propulsion Who acts: Propulsion, force, Rockets, squid, Oars, engine · What happens: be, push, use, move, give, show · To what, where: force, something, jet propulsion, propulsion, ship, tails
«propulsion» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: propulsion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Propulsion is the force that pushes something forward, such as a car, boat, rocket or animal.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct case fixed det parataxis punct conj punct parataxis cc conj punct root Propulsion NOUN is AUX the DET force NOUN that PRON pushes VERB something PRON forward ADV , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET car NOUN , PUNCT boat NOUN , PUNCT rocket NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Propulsion propulsion NOUN Number=Sing 4 force nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 force cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 force det 4 force force NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 pushes nsubj 6 pushes push VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 force acl:relcl 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 pushes obj 8 forward forward ADV _ 6 pushes advmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 car punct 10 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 car case 11 as as ADP _ 10 such fixed 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 car det 13 car car NOUN Number=Sing 4 force parataxis 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 boat punct 15 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 13 car conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 rocket punct 17 rocket rocket NOUN Number=Sing 4 force parataxis 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 animal cc 19 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 17 rocket conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 force punct
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1 is a present Propulsion the force tree rules 2 push present the force something forward property vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=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 Rockets use jet propulsion.
nsubj compound obj punct root Rockets NOUN use VERB jet NOUN propulsion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rockets rocket NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 jet jet NOUN Number=Sing 4 propulsion compound 4 propulsion propulsion NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Rockets jet propulsion vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent propulsion=Patient
Example 2 A squid moves by jet propulsion.
det nsubj case compound obl punct root A DET squid NOUN moves VERB by ADP jet NOUN propulsion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 squid det 2 squid squid NOUN Number=Sing 3 moves nsubj 3 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 by by ADP _ 6 propulsion case 5 jet jet NOUN Number=Sing 6 propulsion compound 6 propulsion propulsion NOUN Number=Sing 3 moves obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 moves punct
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1 move present a squid by jet propulsion vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by propulsion=Trajectory
Example 3 Oars are a simple means of propulsion.
nsubj cop det nsubj case obl punct root Oars NOUN are AUX a DET simple ADJ means VERB of ADP propulsion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oars oar NOUN Number=Plur 5 means nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 means cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 simple det 4 simple simple ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 propulsion case 7 propulsion propulsion NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 is present Oars of propulsion; mean property tree rules
Example 4 The engine gives propulsion to the ship.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET engine NOUN gives VERB propulsion NOUN to ADP the DET ship NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 engine det 2 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives nsubj 3 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 propulsion propulsion NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 ship case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 ship det 7 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 gives punct
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1 give present the engine propulsion the ship vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent propulsion=Theme to ship=Recipient
Example 5 The balloon rocket shows propulsion in action.
det compound nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET balloon NOUN rocket NOUN shows VERB propulsion NOUN in ADP action NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 rocket det 2 balloon balloon NOUN Number=Sing 3 rocket compound 3 rocket rocket NOUN Number=Sing 4 shows nsubj 4 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 propulsion propulsion NOUN Number=Sing 4 shows obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 action case 7 action action NOUN Number=Sing 4 shows obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 shows punct
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1 show present the balloon rocket propulsion in action vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent propulsion=Patient in action=Topic
Example 6 Fish use their tails for propulsion.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Fish NOUN use VERB their PRON tails NOUN for ADP propulsion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use 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 tails nmod:poss 4 tails tail NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 propulsion case 6 propulsion propulsion NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Fish Fish's tails for propulsion vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent tail=Theme for propulsion=Eventuality
Example 7 Sails use wind for propulsion.
nsubj obj case obl punct root Sails NOUN use VERB wind NOUN for ADP propulsion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sails sail NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obj 4 for for ADP _ 5 propulsion case 5 propulsion propulsion NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Sails wind for propulsion vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent wind=Theme for propulsion=Eventuality
Example 8 Scientists are testing new kinds of propulsion for spacecraft.
nsubj aux amod obj case nmod case obl punct root Scientists NOUN are AUX testing VERB new ADJ kinds NOUN of ADP propulsion NOUN for ADP spacecraft NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 3 testing nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 testing aux 3 testing test VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 5 kinds amod 5 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 3 testing obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 propulsion case 7 propulsion propulsion NOUN Number=Sing 5 kinds nmod 8 for for ADP _ 9 spacecraft case 9 spacecraft spacecraft NOUN Number=Sing 3 testing obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 testing punct
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1 test present · progressive Scientists new kinds of propulsion for spacecraft vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent kind=Theme for spacecraft=Attribute
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