overcharge Who acts: café, you, your, fifty pence, shopkeeper, taxi driver · What happens: overcharge, be, pay, check, make, not overcharge · To what, where: someone, them, more money, battery, electricity, us · Speech: someone speaks here
«overcharge» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: overcharge in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.
To overcharge someone is to ask them to pay more money than the correct price.
The tree, 15 words mark advcl obj cop mark iobj mark xcomp amod obj case det amod obl punct root To PART overcharge VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART ask VERB them PRON to PART pay VERB more ADJ money NOUN than ADP the DET correct ADJ price NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 overcharge mark 2 overcharge overcharge VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 ask advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 overcharge obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 ask cop 5 to to PART _ 6 ask mark 6 ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 ask iobj 8 to to PART _ 9 pay mark 9 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 ask xcomp 10 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 money amod 11 money money NOUN Number=Sing 9 pay obj 12 than than ADP _ 15 price case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 price det 14 correct correct ADJ Degree=Pos 15 price amod 15 price price NOUN Number=Sing 9 pay obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 ask punct
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1 overcharge to-infinitive someone vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient 2 is present them = they ask property tree rules 3 pay not said to happen to-infinitive more money than the correct price vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset
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 To overcharge a battery is to put too much electricity into it.
mark advcl det obj cop mark advmod amod obj case obl punct root To PART overcharge VERB a DET battery NOUN is AUX to PART put VERB too ADV much ADJ electricity NOUN into ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 overcharge mark 2 overcharge overcharge VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 put advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 battery det 4 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 2 overcharge obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 put cop 6 to to PART _ 7 put mark 7 put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 too too ADV _ 9 much advmod 9 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 10 electricity amod 10 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 7 put obj 11 into into ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 put obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 put punct
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1 overcharge to-infinitive a battery vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent battery=Recipient 2 is present electricity put property tree rules
Example 1 The café overcharged us for the drinks.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET café NOUN overcharged VERB us PRON for ADP the DET drinks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 café det 2 café café NOUN Number=Sing 3 overcharged nsubj 3 overcharged overcharge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 overcharged obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 drinks case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 drinks det 7 drinks drink NOUN Number=Plur 3 overcharged obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 overcharged punct
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1 overcharge past the café us for the drinks vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient
Example 2 Check your receipt to make sure you weren't overcharged.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl xcomp nsubj aux:pass advmod ccomp punct root Check VERB your PRON receipt NOUN to PART make VERB sure ADJ you PRON were AUX n't PART overcharged VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 receipt nmod:poss 3 receipt receipt NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obj 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Check advcl 6 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make xcomp 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 overcharged nsubj 8 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 overcharged aux:pass 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 overcharged advmod 10 overcharged overcharge VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 sure ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
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1 check imperative you not said here your receipt vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent receipt=Theme 2 make to-infinitive you not said here sure property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 not overcharge past · passive you vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 4 receipt your nom receipt «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 We were overcharged by fifty pence.
nsubj aux:pass case nummod obl punct root We PRON were AUX overcharged VERB by ADP fifty NUM pence NOUN . 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 overcharged nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 overcharged aux:pass 3 overcharged overcharge VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 6 pence case 5 fifty fifty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 pence nummod 6 pence pence NOUN Number=Plur 3 overcharged obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 overcharged punct
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1 overcharge past · passive fifty pence We vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient
Example 4 The shopkeeper said sorry for overcharging.
det nsubj xcomp mark advcl punct root The DET shopkeeper NOUN said VERB sorry ADJ for SCONJ overcharging VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shopkeeper det 2 shopkeeper shopkeeper NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 3 said xcomp 5 for for SCONJ _ 6 overcharging mark 6 overcharging overcharge VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 sorry advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: apologize past the shopkeeper sorry property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 overcharge gerund the shopkeeper not said here vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Don't overcharge your tablet battery.
aux advmod nmod:poss compound obj punct root Do AUX n't PART overcharge VERB your PRON tablet NOUN battery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 overcharge aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 overcharge advmod 3 overcharge overcharge VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 battery nmod:poss 5 tablet tablet NOUN Number=Sing 6 battery compound 6 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 3 overcharge obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 overcharge punct
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1 not overcharge imperative · do-support you not said here your tablet battery vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent battery=Recipient
Example 6 The taxi driver tried to overcharge the tourists.
det compound nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root The DET taxi NOUN driver NOUN tried VERB to PART overcharge VERB the DET tourists NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 driver det 2 taxi taxi NOUN Number=Sing 3 driver compound 3 driver driver NOUN Number=Sing 4 tried nsubj 4 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 overcharge mark 6 overcharge overcharge VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 tried xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 tourists det 8 tourists tourist NOUN Number=Plur 6 overcharge obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 tried punct
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1 try past the taxi driver vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 overcharge not said to happen to-infinitive the taxi driver not said here the tourists vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tourist=Recipient
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