salty Who acts: Salty, She, salty snacks, sea, He, Salty food · What happens: mean, have, taste, buy, cost, be · To what, where: tasting, salt, 3 bags, 2 glasses, you, salty water
«salty» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: salty in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Salty means tasting of salt or having salt in it.
nsubj obj case nmod cc conj obj case obl punct root Salty ADJ means VERB tasting NOUN of ADP salt NOUN or CCONJ having VERB salt NOUN in ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tasting tasting NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 salt case 5 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 3 tasting nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 having cc 7 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 tasting conj 8 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 7 having obj 9 in in ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 having obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Salty tasting of salt vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tasting=Topic 2 have gerund Salty not said here salt salt vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salt=Patient 3 taste salt nom tasting «cognition transitive»: of=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 Salty (informal) can mean a bit rude or cross: a salty reply.
The tree, 12 words nsubj punct conj punct aux det obl:unmarked xcomp cc conj punct det amod parataxis punct root Salty ADJ ( PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT can AUX mean VERB a DET bit NOUN rude ADJ or CCONJ cross ADJ : PUNCT a DET salty ADJ reply NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mean nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 informal punct 3 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Salty conj 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 informal punct 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bit det 8 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 9 rude obl:unmarked 9 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mean xcomp 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 cross cc 11 cross cross ADJ Degree=Pos 9 rude conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 reply punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 reply det 14 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 15 reply amod 15 reply reply NOUN Number=Sing 6 mean parataxis 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 mean can Salty rude property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 She bought 3 bags of salty chips.
nsubj nummod obj case amod nmod punct root She PRON bought VERB 3 NUM bags NOUN of ADP salty ADJ chips 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 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 bags nummod 4 bags bag NOUN Number=Plur 2 bought obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 chips case 6 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 7 chips amod 7 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 4 bags nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past She 3 bags of salty chips vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme
Example 2 The salty snacks cost $2 each.
det amod nsubj obj nummod nmod:unmarked punct root The DET salty ADJ snacks NOUN cost VERB $ SYM 2 NUM each DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 snacks det 2 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 snacks amod 3 snacks snack NOUN Number=Plur 4 cost nsubj 4 cost cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 $ $ SYM _ 4 cost obj 6 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 $ nummod 7 each each DET PronType=Tot 5 $ nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 cost punct
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1 cost present the salty snacks vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme $=Value
Example 3 The sea is salty.
det nsubj cop punct root The DET sea NOUN is AUX salty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sea det 2 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 4 salty nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 salty cop 4 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 salty punct
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1 is present the sea salty property tree rules
Example 4 He drank 2 glasses of water after the salty soup.
nsubj nummod obj case nmod case det amod obl punct root He PRON drank VERB 2 NUM glasses NOUN of ADP water NOUN after ADP the DET salty ADJ soup 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 drank nsubj 2 drank drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 glasses nummod 4 glasses glass NOUN Number=Plur 2 drank obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 water case 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 glasses nmod 7 after after ADP _ 10 soup case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 soup det 9 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 10 soup amod 10 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 2 drank obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 drank punct
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1 drink past He 2 glasses of water after the salty soup vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Patient
Example 5 Salty food makes you thirsty.
amod nsubj obj xcomp punct root Salty ADJ food NOUN makes VERB you PRON thirsty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 2 food amod 2 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes nsubj 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 makes obj 5 thirsty thirsty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 makes xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 makes punct
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1 make present Salty food you thirsty property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material you=Product
Example 6 An egg floats in very salty water but sinks in fresh water.
det nsubj case advmod amod obl cc conj case amod obl punct root An DET egg NOUN floats VERB in ADP very ADV salty ADJ water NOUN but CCONJ sinks VERB in ADP fresh ADJ water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 egg det 2 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 3 floats nsubj 3 floats float VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 water case 5 very very ADV _ 6 salty advmod 6 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 7 water amod 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 floats obl 8 but but CCONJ _ 9 sinks cc 9 sinks sink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 floats conj 10 in in ADP _ 12 water case 11 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 12 water amod 12 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 sinks obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 floats punct
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1 float present a egg salty water vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Trajectory 2 sink present a egg not said here fresh water vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 We smelled the salty sea air.
nsubj det amod compound obj punct root We PRON smelled VERB the DET salty ADJ sea NOUN air 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 smelled nsubj 2 smelled smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 air det 4 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 6 air amod 5 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 6 air compound 6 air air NOUN Number=Sing 2 smelled obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 smelled punct
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1 smell past We the salty sea air vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer air=Stimulus
Example 8 The chips were too salty to eat.
det nsubj cop advmod mark xcomp punct root The DET chips NOUN were AUX too ADV salty ADJ to PART eat VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 chips det 2 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 5 salty nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 salty cop 4 too too ADV _ 5 salty advmod 5 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 to to PART _ 7 eat mark 7 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 salty xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 salty punct
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1 is past the chips salty property tree rules 2 eat to-infinitive the chips not said here vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 9 Tears taste a little salty.
nsubj det amod obj punct root Tears NOUN taste VERB a DET little ADJ salty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tears tear NOUN Number=Plur 2 taste nsubj 2 taste taste VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 salty det 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 salty amod 5 salty salty NOUN Number=Sing 2 taste obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 taste punct
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1 taste present Tears a little salty vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme salty=Attribute
Example 10 He blinked his eyes hard to keep out the salty perspiration streaming down his face.
The tree, 15 words nsubj nmod:poss obj xcomp mark advcl compound:prt det amod obj acl compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct root He PRON blinked VERB his PRON eyes NOUN hard ADJ to PART keep VERB out ADP the DET salty ADJ perspiration NOUN streaming VERB down ADP his PRON face 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 blinked nsubj 2 blinked blink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 eyes nmod:poss 4 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 2 blinked obj 5 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 2 blinked xcomp 6 to to PART _ 7 keep mark 7 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 blinked advcl 8 out out ADP _ 7 keep compound:prt 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 perspiration det 10 salty salty ADJ Degree=Pos 11 perspiration amod 11 perspiration perspiration NOUN Number=Sing 7 keep obj 12 streaming stream VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 perspiration acl 13 down down ADP _ 12 streaming compound:prt 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 face nmod:poss 15 face face NOUN Number=Sing 12 streaming obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 blinked punct
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1 blink past He his eyes hard property vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme 2 keep out to-infinitive He not said here the salty perspiration vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent perspiration=Theme 3 stream down gerund the salty perspiration not said here his face vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location face=Theme
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