ribbon Who acts: ribbon, She, bow, He, We, pumpkin · What happens: be, use, tie, decorate, wrap, cut · To what, where: long narrow strip, prize, ribbons, ribbon, 25 cm, 6 equal pieces · Speech: someone speaks here
«ribbon» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: ribbon in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A ribbon is a long, narrow strip of cloth used for tying, decorating or wrapping.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod acl mark advcl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET ribbon NOUN is AUX a DET long ADJ , PUNCT narrow ADJ strip NOUN of ADP cloth NOUN used VERB for SCONJ tying VERB , PUNCT decorating VERB or CCONJ wrapping VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ribbon det 2 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 8 strip nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 strip cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 strip det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 strip amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 long punct 7 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 8 strip amod 8 strip strip NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 cloth case 10 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 8 strip nmod 11 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 strip acl 12 for for SCONJ _ 13 tying mark 13 tying tie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 used advcl 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 decorating punct 15 decorating decorate VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 tying conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 wrapping cc 17 wrapping wrap VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 decorating conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 strip punct
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1 is a present a ribbon a long narrow strip of cloth tree rules 2 use participle a long narrow strip not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 tie gerund vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 4 decorate gerund vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 wrap gerund vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 A ribbon can be a prize or badge: a blue ribbon for first place.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj aux cop det cc conj punct det amod conj case amod nmod punct root A DET ribbon NOUN can AUX be AUX a DET prize NOUN or CCONJ badge NOUN : PUNCT a DET blue ADJ ribbon NOUN for ADP first ADJ place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ribbon det 2 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 6 prize nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 prize aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 prize cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 prize det 6 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 badge cc 8 badge badge NOUN Number=Sing 6 prize conj 9 : : PUNCT _ 12 ribbon punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 ribbon det 11 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 12 ribbon amod 12 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 6 prize conj 13 for for ADP _ 15 place case 14 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 15 place amod 15 place place NOUN Number=Sing 12 ribbon nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 prize punct
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1 is a can a ribbon a prize or badge and a blue ribbon for first place tree rules
Meaning 3 A ribbon is any long narrow strip: a ribbon of road.
det nsubj cop det amod amod punct det appos case nmod punct root A DET ribbon NOUN is AUX any DET long ADJ narrow ADJ strip NOUN : PUNCT a DET ribbon NOUN of ADP road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ribbon det 2 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 7 strip nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 strip cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 7 strip det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 strip amod 6 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 7 strip amod 7 strip strip NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 ribbon punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 ribbon det 10 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 7 strip appos 11 of of ADP _ 12 road case 12 road road NOUN Number=Sing 10 ribbon nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 strip punct
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1 is a present a ribbon any long narrow strip tree rules
Meaning 4 «Cut to ribbons» means cut into many pieces.
punct csubj case obl punct xcomp case amod obl punct root « PUNCT Cut VERB to ADP ribbons NOUN » PUNCT means VERB cut VERB into ADP many ADJ pieces NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Cut punct 2 Cut cut VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means csubj 3 to to ADP _ 4 ribbons case 4 ribbons ribbon NOUN Number=Plur 2 Cut obl 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 Cut punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 cut cut VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 means xcomp 8 into into ADP _ 10 pieces case 9 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 10 pieces amod 10 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 7 cut obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 cut in a quote infinitive ribbons vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to ribbon=Location 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 cut not said to happen participle into many pieces vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into piece=Patient
Example 1 She has a ribbon 3 meters long.
nsubj det obj nummod obl:unmarked amod punct root She PRON has VERB a DET ribbon NOUN 3 NUM meters NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 ribbon det 4 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 5 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 meters nummod 6 meters meter NOUN Number=Plur 7 long obl:unmarked 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ribbon amod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present She a ribbon vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ribbon=Patient
Example 2 Each bow needs 25 cm of ribbon.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root Each DET bow NOUN needs VERB 25 NUM cm NOUN of ADP ribbon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 bow det 2 bow bow NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 25 25 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 cm nummod 5 cm cm NOUN Number=Plur 3 needs obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 ribbon case 7 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 5 cm nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present each bow 25 cm of ribbon vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot cm=Theme
Example 3 He cut the ribbon into 6 equal pieces.
