pig Who acts: pig, flat nose, Calling, they, Pigs, farmer · What happens: be, call, say, mean, eat, roll · To what, where: farm animal, snout, oink, person, much, pig · Speech: someone speaks here
«pig» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: pig in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A pig is a farm animal with a pink or dark body, a flat nose called a snout, short legs and a curly tail; it says «oink».
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det compound case det amod cc conj nmod punct det amod conj acl det obj punct amod nmod cc det amod conj punct nsubj parataxis punct obj punct punct root A DET pig NOUN is AUX a DET farm NOUN animal NOUN with ADP a DET pink ADJ or CCONJ dark ADJ body NOUN , PUNCT a DET flat ADJ nose NOUN called VERB a DET snout NOUN , PUNCT short ADJ legs NOUN and CCONJ a DET curly ADJ tail NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON says VERB « PUNCT oink NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pig det 2 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 6 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 animal det 5 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 6 animal compound 6 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 12 body case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 body det 9 pink pink ADJ Degree=Pos 12 body amod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 dark cc 11 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 9 pink conj 12 body body NOUN Number=Sing 6 animal nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 nose punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 nose det 15 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 16 nose amod 16 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 6 animal conj 17 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 nose acl 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 snout det 19 snout snout NOUN Number=Sing 17 called obj 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 legs punct 21 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 22 legs amod 22 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 19 snout nmod 23 and and CCONJ _ 26 tail cc 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 tail det 25 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 26 tail amod 26 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 22 legs conj 27 ; ; PUNCT _ 29 says punct 28 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 29 says nsubj 29 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 animal parataxis 30 « « PUNCT _ 31 oink punct 31 oink oink NOUN Number=Sing 29 says obj 32 » » PUNCT _ 31 oink punct 33 . . PUNCT _ 6 animal punct
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1 is a present a pig a farm animal and a flat nose with a pink body tree rules 2 call participle a flat nose not said here a snout short legs and a curly tail vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent snout=Recipient 3 say speech: assert present pig oink vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent oink=Topic
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 Calling a person a pig (informal, rude) means they eat too much, are messy, or are greedy.
The tree, 17 words csubj det obj det obj punct amod punct conj punct nsubj ccomp advmod obj punct cop advcl punct cc cop conj punct root Calling VERB a DET person NOUN a DET pig NOUN ( PUNCT informal ADJ , PUNCT rude ADJ ) PUNCT means VERB they PRON eat VERB too ADV much ADJ , PUNCT are AUX messy ADJ , PUNCT or CCONJ are AUX greedy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Calling call VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 means csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 1 Calling obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pig det 5 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 1 Calling obj 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 informal punct 7 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 pig amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 rude punct 9 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 7 informal conj 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 informal punct 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 eat nsubj 13 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 means ccomp 14 too too ADV _ 15 much advmod 15 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 13 eat obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 messy punct 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 messy cop 18 messy messy ADJ Degree=Pos 13 eat advcl 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 greedy punct 20 or or CCONJ _ 22 greedy cc 21 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 greedy cop 22 greedy greedy ADJ Degree=Pos 18 messy conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 11 means punct
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1 call gerund a person vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme pig=Result 2 mean present Calling vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 eat present they much vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Patient 4 is present they not said here messy property tree rules 5 is present they not said here greedy property tree rules
Example 1 The pig rolled in the mud to keep cool.
det acl case det obl mark advcl xcomp punct root The DET pig NOUN rolled VERB in ADP the DET mud NOUN to PART keep VERB cool ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pig det 2 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 rolled roll VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 pig acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 mud case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mud det 6 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 3 rolled obl 7 to to PART _ 8 keep mark 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 rolled advcl 9 cool cool ADJ Degree=Pos 8 keep xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 pig punct
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1 roll participle the pig not said here the mud vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mud=Trajectory 2 keep to-infinitive cool property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 A baby pig is called a piglet.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass det xcomp punct root A DET baby NOUN pig NOUN is AUX called VERB a DET piglet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 pig det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 pig compound 3 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 5 called nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 piglet det 7 piglet piglet NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 call present · passive a baby pig vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 3 Pigs are clever animals.
nsubj cop amod punct root Pigs NOUN are AUX clever ADJ animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pigs pig NOUN Number=Plur 4 animals nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 animals cop 3 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 4 animals amod 4 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 animals punct
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1 is a present Pigs clever animals tree rules
Example 4 The farmer feeds the pigs every morning.
det nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET farmer NOUN feeds VERB the DET pigs NOUN every DET morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 feeds nsubj 3 feeds feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 pigs det 5 pigs pig NOUN Number=Plur 3 feeds obj 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 morning det 7 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 3 feeds obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 feeds punct
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1 feed present the farmer the pigs morning vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pig=Recipient
Example 5 I saved my coins in a piggy bank.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det compound obl punct root I PRON saved VERB my PRON coins NOUN in ADP a DET piggy NOUN bank NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 saved nsubj 2 saved save VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 coins nmod:poss 4 coins coin NOUN Number=Plur 2 saved obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 bank case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bank det 7 piggy piggy NOUN Number=Sing 8 bank compound 8 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 2 saved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 saved punct
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1 save past I my coins a piggy bank vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Theme 2 coin my nom coin «possession transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The three little pigs built three houses.
det nummod amod nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET three NUM little ADJ pigs NOUN built VERB three NUM houses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 pigs det 2 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 pigs nummod 3 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 4 pigs amod 4 pigs pig NOUN Number=Plur 5 built nsubj 5 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 houses nummod 7 houses house NOUN Number=Plur 5 built obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 built punct
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1 build past the three little pigs three houses vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Product
Example 7 Pigs have a strong sense of smell.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root Pigs NOUN have VERB a DET strong ADJ sense NOUN of ADP smell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pigs pig NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sense det 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sense amod 5 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 smell case 7 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 5 sense nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Pigs a strong sense of smell vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sense=Patient 2 sense smell nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 8 «I will tidy my room when pigs fly!»
punct nsubj aux nmod:poss obj mark nsubj advcl punct punct root « PUNCT I PRON will AUX tidy VERB my PRON room NOUN when SCONJ pigs NOUN fly VERB ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 tidy punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 tidy nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 tidy aux 4 tidy tidy VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 room nmod:poss 6 room room NOUN Number=Sing 4 tidy obj 7 when when SCONJ _ 9 fly mark 8 pigs pig NOUN Number=Plur 9 fly nsubj 9 fly fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tidy advcl 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 tidy punct 11 » » PUNCT _ 4 tidy punct
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1 tidy in a quote future I my room tree rules 2 fly in a quote present pigs vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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