porch

Who acts: people, you, We, Grandpa, cat, he · What happens: cover, sit, leave, drink, turn, have · To what, where: muddy boots, porch, lemonade, parcel, front porch, porch light

«porch» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: porch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small covered area or room at the entrance to a house, outside the front door.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 area	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 area	amod
3	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 area	amod
4	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 room	cc
6	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 area	conj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 entrance	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 entrance	det
9	entrance	entrance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 room	nmod
10	to	to	ADP	_	12 house	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 house	det
12	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 entrance	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 door	punct
14	outside	outside	ADP	_	17 door	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 door	det
16	front	front	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 door	amod
17	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 area	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 area	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	participle							vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme

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: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

A covered area along the front or side of a house where people can sit; a veranda.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 area	det
2	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 area	amod
3	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	along	along	ADP	_	6 front	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 front	det
6	front	front	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 area	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 side	cc
8	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 front	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 house	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 house	det
11	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 side	nmod
12	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	15 sit	advmod
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 sit	nsubj
14	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 sit	aux
15	sit	sit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 house	acl
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 veranda	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 veranda	det
18	veranda	veranda	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 area	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 area	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	participle							vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
2	sit	can	people						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Leave your muddy boots in the porch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 boots	nmod:poss
3	muddy	muddy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boots	amod
4	boots	boot	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Leave	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 porch	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 porch	det
7	porch	porch	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Leave	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	imperative	you not said here	your muddy boots		the porch			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent boot=Theme in porch=Location

Example 2

We sat on the porch and drank lemonade.

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 sat	nsubj
2	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 porch	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 porch	det
5	porch	porch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sat	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 drank	cc
7	drank	drink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 sat	conj
8	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drank	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	We			the porch			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on porch=Location
2	drink	past	We not said here	lemonade					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lemonade=Patient

Example 3

The parcel was left on the front porch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 parcel	det
2	parcel	parcel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 left	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 left	aux:pass
4	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 porch	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 porch	det
7	front	front	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 porch	amod
8	porch	porch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 left	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past · passive		the parcel		the front porch			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme on porch=Location

Example 4

Turn on the porch light for the visitors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	on	on	ADP	_	5 light	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 light	det
4	porch	porch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 light	compound
5	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 visitors	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 visitors	det
8	visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Turn	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here			the porch light		for the visitors	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on light=Trajectory

Example 5

Grandpa has a rocking chair on his porch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 chair	det
4	rocking	rock	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 chair	amod
5	chair	chair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 porch	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 porch	nmod:poss
8	porch	porch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 chair	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Grandpa	a rocking chair		Grandpa's porch			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chair=Patient
2	rock	gerund							vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

A cat was sleeping on our porch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sleeping	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sleeping	aux
4	sleeping	sleep	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 porch	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 porch	nmod:poss
7	porch	porch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sleeping	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sleeping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sleep	past · progressive	a cat			our porch			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Now one night he heard some one knocking at the porch, asking for admittance.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	5 heard	advmod
2	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 night	nummod
3	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 heard	obl:unmarked
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 heard	nsubj
5	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	7 one	det
7	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 heard	obj
8	knocking	knock	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 one	acl
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 porch	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 porch	det
11	porch	porch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 knocking	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 asking	punct
13	asking	ask	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 heard	advcl
14	for	for	ADP	_	15 admittance	case
15	admittance	admittance	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 asking	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	he	some one	now; night		vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus
2	knock	gerund	some one not said here			at the porch	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at porch=Patient
3	ask speech: ask	gerund	he not said here			for admittance	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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