sandbox

Who acts: program, sandbox game, players, toddlers, Minecraft, new app · What happens: fill, play in, call, close, run, harm · To what, where: box, sand, UK, rest, castles, sandbox · Speech: someone speaks here

«sandbox» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: sandbox in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

A box or pit filled with sand for children to play in; in the UK and Australia it is called a sandpit.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 box	det
2	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 pit	cc
4	pit	pit	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 box	conj
5	filled	fill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 box	acl
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 sand	case
7	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 filled	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 children	case
9	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 filled	obl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 play	mark
11	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 filled	advcl
12	in	in	ADP	_	11 play	compound:prt
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 called	punct
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 UK	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 UK	det
16	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 called	obl
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 Australia	cc
18	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 UK	conj
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 called	nsubj:pass
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 called	aux:pass
21	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 box	parataxis
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 sandpit	det
23	sandpit	sandpit	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 called	xcomp
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 box	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	fill	participle	a box or pit not said here		with sand; for children	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with sand=Instrument
2	play in	to-infinitive				vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	call	present · passive	sand	the UK and Australia		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

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: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

A safe, closed space where a program can run without harming the rest of the computer.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 space	det
2	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 space	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 safe	punct
4	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 space	amod
5	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	10 run	advmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 program	det
8	program	program	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 run	nsubj
9	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 run	aux
10	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 space	acl:relcl
11	without	without	SCONJ	_	12 harming	mark
12	harming	harm	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 run	advcl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 rest	det
14	rest	rest	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 harming	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 computer	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 computer	det
17	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 rest	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 space	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	close	participle			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	run	can	a program		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	harm	gerund	a program not said here	the rest of the computer	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus rest=Experiencer

Meaning 3

Usage: games — kept apart, not parsed.

A sandbox game lets players build and explore freely, like Minecraft.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 game	det
2	sandbox	sandbox	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 game	compound
3	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lets	nsubj
4	lets	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 build	nsubj
6	build	build	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 lets	xcomp
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 explore	cc
8	explore	explore	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 build	conj
9	freely	freely	ADV	_	6 build	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 Minecraft	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	12 Minecraft	case
12	Minecraft	Minecraft	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 build	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	let	present	a sandbox game		tree rules
2	build	infinitive	players	like Minecraft; freely property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
3	explore	infinitive	players not said here		vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The toddlers built castles in the sandbox.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 toddlers	det
2	toddlers	toddler	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 built	nsubj
3	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	castles	castle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 built	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 sandbox	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sandbox	det
7	sandbox	sandbox	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	the toddlers	castles		the sandbox			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Product

Example 2

Minecraft is a famous sandbox game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Minecraft	Minecraft	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 game	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 game	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 game	det
4	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 game	amod
5	sandbox	sandbox	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 game	compound
6	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 game	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Minecraft	a famous sandbox game					tree rules

Example 3

The new app runs in a sandbox, so it cannot change your files.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 app	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 app	amod
3	app	app	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 runs	nsubj
4	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 sandbox	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sandbox	det
7	sandbox	sandbox	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 runs	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 change	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	13 change	advmod
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 change	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 change	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 change	advmod
13	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 runs	conj
14	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 files	nmod:poss
15	files	file	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 change	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 runs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	run	present	the new app		a sandbox	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sandbox=Trajectory
2	not change	can	app	your files		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent file=Patient
3	file		your			nom file «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Cover the sandbox at night so cats don't use it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cover	cover	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sandbox	det
3	sandbox	sandbox	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cover	obj
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 night	case
5	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cover	obl
6	so	so	ADV	_	10 use	advmod
7	cats	cat	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 use	nsubj
8	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 use	aux
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 use	advmod
10	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Cover	advcl
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 use	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cover	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	imperative	you not said here	the sandbox			night		vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sandbox=Destination
2	not use	present · do-support	cats	sandbox					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 5

We tried the code in a sandbox first.

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 tried	nsubj
2	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 code	det
4	code	code	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tried	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 sandbox	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sandbox	det
7	sandbox	sandbox	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tried	obl
8	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	2 tried	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	We	the code		a sandbox		first property	vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent code=Eventuality

Example 6

In sandbox mode you can build anything you like.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 mode	case
2	sandbox	sandbox	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mode	compound
3	mode	mode	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 build	obl
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 build	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 build	aux
6	build	build	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 build	obj
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 like	nsubj
9	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 anything	acl:relcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 build	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	can	you	anything		sandbox mode			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Product
2	like	present	you						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

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