postman Who acts: postman, job, woman, postal worker, dog, mail carrier · What happens: be, deliver, do, work, bring, come · To what, where: man, letters, job, postwoman, parcel, ten o'clock · Speech: someone speaks here
«postman» 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: postman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and parcels.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl cc conj obj cc conj punct root A DET postman NOUN is AUX a DET man NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART collect VERB and CCONJ deliver VERB letters NOUN and CCONJ parcels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 postman det 2 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 5 man nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 man cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 man det 5 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 collect nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 collect cop 9 to to PART _ 10 collect mark 10 collect collect VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 man acl:relcl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 deliver cc 12 deliver deliver VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 collect conj 13 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 12 deliver obj 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 parcels cc 15 parcels parcel NOUN Number=Plur 13 letters conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 man punct
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1 is a present a postman a man tree rules 2 is present job collect property tree rules 3 deliver infinitive job not said here letters and parcels vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=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.
Meaning 2 A woman who does this job is a postwoman; «mail carrier» or «postal worker» works for anyone.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl det obj cop det punct punct compound appos punct cc punct amod nsubj punct parataxis case obl punct root A DET woman NOUN who PRON does VERB this DET job NOUN is AUX a DET postwoman NOUN ; PUNCT « PUNCT mail NOUN carrier NOUN » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT postal ADJ worker NOUN » PUNCT works VERB for ADP anyone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 woman det 2 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 9 postwoman nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 does nsubj 4 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 woman acl:relcl 5 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 job det 6 job job NOUN Number=Sing 4 does obj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 postwoman cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 postwoman det 9 postwoman postwoman NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 carrier punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 carrier punct 12 mail mail NOUN Number=Sing 13 carrier compound 13 carrier carrier NOUN Number=Sing 9 postwoman appos 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 carrier punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 18 worker cc 16 « « PUNCT _ 18 worker punct 17 postal postal ADJ Degree=Pos 18 worker amod 18 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 20 works nsubj 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 worker punct 20 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 postwoman parataxis 21 for for ADP _ 22 anyone case 22 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 20 works obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 9 postwoman punct
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1 do present a woman this job vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality 2 is a present a woman a postwoman tree rules 3 work present postal worker for anyone vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for anyone=Beneficiary
Example 1 The postman brought a parcel for me!
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET postman NOUN brought VERB a DET parcel NOUN for ADP me PRON ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 postman det 2 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought nsubj 3 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 parcel det 5 parcel parcel NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 me case 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 brought obl 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 brought punct
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1 bring past the postman a parcel for me vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent parcel=Theme
Example 2 Our postman comes at about ten o'clock.
nmod:poss nsubj case advmod nummod obl punct root Our PRON postman NOUN comes VERB at ADP about ADV ten NUM o'clock 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 2 postman nmod:poss 2 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 7 o'clock case 5 about about ADV _ 6 ten advmod 6 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 o'clock nummod 7 o'clock o'clock NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 comes punct
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1 come present Our postman ten o'clock vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at o'clock=Location
Example 3 The dog always barks at the postman.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET dog NOUN always ADV barks VERB at ADP the DET postman NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 barks nsubj 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 barks advmod 4 barks bark VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 postman case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 postman det 7 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 4 barks obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 barks punct
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1 bark present the dog at the postman; always property vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at postman=Stimulus
Example 4 In the USA the mail carrier puts letters in the mailbox.
case det obl det compound nsubj obj case det obl punct root In ADP the DET USA PROPN the DET mail NOUN carrier NOUN puts VERB letters NOUN in ADP the DET mailbox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 USA case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 USA det 3 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 7 puts obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 carrier det 5 mail mail NOUN Number=Sing 6 carrier compound 6 carrier carrier NOUN Number=Sing 7 puts nsubj 7 puts put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 7 puts obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 mailbox case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 mailbox det 11 mailbox mailbox NOUN Number=Sing 7 puts obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 puts punct
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1 put present the mail carrier letters the USA in the mailbox vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme in usa=Destination
Example 5 Give the postman a smile and say thank you.
det obj det obj cc conj ccomp obj punct root Give VERB the DET postman NOUN a DET smile NOUN and CCONJ say VERB thank VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 postman det 3 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 1 Give obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 smile det 5 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 1 Give obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 say cc 7 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Give conj 8 thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 say ccomp 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 thank obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Give punct
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1 give imperative you not said here the postman vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent postman=Recipient smile=Theme 2 say speech: assert present you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 thank speech: thank present you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Example 6 The postman rang the bell because the package was too big for the letterbox.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj det obj mark det nsubj cop advmod advcl case det obl punct root The DET postman NOUN rang VERB the DET bell NOUN because SCONJ the DET package NOUN was AUX too ADV big ADJ for ADP the DET letterbox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 postman det 2 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 3 rang nsubj 3 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bell det 5 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 3 rang obj 6 because because SCONJ _ 11 big mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 package det 8 package package NOUN Number=Sing 11 big nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 big cop 10 too too ADV _ 11 big advmod 11 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 rang advcl 12 for for ADP _ 14 letterbox case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 letterbox det 14 letterbox letterbox NOUN Number=Sing 11 big obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 rang punct
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1 ring past the postman the bell vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme 2 is past the package for the letterbox; big property tree rules
Example 7 Then the postman gave me a letter; it was from you.
advmod det nsubj iobj det obj punct nsubj cop case iobj punct root Then ADV the DET postman NOUN gave VERB me PRON a DET letter NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON was AUX from ADP you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 4 gave advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 postman det 3 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave nsubj 4 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 gave iobj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 letter det 7 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave obj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 you punct 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 you nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 you cop 11 from from ADP _ 12 you case 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 gave iobj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 gave punct
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1 give past the postman a letter me then tree rules 2 is past postman from you tree rules
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