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petrol

Who acts: Petrol, engines, Dad, We, Electric cars, price · What happens: be, make, put, go, stop, catch · To what, where: liquid fuel, oil, that, cars, engines, petrol

«petrol» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: petrol in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Petrol is a liquid fuel made from oil that is put into cars and other engines to make them go.

The tree, 20 words
nsubjcopdetamodaclcaseoblnsubj:passaux:passparataxiscaseoblccamodconjmarkadvclobjxcomppunctrootPetrolNOUNisAUXaDETliquidADJfuelNOUNmadeVERBfromADPoilNOUNthatPRONisAUXputVERBintoADPcarsNOUNandCCONJotherADJenginesNOUNtoPARTmakeVERBthemPRONgoVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PetrolpetrolNOUNNumber=Sing5 fuelnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 fuelcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 fueldet
4liquidliquidADJDegree=Pos5 fuelamod
5fuelfuelNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 fuelacl
7fromfromADP_8 oilcase
8oiloilNOUNNumber=Sing6 madeobl
9thatthatPRONPronType=Rel11 putnsubj:pass
10isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 putaux:pass
11putputVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 fuelparataxis
12intointoADP_13 carscase
13carscarNOUNNumber=Plur11 putobl
14andandCCONJ_16 enginescc
15otherotherADJDegree=Pos16 enginesamod
16enginesengineNOUNNumber=Plur13 carsconj
17totoPART_18 makemark
18makemakeVERBVerbForm=Inf11 putadvcl
19themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs18 makeobj
20gogoVERBVerbForm=Inf18 makexcomp
21..PUNCT_5 fuelpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentPetrola liquid fueltree rules
2makeparticiplea liquid fuel not said hereoilvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from oil=Material
3putpresent · passivethatcars and other enginesvn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal
4maketo-infinitiveengines = enginetree rules
5goinfinitiveengines = engine not said herevn disappearance-48.2-1 «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.

Example 1

Dad put petrol in the car.

nsubjobjcasedetoblpunctrootDadNOUNputVERBpetrolNOUNinADPtheDETcarNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DaddadNOUNNumber=Sing2 putnsubj
2putputVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3petrolpetrolNOUNNumber=Sing2 putobj
4ininADP_6 carcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 cardet
6carcarNOUNNumber=Sing2 putobl
7..PUNCT_2 putpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1putpastDadpetrolthe carvn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent petrol=Theme in car=Destination

Example 2

We stopped at the petrol station.

nsubjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootWePRONstoppedVERBatADPtheDETpetrolNOUNstationNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 stoppednsubj
2stoppedstopVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3atatADP_6 stationcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 stationdet
5petrolpetrolNOUNNumber=Sing6 stationcompound
6stationstationNOUNNumber=Sing2 stoppedobl
7..PUNCT_2 stoppedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stoppastWethe petrol stationvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at station=Location

Example 3

Petrol is made from oil.

nsubj:passaux:passcaseoblpunctrootPetrolNOUNisAUXmadeVERBfromADPoilNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PetrolpetrolNOUNNumber=Sing3 madensubj:pass
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 madeaux:pass
3mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4fromfromADP_5 oilcase
5oiloilNOUNNumber=Sing3 madeobl
6..PUNCT_3 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepresent · passivePetroloilvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from oil=Material

Example 4

Petrol catches fire very easily, so never play with it.

nsubjobjadvmodadvmodpunctadvmodadvmodparataxiscaseoblpunctrootPetrolNOUNcatchesVERBfireNOUNveryADVeasilyADV,PUNCTsoADVneverADVplayVERBwithADPitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PetrolpetrolNOUNNumber=Sing2 catchesnsubj
2catchescatchVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3firefireNOUNNumber=Sing2 catchesobj
4veryveryADV_5 easilyadvmod
5easilyeasilyADV_2 catchesadvmod
6,,PUNCT_9 playpunct
7sosoADV_9 playadvmod
8neverneverADVPronType=Neg9 playadvmod
9playplayVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin2 catchesparataxis
10withwithADP_11 itcase
11ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 playobl
12..PUNCT_2 catchespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1catchpresentPetrolfireeasily propertyvn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme
2not playinfinitivewith Petrolvn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with it=Theme

Example 5

Electric cars do not need petrol.

amodnsubjauxadvmodobjpunctrootElectricADJcarsNOUNdoAUXnotPARTneedVERBpetrolNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ElectricelectricADJDegree=Pos2 carsamod
2carscarNOUNNumber=Plur5 neednsubj
3dodoAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 needaux
4notnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 needadvmod
5needneedVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6petrolpetrolNOUNNumber=Sing5 needobj
7..PUNCT_5 needpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not needpresent · do-supportElectric carspetrolvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot petrol=Theme

Example 6

The price of petrol went up.

detnsubjcasenmodcompound:prtpunctrootTheDETpriceNOUNofADPpetrolNOUNwentVERBupADP.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 pricedet
2pricepriceNOUNNumber=Sing5 wentnsubj
3ofofADP_4 petrolcase
4petrolpetrolNOUNNumber=Sing2 pricenmod
5wentgoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6upupADP_5 wentcompound:prt
7..PUNCT_5 wentpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1go uppastthe price of petrolvn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 7

The lawnmower runs on petrol.

detnsubjcaseoblpunctrootTheDETlawnmowerNOUNrunsVERBonADPpetrolNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 lawnmowerdet
2lawnmowerlawnmowerNOUNNumber=Sing3 runsnsubj
3runsrunVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4ononADP_5 petrolcase
5petrolpetrolNOUNNumber=Sing3 runsobl
6..PUNCT_3 runspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1runpresentthe lawnmowerpetrolvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on petrol=Trajectory

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