prehistoric Who acts: Prehistoric, people, Prehistoric people, Dinosaurs, We, Woolly mammoths · What happens: mean, write down, write, begin, build, paint · To what, where: things, Stonehenge, animals, cave walls, prehistoric reptiles, prehistoric flint tool
«prehistoric» 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: prehistoric in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Prehistoric means from the very long time before people wrote things down, so before written history began.
The tree, 17 words nsubj case det advmod amod obl mark nsubj acl:relcl obj compound:prt punct advmod case amod obl conj punct root Prehistoric PROPN means VERB from ADP the DET very ADV long ADJ time NOUN before SCONJ people NOUN wrote VERB things NOUN down ADP , PUNCT so ADV before ADP written VERB history NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prehistoric Prehistoric PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 7 time case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 time det 5 very very ADV _ 6 long advmod 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 8 before before SCONJ _ 10 wrote mark 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 wrote nsubj 10 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 time acl:relcl 11 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 10 wrote obj 12 down down ADP _ 10 wrote compound:prt 13 , , PUNCT _ 18 began punct 14 so so ADV _ 18 began advmod 15 before before ADP _ 17 history case 16 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 history amod 17 history history NOUN Number=Sing 18 began obl 18 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 means conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Prehistoric time vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 write down past people things vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 3 write participle vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 begin past Prehistoric not said here before written history vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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: informal, humorous — kept apart, not parsed.
Prehistoric can also mean very old-fashioned or out of date.
nsubj aux advmod advmod amod punct ccomp cc case case conj punct root Prehistoric PROPN can AUX also ADV mean VERB very ADV old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ or CCONJ out ADP of ADP date NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prehistoric Prehistoric PROPN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 very very ADV _ 8 fashioned advmod 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fashioned amod 7 - - PUNCT _ 8 fashioned punct 8 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean ccomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 12 date cc 10 out out ADP _ 12 date case 11 of of ADP _ 12 date case 12 date date NOUN Number=Sing 8 fashioned conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Prehistoric vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Stonehenge was built in prehistoric times.
nsubj aux:pass case amod obl punct root Stonehenge PROPN was AUX built VERB in ADP prehistoric ADJ times NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stonehenge Stonehenge PROPN Number=Sing 3 built nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 built aux:pass 3 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 times case 5 prehistoric prehistoric ADJ Degree=Pos 6 times amod 6 times time NOUN Number=Plur 3 built obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 built punct
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1 build past · passive Stonehenge time vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 2 Prehistoric people painted animals on cave walls.
amod nsubj obj case compound obl punct root Prehistoric ADJ people NOUN painted VERB animals NOUN on ADP cave NOUN walls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prehistoric prehistoric ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 painted nsubj 3 painted paint VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 3 painted obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 walls case 6 cave cave NOUN Number=Sing 7 walls compound 7 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 3 painted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 painted punct
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1 paint past Prehistoric people animals cave walls vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent animal=Theme on wall=Destination
Example 3 Dinosaurs were prehistoric reptiles.
nsubj cop amod punct root Dinosaurs NOUN were AUX prehistoric ADJ reptiles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 4 reptiles nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 reptiles cop 3 prehistoric prehistoric ADJ Degree=Pos 4 reptiles amod 4 reptiles reptile NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 reptiles punct
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1 is a past Dinosaurs prehistoric reptiles tree rules
Example 4 We found a prehistoric flint tool in the museum.
nsubj det amod compound obj case det nmod punct root We PRON found VERB a DET prehistoric ADJ flint NOUN tool NOUN in ADP the DET museum 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tool det 4 prehistoric prehistoric ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tool amod 5 flint flint NOUN Number=Sing 6 tool compound 6 tool tool NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 museum case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 museum det 9 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 6 tool nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We a prehistoric flint tool the museum vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tool=Topic
Example 5 Woolly mammoths were prehistoric animals that lived in the Ice Age.
amod nsubj cop amod nsubj acl:relcl case det compound obl punct root Woolly ADJ mammoths NOUN were AUX prehistoric ADJ animals NOUN that PRON lived VERB in ADP the DET Ice PROPN Age PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Woolly woolly ADJ Degree=Pos 2 mammoths amod 2 mammoths mammoth NOUN Number=Plur 5 animals nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 animals cop 4 prehistoric prehistoric ADJ Degree=Pos 5 animals amod 5 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 lived nsubj 7 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 animals acl:relcl 8 in in ADP _ 11 Age case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Age det 10 Ice Ice PROPN Number=Sing 11 Age compound 11 Age Age PROPN Number=Sing 7 lived obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 animals punct
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1 is a past Woolly mammoths prehistoric animals tree rules 2 live past prehistoric animals in the Ice Age vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in age=Location
Example 6 (humorous) Dad's phone is prehistoric — it can't even take photos!
The tree, 12 words punct amod punct nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct nsubj aux advmod advmod conj obj punct root ( PUNCT humorous ADJ ) PUNCT Dad PROPN 's PART phone NOUN is AUX prehistoric ADJ — PUNCT it PRON ca AUX n't PART even ADV take VERB photos NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 humorous punct 2 humorous humorous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 phone amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 humorous punct 4 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 6 phone nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Dad case 6 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 8 prehistoric nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 prehistoric cop 8 prehistoric prehistoric ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 — - PUNCT _ 14 take punct 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 take nsubj 11 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 take aux 12 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 14 take advmod 13 even even ADV _ 14 take advmod 14 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 prehistoric conj 15 photos photo NOUN Number=Plur 14 take obj 16 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 prehistoric punct
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1 is present Dad's humorous phone prehistoric property tree rules 2 not take can it photos vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme
Example 7 Archaeologists dig up prehistoric bones to learn how people lived.
nsubj compound:prt amod obj mark advcl advmod nsubj advcl punct root Archaeologists NOUN dig VERB up ADP prehistoric ADJ bones NOUN to PART learn VERB how ADV people NOUN lived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Archaeologists archaeologist NOUN Number=Plur 2 dig nsubj 2 dig dig VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 dig compound:prt 4 prehistoric prehistoric ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bones amod 5 bones bone NOUN Number=Plur 2 dig obj 6 to to PART _ 7 learn mark 7 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 dig advcl 8 how how ADV PronType=Int 10 lived advmod 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 lived nsubj 10 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 learn advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 dig punct
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1 dig up present Archaeologists prehistoric bones vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bone=Theme 2 learn to-infinitive Archaeologists not said here vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 live past people vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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