percussion Who acts: Percussion, you, orchestra, drum, we, percussion section · What happens: mean, play, hit, shake, scrape, be · To what, where: musical instruments, instruments, part, one thing, percussion instrument, percussion
«percussion» 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: percussion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Percussion means musical instruments that you play by hitting, shaking or scraping them, such as drums, tambourines, triangles, cymbals and xylophones.
The tree, 21 words nsubj amod obj obl nsubj acl:relcl mark advcl punct conj cc conj obj punct case fixed conj punct conj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root Percussion NOUN means VERB musical ADJ instruments NOUN that PRON you PRON play VERB by SCONJ hitting VERB , PUNCT shaking VERB or CCONJ scraping VERB them PRON , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP drums NOUN , PUNCT tambourines NOUN , PUNCT triangles NOUN , PUNCT cymbals NOUN and CCONJ xylophones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 4 instruments amod 4 instruments instrument NOUN Number=Plur 2 means obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 play obl 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 play nsubj 7 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 instruments acl:relcl 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 hitting mark 9 hitting hit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 play advcl 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 shaking punct 11 shaking shake VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 hitting conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 scraping cc 13 scraping scrape VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 hitting conj 14 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 scraping obj 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 drums punct 16 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 18 drums case 17 as as ADP _ 16 such fixed 18 drums drum NOUN Number=Plur 4 instruments conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 tambourines punct 20 tambourines tambourine NOUN Number=Plur 4 instruments conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 triangles punct 22 triangles triangle NOUN Number=Plur 4 instruments conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 cymbals punct 24 cymbals cymbal NOUN Number=Plur 4 instruments conj 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 xylophones cc 26 xylophones xylophone NOUN Number=Plur 4 instruments conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Percussion musical instruments and drums and tambourines and triangles and cymbals and xylophones vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instrument=Topic 2 play present you musical instruments and drums and tambourines and triangles and cymbals and xylophones vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 hit gerund you not said here vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 shake gerund you not said here vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 5 scrape gerund you not said here instruments = instrument vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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 The percussion is the part of an orchestra or band that plays these instruments.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root The DET percussion NOUN is AUX the DET part NOUN of ADP an DET orchestra NOUN or CCONJ band NOUN that PRON plays VERB these DET instruments NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 percussion det 2 percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 5 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 part cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 part det 5 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 orchestra case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 orchestra det 8 orchestra orchestra NOUN Number=Sing 5 part nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 band cc 10 band band NOUN Number=Sing 8 orchestra conj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 plays nsubj 12 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 orchestra acl:relcl 13 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 14 instruments det 14 instruments instrument NOUN Number=Plur 12 plays obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 part punct
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1 is a present the percussion the part of a orchestra or band tree rules 2 play present a orchestra or band this instruments vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instrument=Theme
Meaning 3 Percussion means the hitting of one thing against another, a sharp knock (formal).
The tree, 13 words nsubj det nsubj case nummod obj case nmod punct det amod conj punct amod punct punct root Percussion NOUN means VERB the DET hitting VERB of ADP one NUM thing NOUN against ADP another DET , PUNCT a DET sharp ADJ knock NOUN ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 thing det 4 hitting hit VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 thing nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 7 thing case 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 thing nummod 7 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 8 against against ADP _ 9 another case 9 another another DET PronType=Ind 7 thing nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 knock punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 knock det 12 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 13 knock amod 13 knock knock NOUN Number=Sing 7 thing conj 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 formal punct 15 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 13 knock amod 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 formal punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Percussion the one thing and a sharp knock against another vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic 2 hit gerund vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The drum is a percussion instrument.
det nsubj cop det compound punct root The DET drum NOUN is AUX a DET percussion NOUN instrument NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 drum det 2 drum drum NOUN Number=Sing 6 instrument nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 instrument cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 instrument det 5 percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 6 instrument compound 6 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 instrument punct
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1 is a present the drum a percussion instrument tree rules
Example 2 In music we played percussion with shakers and drums.
case obl nsubj obj case obl cc conj punct root In ADP music NOUN we PRON played VERB percussion NOUN with ADP shakers NOUN and CCONJ drums NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 music case 2 music music NOUN Number=Sing 4 played obl 3 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 played nsubj 4 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 4 played obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 shakers case 7 shakers shaker NOUN Number=Plur 4 played obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 drums cc 9 drums drum NOUN Number=Plur 7 shakers conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 played punct
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1 play past we percussion music with shakers and drums vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent percussion=Theme with shaker=Co-Agent
Example 3 The percussion section sits at the back of the orchestra.
det compound nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET percussion NOUN section NOUN sits VERB at ADP the DET back NOUN of ADP the DET orchestra NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 section det 2 percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 3 section compound 3 section section NOUN Number=Sing 4 sits nsubj 4 sits sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 back case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 back det 7 back back NOUN Number=Sing 4 sits obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 orchestra case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 orchestra det 10 orchestra orchestra NOUN Number=Sing 7 back nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 sits punct
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1 sit present the percussion section the back of the orchestra vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at back=Location
Example 4 A xylophone is tuned percussion, because it plays notes.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass obj punct mark nsubj conj obj punct root A DET xylophone NOUN is AUX tuned VERB percussion NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ it PRON plays VERB notes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 xylophone det 2 xylophone xylophone NOUN Number=Sing 4 tuned nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tuned aux:pass 4 tuned tune VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 4 tuned obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 plays punct 7 because because SCONJ _ 9 plays mark 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 plays nsubj 9 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tuned conj 10 notes note NOUN Number=Plur 9 plays obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 tuned punct
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1 tune present · passive a xylophone tree rules 2 play present xylophone notes vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme
Example 5 Clap and stamp for body percussion.
cc conj case compound nmod punct root Clap NOUN and CCONJ stamp NOUN for ADP body NOUN percussion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clap clap NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 stamp cc 3 stamp stamp NOUN Number=Sing 1 Clap conj 4 for for ADP _ 6 percussion case 5 body body NOUN Number=Sing 6 percussion compound 6 percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 3 stamp nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Clap punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6 My brother has percussion lessons on Saturdays.
nmod:poss nsubj compound obj case nmod punct root My PRON brother NOUN has VERB percussion NOUN lessons NOUN on ADP Saturdays PROPN . PUNCT 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 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 5 lessons compound 5 lessons lesson NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 Saturdays case 7 Saturdays Saturday PROPN Number=Plur 5 lessons nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present My brother percussion lessons on Saturdays vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Patient
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