periodically Who acts: It, you, We, plant, comet, Dad · What happens: mean, happen, check, measure, see, grow · To what, where: smoke alarm, plant, garage, us, work, computer
«periodically» 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: periodically in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Periodically means happening again and again, from time to time.
advmod xcomp advmod cc conj punct case obl case nmod punct root Periodically ADV means VERB happening VERB again ADV and CCONJ again ADV , PUNCT from ADP time NOUN to ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Periodically periodically ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 happening happen VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 again again ADV _ 3 happening advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 again cc 6 again again ADV _ 4 again conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 time punct 8 from from ADP _ 9 time case 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 happening obl 10 to to ADP _ 11 time case 11 time time NOUN Number=Sing 9 time nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present periodically property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 happen not said to happen gerund again; time vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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 It can mean happening at regular times, like every week or every year.
The tree, 13 words nsubj aux xcomp case amod obl punct case det obl cc det conj punct root It PRON can AUX mean VERB happening VERB at ADP regular ADJ times NOUN , PUNCT like ADP every DET week NOUN or CCONJ every DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 happening happen VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 mean xcomp 5 at at ADP _ 7 times case 6 regular regular ADJ Degree=Pos 7 times amod 7 times time NOUN Number=Plur 4 happening obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 week punct 9 like like ADP _ 11 week case 10 every every DET PronType=Tot 11 week det 11 week week NOUN Number=Sing 4 happening obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 year cc 13 every every DET PronType=Tot 14 year det 14 year year NOUN Number=Sing 11 week conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can It vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 happen not said to happen gerund time; week vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Check the smoke alarm periodically.
det compound obj advmod punct root Check VERB the DET smoke NOUN alarm NOUN periodically ADV . 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 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 alarm det 3 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 4 alarm compound 4 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obj 5 periodically periodically ADV _ 1 Check advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
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1 check imperative you not said here the smoke alarm periodically property vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme
Example 2 We measured the plant periodically to see it grow.
nsubj det obj advmod mark advcl obj xcomp punct root We PRON measured VERB the DET plant NOUN periodically ADV to PART see VERB it PRON grow VERB . 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 2 measured nsubj 2 measured measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 plant det 4 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 2 measured obj 5 periodically periodically ADV _ 2 measured advmod 6 to to PART _ 7 see mark 7 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 measured advcl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 see obj 9 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 see xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 measured punct
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1 measure past We the plant periodically property vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme plant=Value 2 see to-infinitive We not said here plant tree rules 3 grow infinitive plant not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The comet returns periodically.
det nsubj advmod punct root The DET comet NOUN returns VERB periodically ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 comet det 2 comet comet NOUN Number=Sing 3 returns nsubj 3 returns return VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 periodically periodically ADV _ 3 returns advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 returns punct
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1 return present the comet periodically property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Dad periodically clears out the garage.
nsubj advmod compound:prt det obj punct root Dad NOUN periodically ADV clears VERB out ADP the DET garage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 clears nsubj 2 periodically periodically ADV _ 3 clears advmod 3 clears clear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 clears compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 garage det 6 garage garage NOUN Number=Sing 3 clears obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 clears punct
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1 clear out present Dad the garage periodically property vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent garage=Source
Example 5 The teacher periodically reminded us to save our work.
det nsubj advmod obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN periodically ADV reminded VERB us PRON to PART save VERB our PRON work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 reminded nsubj 3 periodically periodically ADV _ 4 reminded advmod 4 reminded remind VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 reminded obj 6 to to PART _ 7 save mark 7 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 reminded advcl 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 work nmod:poss 9 work work NOUN Number=Sing 7 save obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 reminded punct
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1 remind speech: other past the teacher us periodically property vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient 2 save to-infinitive the teacher not said here our work vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme 3 work our nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Water the seeds periodically, not every minute.
det conj advmod punct advmod det conj punct root Water NOUN the DET seeds NOUN periodically ADV , PUNCT not PART every DET minute NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 seeds det 3 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 1 Water conj 4 periodically periodically ADV _ 1 Water advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 minute punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 minute advmod 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 minute det 8 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 1 Water conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Water punct
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Example 7 The computer updates itself periodically.
det nsubj obj advmod punct root The DET computer NOUN updates VERB itself PRON periodically ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 computer det 2 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 3 updates nsubj 3 updates update VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 updates obj 5 periodically periodically ADV _ 3 updates advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 updates punct
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1 update speech: other present the computer computer periodically property vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent itself=Recipient
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