peninsula

Who acts: peninsula, water, Famous peninsulas, Florida, Italy, We · What happens: be, surround, join, include, shape, drive · To what, where: piece, that, Florida, peninsula, south east, end

«peninsula» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: peninsula in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but joined to a larger piece of land on one side.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 peninsula	det
2	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 piece	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 piece	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 piece	det
5	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 land	case
7	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 piece	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 surrounded	nsubj:pass
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 surrounded	aux:pass
10	almost	almost	ADV	_	11 surrounded	advmod
11	surrounded	surround	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 piece	parataxis
12	by	by	ADP	_	13 water	case
13	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 surrounded	obl
14	but	but	CCONJ	_	15 joined	cc
15	joined	join	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 surrounded	conj
16	to	to	ADP	_	19 piece	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 piece	det
18	larger	large	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	19 piece	amod
19	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 joined	obl
20	of	of	ADP	_	21 land	case
21	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 piece	nmod
22	on	on	ADP	_	24 side	case
23	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	24 side	nummod
24	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 piece	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 piece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a peninsula	a piece	of land	tree rules
2	surround	present · passive	water	that	almost property	vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme
3	join	participle	water not said here		to a larger piece of land on one side	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient to piece=Co-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

Famous peninsulas include Florida, Italy, Cape York in Australia and the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal).

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 peninsulas	amod
2	peninsulas	peninsula	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 include	nsubj
3	include	include	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Florida	Florida	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 include	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 Italy	punct
6	Italy	Italy	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Florida	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 York	punct
8	Cape	Cape	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 York	compound
9	York	York	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Florida	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 Australia	case
11	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 York	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 Peninsula	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 Peninsula	det
14	Iberian	Iberian	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 Peninsula	compound
15	Peninsula	Peninsula	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Florida	conj
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 Spain	punct
17	Spain	Spain	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 Peninsula	appos
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 Portugal	cc
19	Portugal	Portugal	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Spain	conj
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 Spain	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 include	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	include	present	Famous peninsulas	Florida and Italy and Cape York in Australia and the Iberian Peninsula					vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent florida=Theme

Example 1

Florida is a peninsula in the south-east of the USA.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Florida	Florida	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 peninsula	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 peninsula	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 peninsula	det
4	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 east	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 east	det
7	south	south	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 east	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 south	punct
9	east	east	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 peninsula	nmod
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 USA	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 USA	det
12	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 east	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 peninsula	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Florida	a peninsula		the south east of the USA			tree rules

Example 2

Italy is a peninsula shaped like a boot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Italy	Italy	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 peninsula	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 peninsula	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 peninsula	det
4	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 peninsula	acl
6	like	like	ADP	_	8 boot	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 boot	det
8	boot	boot	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shaped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 peninsula	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Italy	a peninsula					tree rules
2	shape	participle		a peninsula not said here				like a boot	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 3

We drove to the end of the peninsula to see the lighthouse.

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 drove	nsubj
2	drove	drive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 end	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 end	det
5	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drove	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 peninsula	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 peninsula	det
8	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 end	nmod
9	to	to	PART	_	10 see	mark
10	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 drove	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 lighthouse	det
12	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 see	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drive	past	We				to the end of the peninsula		vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to end=Trajectory
2	see	to-infinitive	We not said here	the lighthouse					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lighthouse=Stimulus

Example 4

A peninsula has water on three sides.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 peninsula	det
2	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 sides	case
6	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 sides	nummod
7	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a peninsula	water		three sides			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient

Example 5

The Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand has lovely beaches.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Peninsula	det
2	Coromandel	Coromandel	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Peninsula	compound
3	Peninsula	Peninsula	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 has	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 Zealand	case
5	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Zealand	flat
6	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Peninsula	nmod
7	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 beaches	amod
9	beaches	beach	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 has	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand	lovely beaches					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Patient

Example 6

On the map, colour the peninsula green.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 map	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 map	det
3	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 colour	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 map	punct
5	colour	colour	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 peninsula	det
7	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 colour	obj
8	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 colour	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 colour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	colour	imperative	you not said here	the peninsula		the map		green property	tree rules

Example 7

In particular, the majority of the Drolls or comic tales and jingles can be traced, without much difficulty, back to the Indian peninsula.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 particular	case
2	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 traced	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 particular	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 majority	det
5	majority	majority	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 traced	nsubj:pass
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 Drolls	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Drolls	det
8	Drolls	Droll	PROPN	Number=Plur	5 majority	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 tales	cc
10	comic	comic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 tales	amod
11	tales	tale	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 majority	conj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 jingles	cc
13	jingles	jingle	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 tales	conj
14	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 traced	aux
15	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 traced	aux:pass
16	traced	trace	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 difficulty	punct
18	without	without	ADP	_	20 difficulty	case
19	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 difficulty	amod
20	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 traced	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 back	punct
22	back	back	ADV	_	20 difficulty	advmod
23	to	to	ADP	_	26 peninsula	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 peninsula	det
25	Indian	Indian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 peninsula	amod
26	peninsula	peninsula	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 back	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 traced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trace	can · passive		the majority of the Drolls or comic tales and jingles		particular		without much difficulty	vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in particular=Destination

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