nickel Who acts: nickel, magnets, Sam, many cents, She, Twenty nickels · What happens: be, pull, have, pay, make, pick up · To what, where: US Canadian coin, hard coloured metal, 6 nickels, 4 nickels, one dollar, metal
«nickel» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: nickel in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A nickel is a US (and Canadian) coin worth 5 cents.
det nsubj cop det compound punct cc amod punct amod nummod obj punct root A DET nickel NOUN is AUX a DET US PROPN ( PUNCT and CCONJ Canadian ADJ ) PUNCT coin NOUN worth ADJ 5 NUM cents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 nickel det 2 nickel nickel NOUN Number=Sing 10 coin nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 coin cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 coin det 5 US US PROPN Number=Sing 10 coin compound 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 Canadian punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 Canadian cc 8 Canadian Canadian ADJ Degree=Pos 10 coin amod 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 Canadian punct 10 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 worth worth ADJ Degree=Pos 10 coin amod 12 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 cents nummod 13 cents cent NOUN Number=Plur 11 worth obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 coin punct
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1 is a present a nickel a US Canadian coin 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 Nickel is also a hard, silver-coloured metal, a chemical element; magnets pull on it.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop advmod det amod punct amod punct amod punct det amod conj punct nsubj parataxis case obl punct root Nickel NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET hard ADJ , PUNCT silver ADJ - PUNCT coloured ADJ metal NOUN , PUNCT a DET chemical ADJ element NOUN ; PUNCT magnets NOUN pull VERB on ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nickel nickel NOUN Number=Sing 10 metal nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 metal cop 3 also also ADV _ 10 metal advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 metal det 5 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 10 metal amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 hard punct 7 silver silver ADJ Degree=Pos 9 coloured amod 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 silver punct 9 coloured coloured ADJ Degree=Pos 10 metal amod 10 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 element punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 element det 13 chemical chemical ADJ Degree=Pos 14 element amod 14 element element NOUN Number=Sing 10 metal conj 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 pull punct 16 magnets magnet NOUN Number=Plur 17 pull nsubj 17 pull pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 metal parataxis 18 on on ADP _ 19 it case 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 pull obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 metal punct
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1 is a present Nickel a hard coloured metal and a chemical element tree rules 2 pull present magnets on Nickel vn push-12-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent on it=Theme
Example 1 Sam has 6 nickels.
nsubj nummod obj punct root Sam PROPN has VERB 6 NUM nickels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 nickels nummod 4 nickels nickel NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Sam 6 nickels vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nickel=Patient
Example 2 How many cents are 4 nickels?
advmod amod nsubj cop nummod punct root How ADV many ADJ cents NOUN are AUX 4 NUM nickels NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cents amod 3 cents cent NOUN Number=Plur 6 nickels nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 nickels cop 5 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 nickels nummod 6 nickels nickel NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 nickels punct
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1 is a present many cents 4 nickels tree rules
Example 3 She paid with 3 nickels and 2 dimes.
nsubj case nummod obl cc nummod conj punct root She PRON paid VERB with ADP 3 NUM nickels NOUN and CCONJ 2 NUM dimes 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 paid nsubj 2 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 nickels case 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 nickels nummod 5 nickels nickel NOUN Number=Plur 2 paid obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 dimes cc 7 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 dimes nummod 8 dimes dime NOUN Number=Plur 5 nickels conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 paid punct
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1 pay past She with 3 nickels and 2 dimes vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 A nickel is worth 5 cents.
det nsubj cop nummod obj punct root A DET nickel NOUN is AUX worth ADJ 5 NUM cents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 nickel det 2 nickel nickel NOUN Number=Sing 4 worth nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 worth cop 4 worth worth ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 cents nummod 6 cents cent NOUN Number=Plur 4 worth obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 worth punct
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1 is present a nickel worth property tree rules
Example 5 Twenty nickels make one dollar.
nummod nsubj nummod obj punct root Twenty NUM nickels NOUN make VERB one NUM dollar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Twenty twenty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 nickels nummod 2 nickels nickel NOUN Number=Plur 3 make nsubj 3 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 dollar nummod 5 dollar dollar NOUN Number=Sing 3 make obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 make punct
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1 make present Twenty nickels one dollar vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material dollar=Product
Example 6 A nickel is bigger than a dime but worth less.
det nsubj cop case det obl cc advmod conj punct root A DET nickel NOUN is AUX bigger ADJ than ADP a DET dime NOUN but CCONJ worth ADV less ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 nickel det 2 nickel nickel NOUN Number=Sing 4 bigger nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bigger cop 4 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 7 dime case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dime det 7 dime dime NOUN Number=Sing 4 bigger obl 8 but but CCONJ _ 10 less cc 9 worth worth ADV _ 10 less advmod 10 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 bigger conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 bigger punct
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1 is present a nickel than a dime; big property tree rules 2 be a nickel not said here worth property tree rules
Example 7 Nickel is a metal that a magnet can pick up.
nsubj cop det obj det nsubj aux acl:relcl compound:prt punct root Nickel NOUN is AUX a DET metal NOUN that PRON a DET magnet NOUN can AUX pick VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nickel nickel NOUN Number=Sing 4 metal nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 metal cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 metal det 4 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 pick obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 magnet det 7 magnet magnet NOUN Number=Sing 9 pick nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 pick aux 9 pick pick VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 metal acl:relcl 10 up up ADP _ 9 pick compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 metal punct
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1 is a present Nickel a metal tree rules 2 pick up can a magnet a metal vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Topic
Example 8 He found a nickel under the couch.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root He PRON found VERB a DET nickel NOUN under ADP the DET couch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 nickel det 4 nickel nickel NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 5 under under ADP _ 7 couch case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 couch det 7 couch couch NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past He a nickel the couch vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nickel=Topic
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