prairie Who acts: prairie, Wheat, Bison, we, Prairie dogs, Grass · What happens: be, grow, roam, stretch, see, live · To what, where: large flat area, prairie, prairies, burrows, Canadian prairies
«prairie» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: prairie in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A prairie is a large, flat area of grassland with few trees, especially in North America.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod case amod nmod punct advmod case compound nmod punct root A DET prairie NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT flat ADJ area NOUN of ADP grassland NOUN with ADP few ADJ trees NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP North PROPN America PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 prairie det 2 prairie prairie NOUN Number=Sing 8 area nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 area cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 area det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 area amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 large punct 7 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 8 area amod 8 area area NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 grassland case 10 grassland grassland NOUN Number=Sing 8 area nmod 11 with with ADP _ 13 trees case 12 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 13 trees amod 13 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 10 grassland nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 America punct 15 especially especially ADV _ 18 America advmod 16 in in ADP _ 18 America case 17 North North PROPN Number=Sing 18 America compound 18 America America PROPN Number=Sing 13 trees nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 area punct
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1 is a present a prairie a large flat area of grassland with few trees in North America tree rules
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 Wheat grows across the prairie.
nsubj case det obl punct root Wheat NOUN grows VERB across ADP the DET prairie NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wheat wheat NOUN Number=Sing 2 grows nsubj 2 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 across across ADP _ 5 prairie case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 prairie det 5 prairie prairie NOUN Number=Sing 2 grows obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 grows punct
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1 grow present Wheat the prairie vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Bison once roamed the prairies.
nsubj advmod det obj punct root Bison NOUN once ADV roamed VERB the DET prairies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bison bison NOUN Number=Sing 3 roamed nsubj 2 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 roamed advmod 3 roamed roam VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 prairies det 5 prairies prairie NOUN Number=Plur 3 roamed obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 roamed punct
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1 roam past Bison the prairies once property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme prairie=Trajectory
Example 3 The prairie stretched as far as we could see.
det acl advmod advmod mark nsubj aux advcl punct root The DET prairie NOUN stretched VERB as ADV far ADV as SCONJ we PRON could AUX see VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 prairie det 2 prairie prairie NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 stretched stretch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 prairie acl 4 as as ADV _ 5 far advmod 5 far far ADV Degree=Pos 3 stretched advmod 6 as as SCONJ _ 9 see mark 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 see nsubj 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 see aux 9 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 far advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 prairie punct
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1 stretch participle the prairie not said here far property vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 see could we vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 Prairie dogs live in burrows.
compound nsubj case obl punct root Prairie NOUN dogs NOUN live VERB in ADP burrows NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prairie prairie NOUN Number=Sing 2 dogs compound 2 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 3 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 burrows case 5 burrows burrow NOUN Number=Plur 3 live obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live present Prairie dogs burrows vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in burrow=Location
Example 5 We drove for hours across the Canadian prairies.
nsubj case obl case det amod obl punct root We PRON drove VERB for ADP hours NOUN across ADP the DET Canadian ADJ prairies 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 drove nsubj 2 drove drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 hours case 4 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 2 drove obl 5 across across ADP _ 8 prairies case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 prairies det 7 Canadian Canadian ADJ Degree=Pos 8 prairies amod 8 prairies prairie NOUN Number=Plur 2 drove obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 drove punct
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1 drive past We the Canadian prairies hour vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across prairie=Trajectory
Example 6 Grass on the prairie can grow very tall.
nsubj case det nmod aux advmod xcomp punct root Grass NOUN on ADP the DET prairie NOUN can AUX grow VERB very ADV tall ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 6 grow nsubj 2 on on ADP _ 4 prairie case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 prairie det 4 prairie prairie NOUN Number=Sing 1 Grass nmod 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 grow aux 6 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 very very ADV _ 8 tall advmod 8 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 6 grow xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 grow punct
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1 grow can Grass on the prairie tall property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The pioneers crossed the prairie in wagons.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET pioneers NOUN crossed VERB the DET prairie NOUN in ADP wagons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pioneers det 2 pioneers pioneer NOUN Number=Plur 3 crossed nsubj 3 crossed cross VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 prairie det 5 prairie prairie NOUN Number=Sing 3 crossed obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 wagons case 7 wagons wagon NOUN Number=Plur 3 crossed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 crossed punct
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1 cross past the pioneers the prairie in wagons vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent prairie=Patient in wagon=Topic
Example 8 Prairie storms can be strong.
compound nsubj aux cop punct root Prairie NOUN storms NOUN can AUX be AUX strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prairie prairie NOUN Number=Sing 2 storms compound 2 storms storm NOUN Number=Plur 5 strong nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 strong aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 strong cop 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 strong punct
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1 is can Prairie storms strong property tree rules
Example 9 The wolf was large and the teepee was far across the prairie.
det nsubj cop cc det nsubj cop conj case det obl punct root The DET wolf NOUN was AUX large ADJ and CCONJ the DET teepee NOUN was AUX far ADV across ADP the DET prairie NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 wolf det 2 wolf wolf NOUN Number=Sing 4 large nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 large cop 4 large large ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 far cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 teepee det 7 teepee teepee NOUN Number=Sing 9 far nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 far cop 9 far far ADV Degree=Pos 4 large conj 10 across across ADP _ 12 prairie case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 prairie det 12 prairie prairie NOUN Number=Sing 9 far obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 large punct
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1 is past the wolf large property tree rules 2 is past the teepee the prairie far property tree rules
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