rock
Who acts: earthquake, rock, We, Rocks, Granite, you · What happens: make, move, shake, shock, sit, rock · To what, where: surface, side, rock, town, fossil, big rock
«rock» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: rock in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
The hard, solid material that the Earth's surface is made of.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 material | det |
| 2 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 material | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 hard | punct |
| 4 | solid | solid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 material | amod |
| 5 | material | material | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 made | obj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Earth | det |
| 8 | Earth | Earth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 surface | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Earth | case |
| 10 | surface | surface | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 made | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 made | aux:pass |
| 12 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 material | acl:relcl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 made | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 material | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present · passive | the Earth's surface | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary that=Product |
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 large stone.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 stone | det |
| 2 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stone | amod |
| 3 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stone | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"sitting on a rock".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 sitting | punct |
| 2 | sitting | sit | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 rock | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 rock | det |
| 5 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sitting | obl |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 sitting | punct |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sitting | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit in a quote | gerund | a rock | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on rock=Location |
Meaning 3
A kind of loud popular music with guitars and drums.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 kind | det |
| 2 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 music | case |
| 4 | loud | loud | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 music | amod |
| 5 | popular | popular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 music | amod |
| 6 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 kind | nmod |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 guitars | case |
| 8 | guitars | guitar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 music | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 drums | cc |
| 10 | drums | drum | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 guitars | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 kind | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"rock music".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 music | punct |
| 2 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 music | compound |
| 3 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 music | punct |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 music | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 4
As a verb, to move gently from side to side or back and forth.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADP | _ | 3 verb | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 verb | det |
| 3 | verb | verb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 move | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 move | punct |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 move | mark |
| 6 | move | move | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | gently | gently | ADV | _ | 6 move | advmod |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 side | case |
| 9 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 move | obl |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 side | case |
| 11 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 move | obl |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 back | cc |
| 13 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 side | conj |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 forth | cc |
| 15 | forth | forth | ADV | _ | 11 side | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 move | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | to-infinitive | side | as a verb; to side or back; gently property | vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from side=Initial_Location to side=Destination |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"rock the baby".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 baby | punct |
| 2 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 baby | compound |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 baby | det |
| 4 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 baby | punct |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 baby | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 5
As a verb, to shake or shock.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADP | _ | 3 verb | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 verb | det |
| 3 | verb | verb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shake | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 shake | punct |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 shake | mark |
| 6 | shake | shake | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 shock | cc |
| 8 | shock | shock | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 shake | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 shake | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shake | to-infinitive | as a verb | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 2 | shock | infinitive | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"The earthquake rocked the town."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 rocked | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 earthquake | det |
| 3 | earthquake | earthquake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rocked | nsubj |
| 4 | rocked | rock | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 town | det |
| 6 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rocked | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 rocked | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 rocked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rock in a quote | past | the earthquake | the town | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location town=Theme |
Meaning 6
A hard sweet in a stick (British seaside rock).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 sweet | det |
| 2 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sweet | amod |
| 3 | sweet | sweet | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 stick | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 stick | det |
| 6 | stick | stick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sweet | nmod |
| 7 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 10 rock | punct |
| 8 | British | British | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 rock | amod |
| 9 | seaside | seaside | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 rock | amod |
| 10 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 stick | appos |
| 11 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 10 rock | punct |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sweet | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
This rock has a fossil in it.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 rock | det |
| 2 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 fossil | det |
| 5 | fossil | fossil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 it | case |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 fossil | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | this rock | a fossil | fossil | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fossil=Patient |
Example 2
We sat on a big rock.
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 sat | nsubj |
| 2 | sat | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 rock | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 rock | det |
| 5 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 rock | amod |
| 6 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sat | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit | past | We | a big rock | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on rock=Location |
Example 3
Rocks slowly break down into sand.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocks | rock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 break | nsubj |
| 2 | slowly | slowly | ADV | _ | 3 break | advmod |
| 3 | break | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | down | down | ADP | _ | 3 break | compound:prt |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 sand | case |
| 6 | sand | sand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 break | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 break | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break down | present | Rocks | into sand result; slowly property | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into sand=Result |
Example 4
Granite is a very hard rock.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granite | granite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 rock | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 rock | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 rock | det |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 hard | advmod |
| 5 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 rock | amod |
| 6 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 rock | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Granite | a hard rock | tree rules |
Example 5
Rock the baby to sleep.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock | rock | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 baby | det |
| 3 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Rock | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 sleep | mark |
| 5 | sleep | sleep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 baby | acl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Rock | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rock | imperative | you not said here | the baby | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location baby=Theme | ||||
| 2 | sleep | to-infinitive | you not said here | the baby not said here | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 6
The earthquake rocked the city.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 earthquake | det |
| 2 | earthquake | earthquake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 rocked | nsubj |
| 3 | rocked | rock | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 city | det |
| 5 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 rocked | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 rocked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rock | past | the earthquake | the city | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location city=Theme |
Example 7
Look for crabs in the rock pools.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Look | look | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 3 crabs | case |
| 3 | crabs | crab | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Look | obl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 pools | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 pools | det |
| 6 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pools | compound |
| 7 | pools | pool | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Look | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Look | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | imperative | you not said here | the rock pools | for crabs | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for crab=Theme in pool=Location |
Example 8
My dad loves rock music.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 dad | nmod:poss |
| 2 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loves | nsubj |
| 3 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 music | compound |
| 5 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loves | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 loves | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | love | present | My dad | rock music | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer music=Stimulus |
Example 9
The ship had struck upon a rock.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ship | det |
| 2 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 struck | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 struck | aux |
| 4 | struck | strike | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 rock | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 rock | det |
| 7 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 struck | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 struck | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strike | past · perfect · passive | the ship | upon a rock | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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