paperclip

Who acts: small clip symbol, you, magnet, pencil, She, We · What happens: use, hold, mean, attach, put, pick up · To what, where: small piece, sheets, file, email, paperclip, homework sheets · Speech: someone speaks here

«paperclip» 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: paperclip in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small piece of bent wire used to hold sheets of paper together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 piece	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 piece	amod
3	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 wire	case
5	bent	bent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wire	amod
6	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 piece	nmod
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 piece	acl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 hold	mark
9	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 used	advcl
10	sheets	sheet	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 hold	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 paper	case
12	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sheets	nmod
13	together	together	ADV	_	9 hold	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 piece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a small piece of bent wire not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	hold	to-infinitive		sheets of paper				together property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheet=Theme

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: computers — kept apart, not parsed.

The small clip symbol that means "attach a file", for example in an email.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 symbol	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 symbol	amod
3	clip	clip	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 symbol	compound
4	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 means	nsubj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 means	nsubj
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 attach	punct
8	attach	attach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 means	ccomp
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 file	det
10	file	file	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 attach	obj
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 attach	punct
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 example	punct
13	for	for	ADP	_	14 example	case
14	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 attach	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 email	case
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 email	det
17	email	email	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 attach	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the small clip symbol						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	attach in a quote	infinitive		a file		a email		for example	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent file=Patient

Example 1

Put a paperclip on your homework sheets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 paperclip	det
3	paperclip	paperclip	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 sheets	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 sheets	nmod:poss
6	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sheets	compound
7	sheets	sheet	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Put	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	a paperclip		your homework sheets			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent paperclip=Theme on sheet=Destination

Example 2

The magnet picked up ten paperclips.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 magnet	det
2	magnet	magnet	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	picked	pick	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 magnet	acl
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 picked	compound:prt
5	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 paperclips	nummod
6	paperclips	paperclip	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 picked	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 magnet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick up	participle	the magnet not said here	ten paperclips					vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paperclip=Topic

Example 3

My pencil is five paperclips long.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 pencil	nmod:poss
2	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 long	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 long	cop
4	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 paperclips	nummod
5	paperclips	paperclip	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 long	obl:unmarked
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My pencil					five paperclips obl:unmarked; long property	tree rules

Example 4

She bent a paperclip into a heart shape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 bent	nsubj
2	bent	bend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 paperclip	det
4	paperclip	paperclip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bent	obj
5	into	into	ADP	_	8 shape	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 shape	det
7	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shape	compound
8	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bent	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	past	She	a paperclip		a heart shape			vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent paperclip=Material into shape=Product

Example 5

Click the paperclip to attach a photo to the email.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Click	click	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 paperclip	det
3	paperclip	paperclip	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Click	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 attach	mark
5	attach	attach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Click	xcomp
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 photo	det
7	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 attach	obj
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 email	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 email	det
10	email	email	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 attach	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Click	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	click	imperative	you not said here	the paperclip					tree rules
2	attach	to-infinitive	you not said here	a photo				to the email	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent photo=Patient to email=Co-Patient

Example 6

We made a switch for our circuit with a paperclip.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 switch	det
4	switch	switch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 circuit	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 circuit	nmod:poss
7	circuit	circuit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 switch	nmod
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 paperclip	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 paperclip	det
10	paperclip	paperclip	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 circuit	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	a switch				for our circuit with a paperclip	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent switch=Product for circuit=Asset

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