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niece

Who acts: aunt, Uncle, niece, I, great niece, sultan · What happens: call, have, come, stay, be, live · To what, where: me, three nieces, niece, granddaughter, New Zealand, three sons · Speech: someone speaks here

«niece» 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: niece in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A daughter of your brother or sister (or of your husband's or wife's brother or sister).

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 daughter	det
2	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 brother	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 brother	nmod:poss
5	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 daughter	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 sister	cc
7	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 brother	conj
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 husband	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 husband	cc
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 husband	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 husband	nmod:poss
12	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 brother	appos
13	's	's	PART	_	12 husband	case
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 brother	cc
15	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 brother	nmod:poss
16	's	's	PART	_	15 wife	case
17	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 husband	conj
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 sister	cc
19	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 brother	conj
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 husband	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 daughter	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

In a family tree, the girl one generation below you on a sideways branch.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 tree	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tree	det
3	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tree	compound
4	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 generation	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 tree	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 girl	det
7	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 generation	compound
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 girl	flat
9	generation	generation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	below	below	ADV	_	11 you	advmod
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 generation	nmod
12	on	on	ADP	_	15 branch	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 branch	det
14	sideways	sideways	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 branch	amod
15	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 generation	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 generation	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

My aunt calls me her favourite niece.

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 calls	nsubj
3	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 calls	obj
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 niece	nmod:poss
6	favourite	favourite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 niece	amod
7	niece	niece	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 calls	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	My aunt		me				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient

Example 2

Uncle Tom has three nieces and one nephew.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
2	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Uncle	flat
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 nieces	nummod
5	nieces	niece	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 nephew	cc
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 nephew	nummod
8	nephew	nephew	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nieces	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Uncle	three nieces and one nephew					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent niece=Patient

Example 3

Her niece is coming to stay for the holidays.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 niece	nmod:poss
2	niece	niece	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 coming	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 coming	aux
4	coming	come	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 stay	mark
6	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 coming	advcl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 holidays	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 holidays	det
9	holidays	holiday	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 stay	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 coming	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present · progressive	Her niece						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	stay	to-infinitive	Her niece not said here					for the holidays	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

I am my mum's brother's niece.

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	8 niece	nsubj
2	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 niece	cop
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 mum	nmod:poss
4	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 niece	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 mum	case
6	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 niece	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 brother	case
8	niece	niece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 niece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	I	my mum's niece					tree rules

Example 5

A great-niece is the granddaughter of your brother or sister.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 niece	det
2	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 niece	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 great	punct
4	niece	niece	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 granddaughter	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 granddaughter	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 granddaughter	det
7	granddaughter	granddaughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 brother	case
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 brother	nmod:poss
10	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 granddaughter	nmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 sister	cc
12	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 brother	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 granddaughter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a great niece	the granddaughter				of your brother or sister	tree rules

Example 6

Grandad's niece lives in New Zealand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 niece	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Grandad	case
3	niece	niece	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lives	nsubj
4	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 Zealand	case
6	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Zealand	flat
7	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 lives	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	Grandad's niece			New Zealand			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in zealand=Location

Example 7

There was a sultan, who had three sons and a niece.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sultan	det
4	sultan	sultan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 had	punct
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 had	nsubj
7	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sultan	acl:relcl
8	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 sons	nummod
9	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 had	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 niece	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 niece	det
12	niece	niece	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sons	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a sultan			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	have	past	a sultan	three sons and a niece					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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