nsubj det obj case nummod amod obl punct root He PRON cut VERB the DET ribbon NOUN into ADP 6 NUM equal ADJ pieces NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 cut nsubj 2 cut cut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ribbon det 4 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 2 cut obj 5 into into ADP _ 8 pieces case 6 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 pieces nummod 7 equal equal ADJ Degree=Pos 8 pieces amod 8 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 2 cut obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 cut punct
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1 cut past He the ribbon 6 equal pieces vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent ribbon=Material into piece=Product
Example 4 How much ribbon is left?
advmod amod nsubj:pass aux:pass punct root How ADV much ADJ ribbon NOUN is AUX left VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 ribbon amod 3 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 5 left nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 left aux:pass 5 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 left punct
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1 leave present · passive much ribbon vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 5 She tied her hair with a red ribbon.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det amod obl punct root She PRON tied VERB her PRON hair NOUN with ADP a DET red ADJ ribbon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 tied nsubj 2 tied tie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 hair nmod:poss 4 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 2 tied obj 5 with with ADP _ 8 ribbon case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 ribbon det 7 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 8 ribbon amod 8 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 2 tied obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 tied punct
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1 tie past She her hair with a red ribbon vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent hair=Patient with ribbon=Co-Patient
Example 6 We wrapped the present and tied it with ribbon.
nsubj det obj cc conj obj case obl punct root We PRON wrapped VERB the DET present NOUN and CCONJ tied VERB it PRON with ADP ribbon NOUN . 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 wrapped nsubj 2 wrapped wrap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 present det 4 present present NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrapped obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 tied cc 6 tied tie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 wrapped conj 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 tied obj 8 with with ADP _ 9 ribbon case 9 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 6 tied obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrapped punct
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1 wrap past We the present vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent present=Theme 2 tie past We not said here present with ribbon vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient with ribbon=Co-Patient
Example 7 His pumpkin won a blue ribbon at the fair.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root His PRON pumpkin NOUN won VERB a DET blue ADJ ribbon NOUN at ADP the DET fair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 pumpkin nmod:poss 2 pumpkin pumpkin NOUN Number=Sing 3 won nsubj 3 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ribbon det 5 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ribbon amod 6 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 fair case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fair det 9 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 won punct
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1 win past His pumpkin a blue ribbon the fair vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent ribbon=Theme at fair=Asset
Example 8 The mayor cut the ribbon to open the new library.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl det amod obj punct root The DET mayor NOUN cut VERB the DET ribbon NOUN to PART open VERB the DET new ADJ library NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mayor det 2 mayor mayor NOUN Number=Sing 3 cut nsubj 3 cut cut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ribbon det 5 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 3 cut obj 6 to to PART _ 7 open mark 7 open open VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 cut advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 library det 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 library amod 10 library library NOUN Number=Sing 7 open obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 cut punct
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1 cut past the mayor the ribbon vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ribbon=Product 2 open to-infinitive the mayor not said here the new library vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location library=Theme
Example 9 The road was a thin ribbon across the desert.
det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root The DET road NOUN was AUX a DET thin ADJ ribbon NOUN across ADP the DET desert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 road det 2 road road NOUN Number=Sing 6 ribbon nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 ribbon cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ribbon det 5 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ribbon amod 6 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 across across ADP _ 9 desert case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 desert det 9 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 6 ribbon nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 ribbon punct
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1 is a past the road a thin ribbon the desert tree rules
Example 10 It had pink ribbons to tie up its sleeves, so the Queen saw at once it was a girl.
The tree, 19 words nsubj amod obj mark advcl compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct advmod det nsubj conj case obl nsubj cop det obj punct root It PRON had VERB pink ADJ ribbons NOUN to PART tie VERB up ADP its PRON sleeves NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET Queen PROPN saw VERB at ADP once ADV it PRON was AUX a DET girl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pink pink ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ribbons amod 4 ribbons ribbon NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 5 to to PART _ 6 tie mark 6 tie tie VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 had advcl 7 up up ADP _ 6 tie compound:prt 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 sleeves nmod:poss 9 sleeves sleeve NOUN Number=Plur 6 tie obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 saw punct 11 so so ADV _ 14 saw advmod 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 Queen det 13 Queen Queen PROPN Number=Sing 14 saw nsubj 14 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 had conj 15 at at ADP _ 16 once case 16 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 20 girl obl 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 girl nsubj 18 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 girl cop 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 girl det 20 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 14 saw obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past It pink ribbons vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ribbon=Patient 2 tie up to-infinitive its sleeves vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleeve=Patient 3 see past the Queen vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 4 is a past it a girl tree rules
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