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privet

Who acts: front garden, Dad, Privet berries, Bees, Birds, Dursleys · What happens: grow, have, trim, be, not eat, love · To what, where: small dark green shiny leaves, privet hedge, privet, berries, white privet flowers, thick privet

«privet» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: privet in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A bush with small, dark green, shiny leaves that is often grown as a garden hedge.

The tree, 16 words
detcaseamodpunctamodamodpunctamodnmodnsubjaux:passadvmodacl:relclcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootADETbushNOUNwithADPsmallADJ,PUNCTdarkADJgreenADJ,PUNCTshinyADJleavesNOUNthatPRONisAUXoftenADVgrownVERBasADPaDETgardenNOUNhedgeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 bushdet
2bushbushNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3withwithADP_10 leavescase
4smallsmallADJDegree=Pos10 leavesamod
5,,PUNCT_4 smallpunct
6darkdarkADJDegree=Pos10 leavesamod
7greengreenADJDegree=Pos10 leavesamod
8,,PUNCT_7 greenpunct
9shinyshinyADJDegree=Pos10 leavesamod
10leavesleafNOUNNumber=Plur2 bushnmod
11thatthatPRONPronType=Rel14 grownnsubj
12isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 grownaux:pass
13oftenoftenADV_14 grownadvmod
14growngrowVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass10 leavesacl:relcl
15asasADP_18 hedgecase
16aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art18 hedgedet
17gardengardenNOUNNumber=Sing18 hedgecompound
18hedgehedgeNOUNNumber=Sing14 grownobl
19..PUNCT_2 bushpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1growpresent · passivesmall dark green shiny leavesas a garden hedge; often propertyvn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=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.

Example 1

Our front garden has a privet hedge.

nmod:possamodnsubjdetcompoundobjpunctrootOurPRONfrontADJgardenNOUNhasVERBaDETprivetNOUNhedgeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 gardennmod:poss
2frontfrontADJDegree=Pos3 gardenamod
3gardengardenNOUNNumber=Sing4 hasnsubj
4hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 hedgedet
6privetprivetNOUNNumber=Sing7 hedgecompound
7hedgehedgeNOUNNumber=Sing4 hasobj
8..PUNCT_4 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentOur front gardena privet hedgevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hedge=Patient

Example 2

Dad trims the privet every summer.

nsubjdetobjdetobl:unmarkedpunctrootDadNOUNtrimsVERBtheDETprivetNOUNeveryDETsummerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DaddadNOUNNumber=Sing2 trimsnsubj
2trimstrimVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 privetdet
4privetprivetNOUNNumber=Sing2 trimsobj
5everyeveryDETPronType=Tot6 summerdet
6summersummerNOUNNumber=Sing2 trimsobl:unmarked
7..PUNCT_2 trimspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1trimpresentDadthe privetsummervn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent privet=Patient

Example 3

Privet berries are poisonous, so don't eat them.

compoundnsubjcoppunctadvmodauxadvmodparataxisobjpunctrootPrivetNOUNberriesNOUNareAUXpoisonousADJ,PUNCTsoADVdoAUXn'tPARTeatVERBthemPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PrivetprivetNOUNNumber=Sing2 berriescompound
2berriesberryNOUNNumber=Plur4 poisonousnsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 poisonouscop
4poisonouspoisonousADJDegree=Posrootroot
5,,PUNCT_9 eatpunct
6sosoADV_9 eatadvmod
7dodoAUXMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin9 eataux
8n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg9 eatadvmod
9eateatVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin4 poisonousparataxis
10themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs9 eatobj
11..PUNCT_4 poisonouspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentPrivet berriespoisonous propertytree rules
2not eatinfinitive · do-supportberries = berryvn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

Example 4

Bees love the white privet flowers.

nsubjdetamodcompoundobjpunctrootBeesNOUNloveVERBtheDETwhiteADJprivetNOUNflowersNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BeesbeeNOUNNumber=Plur2 lovensubj
2loveloveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 flowersdet
4whitewhiteADJDegree=Pos6 flowersamod
5privetprivetNOUNNumber=Sing6 flowerscompound
6flowersflowerNOUNNumber=Plur2 loveobj
7..PUNCT_2 lovepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lovepresentBeesthe white privet flowersvn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flower=Stimulus

Example 5

Birds nest in the thick privet.

nsubjcasedetamodoblpunctrootBirdsNOUNnestVERBinADPtheDETthickADJprivetNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BirdsbirdNOUNNumber=Plur2 nestnsubj
2nestnestVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_6 privetcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 privetdet
5thickthickADJDegree=Pos6 privetamod
6privetprivetNOUNNumber=Sing2 nestobl
7..PUNCT_2 nestpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1nestpresentBirdsthe thick privetvn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The Dursleys lived at number four, Privet Drive.

detnsubjcaseoblflatpunctcompoundnmodpunctrootTheDETDursleysPROPNlivedVERBatADPnumberNOUNfourNUM,PUNCTPrivetPROPNDrivePROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Dursleysdet
2DursleysDursleysPROPNNumber=Sing3 livednsubj
3livedliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4atatADP_5 numbercase
5numbernumberNOUNNumber=Sing3 livedobl
6fourfourNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card5 numberflat
7,,PUNCT_9 Drivepunct
8PrivetPrivetPROPNNumber=Sing9 Drivecompound
9DriveDrivePROPNNumber=Sing5 numbernmod
10..PUNCT_3 livedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1livepastthe Dursleysnumber Privet Drivevn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at number=Location

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