polo Who acts: Polo, two teams, Water polo, swimmers, polo neck, polo players · What happens: be, play, use, handle, hit, throw · To what, where: game, horseback, handled wooden mallets, small ball, goal, team game · Speech: someone speaks here
«polo» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: polo in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Polo is a game played on horseback in which two teams use long-handled wooden mallets to hit a small ball into the other team's goal.
The tree, 27 words nsubj cop det acl case obl case obl nummod nsubj parataxis compound punct amod amod obj mark advcl det amod obj case det amod nmod:poss case obl punct root Polo NOUN is AUX a DET game NOUN played VERB on ADP horseback NOUN in ADP which PRON two NUM teams NOUN use VERB long ADJ - PUNCT handled VERB wooden ADJ mallets NOUN to PART hit VERB a DET small ADJ ball NOUN into ADP the DET other ADJ team NOUN 's PART goal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 4 game nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 game cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 game det 4 game game NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 game acl 6 on on ADP _ 7 horseback case 7 horseback horseback NOUN Number=Sing 5 played obl 8 in in ADP _ 9 which case 9 which which PRON PronType=Rel 12 use obl 10 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 teams nummod 11 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 12 use nsubj 12 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 game parataxis 13 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 15 handled compound 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 long punct 15 handled handle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 mallets amod 16 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 17 mallets amod 17 mallets mallet NOUN Number=Plur 12 use obj 18 to to PART _ 19 hit mark 19 hit hit VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 use advcl 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 ball det 21 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 22 ball amod 22 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 19 hit obj 23 into into ADP _ 28 goal case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 team det 25 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 26 team amod 26 team team NOUN Number=Sing 28 goal nmod:poss 27 's 's PART _ 26 team case 28 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 19 hit obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 4 game punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Polo a game tree rules 2 play participle a game not said here horseback vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 use present two teams handled wooden mallets a game vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mallet=Patient 4 handle participle vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 hit to-infinitive two teams not said here a small ball into the other team's goal result vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent ball=Patient into goal=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.
Meaning 2 Water polo is a team game played in a swimming pool, where swimmers throw a ball into a goal.
The tree, 19 words compound nsubj cop det compound acl case det compound obl punct advmod nsubj parataxis det obj case det obl punct root Water NOUN polo NOUN is AUX a DET team NOUN game NOUN played VERB in ADP a DET swimming NOUN pool NOUN , PUNCT where ADV swimmers NOUN throw VERB a DET ball NOUN into ADP a DET goal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 polo compound 2 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 6 game nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 game cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 game det 5 team team NOUN Number=Sing 6 game compound 6 game game NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 game acl 8 in in ADP _ 11 pool case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 pool det 10 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 11 pool compound 11 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 7 played obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 throw punct 13 where where ADV PronType=Rel 15 throw advmod 14 swimmers swimmer NOUN Number=Plur 15 throw nsubj 15 throw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 game parataxis 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 ball det 17 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 15 throw obj 18 into into ADP _ 20 goal case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 goal det 20 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 15 throw obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 game punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Water polo a team game tree rules 2 play participle a team game not said here a swimming pool vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 throw present swimmers a ball into a goal result vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer ball=Theme into goal=Result
Meaning 3 A polo, or polo shirt, is a short-sleeved cotton shirt with a collar and a few buttons at the neck.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj punct cc compound conj punct cop det compound punct amod compound case det nmod cc det amod conj case det nmod punct root A DET polo NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ polo NOUN shirt NOUN , PUNCT is AUX a DET short ADJ - PUNCT sleeved VERB cotton NOUN shirt NOUN with ADP a DET collar NOUN and CCONJ a DET few ADJ buttons NOUN at ADP the DET neck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 polo det 2 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 14 shirt nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 shirt punct 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 shirt cc 5 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 6 shirt compound 6 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing 2 polo conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 polo punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 shirt cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 shirt det 10 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 12 sleeved compound 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 short punct 12 sleeved sleeve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 shirt amod 13 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 14 shirt compound 14 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing root root 15 with with ADP _ 17 collar case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 collar det 17 collar collar NOUN Number=Sing 14 shirt nmod 18 and and CCONJ _ 21 buttons cc 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 buttons det 20 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 21 buttons amod 21 buttons button NOUN Number=Plur 14 shirt conj 22 at at ADP _ 24 neck case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 neck det 24 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 21 buttons nmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 14 shirt punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sleeve participle tree rules 2 is a present a polo or polo shirt a sleeved cotton shirt and a few buttons at the neck with a collar tree rules
Meaning 4 A polo neck is a jumper with a high, folded collar round the neck (in the USA a turtleneck).
