pufferfish Who acts: pufferfish, fish, Many kinds, Many pufferfish, licensed chefs, male pufferfish · What happens: be, swallow, blow up, scare off, eat, license · To what, where: fish, water, big spiky ball, predators, pufferfish, spiky ball
«pufferfish» 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: pufferfish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A pufferfish is a fish that can quickly swallow water to blow itself up into a big, round, often spiky ball to scare off predators. Many kinds are very poisonous.
Sentence 1: A pufferfish is a fish that can quickly swallow water to blow itself up into a big, round, often spiky ball to scare off predators.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl obj mark xcomp obj compound:prt case det amod punct conj punct advmod amod obl mark advcl compound:prt obj punct root A DET pufferfish NOUN is AUX a DET fish NOUN that PRON can AUX quickly ADV swallow VERB water NOUN to PART blow VERB itself PRON up ADP into ADP a DET big ADJ , PUNCT round ADJ , PUNCT often ADV spiky ADJ ball NOUN to PART scare VERB off ADP predators NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pufferfish det 2 pufferfish pufferfish NOUN Number=Sing 5 fish nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fish cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fish det 5 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 swallow nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 swallow aux 8 quickly quickly ADV _ 9 swallow advmod 9 swallow swallow VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 fish acl:relcl 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 swallow obj 11 to to PART _ 12 blow mark 12 blow blow VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 swallow xcomp 13 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 12 blow obj 14 up up ADP _ 12 blow compound:prt 15 into into ADP _ 23 ball case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 ball det 17 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 23 ball amod 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 round punct 19 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 17 big conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 19 round punct 21 often often ADV _ 22 spiky advmod 22 spiky spiky ADJ Degree=Pos 23 ball amod 23 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 12 blow obl 24 to to PART _ 25 scare mark 25 scare scare VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 blow advcl 26 off off ADP _ 25 scare compound:prt 27 predators predator NOUN Number=Plur 25 scare obj 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 fish punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a pufferfish a fish tree rules 2 swallow can a fish water quickly property tree rules 3 blow up to-infinitive a fish not said here water a big spiky ball vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent itself=Material into ball=Product 4 scare off to-infinitive a fish not said here predators vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus predator=Experiencer
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.
Sentence 2: Many kinds are very poisonous.
amod nsubj cop advmod punct root Many ADJ kinds NOUN are AUX very ADV poisonous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 kinds amod 2 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 5 poisonous nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 poisonous cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 poisonous advmod 5 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 poisonous punct
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1 is present Many kinds poisonous property tree rules
Example 1 The pufferfish blew itself up into a spiky ball.
det nsubj obj compound:prt case det amod obl punct root The DET pufferfish NOUN blew VERB itself PRON up ADP into ADP a DET spiky ADJ ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pufferfish det 2 pufferfish pufferfish NOUN Number=Sing 3 blew nsubj 3 blew blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 blew obj 5 up up ADP _ 3 blew compound:prt 6 into into ADP _ 9 ball case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 ball det 8 spiky spiky ADJ Degree=Pos 9 ball amod 9 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 3 blew obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 blew punct
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1 blow up past the pufferfish pufferfish a spiky ball vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent itself=Material into ball=Product
Example 2 Many pufferfish are poisonous to eat.
amod nsubj cop mark advcl punct root Many ADJ pufferfish NOUN are AUX poisonous ADJ to PART eat VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 pufferfish amod 2 pufferfish pufferfish NOUN Number=Plur 4 poisonous nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 poisonous cop 4 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 eat mark 6 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 poisonous advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 poisonous punct
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1 is present Many pufferfish poisonous property tree rules 2 eat to-infinitive Many pufferfish not said here vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 In Japan, only licensed chefs may prepare pufferfish.
case obl punct advmod amod nsubj aux obj punct root In ADP Japan PROPN , PUNCT only ADV licensed VERB chefs NOUN may AUX prepare VERB pufferfish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Japan case 2 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 8 prepare obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Japan punct 4 only only ADV _ 5 licensed advmod 5 licensed license VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 chefs amod 6 chefs chef NOUN Number=Plur 8 prepare nsubj 7 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 prepare aux 8 prepare prepare VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 pufferfish pufferfish NOUN Number=Sing 8 prepare obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 prepare punct
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1 license participle vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 prepare may licensed chefs pufferfish Japan vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pufferfish=Patient
Example 4 A male pufferfish drew a circle pattern in the sand.
det amod nsubj det compound obj case det nmod punct root A DET male ADJ pufferfish NOUN drew VERB a DET circle NOUN pattern NOUN in ADP the DET sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 pufferfish det 2 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 3 pufferfish amod 3 pufferfish pufferfish NOUN Number=Sing 4 drew nsubj 4 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pattern det 6 circle circle NOUN Number=Sing 7 pattern compound 7 pattern pattern NOUN Number=Sing 4 drew obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 sand case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sand det 10 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 7 pattern nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 drew punct
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1 draw past a male pufferfish a circle pattern the sand vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pattern=Theme in sand=Destination
Example 5 Puffing up makes the pufferfish too big for most predators to swallow.
csubj compound:prt det obj advmod xcomp mark amod nsubj mark advcl punct root Puffing VERB up ADP makes VERB the DET pufferfish NOUN too ADV big ADJ for SCONJ most ADJ predators NOUN to PART swallow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Puffing puff VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 makes csubj 2 up up ADP _ 1 Puffing compound:prt 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 pufferfish det 5 pufferfish pufferfish NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes obj 6 too too ADV _ 7 big advmod 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 makes xcomp 8 for for SCONJ _ 12 swallow mark 9 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 10 predators amod 10 predators predator NOUN Number=Plur 12 swallow nsubj 11 to to PART _ 12 swallow mark 12 swallow swallow VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 big advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 makes punct
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1 puff up gerund vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 make present Puffing the pufferfish big property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pufferfish=Product 3 swallow to-infinitive most predators vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 We saw a pufferfish while snorkelling in Australia.
nsubj det obj mark xcomp case nmod punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET pufferfish NOUN while SCONJ snorkelling NOUN in ADP Australia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 pufferfish det 4 pufferfish pufferfish NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 5 while while SCONJ _ 6 snorkelling mark 6 snorkelling snorkelling NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw xcomp 7 in in ADP _ 8 Australia case 8 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 6 snorkelling nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a pufferfish vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pufferfish=Stimulus
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