operation Who acts: operation, way, doctor, we, problem, Adding · What happens: be, work, add, subtract, multiply, divide · To what, where: way, maths, something, body, planned piece, work
«operation» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: operation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In maths, an operation is a way of working with numbers: add, subtract, multiply or divide.
The tree, 16 words case obl punct det nsubj cop det mark acl case obl punct parataxis punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root In ADP maths NOUN , PUNCT an DET operation NOUN is AUX a DET way NOUN of SCONJ working VERB with ADP numbers NOUN : PUNCT add VERB , PUNCT subtract VERB , PUNCT multiply VERB or CCONJ divide VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 maths case 2 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 8 way obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 maths punct 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 operation det 5 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 8 way nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 way cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 way det 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of SCONJ _ 10 working mark 10 working work VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 way acl 11 with with ADP _ 12 numbers case 12 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 10 working obl 13 : : PUNCT _ 14 add punct 14 add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 way parataxis 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 subtract punct 16 subtract subtract VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 14 add conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 multiply punct 18 multiply multiply VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 14 add conj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 divide cc 20 divide divide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 18 multiply conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 way punct
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1 is a present a operation a way maths tree rules 2 work gerund a way not said here with numbers vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with number=Co-Agent 3 add speech: assert infinitive vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 4 subtract infinitive vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 multiply infinitive vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 divide infinitive vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 An operation is when a doctor (a surgeon) fixes something inside the body.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det nsubj punct det appos punct advcl obj case det nmod punct root An DET operation NOUN is AUX when ADV a DET doctor NOUN ( PUNCT a DET surgeon NOUN ) PUNCT fixes VERB something PRON inside ADP the DET body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 operation det 2 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 4 when nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 when cop 4 when when ADV PronType=Int root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 doctor det 6 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 11 fixes nsubj 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 surgeon punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 surgeon det 9 surgeon surgeon NOUN Number=Sing 6 doctor appos 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 surgeon punct 11 fixes fix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 when advcl 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 fixes obj 13 inside inside ADP _ 15 body case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 body det 15 body body NOUN Number=Sing 12 something nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 when punct
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1 is present a operation when property tree rules 2 fix present a doctor something the body vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent something=Patient
Meaning 3 An operation is a planned piece of work done by many people: a rescue operation.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod acl case amod obl:agent punct det compound conj punct root An DET operation NOUN is AUX a DET planned VERB piece NOUN of ADP work NOUN done VERB by ADP many ADJ people NOUN : PUNCT a DET rescue NOUN operation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 operation det 2 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 piece det 5 planned plan VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 piece amod 6 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 work case 8 work work NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece nmod 9 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 work acl 10 by by ADP _ 12 people case 11 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 12 people amod 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 done obl:agent 13 : : PUNCT _ 16 operation punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 operation det 15 rescue rescue NOUN Number=Sing 16 operation compound 16 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 piece punct
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1 plan participle vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a operation a planned piece and a rescue operation of work tree rules 3 do participle work not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Today we practise all four operations together.
obl:unmarked nsubj advmod nummod obj advmod punct root Today NOUN we PRON practise VERB all ADV four NUM operations NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 practise obl:unmarked 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 practise nsubj 3 practise practise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 all all ADV _ 5 four advmod 5 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 operations nummod 6 operations operation NOUN Number=Plur 3 practise obj 7 together together ADV _ 3 practise advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 practise punct
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1 practise present we four operations today together property tree rules
Example 2 Which operation do we use here?
det nsubj aux nsubj advmod punct root Which DET operation NOUN do AUX we PRON use VERB here ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which DET PronType=Int 2 operation det 2 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 5 use nsubj 3 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 use aux 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 use nsubj 5 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 here here ADV PronType=Dem 5 use advmod 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 use punct
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1 use present · do-support which operation here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 This problem needs two operations.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root This DET problem NOUN needs VERB two NUM operations NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 problem det 2 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 operations nummod 5 operations operation NOUN Number=Plur 3 needs obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present this problem two operations vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot operation=Theme
Example 4 Adding and subtracting are opposite operations.
csubj cc conj cop amod punct root Adding VERB and CCONJ subtracting VERB are AUX opposite ADJ operations NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Adding add VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 operations csubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 subtracting cc 3 subtracting subtract VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Adding conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 operations cop 5 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 6 operations amod 6 operations operation NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 operations punct
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1 add speech: assert gerund vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 subtract gerund vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 is a present Adding opposite operations tree rules
Example 5 Grandpa had an operation on his knee.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Grandpa PROPN had VERB an DET operation NOUN on ADP his PRON knee NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 operation det 4 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 knee case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 knee nmod:poss 7 knee knee NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past Grandpa a operation Grandpa's knee vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operation=Patient
Example 6 The doctors did the operation in the morning.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET doctors NOUN did VERB the DET operation NOUN in ADP the DET morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctors det 2 doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 operation det 5 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 morning case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 morning det 8 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past the doctors the operation morning vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operation=Eventuality
Example 7 A big rescue operation found the lost hikers.
det amod compound nsubj det amod obj punct root A DET big ADJ rescue NOUN operation NOUN found VERB the DET lost VERB hikers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 operation det 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 operation amod 3 rescue rescue NOUN Number=Sing 4 operation compound 4 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 5 found nsubj 5 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hikers det 7 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 hikers amod 8 hikers hiker NOUN Number=Plur 5 found obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 found punct
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1 find past a big rescue operation the lost hikers vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hiker=Topic 2 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 Here is another instance of a life-giving operation of a double nature.
The tree, 13 words cop det nsubj case det compound punct amod nmod case det amod nmod punct root Here ADV is AUX another DET instance NOUN of ADP a DET life NOUN - PUNCT giving VERB operation NOUN of ADP a DET double ADJ nature NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Here here ADV PronType=Dem root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Here cop 3 another another DET PronType=Ind 4 instance det 4 instance instance NOUN Number=Sing 1 Here nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 10 operation case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 operation det 7 life life NOUN Number=Sing 9 giving compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 life punct 9 giving give VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 operation amod 10 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 4 instance nmod 11 of of ADP _ 14 nature case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 nature det 13 double double ADJ Degree=Pos 14 nature amod 14 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 10 operation nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Here punct
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1 is present another instance of a giving operation of a double nature here property tree rules 2 give gerund vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 instance a giving operation of a double nature nom instance «event transitive»: of=patient 4 operate a double nature nom operation «state transitive»: of=patient
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