The tree, 19 words det compound nsubj cop det case det amod punct amod nmod case det nmod punct case det appos det appos punct punct root A DET polo NOUN neck NOUN is AUX a DET jumper NOUN with ADP a DET high ADJ , PUNCT folded VERB collar NOUN round ADP the DET neck NOUN ( PUNCT in ADP the DET USA PROPN a DET turtleneck NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 neck det 2 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 3 neck compound 3 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 6 jumper nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 jumper cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 jumper det 6 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 12 collar case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 collar det 9 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 12 collar amod 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 high punct 11 folded fold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 collar amod 12 collar collar NOUN Number=Sing 6 jumper nmod 13 round round ADP _ 15 neck case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 neck det 15 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 12 collar nmod 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 19 USA punct 17 in in ADP _ 19 USA case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 USA det 19 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 12 collar appos 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 turtleneck det 21 turtleneck turtleneck NOUN Number=Sing 19 USA appos 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 19 USA punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 jumper punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a polo neck a jumper with a high folded collar round the neck tree rules 2 fold participle vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 The polo players galloped after the ball.
det compound nsubj case det obl punct root The DET polo NOUN players NOUN galloped VERB after ADP the DET ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 players det 2 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 3 players compound 3 players player NOUN Number=Plur 4 galloped nsubj 4 galloped gallop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 after after ADP _ 7 ball case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 ball det 7 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 4 galloped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 galloped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 gallop past the polo players after the ball vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Our school uniform is a blue polo shirt and grey trousers.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop det amod compound cc amod conj punct root Our PRON school NOUN uniform NOUN is AUX a DET blue ADJ polo NOUN shirt NOUN and CCONJ grey ADJ trousers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 uniform nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 uniform compound 3 uniform uniform NOUN Number=Sing 8 shirt nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 shirt cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 shirt det 6 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 8 shirt amod 7 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 8 shirt compound 8 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 trousers cc 10 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 11 trousers amod 11 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 8 shirt conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 shirt punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Our school uniform a blue polo shirt and grey trousers tree rules
Example 3 I joined the water polo club at the swimming pool.
nsubj det compound compound obj case det compound obl punct root I PRON joined VERB the DET water NOUN polo NOUN club NOUN at ADP the DET swimming NOUN pool 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 joined nsubj 2 joined join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 club det 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 club compound 5 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 6 club compound 6 club club NOUN Number=Sing 2 joined obj 7 at at ADP _ 10 pool case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 pool det 9 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 10 pool compound 10 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 2 joined obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 joined punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 join past I the water polo club the swimming pool vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Patient
Example 4 Grandma knitted me a woolly polo neck jumper.
nsubj obj det amod compound compound obj punct root Grandma NOUN knitted VERB me PRON a DET woolly ADJ polo NOUN neck NOUN jumper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 knitted nsubj 2 knitted knit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 knitted obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 jumper det 5 woolly woolly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 jumper amod 6 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 7 neck compound 7 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 8 jumper compound 8 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 2 knitted obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 knitted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 knit past Grandma a woolly neck jumper me vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary jumper=Product
Example 5 Polo was first played in ancient Persia.
nsubj aux:pass advmod case amod obl punct root Polo PROPN was AUX first ADV played VERB in ADP ancient ADJ Persia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Polo Polo PROPN Number=Sing 4 played nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 played aux:pass 3 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 played advmod 4 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 Persia case 6 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 7 Persia amod 7 Persia Persia PROPN Number=Sing 4 played obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 played punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 play past · passive Polo ancient Persia first property vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 6 Marco Polo travelled all the way to China.
nsubj flat det:predet det obj case obl punct root Marco PROPN Polo PROPN travelled VERB all DET the DET way NOUN to ADP China PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Marco Marco PROPN Number=Sing 3 travelled nsubj 2 Polo Polo PROPN Number=Sing 1 Marco flat 3 travelled travel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 way det:predet 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 way det 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 travelled obj 7 to to ADP _ 8 China case 8 China China PROPN Number=Sing 3 travelled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 travelled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 travel past Marco all way China vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=Trajectory
Example 7 A polo team has four riders.
det compound nsubj nummod obj punct root A DET polo NOUN team NOUN has VERB four NUM riders NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 team det 2 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 3 team compound 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 riders nummod 6 riders rider NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present a polo team four riders vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rider=Patient
Example 8 He told him that he wished him to play at polo.
nsubj iobj mark nsubj ccomp obj mark xcomp case obl punct root He PRON told VERB him PRON that SCONJ he PRON wished VERB him PRON to PART play VERB at ADP polo NOUN . PUNCT 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 told nsubj 2 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 told iobj 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 wished mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 wished nsubj 6 wished wish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 told ccomp 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 wished obj 8 to to PART _ 9 play mark 9 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 wished xcomp 10 at at ADP _ 11 polo case 11 polo polo NOUN Number=Sing 9 play obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 told punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert past He him = he vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic 2 wish past he him = he tree rules 3 play not said to happen to-infinitive he not said here polo vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous pollutionnext → polonium↑ back to P in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polo/