oval

Who acts: egg, you, rugby ball, We, mirror, oval · What happens: shape, stretch, be, draw, look, play · To what, where: sports field, oval, cricket, school oval, straight sides, It

«oval» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: oval in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Shaped like an egg or a stretched circle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	like	like	ADP	_	4 egg	case
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 egg	det
4	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Shaped	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 circle	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 circle	det
7	stretched	stretch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 circle	amod
8	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 egg	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Shaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	participle						like a egg or a stretched circle	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	stretch	participle							vn bend-45.2 «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

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

An oval shape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 shape	det
2	oval	oval	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shape	amod
3	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shape	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

A sports field, often oval-shaped, for cricket or football.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 field	det
2	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 field	compound
3	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shaped	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 shaped	punct
5	often	often	ADV	_	8 shaped	advmod
6	oval	oval	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 shaped	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 oval	punct
8	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cricket	punct
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 cricket	case
11	cricket	cricket	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shaped	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 football	cc
13	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 cricket	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 shaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	participle		a sports field				for cricket or football; often property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent for cricket=Asset

Example 1

An egg is oval.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 egg	det
2	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 oval	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 oval	cop
4	oval	oval	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 oval	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a egg					oval property	tree rules

Example 2

Draw an oval for the face.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 oval	det
3	oval	oval	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 face	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 face	det
6	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	imperative	you not said here	a oval				for the face	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent oval=Result for face=Beneficiary

Example 3

A rugby ball looks oval from the side.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ball	det
2	rugby	rugby	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ball	compound
3	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looks	nsubj
4	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	oval	oval	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 looks	xcomp
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 side	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 side	det
8	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 oval	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	a rugby ball					oval property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 4

We played cricket on the school oval (Australia).

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	2 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	cricket	cricket	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 oval	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 oval	det
6	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 oval	compound
7	oval	oval	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obl
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 Australia	punct
9	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 oval	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 Australia	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	We	cricket		the school oval			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cricket=Theme

Example 5

The mirror is oval, not round.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mirror	det
2	mirror	mirror	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 oval	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 oval	cop
4	oval	oval	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 round	punct
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 round	advmod
7	round	round	ADV	_	4 oval	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 oval	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the mirror					oval, round property	tree rules

Example 6

An oval has no straight sides and no corners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 oval	det
2	oval	oval	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 sides	det
5	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sides	amod
6	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 corners	cc
8	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	9 corners	det
9	corners	corner	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 sides	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a oval	no straight sides and no corners					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient

Example 7

It was built in a perfect oval, and lighted from a crystal dome above.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 built	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 built	aux:pass
3	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 oval	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 oval	det
6	perfect	perfect	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 oval	amod
7	oval	oval	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 lighted	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 lighted	cc
10	lighted	light	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 built	conj
11	from	from	ADP	_	14 dome	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 dome	det
13	crystal	crystal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 dome	amod
14	dome	dome	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 lighted	obl
15	above	above	ADV	_	14 dome	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past · passive		It		a perfect oval			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
2	light	participle				a crystal dome			vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent from dome=Material

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