popcorn Who acts: special kind, We, popcorn, you, Steam, kernels · What happens: make, burst, heat, eat, pop, like · To what, where: snack, grains, white fluffy shapes, popcorn, cinema, pan
«popcorn» 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: popcorn in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A snack made from grains of a special kind of corn (maize) that burst open into white fluffy shapes when heated.
The tree, 21 words det acl case obl case det amod nmod case nmod punct appos punct nsubj acl:relcl xcomp case amod amod obl mark advcl punct root A DET snack NOUN made VERB from ADP grains NOUN of ADP a DET special ADJ kind NOUN of ADP corn NOUN ( PUNCT maize NOUN ) PUNCT that PRON burst VERB open ADJ into ADP white ADJ fluffy ADJ shapes NOUN when SCONJ heated VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 snack det 2 snack snack NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 snack acl 4 from from ADP _ 5 grains case 5 grains grain NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obl 6 of of ADP _ 9 kind case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 kind det 8 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 9 kind amod 9 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 5 grains nmod 10 of of ADP _ 11 corn case 11 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 9 kind nmod 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 maize punct 13 maize maize NOUN Number=Sing 11 corn appos 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 maize punct 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 burst nsubj 16 burst burst VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 kind acl:relcl 17 open open ADJ Degree=Pos 16 burst xcomp 18 into into ADP _ 21 shapes case 19 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 21 shapes amod 20 fluffy fluffy ADJ Degree=Pos 21 shapes amod 21 shapes shape NOUN Number=Plur 16 burst obl 22 when when SCONJ _ 23 heated mark 23 heated heat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 burst advcl 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 snack punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make participle a snack not said here grains of a special kind of corn vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from grain=Material 2 burst past a special kind of corn white fluffy shapes open property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 heat participle a special kind of corn not said here vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=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.
Example 1 We ate popcorn at the cinema.
nsubj obj case det obl punct root We PRON ate VERB popcorn NOUN at ADP the DET cinema NOUN . PUNCT 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 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 popcorn popcorn NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obj 4 at at ADP _ 6 cinema case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cinema det 6 cinema cinema NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 eat past We popcorn the cinema vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent popcorn=Patient
Example 2 The popcorn popped in the pan.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET popcorn NOUN popped VERB in ADP the DET pan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 popcorn det 2 popcorn popcorn NOUN Number=Sing 3 popped nsubj 3 popped pop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 pan case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pan det 6 pan pan NOUN Number=Sing 3 popped obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 popped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pop past the popcorn the pan vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pan=Location
Example 3 Would you like sweet or salted popcorn?
aux nsubj xcomp cc amod conj punct root Would AUX you PRON like VERB sweet ADJ or CCONJ salted VERB popcorn NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 like aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 like nsubj 3 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 like xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 popcorn cc 6 salted salt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 popcorn amod 7 popcorn popcorn NOUN Number=Sing 4 sweet conj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 like punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 like would you sweet property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot 2 salt participle vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Steam inside the kernels makes them pop.
nsubj case det nmod obj xcomp punct root Steam NOUN inside ADP the DET kernels NOUN makes VERB them PRON pop VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 5 makes nsubj 2 inside inside ADP _ 4 kernels case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 kernels det 4 kernels kernel NOUN Number=Plur 1 Steam nmod 5 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 makes obj 7 pop pop VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 makes xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 makes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present Steam inside the kernels kernels = kernel tree rules 2 pop infinitive kernels = kernel not said here vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 Be careful opening hot popcorn bags; the steam can burn.
cop csubj advcl amod compound obj punct det nsubj aux punct root Be AUX careful ADJ opening VERB hot ADJ popcorn NOUN bags NOUN ; PUNCT the DET steam NOUN can AUX burn VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 careful cop 2 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos 11 burn csubj 3 opening open VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 careful advcl 4 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bags amod 5 popcorn popcorn NOUN Number=Sing 6 bags compound 6 bags bag NOUN Number=Plur 3 opening obj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 burn punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 steam det 9 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 11 burn nsubj 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 burn aux 11 burn burn VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 burn punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is infinitive careful property tree rules 2 open gerund hot popcorn bags vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bag=Theme 3 burn can the steam vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 We threaded popcorn on string to decorate the tree.
nsubj obj case obl mark advcl det obj punct root We PRON threaded VERB popcorn NOUN on ADP string NOUN to PART decorate VERB the DET tree NOUN . PUNCT 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 threaded nsubj 2 threaded thread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 popcorn popcorn NOUN Number=Sing 2 threaded obj 4 on on ADP _ 5 string case 5 string string NOUN Number=Sing 2 threaded obl 6 to to PART _ 7 decorate mark 7 decorate decorate VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 threaded advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 tree det 9 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 7 decorate obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 threaded punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 thread past We popcorn on string vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent popcorn=Patient on string=Co-Patient 2 decorate to-infinitive We not said here the tree vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Destination
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