nil Who acts: Nil, We, game, chance, snow, patient · What happens: mean, use, win, end, be, chance · To what, where: nothing, Nil, match scores, match, bike, Mr Lee
«nil» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: nil in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Nil means nothing or zero.
nsubj obj cc conj punct root Nil NOUN means VERB nothing PRON or CCONJ zero NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nil nil NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 means obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 zero cc 5 zero zero NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 nothing conj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Nil nothing vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic
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: UK, sport — kept apart, not parsed.
Nil is used for zero in match scores: "two–nil".
The tree, 10 words nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case compound obl punct punct nummod punct parataxis punct punct root Nil NOUN is AUX used VERB for ADP zero NUM in ADP match NOUN scores NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT two NUM – PUNCT nil NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nil nil NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 used aux:pass 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 zero case 5 zero zero NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 used obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 scores case 7 match match NOUN Number=Sing 8 scores compound 8 scores score NOUN Number=Plur 3 used obl 9 : : PUNCT _ 13 nil punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 13 nil punct 11 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 nil nummod 12 – – PUNCT _ 11 two punct 13 nil nil NOUN Number=Sing 3 used parataxis 14 " " PUNCT _ 13 nil punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use present · passive Nil match scores for zero tree rules
Example 1 We won the match three–nil.
nsubj det obj nummod punct obj punct root We PRON won VERB the DET match NOUN three NUM – PUNCT nil 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 won nsubj 2 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 match det 4 match match NOUN Number=Sing 2 won obj 5 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 nil nummod 6 – - PUNCT _ 7 nil punct 7 nil nil NOUN Number=Sing 2 won obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 won punct
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1 win past We the match vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent match=Beneficiary nil=Theme
Example 2 The game ended nil–nil.
det nsubj obj punct conj punct root The DET game NOUN ended VERB nil NOUN – PUNCT nil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 game det 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended nsubj 3 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 nil nil NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended obj 5 – - PUNCT _ 6 nil punct 6 nil nil NOUN Number=Sing 4 nil conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 ended punct
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1 end past the game nil and nil vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality nil=Eventuality
Example 3 The chance of snow in summer here is nil.
det nsubj case nmod case nmod advmod cop punct root The DET chance NOUN of ADP snow NOUN in ADP summer NOUN here ADV is AUX nil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 chance det 2 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing 9 nil nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 snow case 4 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 2 chance nmod 5 in in ADP _ 6 summer case 6 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 2 chance nmod 7 here here ADV PronType=Dem 6 summer advmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 nil cop 9 nil nil NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 nil punct
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1 is a present the chance of snow in summer nil tree rules 2 chance snow in summer nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent in=obl
Example 4 The patient is nil by mouth before the operation.
det nsubj cop case nmod case det nmod punct root The DET patient NOUN is AUX nil NOUN by ADP mouth NOUN before ADP the DET operation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 patient det 2 patient patient NOUN Number=Sing 4 nil nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 nil cop 4 nil nil NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 by by ADP _ 6 mouth case 6 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 4 nil nmod 7 before before ADP _ 9 operation case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 operation det 9 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 4 nil nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 nil punct
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1 is a present the patient nil before the operation by mouth tree rules
Example 5 Our savings were nil after buying the bike.
nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl det obj punct root Our PRON savings NOUN were AUX nil NOUN after SCONJ buying VERB the DET bike NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 savings nmod:poss 2 savings savings NOUN Number=Ptan 4 nil nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 nil cop 4 nil nil NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 after after SCONJ _ 6 buying mark 6 buying buy VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 nil acl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bike det 8 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 6 buying obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 nil punct
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1 is a past Our savings nil tree rules 2 buy gerund nil not said here the bike vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme 3 save Our nom savings «possession transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 His interest in maths was nil until he met Mr Lee.
nmod:poss nsubj case nmod cop mark nsubj acl:relcl compound obj punct root His PRON interest NOUN in ADP maths NOUN was AUX nil NOUN until SCONJ he PRON met VERB Mr PROPN Lee PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 interest nmod:poss 2 interest interest NOUN Number=Sing 6 nil nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 maths case 4 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 2 interest nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 nil cop 6 nil nil NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 until until SCONJ _ 9 met mark 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 met nsubj 9 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 nil acl:relcl 10 Mr Mr PROPN Number=Sing 11 Lee compound 11 Lee Lee PROPN Number=Sing 9 met obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 nil punct
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1 is a past His interest in maths nil tree rules 2 meet past he Mr Lee vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lee=Co-Agent 3 interest His = he maths nom interest «cognition transitive»: poss=agent in=place
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