pom
Who acts: Pom, it, Aussies, man, G'day, beanie hat · What happens: be, joke, sound, beat, pom, ask · To what, where: English person, joking word, Poms, cricket, man, red pom · Speech: someone speaks here
«pom» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: pom in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: Australia, New Zealand, slang — kept apart, not parsed.
A Pom or Pommy is an English person or a British person; it is a joking word but can sound rude.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 Pom | det |
| 2 | Pom | pom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 person | nsubj |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 Pommy | cc |
| 4 | Pommy | Pommy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Pom | conj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 person | cop |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 person | det |
| 7 | English | English | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 person | amod |
| 8 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 person | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 person | det |
| 11 | British | British | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 person | amod |
| 12 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 person | conj |
| 13 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 18 word | punct |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 word | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 word | cop |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 word | det |
| 17 | joking | joke | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 18 word | amod |
| 18 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 person | conj |
| 19 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 21 sound | cc |
| 20 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 sound | aux |
| 21 | sound | sound | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 word | conj |
| 22 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 sound | xcomp |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 person | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a Pom or Pommy | a English person or a British person and a joking word | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | joke speech: other | gerund | vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is a | present | it | a joking word | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | sound | can | rude property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
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
A pom is short for a pom-pom (pompom), a fluffy ball of wool or a cheerleader's bunch of ribbons.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 pom | det |
| 2 | pom | pom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 short | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 short | cop |
| 4 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 pom | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 pom | det |
| 7 | pom | pom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pom | compound |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 pom | punct |
| 9 | pom | pom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 short | obl |
| 10 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 11 pompom | punct |
| 11 | pompom | pompom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pom | appos |
| 12 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 11 pompom | punct |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 ball | punct |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 ball | det |
| 15 | fluffy | fluffy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 ball | amod |
| 16 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pom | appos |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 wool | case |
| 18 | wool | wool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 ball | nmod |
| 19 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 23 bunch | cc |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 cheerleader | det |
| 21 | cheerleader | cheerleader | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 bunch | nmod:poss |
| 22 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 21 cheerleader | case |
| 23 | bunch | bunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pom | conj |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 25 ribbons | case |
| 25 | ribbons | ribbon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 bunch | nmod |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 short | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a pom | for a pom pom or a cheerleader's bunch of ribbons; short property | tree rules |
Meaning 3
A pom is short for a Pomeranian, a small fluffy dog.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 pom | det |
| 2 | pom | pom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 short | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 short | cop |
| 4 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 Pomeranian | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 Pomeranian | det |
| 7 | Pomeranian | Pomeranian | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 short | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 dog | punct |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 dog | det |
| 10 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 dog | amod |
| 11 | fluffy | fluffy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 dog | amod |
| 12 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 Pomeranian | appos |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 short | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a pom | for a Pomeranian; short property | tree rules |
Example 1
The Aussies beat the Poms at cricket. (Australia, slang)
Sentence 1: The Aussies beat the Poms at cricket.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Aussies | det |
| 2 | Aussies | Aussie | PROPN | Number=Plur | 3 beat | nsubj |
| 3 | beat | beat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Poms | det |
| 5 | Poms | pom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 beat | obj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 cricket | case |
| 7 | cricket | cricket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 beat | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 beat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | beat | past | the Aussies | the Poms | cricket | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location pom=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Australia, slang)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 Australia | punct |
| 2 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 slang | punct |
| 4 | slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Australia | appos |
| 5 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Australia | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
«G'day, mate, you a Pom?» asked the man at the beach.
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 G'day | punct |
| 2 | G'day | G'day | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 asked | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 mate | punct |
| 4 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 G'day | appos |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 Pom | punct |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 Pom | nsubj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 Pom | det |
| 8 | Pom | pom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 G'day | appos |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 G'day | punct |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 G'day | punct |
| 11 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 man | det |
| 13 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 asked | obj |
| 14 | at | at | ADP | _ | 16 beach | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 beach | det |
| 16 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 man | nmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 asked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pom in a quote | the man = man | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | G'day | the man | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient |
Example 3
My beanie hat has a red pom on top.
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 | 3 hat | nmod:poss |
| 2 | beanie | beanie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hat | compound |
| 3 | hat | hat | 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 pom | det |
| 6 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 pom | amod |
| 7 | pom | pom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | obj |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 top | case |
| 9 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pom | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | My beanie hat | a red pom | top | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pom=Patient |
Example 4
We made woolly poms in art class.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 made | nsubj |
| 2 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | woolly | woolly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 poms | amod |
| 4 | poms | pom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 made | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 class | case |
| 6 | art | art | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 class | compound |
| 7 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 poms | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | We | woolly poms | art class | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pom=Product |
Example 5
The cheerleaders shook their poms.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cheerleaders | det |
| 2 | cheerleaders | cheerleader | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 shook | nsubj |
| 3 | shook | shake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 poms | nmod:poss |
| 5 | poms | pom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 shook | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 shook | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shake | past | the cheerleaders | cheerleaders's poms | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent pom=Patient |
Example 6
Our neighbour's pom barks at everything. (short for Pomeranian)
Sentence 1: Our neighbour's pom barks at everything.
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 | 2 neighbour | nmod:poss |
| 2 | neighbour | neighbour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pom | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 neighbour | case |
| 4 | pom | pom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 barks | nsubj |
| 5 | barks | bark | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 everything | case |
| 7 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 5 barks | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 barks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bark | present | Our neighbour's pom | at everything | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at everything=Stimulus |
Sentence 2: (short for Pomeranian)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 short | punct |
| 2 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 Pomeranian | case |
| 4 | Pomeranian | Pomeranian | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 short | obl |
| 5 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 short | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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