offspring Who acts: Offspring, cat, Frogs, Plants, seeds, lion · What happens: be, have, lay, survive, look, make · To what, where: young, children, four offspring, one litter, many eggs, Offspring · Speech: someone speaks here
«offspring» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: offspring in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Offspring are the young of an animal or plant: its babies or seeds.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det case det nmod cc conj punct nmod:poss conj cc conj punct root Offspring NOUN are AUX the DET young NOUN of ADP an DET animal NOUN or CCONJ plant NOUN : PUNCT its PRON babies NOUN or CCONJ seeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 4 young nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 young cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 young det 4 young young NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 animal case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 animal det 7 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 4 young nmod 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 plant cc 9 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 7 animal conj 10 : : PUNCT _ 12 babies punct 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 babies nmod:poss 12 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 4 young conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 seeds cc 14 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 12 babies conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 young punct
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1 is a present Offspring the young and Offspring's babies or seeds of a animal or plant 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 Usage: formal or jokey — kept apart, not parsed.
A person's offspring are their children.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop nmod:poss punct root A DET person NOUN 's PART offspring NOUN are AUX their PRON children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 offspring nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 person case 4 offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 7 children nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 children cop 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 children nmod:poss 7 children child NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 children punct
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1 is a present a person's offspring their children tree rules
Example 1 A cat may have four offspring in one litter.
det nsubj aux nummod obj case nummod obl punct root A DET cat NOUN may AUX have VERB four NUM offspring NOUN in ADP one NUM litter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 have nsubj 3 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 have aux 4 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 offspring nummod 6 offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 litter case 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 litter nummod 9 litter litter NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have may a cat four offspring one litter vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offspring=Patient
Example 2 Frogs lay many eggs, and only some offspring survive.
nsubj amod obj punct cc advmod det nsubj conj punct root Frogs NOUN lay VERB many ADJ eggs NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ only ADV some DET offspring NOUN survive VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 2 lay nsubj 2 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 eggs amod 4 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 2 lay obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 survive punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 10 survive cc 7 only only ADV _ 9 offspring advmod 8 some some DET PronType=Ind 9 offspring det 9 offspring offspring NOUN Number=Plur 10 survive nsubj 10 survive survive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 lay conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 lay punct
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1 lay present Frogs many eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result 2 survive present some offspring vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Offspring often look like their parents.
obl advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Offspring NOUN often ADV look VERB like ADP their PRON parents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 3 look obl 2 often often ADV _ 3 look advmod 3 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 6 parents case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 parents nmod:poss 6 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 3 look obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
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1 look present Offspring like their parents; often property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 Plants make seeds that grow into offspring.
nsubj obj nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct root Plants NOUN make VERB seeds NOUN that PRON grow VERB into ADP offspring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 make nsubj 2 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 2 make obj 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 grow nsubj 5 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 seeds acl:relcl 6 into into ADP _ 7 offspring case 7 offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 5 grow obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make present Plants seeds vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset seed=Product 2 grow present seeds into offspring result vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into offspring=Result
Example 5 The lion protects her offspring.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET lion NOUN protects VERB her PRON offspring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lion det 2 lion lion NOUN Number=Sing 3 protects nsubj 3 protects protect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 offspring nmod:poss 5 offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 3 protects obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 protects punct
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1 protect present the lion lion's offspring vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offspring=Beneficiary
Example 6 (jokey) Dad said, «Feed your offspring, they're hungry!»
The tree, 9 words punct amod punct nsubj punct punct ccomp nmod:poss obj punct nsubj cop conj punct punct root ( PUNCT jokey ADJ ) PUNCT Dad NOUN said VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT Feed VERB your PRON offspring NOUN , PUNCT they PRON 're AUX hungry ADJ ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 jokey punct 2 jokey jokey ADJ Degree=Pos 4 Dad amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 jokey punct 4 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 5 said nsubj 5 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 Feed punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 Feed punct 8 Feed feed VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 said ccomp 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 offspring nmod:poss 10 offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 8 Feed obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 hungry punct 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 hungry nsubj 13 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 hungry cop 14 hungry hungry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 Feed conj 15 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 Feed punct 16 » » PUNCT _ 8 Feed punct
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1 say speech: express past jokey Dad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 feed in a quote infinitive your offspring vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offspring=Recipient 3 is in a quote present they hungry property tree rules
Example 7 Rabbits produce a lot of offspring each year.
nsubj det obj case nmod det obl:unmarked punct root Rabbits NOUN produce VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP offspring NOUN each DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rabbits rabbit NOUN Number=Plur 2 produce nsubj 2 produce produce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 lot det 4 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 2 produce obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 offspring case 6 offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 4 lot nmod 7 each each DET PronType=Tot 8 year det 8 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 produce obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 produce punct
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1 produce present Rabbits a lot of offspring year vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Result
Example 8 How many offspring did the pair of birds raise?
advmod amod nsubj det obj mark nsubj acl:relcl punct root How ADV many ADJ offspring NOUN did VERB the DET pair NOUN of SCONJ birds NOUN raise VERB ? 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 offspring amod 3 offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 4 did nsubj 4 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pair det 6 pair pair NOUN Number=Sing 4 did obj 7 of of SCONJ _ 9 raise mark 8 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 9 raise nsubj 9 raise raise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 pair acl:relcl 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 did punct
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1 do past many offspring the pair vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pair=Eventuality 2 raise present birds the pair not said here vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pair=Theme
Example 9 We frequently find mention of Tritons who are either the offspring or kindred of Triton.
The tree, 15 words nsubj advmod obj case nmod nsubj cop cc:preconj det acl:relcl cc conj case nmod punct root We PRON frequently ADV find VERB mention NOUN of ADP Tritons PROPN who PRON are AUX either CCONJ the DET offspring NOUN or CCONJ kindred NOUN of ADP Triton PROPN . 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 3 find nsubj 2 frequently frequently ADV _ 3 find advmod 3 find find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 mention mention NOUN Number=Sing 3 find obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 Tritons case 6 Tritons Triton PROPN Number=Plur 4 mention nmod 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 offspring nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 offspring cop 9 either either CCONJ _ 11 offspring cc:preconj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 offspring det 11 offspring offspring NOUN Number=Sing 6 Tritons acl:relcl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 kindred cc 13 kindred kindred NOUN Number=Sing 11 offspring conj 14 of of ADP _ 15 Triton case 15 Triton Triton PROPN Number=Sing 13 kindred nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 find punct
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1 find present We mention of Tritons frequently property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mention=Topic 2 is a present Tritons the offspring or kindred of Triton tree rules 3 mention Tritons nom mention «communication transitive»: of=patient
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