robot Who acts: robot, machine, some, person, club, many toys · What happens: be, do, follow, move, act, mean · To what, where: machine, jobs, program, person, traffic light, South Africa
«robot» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: robot in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A robot is a machine that can do jobs by itself, following a program; some move and act like a person or an animal.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det nsubj aux acl:relcl obj case obl punct advcl det obj punct nsubj parataxis cc conj case det obl cc det conj punct root A DET robot NOUN is AUX a DET machine NOUN that PRON can AUX do VERB jobs NOUN by ADP itself PRON , PUNCT following VERB a DET program NOUN ; PUNCT some DET move VERB and CCONJ act VERB like ADP a DET person NOUN or CCONJ an DET animal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 robot det 2 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 machine det 5 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 do nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 do aux 8 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 machine acl:relcl 9 jobs job NOUN Number=Plur 8 do obj 10 by by ADP _ 11 itself case 11 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 8 do obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 following punct 13 following follow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 do advcl 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 program det 15 program program NOUN Number=Sing 13 following obj 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 move punct 17 some some DET PronType=Ind 18 move nsubj 18 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine parataxis 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 act cc 20 act act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 move conj 21 like like ADP _ 23 person case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 person det 23 person person NOUN Number=Sing 20 act obl 24 or or CCONJ _ 26 animal cc 25 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 animal det 26 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 23 person conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 machine punct
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1 is a present a robot a machine tree rules 2 do can a machine jobs by robot vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality 3 follow gerund a machine not said here a program vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent program=Theme 4 move present some vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 5 act present some not said here like a person or a animal vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like person=Attribute
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 robot can also mean a person who acts without feeling or thinking, like a machine.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj aux advmod det obj nsubj acl:relcl mark advcl cc conj punct case det obl punct root A DET robot NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB a DET person NOUN who PRON acts VERB without SCONJ feeling VERB or CCONJ thinking VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET machine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 robot det 2 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 4 also also ADV _ 5 mean advmod 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 person det 7 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean obj 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 acts nsubj 9 acts act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 person acl:relcl 10 without without SCONJ _ 11 feeling mark 11 feeling feel VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 acts advcl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 thinking cc 13 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 feeling conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 machine punct 15 like like ADP _ 17 machine case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 machine det 17 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 11 feeling obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 mean can a robot a person vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic 2 act present a person vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 feel gerund a person not said here like a machine vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like machine=Theme 4 think speech: other gerund a person not said here vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 In South Africa, a robot is a traffic light.
case compound obl punct det nsubj cop det compound punct root In ADP South PROPN Africa PROPN , PUNCT a DET robot NOUN is AUX a DET traffic NOUN light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Africa case 2 South South PROPN Number=Sing 3 Africa compound 3 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 10 light obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Africa punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 robot det 6 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 10 light nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 light cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 light det 9 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 10 light compound 10 light light NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 light punct
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1 is a present a robot a traffic light South Africa tree rules
Example 1 A robot makes 12 toys an hour.
det nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked punct root A DET robot NOUN makes VERB 12 NUM toys NOUN an DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 robot det 2 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes nsubj 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 toys nummod 5 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 3 makes obj 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hour det 7 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 makes punct
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1 make present a robot 12 toys hour vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset toy=Product
Example 2 The club built 4 robots.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET club NOUN built VERB 4 NUM robots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 club det 2 club club NOUN Number=Sing 3 built nsubj 3 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 robots nummod 5 robots robot NOUN Number=Plur 3 built obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 built punct
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1 build past the club 4 robots vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset robot=Product
Example 3 Each robot needs 6 batteries.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root Each DET robot NOUN needs VERB 6 NUM batteries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 robot det 2 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 batteries nummod 5 batteries battery NOUN Number=Plur 3 needs obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present each robot 6 batteries vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot battery=Theme
Example 4 How many toys do 3 robots make in 5 hours?
advmod amod nsubj nummod nsubj ccomp case nummod obl punct root How ADV many ADJ toys NOUN do VERB 3 NUM robots NOUN make VERB in ADP 5 NUM hours NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 toys amod 3 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 4 do nsubj 4 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 robots nummod 6 robots robot NOUN Number=Plur 7 make nsubj 7 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 do ccomp 8 in in ADP _ 10 hours case 9 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 hours nummod 10 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 7 make obl 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 do punct
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1 do present many toys tree rules 2 make present 3 robots hour vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 5 We programmed a small robot to move in a square.
nsubj det amod obj mark advcl case det obl punct root We PRON programmed VERB a DET small ADJ robot NOUN to PART move VERB in ADP a DET square 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 programmed nsubj 2 programmed program VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 robot det 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 robot amod 5 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 2 programmed obj 6 to to PART _ 7 move mark 7 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 programmed advcl 8 in in ADP _ 10 square case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 square det 10 square square NOUN Number=Sing 7 move obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 programmed punct
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1 program past We a small robot tree rules 2 move to-infinitive We not said here a square vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in square=Trajectory
Example 6 A robot rover explores the surface of Mars.
det compound nsubj det obj case nmod punct root A DET robot NOUN rover NOUN explores VERB the DET surface NOUN of ADP Mars PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 rover det 2 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 3 rover compound 3 rover rover NOUN Number=Sing 4 explores nsubj 4 explores explore VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 surface det 6 surface surface NOUN Number=Sing 4 explores obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 Mars case 8 Mars Mars PROPN Number=Sing 6 surface nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 explores punct
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1 explore present a robot rover the surface of Mars vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent surface=Location
Example 7 Robots build cars in big factories.
nsubj obj case amod obl punct root Robots NOUN build VERB cars NOUN in ADP big ADJ factories NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Robots robot NOUN Number=Plur 2 build nsubj 2 build build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 2 build obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 factories case 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 factories amod 6 factories factory NOUN Number=Plur 2 build obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 build punct
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1 build present Robots cars big factories vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset car=Product
Example 8 Our robot vacuum cleans the floor by itself.
nmod:poss compound nsubj det obj case obl punct root Our PRON robot NOUN vacuum NOUN cleans VERB the DET floor NOUN by ADP itself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 vacuum nmod:poss 2 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 3 vacuum compound 3 vacuum vacuum NOUN Number=Sing 4 cleans nsubj 4 cleans clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 floor det 6 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 4 cleans obj 7 by by ADP _ 8 itself case 8 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 4 cleans obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 cleans punct
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1 clean present Our robot vacuum the floor by vacuum vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent floor=Patient
Example 9 In the film, the robot learns to make friends.
case det obl punct det nsubj mark xcomp obj punct root In ADP the DET film NOUN , PUNCT the DET robot NOUN learns VERB to PART make VERB friends NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 film case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 film det 3 film film NOUN Number=Sing 7 learns obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 film punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 robot det 6 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 7 learns nsubj 7 learns learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 make mark 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 learns xcomp 10 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 9 make obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 learns punct
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1 learn present the robot the film vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make to-infinitive the robot not said here friends vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product
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