prey Who acts: Prey, people, scammers, rabbit, Eagles, Lions · What happens: be, hunt, eat, mean, cheat, hurt · To what, where: animal, other animals, people, prey, birds, webs
«prey» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: prey in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Prey is an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
nsubj cop det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl cc conj case det obl punct root Prey NOUN is AUX an DET animal NOUN that PRON is AUX hunted VERB and CCONJ eaten VERB by ADP another DET animal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 4 animal nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 animal cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 animal det 4 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 hunted nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 hunted aux:pass 7 hunted hunt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 animal acl:relcl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 eaten cc 9 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 hunted conj 10 by by ADP _ 12 animal case 11 another another DET PronType=Ind 12 animal det 12 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 9 eaten obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 animal punct
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1 is a present Prey a animal tree rules 2 hunt present · passive a animal vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 3 eat participle by another animal vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 To prey on means to hunt and eat other animals.
mark nsubj nmod mark xcomp cc conj amod obj punct root To PART prey NOUN on ADP means VERB to PART hunt VERB and CCONJ eat VERB other ADJ animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 prey mark 2 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 2 prey nmod 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 hunt mark 6 hunt hunt VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 eat cc 8 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 hunt conj 9 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 10 animals amod 10 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 8 eat obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present prey vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 hunt not said to happen to-infinitive prey not said here vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 eat infinitive prey not said here other animals vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Patient
Meaning 3 Prey on can also mean to cheat or hurt people who are weak or easy to trick, like scammers do.
The tree, 20 words advmod fixed aux advmod mark xcomp cc conj obj nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj mark xcomp punct mark nsubj parataxis punct root Prey NOUN on ADP can AUX also ADV mean VERB to PART cheat VERB or CCONJ hurt VERB people NOUN who PRON are AUX weak ADJ or CCONJ easy ADJ to PART trick VERB , PUNCT like SCONJ scammers NOUN do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean advmod 2 on on ADP _ 1 Prey fixed 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 4 also also ADV _ 5 mean advmod 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 to to PART _ 7 cheat mark 7 cheat cheat VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 mean xcomp 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 hurt cc 9 hurt hurt VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 cheat conj 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 hurt obj 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 weak nsubj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 weak cop 13 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 10 people acl:relcl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 easy cc 15 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 13 weak conj 16 to to PART _ 17 trick mark 17 trick trick VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 easy xcomp 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 do punct 19 like like SCONJ _ 21 do mark 20 scammers scammer NOUN Number=Plur 21 do nsubj 21 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 weak parataxis 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 mean can vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 cheat not said to happen to-infinitive vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 hurt infinitive people vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Patient 4 is present people weak property tree rules 5 be people not said here tree rules 6 trick to-infinitive people not said here vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 7 do present scammers vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The rabbit is prey for the fox.
det nsubj cop case det nmod punct root The DET rabbit NOUN is AUX prey NOUN for ADP the DET fox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rabbit det 2 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 4 prey nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 prey cop 4 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 fox case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fox det 7 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 4 prey nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 prey punct
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1 is a present the rabbit prey for the fox tree rules
Example 2 Eagles are birds of prey.
nsubj cop case nmod punct root Eagles NOUN are AUX birds NOUN of ADP prey NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eagles eagle NOUN Number=Plur 3 birds nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 birds cop 3 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 prey case 5 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 3 birds nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 birds punct
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1 is a present Eagles birds of prey tree rules
Example 3 Lions creep up on their prey.
nsubj compound:prt case nmod:poss obl punct root Lions NOUN creep VERB up ADP on ADP their PRON prey NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lions lion NOUN Number=Plur 2 creep nsubj 2 creep creep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 creep compound:prt 4 on on ADP _ 6 prey case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 prey nmod:poss 6 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 2 creep obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 creep punct
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1 creep up present Lions Lions's prey vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on prey=Trajectory
Example 4 Spiders trap their prey in webs.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Spiders NOUN trap VERB their PRON prey NOUN in ADP webs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spiders spider NOUN Number=Plur 2 trap nsubj 2 trap trap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 prey nmod:poss 4 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 2 trap obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 webs case 6 webs web NOUN Number=Plur 2 trap obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 trap punct
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1 trap present Spiders Spiders's prey webs vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent prey=Theme in web=Destination
Example 5 Prey animals often live in large groups for safety.
compound nsubj advmod case amod obl case nmod punct root Prey NOUN animals NOUN often ADV live VERB in ADP large ADJ groups NOUN for ADP safety NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 2 animals compound 2 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 4 live nsubj 3 often often ADV _ 4 live advmod 4 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 groups case 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 groups amod 7 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 4 live obl 8 for for ADP _ 9 safety case 9 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 7 groups nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 live punct
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1 live present Prey animals large groups for safety often property vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location
Example 6 Owls prey on mice.
compound case nmod punct root Owls NOUN prey NOUN on ADP mice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Owls owl NOUN Number=Plur 2 prey compound 2 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 on on ADP _ 4 mice case 4 mice mouse NOUN Number=Plur 2 prey nmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 prey punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7 Scammers prey on older people.
compound case amod nmod punct root Scammers NOUN prey NOUN on ADP older ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scammers scammer NOUN Number=Plur 2 prey compound 2 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 people case 4 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 people amod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 prey nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 prey punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 8 The zebra became prey for the crocodile.
det nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root The DET zebra NOUN became VERB prey NOUN for ADP the DET crocodile NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 zebra det 2 zebra zebra NOUN Number=Sing 3 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 3 became xcomp 5 for for ADP _ 7 crocodile case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 crocodile det 7 crocodile crocodile NOUN Number=Sing 3 became obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
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1 become past the zebra prey for the crocodile vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 9 It is coming for its prey!
nsubj aux case nmod:poss obl punct root It PRON is AUX coming VERB for ADP its PRON prey NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 coming nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 coming aux 3 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 prey case 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 prey nmod:poss 6 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 3 coming obl 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 coming punct
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1 come present · progressive It for its prey vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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