pill Who acts: pill, you, adults, doctor, pills, Grandma · What happens: be, swallow, mean, take, not have, give · To what, where: small piece, medicine, baby, pills, me, one pill
«pill» 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: pill in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A pill is a small, round or flat piece of medicine that you swallow whole.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod punct conj cc conj case nmod obj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp punct root A DET pill NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT round ADJ or CCONJ flat ADJ piece NOUN of ADP medicine NOUN that PRON you PRON swallow VERB whole ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pill det 2 pill pill NOUN Number=Sing 10 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 piece det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 piece amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 round punct 7 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 5 small conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 flat cc 9 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 5 small conj 10 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 12 medicine case 12 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 10 piece nmod 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 swallow obj 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 swallow nsubj 15 swallow swallow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 piece acl:relcl 16 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 15 swallow xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 piece punct
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1 is a present a pill a small piece of medicine tree rules 2 swallow present you a small piece whole property vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=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 pill» can mean a medicine some adults take every day so they do not have a baby (adult topic).
The tree, 20 words punct det nsubj punct aux det obj det nsubj parataxis det obj advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl det obj punct amod appos punct punct root « PUNCT The DET pill NOUN » PUNCT can AUX mean VERB a DET medicine NOUN some DET adults NOUN take VERB every DET day NOUN so ADV they PRON do AUX not PART have VERB a DET baby NOUN ( PUNCT adult ADJ topic NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 pill punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pill det 3 pill pill NOUN Number=Sing 6 mean nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 pill punct 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 medicine det 8 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 6 mean obj 9 some some DET PronType=Ind 10 adults det 10 adults adult NOUN Number=Plur 11 take nsubj 11 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mean parataxis 12 every every DET PronType=Tot 13 day det 13 day day NOUN Number=Sing 11 take obj 14 so so ADV _ 18 have advmod 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 have nsubj 16 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 have aux 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 have advmod 18 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 take advcl 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 baby det 20 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 18 have obj 21 ( ( PUNCT _ 23 topic punct 22 adult adult ADJ Degree=Pos 23 topic amod 23 topic topic NOUN Number=Sing 20 baby appos 24 ) ) PUNCT _ 23 topic punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 mean can the pill a medicine vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Topic 2 take present some adults day vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 not have present · do-support adults = adult a baby vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient
Example 1 The doctor gave me pills for my sore throat.
det nsubj iobj obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root The DET doctor NOUN gave VERB me PRON pills NOUN for ADP my PRON sore ADJ throat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 gave iobj 5 pills pill NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave obj 6 for for ADP _ 9 throat case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 throat nmod:poss 8 sore sore ADJ Degree=Pos 9 throat amod 9 throat throat NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the doctor pills me for my sore throat vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient pill=Theme for throat=Asset
Example 2 Take one pill twice a day with water.
nummod obj advmod det obl:unmarked case obl punct root Take VERB one NUM pill NOUN twice ADV a DET day NOUN with ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 pill nummod 3 pill pill NOUN Number=Sing 1 Take obj 4 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 1 Take advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 day det 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 1 Take obl:unmarked 7 with with ADP _ 8 water case 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Take obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Take punct
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1 take imperative you not said here one pill day with water; twice property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pill=Theme
Example 3 Never take pills you find.
advmod obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root Never ADV take VERB pills NOUN you PRON find VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 take advmod 2 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pills pill NOUN Number=Plur 2 take obj 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 find nsubj 5 find find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 pills acl:relcl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 take punct
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1 not take imperative you not said here pills vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pill=Theme 2 find present you pills not said here vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pill=Topic
Example 4 Some pills look like sweets, so keep them out of reach.
det nsubj case obl punct advmod conj obj case case obl punct root Some DET pills NOUN look VERB like ADP sweets NOUN , PUNCT so ADV keep VERB them PRON out ADP of ADP reach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 pills det 2 pills pill NOUN Number=Plur 3 look nsubj 3 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 5 sweets case 5 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 3 look obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 keep punct 7 so so ADV _ 8 keep advmod 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 look conj 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 keep obj 10 out out ADP _ 12 reach case 11 of of ADP _ 12 reach case 12 reach reach NOUN Number=Sing 8 keep obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
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1 look present some pills like sweets vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 keep infinitive some pills not said here pills = pill reach vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme out reach=Location
Example 5 Grandma keeps her pills in a box with the days of the week.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl case det nmod case det nmod punct root Grandma NOUN keeps VERB her PRON pills NOUN in ADP a DET box NOUN with ADP the DET days NOUN of ADP the DET week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps nsubj 2 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 pills nmod:poss 4 pills pill NOUN Number=Plur 2 keeps obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 box case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 box det 7 box box NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps obl 8 with with ADP _ 10 days case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 days det 10 days day NOUN Number=Plur 7 box nmod 11 of of ADP _ 13 week case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 week det 13 week week NOUN Number=Sing 10 days nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 keeps punct
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1 keep present Grandma Grandma's pills a box with the days of the week vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent pill=Theme in box=Location
Example 6 My dog has to swallow a worm pill.
nmod:poss nsubj mark xcomp det compound obj punct root My PRON dog NOUN has VERB to PART swallow VERB a DET worm NOUN pill NOUN . 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 dog nmod:poss 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 swallow mark 5 swallow swallow VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 has xcomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pill det 7 worm worm NOUN Number=Sing 8 pill compound 8 pill pill NOUN Number=Sing 5 swallow obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present My dog tree rules 2 swallow to-infinitive My dog not said here a worm pill vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pill=Patient
Example 7 Losing the match was a bitter pill to swallow.
csubj det obj cop det amod mark acl punct root Losing VERB the DET match NOUN was AUX a DET bitter ADJ pill NOUN to PART swallow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 pill csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 match det 3 match match NOUN Number=Sing 1 Losing obj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 pill cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pill det 6 bitter bitter ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pill amod 7 pill pill NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 to to PART _ 9 swallow mark 9 swallow swallow VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 pill acl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 pill punct
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1 lose gerund the match vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality 2 is a past Losing a bitter pill tree rules 3 swallow to-infinitive vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 Vitamin pills are not a replacement for good food.
compound nsubj cop advmod det case amod nmod punct root Vitamin NOUN pills NOUN are AUX not PART a DET replacement NOUN for ADP good ADJ food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vitamin vitamin NOUN Number=Sing 2 pills compound 2 pills pill NOUN Number=Plur 6 replacement nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 replacement cop 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 replacement advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 replacement det 6 replacement replacement NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 9 food case 8 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 9 food amod 9 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 replacement nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 replacement punct
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1 not is a present Vitamin pills a replacement for good food tree rules
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