sausage
Who acts: We, Dad, sausage sizzle, you · What happens: mince, put, cook, have, buy, raise · To what, where: Minced meat, long thin skin, sausages, barbecue, pack, money · Speech: someone speaks here
«sausage» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: sausage in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Minced meat (or a vegetarian mix) with spices, put inside a long thin skin and cooked.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minced | mince | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 meat | amod |
| 2 | meat | meat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 put | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 7 mix | punct |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 mix | cc |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 mix | det |
| 6 | vegetarian | vegetarian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 mix | amod |
| 7 | mix | mix | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 meat | appos |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 7 mix | punct |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 spices | case |
| 10 | spices | spice | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 meat | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 put | punct |
| 12 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 13 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 17 skin | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 skin | det |
| 15 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 skin | amod |
| 16 | thin | thin | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 skin | amod |
| 17 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 put | obl |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 cooked | cc |
| 19 | cooked | cook | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 put | conj |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mince | participle | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | put | participle · passive | Minced meat with spices | a long thin skin | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme inside skin=Destination | ||||
| 3 | cook | participle | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=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
Informally, a fond name for a child or pet.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informally | informally | ADV | _ | 5 name | advmod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Informally | punct |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 name | det |
| 4 | fond | fond | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 name | amod |
| 5 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 child | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 child | det |
| 8 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 name | nmod |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 pet | cc |
| 10 | pet | pet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 child | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 name | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"You silly sausage!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 sausage | punct |
| 2 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 sausage | nsubj |
| 3 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 sausage | amod |
| 4 | sausage | sausage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 4 sausage | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 sausage | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
We had sausages on the barbecue.
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 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | sausages | sausage | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 had | obj |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 barbecue | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 barbecue | det |
| 6 | barbecue | barbecue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | We | sausages | the barbecue | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sausage=Patient |
Example 2
Dad bought a pack of eight sausages.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bought | nsubj |
| 2 | bought | buy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 pack | det |
| 4 | pack | pack | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bought | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 sausages | case |
| 6 | eight | eight | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 sausages | nummod |
| 7 | sausages | sausage | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 pack | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 bought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy | past | Dad | a pack of eight sausages | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pack=Theme |
Example 3
A sausage sizzle raised money for our school.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 sizzle | det |
| 2 | sausage | sausage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sizzle | compound |
| 3 | sizzle | sizzle | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | raised | raise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 sizzle | acl |
| 5 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 raised | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 school | case |
| 7 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 school | nmod:poss |
| 8 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 raised | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sizzle | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | raise | participle | a sausage sizzle not said here | money | for our school | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
Example 4
Vegetarian sausages are made without meat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegetarian | vegetarian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 sausages | amod |
| 2 | sausages | sausage | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 made | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 made | aux:pass |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | without | without | ADP | _ | 6 meat | case |
| 6 | meat | meat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 made | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present · passive | Vegetarian sausages | without meat | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
Example 5
Prick the sausages with a fork before cooking.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prick | prick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sausages | det |
| 3 | sausages | sausage | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Prick | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 fork | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 fork | det |
| 6 | fork | fork | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Prick | obl |
| 7 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 8 cooking | mark |
| 8 | cooking | cook | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Prick | advcl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Prick | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prick | imperative | you not said here | the sausages | with a fork | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent sausage=Patient with fork=Instrument | |||
| 2 | cook | gerund | you not said here | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Example 6
Our dachshund is called a sausage dog.
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 | 2 dachshund | nmod:poss |
| 2 | dachshund | dachshund | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 called | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 called | aux:pass |
| 4 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 dog | det |
| 6 | sausage | sausage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dog | compound |
| 7 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 called | xcomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 called | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | present · passive | Our dachshund | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Example 7
You silly sausage, you have your shoes on the wrong feet!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 sausage | nsubj |
| 2 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sausage | amod |
| 3 | sausage | sausage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 have | punct |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 have | nsubj |
| 6 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 sausage | acl:relcl |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 shoes | nmod:poss |
| 8 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 have | obj |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 feet | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 feet | det |
| 11 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 feet | amod |
| 12 | feet | foot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 have | obl |
| 13 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 sausage | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | you | your shoes | the wrong feet | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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