nowadays Who acts: most people, people, Children, we, Grandad, castle · What happens: compare, have, write, send, learn, watch · To what, where: mobile phone, letters, messages, coding, school, films · Speech: someone speaks here
«nowadays» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: nowadays in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 At the present time, compared with the past.
case det amod obl punct case det obl punct root At ADP the DET present ADJ time NOUN , PUNCT compared VERB with ADP the DET past NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 4 time case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 time det 3 present present ADJ Degree=Pos 4 time amod 4 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 compared obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 time punct 6 compared compare VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 past case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 past det 9 past past NOUN Number=Sing 6 compared obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 compared punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 compare participle time with the past vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with past=Co-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.
Example 1 Nowadays most people have a mobile phone.
advmod amod nsubj det amod obj punct root Nowadays ADV most ADJ people NOUN have VERB a DET mobile ADJ phone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nowadays nowadays ADV _ 4 have advmod 2 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 3 people amod 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 phone det 6 mobile mobile ADJ Degree=Pos 7 phone amod 7 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present most people a mobile phone nowadays property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Patient
Example 2 Long ago people wrote letters; nowadays they send messages.
advmod advmod nsubj obj punct advmod nsubj conj obj punct root Long ADV ago ADV people NOUN wrote VERB letters NOUN ; PUNCT nowadays ADV they PRON send VERB messages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 4 wrote advmod 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 wrote nsubj 4 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 4 wrote obj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 send punct 7 nowadays nowadays ADV _ 9 send advmod 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 send nsubj 9 send send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 wrote conj 10 messages message NOUN Number=Plur 9 send obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 wrote punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 write past people letters ago property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme 2 send present people messages nowadays property vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
Example 3 Children nowadays learn coding at school.
nsubj advmod obj case obl punct root Children NOUN nowadays ADV learn VERB coding NOUN at ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 learn nsubj 2 nowadays nowadays ADV _ 3 learn advmod 3 learn learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 coding coding NOUN Number=Sing 3 learn obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 school case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 learn obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 learn punct
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1 learn present Children coding school nowadays property vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coding=Topic
Example 4 Nowadays we can watch films on a tablet.
advmod nsubj aux obj case det obl punct root Nowadays ADV we PRON can AUX watch VERB films NOUN on ADP a DET tablet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nowadays nowadays ADV _ 4 watch advmod 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 watch nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 watch aux 4 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 films film NOUN Number=Plur 4 watch obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 tablet case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tablet det 8 tablet tablet NOUN Number=Sing 4 watch obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 watch punct
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1 watch can we films a tablet nowadays property vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme
Example 5 "Kids nowadays!" Grandad grumbled with a smile.
Sentence 1: "Kids nowadays!"
punct advmod punct punct root " PUNCT Kids NOUN nowadays ADV ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Kids punct 2 Kids kid NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 nowadays nowadays ADV _ 2 Kids advmod 4 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Kids punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 2 Kids punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Grandad grumbled with a smile.
nsubj case det obl punct root Grandad PROPN grumbled VERB with ADP a DET smile NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 grumbled nsubj 2 grumbled grumble VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 smile case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 smile det 5 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 2 grumbled obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 grumbled punct
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1 grumble speech: other past Grandad with a smile vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Nowadays the castle is a museum.
advmod det nsubj cop det punct root Nowadays ADV the DET castle NOUN is AUX a DET museum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nowadays nowadays ADV _ 6 museum advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 castle det 3 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 6 museum nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 museum cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 museum det 6 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 museum punct
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1 is a present the castle a museum nowadays property tree rules
Example 7 Nowadays fewer children walk to school.
advmod amod nsubj case obl punct root Nowadays ADV fewer ADJ children NOUN walk VERB to ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nowadays nowadays ADV _ 2 fewer advmod 2 fewer few ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 children amod 3 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 walk nsubj 4 walk walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 school case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 walk obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 walk punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 walk present fewer children to school result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result
Example 8 Tell me what goes on nowadays; are the ladies as fond of amusement as ever?
The tree, 15 words iobj nsubj parataxis case obl punct cop det obl case nmod case nmod case obl punct root Tell VERB me PRON what PRON goes VERB on ADP nowadays ADV ; PUNCT are AUX the DET ladies NOUN as ADP fond ADJ of ADP amusement NOUN as ADP ever ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Tell iobj 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 4 goes nsubj 4 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Tell parataxis 5 on on ADP _ 6 nowadays case 6 nowadays nowadays ADV _ 4 goes obl 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 ladies punct 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 ladies cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ladies det 10 ladies lady NOUN Number=Plur 1 Tell obl 11 as as ADP _ 12 fond case 12 fond fond ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ladies nmod 13 of of ADP _ 14 amusement case 14 amusement amusement NOUN Number=Sing 10 ladies nmod 15 as as ADP _ 16 ever case 16 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 1 Tell obl 17 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Tell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here me vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient 2 go present vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on nowadays=Location 3 is a present the ladies as fond; of amusement tree rules
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