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opposable

Who acts: hand, Humans, we, you, Chimpanzees, Opposable thumbs · What happens: place, press, grip, pick up, have, hold · To what, where: things, opposable thumbs, pencil, coin, opposable thumb, early humans

«opposable» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: opposable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Able to be placed opposite and pressed against the other fingers, like a human thumb, so that the hand can grip and pick things up.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	4 placed	mark
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 placed	aux:pass
4	placed	place	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Able	xcomp
5	opposite	opposite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 placed	xcomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 pressed	cc
7	pressed	press	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 placed	conj
8	against	against	ADP	_	11 fingers	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 fingers	det
10	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 fingers	amod
11	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pressed	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 thumb	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	16 thumb	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 thumb	det
15	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 thumb	amod
16	thumb	thumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 fingers	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 grip	punct
18	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	23 grip	mark
19	that	that	SCONJ	_	18 so	fixed
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 hand	det
21	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 grip	nsubj
22	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 grip	aux
23	grip	grip	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 pressed	advcl
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 pick	cc
25	pick	pick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 grip	conj
26	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 pick	obj
27	up	up	ADP	_	25 pick	compound:prt
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	place	to-infinitive · passive						opposite property	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»
2	press	participle						against the other fingers and a human thumb	vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent against finger=Theme
3	grip	can	the hand						vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	pick up	infinitive	the hand not said here	things					vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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.

Example 1

Humans have opposable thumbs, so we can hold a pencil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Humans	human	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	opposable	opposable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thumbs	amod
4	thumbs	thumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 hold	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	9 hold	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 hold	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 hold	aux
9	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 have	parataxis
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 pencil	det
11	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hold	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Humans	opposable thumbs					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thumb=Patient
2	hold	can	we	a pencil					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme

Example 2

Try picking up a coin without using your opposable thumb.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	picking	pick	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Try	xcomp
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 picking	compound:prt
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 coin	det
5	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 picking	obj
6	without	without	SCONJ	_	7 using	mark
7	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 picking	advcl
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 thumb	nmod:poss
9	opposable	opposable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 thumb	amod
10	thumb	thumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 using	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	imperative	you not said here						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	pick up not said to happen	gerund	you not said here	a coin					vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Topic
3	use	gerund	you not said here	your opposable thumb					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thumb=Patient

Example 3

Chimpanzees have opposable thumbs and big toes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chimpanzees	chimpanzee	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	opposable	opposable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thumbs	amod
4	thumbs	thumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 toes	cc
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 toes	amod
7	toes	toe	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 thumbs	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Chimpanzees	opposable thumbs and big toes					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thumb=Patient

Example 4

Opposable thumbs helped early humans to make tools.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Opposable	Opposable	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 thumbs	compound
2	thumbs	thumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 helped	nsubj
3	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 humans	amod
5	humans	human	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 helped	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 make	mark
7	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 helped	advcl
8	tools	tool	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 make	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	past	Opposable thumbs		early humans				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent human=Beneficiary
2	make	to-infinitive	Opposable thumbs not said here	tools					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tool=Product

Example 5

Koalas have two opposable digits for gripping branches.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Koalas	koala	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 digits	nummod
4	opposable	opposable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 digits	amod
5	digits	digit	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 gripping	mark
7	gripping	grip	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 digits	acl
8	branches	branch	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 gripping	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Koalas	two opposable digits					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent digit=Patient
2	grip	gerund	two opposable digits not said here	branches					vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Experiencer

Example 6

Pandas have a special bone that works like an opposable thumb.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pandas	panda	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bone	det
4	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bone	amod
5	bone	bone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 works	nsubj
7	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 bone	acl:relcl
8	like	like	ADP	_	11 thumb	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 thumb	det
10	opposable	opposable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 thumb	amod
11	thumb	thumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 works	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Pandas	a special bone					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient
2	work	present	a special bone					like a opposable thumb	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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