Sing 7 old nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 old cop 4 only only ADV _ 5 three advmod 5 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 years nummod 6 years year NOUN Number=Plur 7 old obl:unmarked 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 old punct
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1 is present My nephew year old property tree rules
Example 4 She bought presents for all her nephews and nieces.
nsubj obj case det:predet nmod:poss obl cc conj punct root She PRON bought VERB presents NOUN for ADP all DET her PRON nephews NOUN and CCONJ nieces NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 presents present NOUN Number=Plur 2 bought obj 4 for for ADP _ 7 nephews case 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 nephews det:predet 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 nephews nmod:poss 7 nephews nephew NOUN Number=Plur 2 bought obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 nieces cc 9 nieces niece NOUN Number=Plur 7 nephews conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past She presents for her nephews and nieces vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent present=Theme for nephew=Beneficiary
Example 5 If you have 3 sisters and each has 2 sons, you have 6 nephews.
The tree, 14 words mark nsubj advcl nummod obj cc nsubj conj nummod obj punct nsubj nummod obj punct root If SCONJ you PRON have VERB 3 NUM sisters NOUN and CCONJ each DET has VERB 2 NUM sons NOUN , PUNCT you PRON have VERB 6 NUM nephews NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 have mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 have advcl 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 sisters nummod 5 sisters sister NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 has cc 7 each each DET PronType=Tot 8 has nsubj 8 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 have conj 9 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 sons nummod 10 sons son NOUN Number=Plur 8 has obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 3 have punct 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 have nsubj 13 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 14 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 nephews nummod 15 nephews nephew NOUN Number=Plur 13 have obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 13 have punct
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1 have a condition, not said to happen present you 3 sisters vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Patient 2 have present each 2 sons vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient 3 have present you 6 nephews vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nephew=Patient
Example 6 My mum's sister's son is her nephew and my cousin.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nmod:poss case nsubj cop nmod:poss cc nmod:poss conj punct root My PRON mum NOUN 's PART sister NOUN 's PART son NOUN is AUX her PRON nephew NOUN and CCONJ my PRON cousin 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 2 mum nmod:poss 2 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 sister nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 mum case 4 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 6 son nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 sister case 6 son son NOUN Number=Sing 9 nephew nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 nephew cop 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 nephew nmod:poss 9 nephew nephew NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 cousin cc 11 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 cousin nmod:poss 12 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 9 nephew conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 nephew punct
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1 is a present My mum's sister's son her nephew and my cousin tree rules
Example 7 "My dear nephew," he said, "your story gives me some hope.
The tree, 11 words punct nmod:poss amod ccomp punct punct nsubj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj conj iobj det obj punct root " PUNCT My PRON dear ADJ nephew NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT he PRON said VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT your PRON story NOUN gives VERB me PRON some DET hope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 nephew punct 2 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 nephew nmod:poss 3 dear dear ADJ Degree=Pos 4 nephew amod 4 nephew nephew NOUN Number=Sing 8 said ccomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 nephew punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 nephew punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 said nsubj 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 gives punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 13 gives punct 11 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 story nmod:poss 12 story story NOUN Number=Sing 13 gives nsubj 13 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 said conj 14 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 gives iobj 15 some some DET PronType=Ind 16 hope det 16 hope hope NOUN Number=Sing 13 gives obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 give in a quote present your story some hope me vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient hope=Theme
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