patented
Who acts: official right, inventor, patented zip, She, You, patented chocolate cake · What happens: get, say, make, sell, protect, patent · To what, where: patent, inventor, invention, new kind, idea, company · Speech: someone speaks here
«patented» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: patented in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Got a patent: an official right that says only the inventor may make or sell an invention for a number of years.
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 patent | det |
| 3 | patent | patent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Got | obj |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 14 make | punct |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 right | det |
| 6 | official | official | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 right | amod |
| 7 | right | right | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 make | nsubj |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 says | nsubj |
| 9 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 right | acl:relcl |
| 10 | only | only | ADV | _ | 12 inventor | advmod |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 inventor | det |
| 12 | inventor | inventor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 says | obj |
| 13 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 make | aux |
| 14 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Got | parataxis |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 sell | cc |
| 16 | sell | sell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 make | conj |
| 17 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 invention | det |
| 18 | invention | invention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 sell | obj |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 21 number | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 number | det |
| 21 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 sell | obl |
| 22 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 years | case |
| 23 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 number | nmod |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | a patent | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer patent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | a official right | the inventor | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent inventor=Topic | ||||
| 3 | make | may | a official right | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | |||||
| 4 | sell | infinitive | a official right not said here | a invention | for a number of years | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent invention=Theme for number=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
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Protected by a patent.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Protected | protect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | by | by | ADP | _ | 4 patent | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 patent | det |
| 4 | patent | patent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Protected | obl |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Protected | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | protect | participle | by a patent | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 3
Usage: informal, joking — kept apart, not parsed.
Special and typical of one person.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special | special | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 typical | cc |
| 3 | typical | typical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Special | conj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 person | case |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 person | nummod |
| 6 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 typical | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Special | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
Dad's patented pancake flip.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 flip | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Dad | case |
| 3 | patented | patent | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 flip | amod |
| 4 | pancake | pancake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 flip | compound |
| 5 | flip | flip | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 flip | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patent | participle | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
The inventor patented his new kind of light bulb.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 inventor | det |
| 2 | inventor | inventor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 patented | nsubj |
| 3 | patented | patent | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 kind | nmod:poss |
| 5 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 kind | amod |
| 6 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 patented | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 bulb | case |
| 8 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bulb | compound |
| 9 | bulb | bulb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 kind | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 patented | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patent | past | the inventor | inventor's new kind of light bulb | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Theme |
Example 2
This patented zip never gets stuck.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 zip | det |
| 2 | patented | patent | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 zip | amod |
| 3 | zip | zip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gets | nsubj |
| 4 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 gets | advmod |
| 5 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | stuck | stuck | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 gets | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 gets | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patent | participle | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | not get | present | this patented zip | stuck property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Example 3
She patented her idea before showing it to any company.
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 patented | nsubj |
| 2 | patented | patent | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 idea | nmod:poss |
| 4 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 patented | obj |
| 5 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 6 showing | mark |
| 6 | showing | show | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 patented | advcl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 showing | obj |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 company | case |
| 9 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 company | det |
| 10 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 showing | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 patented | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patent | past | She | her idea | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme | ||||
| 2 | show | gerund | She not said here | idea | any company | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to company=Recipient |
Example 4
You cannot copy a patented machine without permission.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 copy | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 copy | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 copy | advmod |
| 4 | copy | copy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 machine | det |
| 6 | patented | patent | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 machine | amod |
| 7 | machine | machine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 copy | obj |
| 8 | without | without | ADP | _ | 9 permission | case |
| 9 | permission | permission | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 copy | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 copy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not copy | can | You | a patented machine | without permission | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent machine=Theme | |||
| 2 | patent | participle | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 5
Here comes Grandma's patented chocolate cake!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | root | root |
| 2 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Here | cop |
| 3 | Grandma | Grandma | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 cake | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 Grandma | case |
| 5 | patented | patent | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 cake | amod |
| 6 | chocolate | chocolate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cake | compound |
| 7 | cake | cake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Here | nsubj |
| 8 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Here | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Grandma's patented chocolate cake | here property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | patent | participle | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 6
The design was patented, so other firms had to pay to use it.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 design | det |
| 2 | design | design | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 patented | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 patented | aux:pass |
| 4 | patented | patent | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 had | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 had | advmod |
| 7 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 firms | amod |
| 8 | firms | firm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 had | nsubj |
| 9 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 patented | advcl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 pay | mark |
| 11 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 had | xcomp |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 use | mark |
| 13 | use | use | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 pay | advcl |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 use | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 patented | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patent | past · passive | the design | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | have | past | other firms | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | pay | to-infinitive | other firms not said here | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | use | to-infinitive | other firms not said here | design | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
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