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Who acts: words, funny phrase, your, phrase, you, She · What happens: go together, not be, say, write, be, break · To what, where: whole sentence, something, particular way, phrase, leg, funny phrase · Speech: someone speaks here

«phrase» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: phrase in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small group of words that go together but is not a whole sentence.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 group	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 group	amod
3	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 words	case
5	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 group	nmod
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 go	nsubj
7	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 words	acl:relcl
8	together	together	ADV	_	7 go	advmod
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	14 sentence	cc
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 sentence	cop
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 sentence	advmod
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 sentence	det
13	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 sentence	amod
14	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 go	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 group	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go together	present	words					together property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	not is a	present	words not said here	a whole sentence					tree rules

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

A common saying or expression.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 saying	det
2	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 saying	amod
3	saying	saying	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 expression	cc
5	expression	expression	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saying	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 saying	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To say or write something in a particular way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 say	mark
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 write	cc
4	write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 say	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 write	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 way	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 way	det
8	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 write	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	to-infinitive							vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	write	infinitive		something		a particular way			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme in way=Destination

Meaning 4

Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

A short part of a tune.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 part	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 part	amod
3	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 tune	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tune	det
6	tune	tune	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 part	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 part	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

"In the morning" is a phrase, not a sentence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 phrase	punct
2	In	in	ADP	_	4 morning	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 morning	det
4	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 phrase	obl
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 morning	punct
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 phrase	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 phrase	det
8	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 sentence	punct
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 sentence	advmod
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 sentence	det
12	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 phrase	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 phrase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a phrase and a sentence			morning		tree rules

Example 2

"Break a leg" is a funny phrase that means good luck.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Break	punct
2	Break	break	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	9 phrase	nsubj
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 leg	det
4	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Break	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Break	punct
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 phrase	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 phrase	det
8	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 phrase	amod
9	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 means	nsubj
11	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 phrase	acl:relcl
12	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 luck	amod
13	luck	luck	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 means	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 phrase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break in a quote	infinitive		a leg					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Patient
2	is a	present		a funny phrase					tree rules
3	mean	present	a funny phrase	good luck					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent luck=Topic

Example 3

Can you phrase your question more clearly?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 phrase	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 phrase	nsubj
3	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 question	nmod:poss
5	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 phrase	obj
6	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	7 clearly	advmod
7	clearly	clearly	ADV	_	3 phrase	advmod
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 phrase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	question		your						nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The phrase "how many left" tells you to subtract.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 phrase	det
2	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tells	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 left	punct
4	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	5 many	advmod
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 left	amod
6	left	left	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 phrase	parataxis
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 left	punct
8	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 tells	iobj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 subtract	mark
11	subtract	subtract	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 tells	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 tells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present	the phrase		you				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic
2	subtract not said to happen	to-infinitive	the phrase not said here						vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Learn the phrases in the French phrase book.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Learn	learn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 phrases	det
3	phrases	phrase	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Learn	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	8 book	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 book	det
6	French	French	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 book	amod
7	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 book	compound
8	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Learn	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Learn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	imperative	you not said here	the phrases		the French phrase book			vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phrase=Topic

Example 6

She has a nice turn of phrase.

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 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 turn	det
4	nice	nice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 turn	amod
5	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 phrase	case
7	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turn	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	She	a nice turn of phrase					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turn=Patient

Example 7

Play the first phrase of the song again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Play	play	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 phrase	det
3	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 phrase	amod
4	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Play	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 song	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 song	det
7	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 phrase	nmod
8	again	again	ADV	_	1 Play	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	imperative	you not said here	the first phrase of the song			again		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phrase=Theme
2	phrase			the song					nom phrase «communication transitive»: of=patient

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