prong
Who acts: you, fork, branch, monster · What happens: use, lift, have, split, fork · To what, where: prongs, pea, four prongs, two forked prongs, hooks
«prong» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: prong in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
One of the sharp pointed ends of a fork or similar tool.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 ends | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 ends | det |
| 4 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 ends | amod |
| 5 | pointed | pointed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 ends | amod |
| 6 | ends | end | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 One | nmod |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 fork | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 fork | det |
| 9 | fork | fork | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 ends | nmod |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 tool | cc |
| 11 | similar | similar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 tool | amod |
| 12 | tool | tool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fork | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 One | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Use the prongs of the fork to lift the pea.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use | use | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 prongs | det |
| 3 | prongs | prong | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Use | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 fork | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 fork | det |
| 6 | fork | fork | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 prongs | nmod |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 lift | mark |
| 8 | lift | lift | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Use | advcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 pea | det |
| 10 | pea | pea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 lift | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Use | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | imperative | you not said here | the prongs of the fork | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prong=Patient | ||||
| 2 | lift | to-infinitive | you not said here | the pea | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pea=Theme |
Example 2
A fork usually has four prongs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 fork | det |
| 2 | fork | fork | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | nsubj |
| 3 | usually | usually | ADV | _ | 4 has | advmod |
| 4 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 prongs | nummod |
| 6 | prongs | prong | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | a fork | four prongs | usually property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prong=Patient |
Example 3
The branch split into two forked prongs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 branch | det |
| 2 | branch | branch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 split | nsubj |
| 3 | split | split | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 prongs | case |
| 5 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 prongs | nummod |
| 6 | forked | fork | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 prongs | amod |
| 7 | prongs | prong | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 split | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 split | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | split | past | the branch | into two forked prongs result | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into prong=Result | ||||
| 2 | fork | participle | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Example 4
The monster had hooks and prongs for teeth.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 monster | det |
| 2 | monster | monster | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | hooks | hook | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 had | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 prongs | cc |
| 6 | prongs | prong | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hooks | conj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 teeth | case |
| 8 | teeth | tooth | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 had | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the monster | hooks and prongs | for teeth | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hook=Patient |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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