prof

Who acts: Ada Smith, students, everyone, professor, aunt, prof · What happens: form, write, use, be, ask, call · To what, where: professor, written short form, expert, prof, inventor, cartoon · Speech: someone speaks here

«prof» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: prof in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Informal short form of «professor»: a teacher of the highest rank at a university.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 form	amod
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 form	amod
3	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 professor	case
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 professor	punct
6	professor	professor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 form	nmod
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 professor	punct
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 teacher	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 teacher	det
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 form	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 rank	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 rank	det
13	highest	high	ADJ	Degree=Sup	14 rank	amod
14	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 teacher	nmod
15	at	at	ADP	_	17 university	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 university	det
17	university	university	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 rank	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	form			professor					nom form «communication transitive»: of=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

Prof.: written short form used as a title before a name (Prof. Jane Smith).

Sentence 1: Prof.: written short form used as a title before a name (Prof.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prof	prof	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 form	nsubj
2	.:	.:	SYM	_	1 Prof	discourse
3	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 form	amod
4	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 form	amod
5	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 form	acl
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 title	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 title	det
9	title	title	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 used	obl
10	before	before	ADP	_	12 name	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 name	det
12	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 used	obl
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 Prof	punct
14	Prof	Prof	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 name	appos
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	participle							vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle		written short form not said here			before a name	as a title	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: Jane Smith).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jane	Jane	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	Smith	Smith	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Jane	flat
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	1 Jane	punct
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Jane	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Prof. Ada Smith is an expert on insects.

Sentence 1: Prof.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prof	prof	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Prof	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Ada Smith is an expert on insects.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Smith	compound
2	Smith	Smith	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 expert	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 expert	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 expert	det
5	expert	expert	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 insects	case
7	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 expert	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 expert	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ada Smith	a expert				on insects	tree rules

Example 2

The students asked their prof for help.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 students	det
2	students	student	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 prof	nmod:poss
5	prof	prof	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 help	case
7	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the students	students's prof				for help	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent prof=Recipient

Example 3

In the cartoon, everyone called the inventor «the Prof».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 cartoon	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cartoon	det
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 cartoon	punct
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	6 called	nsubj
6	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 inventor	det
8	inventor	inventor	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	xcomp
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 Prof	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Prof	det
11	Prof	Prof	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 inventor	appos
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 Prof	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle	everyone	the inventor		the cartoon			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

A professor teaches at a university.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 professor	det
2	professor	professor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teaches	nsubj
3	teaches	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 university	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 university	det
6	university	university	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teaches	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 teaches	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	teach speech: other	present	a professor			a university			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

My aunt is a prof of chemistry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 aunt	nmod:poss
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 prof	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 prof	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 prof	det
5	prof	prof	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 chemistry	case
7	chemistry	chemistry	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 prof	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 prof	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My aunt	a prof				of chemistry	tree rules

Example 6

The prof showed the class a robot she had built.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 prof	det
2	prof	prof	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	nsubj
3	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 class	det
5	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	iobj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 robot	det
7	robot	robot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	obj
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 built	nsubj
9	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 built	aux
10	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 robot	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the prof	a robot	the class				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent class=Recipient robot=Topic
2	build	past · perfect	prof	a robot not said here					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robot=Product

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