scalpel

Who acts: surgeon, scalpel, adults, scientist, nurse · What happens: use, ask, be, cut, throw away, count · To what, where: small sharp knife, operations, similar sharp knife, science, scalpel, art room

«scalpel» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: scalpel in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small, very sharp knife used by surgeons in operations.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 knife	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 knife	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 small	punct
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 sharp	advmod
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 knife	amod
6	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 knife	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 surgeons	case
9	surgeons	surgeon	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 used	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 operations	case
11	operations	operation	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 used	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 knife	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a small sharp knife not said here		operations		by surgeons	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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 similar sharp knife used in science, art or crafts for precise cutting.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 knife	det
2	similar	similar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 knife	amod
3	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 knife	amod
4	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 knife	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 science	case
7	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 art	punct
9	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 science	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 crafts	cc
11	crafts	craft	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 science	conj
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 cutting	case
13	precise	precise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 cutting	amod
14	cutting	cutting	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 crafts	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 knife	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a similar sharp knife not said here		science and art or crafts for precise cutting			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The surgeon asked for a scalpel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 surgeon	det
2	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 scalpel	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 scalpel	det
6	scalpel	scalpel	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the surgeon					for a scalpel	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

A scalpel is sharper than a kitchen knife.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 scalpel	det
2	scalpel	scalpel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sharper	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sharper	cop
4	sharper	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
5	than	than	ADP	_	8 knife	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 knife	det
7	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 knife	compound
8	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sharper	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sharper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a scalpel					than a kitchen knife; sharp property	tree rules

Example 3

Only adults should use a scalpel in the art room.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	2 adults	advmod
2	adults	adult	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 use	nsubj
3	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 use	aux
4	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 scalpel	det
6	scalpel	scalpel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 use	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 room	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 room	det
9	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 room	compound
10	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 use	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	should	adults	a scalpel		the art room			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scalpel=Patient

Example 4

The scientist cut the leaf with a scalpel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 scientist	det
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cut	nsubj
3	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 leaf	det
5	leaf	leaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cut	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 scalpel	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 scalpel	det
8	scalpel	scalpel	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cut	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	past	the scientist	the leaf				with a scalpel	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient with scalpel=Instrument

Example 5

Each scalpel blade is used once and then thrown away safely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	3 blade	det
2	scalpel	scalpel	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 blade	compound
3	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 used	aux:pass
5	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	5 used	advmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 thrown	cc
8	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 thrown	advmod
9	thrown	throw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 used	conj
10	away	away	ADV	_	9 thrown	advmod
11	safely	safely	ADV	_	9 thrown	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present · passive		each scalpel blade				once property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	throw away	participle					then	away, safely property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

The nurse counted the scalpels after the operation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nurse	det
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 counted	nsubj
3	counted	count	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 scalpels	det
5	scalpels	scalpel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 counted	obj
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 operation	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 operation	det
8	operation	operation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 counted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 counted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	count	past	the nurse	the scalpels			after the operation		vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scalpel=Theme

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