operator Who acts: person, company, emergency operator, our, crane operator, operator · What happens: work, answer, connect, run, ask, address · To what, where: machine, phone calls, people, service, steel beams, plus sign
«operator» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: operator in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who works a machine or equipment: «a crane operator».
The tree, 11 words det nsubj nsubj det obj cc conj punct punct det compound parataxis punct punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON works VERB a DET machine NOUN or CCONJ equipment NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET crane NOUN operator NOUN » PUNCT . 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 works nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 works nsubj 4 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 machine det 6 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 4 works obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 equipment cc 8 equipment equipment NOUN Number=Sing 6 machine conj 9 : : PUNCT _ 13 operator punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 operator punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 operator det 12 crane crane NOUN Number=Sing 13 operator compound 13 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing 4 works parataxis 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 operator punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 works punct
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1 work present a person a machine or equipment vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent machine=Theme clause=Eventuality
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 A person who answers phone calls and connects people, like an emergency operator.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj acl:relcl compound obj cc conj obj punct case det compound obl punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON answers VERB phone NOUN calls NOUN and CCONJ connects VERB people NOUN , PUNCT like ADP an DET emergency NOUN operator 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 root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 answers nsubj 4 answers answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 6 calls compound 6 calls call NOUN Number=Plur 4 answers obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 connects cc 8 connects connect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 answers conj 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 connects obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 operator punct 11 like like ADP _ 14 operator case 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 operator det 13 emergency emergency NOUN Number=Sing 14 operator compound 14 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing 8 connects obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 answer speech: assert present a person phone calls vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent call=Eventuality 2 connect present a person not said here people like a emergency operator vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient
Meaning 3 A company that runs a service: «a tour operator», «a mobile phone operator».
The tree, 13 words det nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct punct det compound obl punct punct punct det amod compound appos punct punct root A DET company NOUN that PRON runs VERB a DET service NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET tour NOUN operator NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT a DET mobile ADJ phone NOUN operator NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 runs nsubj 4 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 company acl:relcl 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 service det 6 service service NOUN Number=Sing 4 runs obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 11 operator punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 operator punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 operator det 10 tour tour NOUN Number=Sing 11 operator compound 11 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing 4 runs obl 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 operator punct 13 , , PUNCT _ 18 operator punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 18 operator punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 operator det 16 mobile mobile ADJ Degree=Pos 18 operator amod 17 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 18 operator compound 18 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing 11 operator appos 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 operator punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 company punct
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1 run present a company a service a tour operator obl vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme service=Trajectory
Meaning 4 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
A symbol for an operation, like + − × ÷.
det case det nmod punct case cc case compound conj punct root A DET symbol NOUN for ADP an DET operation NOUN , PUNCT like ADP + SYM − SYM × SYM ÷ NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 symbol det 2 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 for for ADP _ 5 operation case 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 operation det 5 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 2 symbol nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 ÷ punct 7 like like ADP _ 11 ÷ case 8 + + SYM _ 9 − cc 9 − − SYM _ 11 ÷ case 10 × × SYM Number=Sing 11 ÷ compound 11 ÷ ÷ NOUN Number=Sing 2 symbol conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 symbol punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The emergency operator asked for our address.
det compound nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET emergency NOUN operator NOUN asked VERB for ADP our PRON address NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 operator det 2 emergency emergency NOUN Number=Sing 3 operator compound 3 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing 4 asked nsubj 4 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 address case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 address nmod:poss 7 address address NOUN Number=Sing 4 asked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the emergency operator for our address vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 address our nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The crane operator lifted the steel beams.
det compound nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET crane NOUN operator NOUN lifted VERB the DET steel NOUN beams NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 operator det 2 crane crane NOUN Number=Sing 3 operator compound 3 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing 4 lifted nsubj 4 lifted lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 beams det 6 steel steel NOUN Number=Sing 7 beams compound 7 beams beam NOUN Number=Plur 4 lifted obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 lifted punct
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1 lift past the crane operator the steel beams vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beam=Theme
Example 3 In 5 + 3, the operator is the plus sign.
case obl cc conj punct det nsubj cop det amod punct root In ADP 5 NUM + SYM 3 NUM , PUNCT the DET operator NOUN is AUX the DET plus ADJ sign NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 5 case 2 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 sign obl 3 + + SYM _ 4 3 cc 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 5 conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 5 punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 operator det 7 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing 11 sign nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 sign cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sign det 10 plus plus ADJ _ 11 sign amod 11 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 sign punct
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1 is a present the operator the plus sign 5 tree rules
Example 4 Choose the right operator to make the sum true: 6 _ 2 = 12.
The tree, 14 words det amod obj mark advcl det obj xcomp punct conj case nmod case nmod punct root Choose VERB the DET right ADJ operator NOUN to PART make VERB the DET sum NOUN true ADJ : PUNCT 6 NUM _ SYM 2 NUM = SYM 12 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Choose choose VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 operator det 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 4 operator amod 4 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing 1 Choose obj 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Choose advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sum det 8 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 6 make obj 9 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 6 make xcomp 10 : : PUNCT _ 11 6 punct 11 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 true conj 12 _ _ SYM _ 13 2 case 13 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 6 nmod 14 = = SYM _ 15 12 case 15 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 6 nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Choose punct
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1 choose imperative you not said here the right operator vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operator=Theme 2 make to-infinitive you not said here the sum true property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sum=Product
Example 5 The tour operator organised our trip.
det compound acl nmod:poss obj punct root The DET tour NOUN operator NOUN organised VERB our PRON trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 operator det 2 tour tour NOUN Number=Sing 3 operator compound 3 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 organised organise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 operator acl 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 trip nmod:poss 6 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 4 organised obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 operator punct
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1 organise participle the tour operator not said here our trip tree rules 2 trip our nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Stay calm and listen to the operator.
xcomp cc conj case det obl punct root Stay VERB calm ADJ and CCONJ listen VERB to ADP the DET operator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stay stay VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Stay xcomp 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 listen cc 4 listen listen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Stay conj 5 to to ADP _ 7 operator case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 operator det 7 operator operator NOUN Number=Sing 4 listen obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stay punct
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1 stay imperative you not said here calm property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 listen infinitive you not said here to the operator vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to operator=Theme
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