platypus Who acts: platypus, flat tail, mammal, Platypuses, male platypus, scientists · What happens: be, web, lay, live, have, hunt · To what, where: unusual animal, eastern Australia, eggs, Australia, mammal, bill · Speech: someone speaks here
«platypus» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: platypus in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A platypus is an unusual animal from eastern Australia with a duck-like bill, webbed feet, thick fur and a flat tail like a beaver's, which lays eggs.
The tree, 29 words det nsubj cop det amod case amod nmod case det compound punct amod nmod punct amod conj punct amod conj cc det amod conj case det nmod case punct nsubj parataxis obj punct root A DET platypus NOUN is AUX an DET unusual ADJ animal NOUN from ADP eastern ADJ Australia PROPN with ADP a DET duck NOUN - PUNCT like ADJ bill NOUN , PUNCT webbed VERB feet NOUN , PUNCT thick ADJ fur NOUN and CCONJ a DET flat ADJ tail NOUN like ADP a DET beaver NOUN 's PART , PUNCT which PRON lays VERB eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 platypus det 2 platypus platypus NOUN Number=Sing 6 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 animal cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 animal det 5 unusual unusual ADJ Degree=Pos 6 animal amod 6 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 from from ADP _ 9 Australia case 8 eastern eastern ADJ Degree=Pos 9 Australia amod 9 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 6 animal nmod 10 with with ADP _ 15 bill case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 bill det 12 duck duck NOUN Number=Sing 14 like compound 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 duck punct 14 like like ADJ Degree=Pos 15 bill amod 15 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing 6 animal nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 feet punct 17 webbed web VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 feet amod 18 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 15 bill conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 fur punct 20 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 21 fur amod 21 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 15 bill conj 22 and and CCONJ _ 25 tail cc 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 tail det 24 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 25 tail amod 25 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 15 bill conj 26 like like ADP _ 28 beaver case 27 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 28 beaver det 28 beaver beaver NOUN Number=Sing 25 tail nmod 29 's 's PART _ 28 beaver case 30 , , PUNCT _ 32 lays punct 31 which which PRON PronType=Rel 32 lays nsubj 32 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 tail parataxis 33 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 32 lays obj 34 . . PUNCT _ 6 animal punct
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1 is a present a platypus a unusual animal eastern Australia with a like bill and webbed feet and thick fur and a flat tail like a beaver tree rules 2 web participle tree rules 3 lay present a flat tail like a beaver eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
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 The platypus lives in Australia.
det nsubj case obl punct root The DET platypus NOUN lives VERB in ADP Australia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 platypus det 2 platypus platypus NOUN Number=Sing 3 lives nsubj 3 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 Australia case 5 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 3 lives obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 lives punct
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1 live present the platypus Australia vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in australia=Location
Example 2 A platypus is a mammal that lays eggs.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root A DET platypus NOUN is AUX a DET mammal NOUN that PRON lays VERB eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 platypus det 2 platypus platypus NOUN Number=Sing 5 mammal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mammal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mammal det 5 mammal mammal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 lays nsubj 7 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mammal acl:relcl 8 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 7 lays obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 mammal punct
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1 is a present a platypus a mammal tree rules 2 lay present a mammal eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
Example 3 The platypus has a bill like a duck.
det nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root The DET platypus NOUN has VERB a DET bill NOUN like ADP a DET duck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 platypus det 2 platypus platypus NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bill det 5 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 like like ADP _ 8 duck case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 duck det 8 duck duck NOUN Number=Sing 5 bill nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the platypus a bill like a duck vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bill=Patient
Example 4 Platypuses hunt underwater with their eyes shut.
nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl conj punct root Platypuses NOUN hunt VERB underwater ADV with ADP their PRON eyes NOUN shut ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Platypuses platypus NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunt nsubj 2 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 underwater underwater ADV _ 2 hunt advmod 4 with with ADP _ 6 eyes case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 eyes nmod:poss 6 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunt obl 7 shut shut ADJ Degree=Pos 2 hunt conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 hunt punct
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1 hunt present Platypuses with Platypuses's eyes; underwater property vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The male platypus has a poisonous spur.
det amod nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET male ADJ platypus NOUN has VERB a DET poisonous ADJ spur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 platypus det 2 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 3 platypus amod 3 platypus platypus NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 spur det 6 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 spur amod 7 spur spur NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the male platypus a poisonous spur vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spur=Patient
Example 6 When scientists first saw a platypus, they thought it was a joke.
advmod nsubj advmod advcl det obj punct nsubj nsubj cop det ccomp punct root When ADV scientists NOUN first ADV saw VERB a DET platypus NOUN , PUNCT they PRON thought VERB it PRON was AUX a DET joke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 4 saw advmod 2 scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 4 saw nsubj 3 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 saw advmod 4 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 thought advcl 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 platypus det 6 platypus platypus NOUN Number=Sing 4 saw obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 saw punct 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 thought nsubj 9 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 joke nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 joke cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 joke det 13 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 9 thought ccomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 thought punct
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1 see past scientists a platypus first property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer platypus=Stimulus 2 think speech: other past scientists = scientist vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a past platypus a joke tree rules
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