redecorate

Who acts: toddler, We, Dad, wall, Gran, baby · What happens: redecorate, be, look, paint, put up, change · To what, where: room, walls, new wallpaper, curtains, big mess, food · Speech: someone speaks here

«redecorate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: redecorate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To redecorate a room or house is to make it look new again by painting walls, putting up new wallpaper or changing the curtains and furniture.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 redecorate	mark
2	redecorate	redecorate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 make	advcl
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 room	det
4	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 redecorate	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 house	cc
6	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 room	conj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 make	cop
8	to	to	PART	_	9 make	mark
9	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 make	obj
11	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 make	xcomp
12	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 look	xcomp
13	again	again	ADV	_	11 look	advmod
14	by	by	SCONJ	_	15 painting	mark
15	painting	paint	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 look	advcl
16	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 painting	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 putting	punct
18	putting	put	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 painting	conj
19	up	up	ADP	_	18 putting	compound:prt
20	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 wallpaper	amod
21	wallpaper	wallpaper	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 putting	obj
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 changing	cc
23	changing	change	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 putting	conj
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 curtains	det
25	curtains	curtain	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 changing	obj
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 furniture	cc
27	furniture	furniture	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 curtains	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	redecorate	to-infinitive	a room or house			vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme room=Destination
2	is	present			make property	tree rules
3	look	infinitive		again	new property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
4	paint	gerund	walls			vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wall=Destination
5	put up	gerund	new wallpaper			vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent wallpaper=Goal
6	change	gerund	the curtains and furniture			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curtain=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

Usage: informal, joking — kept apart, not parsed.

To «redecorate» can mean to make a big mess, like a toddler spreading food over the walls.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 redecorate	mark
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 redecorate	punct
3	redecorate	redecorate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 mean	csubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 redecorate	punct
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 mean	aux
6	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 make	mark
8	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 mean	xcomp
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 mess	det
10	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 mess	amod
11	mess	mess	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 make	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 toddler	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	15 toddler	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 toddler	det
15	toddler	toddler	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 mess	conj
16	spreading	spread	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	15 toddler	acl
17	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 spreading	obj
18	over	over	ADP	_	20 walls	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 walls	det
20	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 spreading	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	redecorate in a quote	to-infinitive				vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
2	mean	can				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	make not said to happen	to-infinitive		a big mess and a toddler		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mess=Product
4	spread	gerund	a toddler not said here	food	the walls	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme over wall=Destination

Example 1

We are going to redecorate my bedroom in green.

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	3 going	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 going	aux
3	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 redecorate	mark
5	redecorate	redecorate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 going	xcomp
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 bedroom	nmod:poss
7	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 redecorate	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 green	case
9	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 redecorate	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 going	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	present · progressive	We						vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	redecorate	to-infinitive	We not said here	my bedroom				in green	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent bedroom=Destination in green=Theme

Example 2

The classroom was redecorated over the holidays.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 classroom	det
2	classroom	classroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 redecorated	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 redecorated	aux:pass
4	redecorated	redecorate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 holidays	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 holidays	det
7	holidays	holiday	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 redecorated	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 redecorated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	redecorate	past · passive		the classroom		the holidays			vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination

Example 3

Dad spent the weekend redecorating the kitchen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	nsubj
2	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 weekend	det
4	weekend	weekend	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	obj
5	redecorating	redecorate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 spent	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 kitchen	det
7	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 redecorating	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	past	Dad				weekend		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	redecorate	gerund	Dad not said here	the kitchen					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme kitchen=Destination

Example 4

To redecorate the wall, which is 4 m by 3 m, we need paint for 12 square metres.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 redecorate	mark
2	redecorate	redecorate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 need	advcl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wall	det
4	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 redecorate	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 m	punct
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 m	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 m	cop
8	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 m	nummod
9	m	M	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wall	conj
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 m	case
11	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	12 m	nummod
12	m	m	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 redecorate	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 redecorate	punct
14	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 need	nsubj
15	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	paint	paint	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 need	obj
17	for	for	ADP	_	20 metres	case
18	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	20 metres	nummod
19	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 metres	compound
20	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 need	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	redecorate	to-infinitive	we not said here	the wall and 4 m	by 3 m	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wall=Destination
2	is a	present	the wall and 4 m	4 m		tree rules
3	need	present	we	paint	for 12 square metres	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot paint=Theme

Example 5

Gran redecorated the spare room for the new baby.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 redecorated	nsubj
2	redecorated	redecorate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 room	det
4	spare	spare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 room	amod
5	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 redecorated	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 baby	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 baby	det
8	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 baby	amod
9	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 redecorated	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 redecorated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	redecorate	past	Gran	the spare room				for the new baby	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent room=Destination

Example 6

The baby redecorated the floor with his porridge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 baby	det
2	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	redecorated	redecorate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 baby	acl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 floor	det
5	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 redecorated	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 porridge	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 porridge	nmod:poss
8	porridge	porridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 floor	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 baby	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	redecorate	participle	the baby not said here	the floor				with his porridge	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent floor=Destination with porridge=Theme

Example 7

They saved up for months to redecorate the house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 saved	nsubj
2	saved	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 saved	compound:prt
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 months	case
5	months	month	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 saved	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 redecorate	mark
7	redecorate	redecorate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 saved	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 house	det
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 redecorate	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	save up	past	They				month		vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	redecorate	to-infinitive	They not said here	the house					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme house=Destination

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