plaything
Who acts: plaything, You, I, playthings, He · What happens: be, use, treat, have, take, love · To what, where: toy, thing, person, that, it, care
«plaything» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: plaything in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A plaything is a toy, or a thing that is used for fun.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 plaything | det |
| 2 | plaything | plaything | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 toy | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 toy | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 toy | det |
| 5 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 thing | punct |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 thing | cc |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 thing | det |
| 9 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 toy | conj |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 used | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 used | aux:pass |
| 12 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 thing | acl:relcl |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 fun | case |
| 14 | fun | fun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 used | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 toy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a plaything | a toy or a thing | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | use | present · passive | a thing | for fun | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for fun=Eventuality |
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
Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.
A plaything can be a person or thing that is treated as a toy and used by others, with no say of their own.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 plaything | det |
| 2 | plaything | plaything | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 person | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 person | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 person | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 person | det |
| 6 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 thing | cc |
| 8 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 person | conj |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 treated | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 treated | aux:pass |
| 11 | treated | treat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 person | parataxis |
| 12 | as | as | ADP | _ | 14 toy | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 toy | det |
| 14 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 treated | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 used | cc |
| 16 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 treated | conj |
| 17 | by | by | ADP | _ | 18 others | case |
| 18 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 used | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 say | punct |
| 20 | with | with | ADP | _ | 22 say | case |
| 21 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 22 say | det |
| 22 | say | say | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 used | obl |
| 23 | of | of | ADP | _ | 25 own | case |
| 24 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 own | nmod:poss |
| 25 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 say | nmod |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 person | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | can | a plaything | a person or thing | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | treat | present · passive | that | as a toy | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme as toy=Attribute | ||||
| 3 | use | participle | by others; with no say of others's own | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
You may have it for a plaything.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 have | nsubj |
| 2 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 have | aux |
| 3 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 have | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 plaything | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 plaything | det |
| 7 | plaything | plaything | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 have | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | may | You | it | for a plaything | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
Example 2
I take care of all the playthings the children have loved.
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 take | nsubj |
| 2 | take | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | care | care | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 take | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 playthings | case |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 playthings | det:predet |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 playthings | det |
| 7 | playthings | plaything | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 care | nmod |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 children | det |
| 9 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 loved | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 loved | aux |
| 11 | loved | love | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 playthings | acl:relcl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 take | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | present | I | care of all playthings | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent care=Theme | ||||
| 2 | love | present · perfect · passive | all playthings not said here | the children | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | care | all playthings | nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent |
Example 3
He felt he was only the plaything of fortune.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 felt | nsubj |
| 2 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 plaything | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 plaything | cop |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 plaything | advmod |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 plaything | det |
| 7 | plaything | plaything | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 felt | ccomp |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 fortune | case |
| 9 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 plaything | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 felt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | He | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | he | the plaything | of fortune | tree rules |
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