schoolboy Who acts: schoolboy, boy, Used schoolboy, schoolboy player, schoolboys, Forgetting · What happens: be, go, use, mean, do, have · To what, where: boy, school, kind, thing, sport, bus
«schoolboy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: schoolboy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A schoolboy is a boy who goes to school.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct root A DET schoolboy NOUN is AUX a DET boy NOUN who PRON goes VERB to ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 schoolboy det 2 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 5 boy nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 boy cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boy det 5 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 goes nsubj 7 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 boy acl:relcl 8 to to ADP _ 9 school case 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 goes obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 boy punct
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1 is a present a schoolboy a boy tree rules 2 go present a boy school vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial_Location
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 Used before another noun, schoolboy means the kind of thing a schoolboy would do or have, often silly or simple: a schoolboy joke, a schoolboy error.
The tree, 26 words amod case det obl punct nsubj det obj case nmod det nsubj aux acl:relcl cc conj punct advmod xcomp cc conj punct det compound parataxis punct det compound conj punct root Used VERB before ADP another DET noun NOUN , PUNCT schoolboy NOUN means VERB the DET kind NOUN of ADP thing NOUN a DET schoolboy NOUN would AUX do VERB or CCONJ have VERB , PUNCT often ADV silly ADJ or CCONJ simple ADJ : PUNCT a DET schoolboy NOUN joke NOUN , PUNCT a DET schoolboy NOUN error NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 schoolboy amod 2 before before ADP _ 4 noun case 3 another another DET PronType=Ind 4 noun det 4 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 1 Used obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 1 Used punct 6 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 kind det 9 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obj 10 of of ADP _ 11 thing case 11 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 9 kind nmod 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 schoolboy det 13 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 15 do nsubj 14 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 do aux 15 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 thing acl:relcl 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 have cc 17 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 do conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 silly punct 19 often often ADV _ 20 silly advmod 20 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 17 have xcomp 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 simple cc 22 simple simple ADJ Degree=Pos 20 silly conj 23 : : PUNCT _ 26 joke punct 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 joke det 25 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 26 joke compound 26 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 7 means parataxis 27 , , PUNCT _ 30 error punct 28 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 error det 29 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 30 error compound 30 error error NOUN Number=Sing 26 joke conj 31 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 use participle before another noun vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present Used schoolboy the kind of thing vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Topic 3 do would a schoolboy thing not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality 4 have infinitive a schoolboy not said here silly property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: UK, sport — kept apart, not parsed.
A schoolboy player is a boy who plays a sport for his school or at under-18 level.
The tree, 18 words det compound nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl det obj case nmod:poss obl cc case case punct nummod conj punct root A DET schoolboy NOUN player NOUN is AUX a DET boy NOUN who PRON plays VERB a DET sport NOUN for ADP his PRON school NOUN or CCONJ at ADP under ADP - PUNCT 18 NUM level NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 player det 2 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 3 player compound 3 player player NOUN Number=Sing 6 boy nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 boy cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 boy det 6 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 plays nsubj 8 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 boy acl:relcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 sport det 10 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 8 plays obj 11 for for ADP _ 13 school case 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 school nmod:poss 13 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 plays obl 14 or or CCONJ _ 19 level cc 15 at at ADP _ 19 level case 16 under under ADP _ 19 level case 17 - - PUNCT _ 16 under punct 18 18 18 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 19 level nummod 19 level level NOUN Number=Sing 13 school conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 boy punct
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1 is a present a schoolboy player a boy tree rules 2 play present a boy a sport for boy's school or 18 level vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent sport=Theme for school=Eventuality
Example 1 The schoolboy ran to catch the bus with his bag flapping.
det nsubj mark xcomp det obj case nmod:poss obl advcl punct root The DET schoolboy NOUN ran VERB to PART catch VERB the DET bus NOUN with ADP his PRON bag NOUN flapping VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 schoolboy det 2 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran nsubj 3 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 catch mark 5 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 ran xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bus det 7 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 5 catch obj 8 with with ADP _ 10 bag case 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 bag nmod:poss 10 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 5 catch obl 11 flapping flap VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 catch advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 ran punct
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1 run past the schoolboy vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 catch to-infinitive the schoolboy not said here the bus with schoolboy's bag vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme 3 flap gerund the schoolboy not said here vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 In the old photo, the schoolboys wear shorts and caps.
case det amod obl punct det nsubj obj cc conj punct root In ADP the DET old ADJ photo NOUN , PUNCT the DET schoolboys NOUN wear VERB shorts NOUN and CCONJ caps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 photo case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 photo det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 photo amod 4 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 8 wear obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 photo punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 schoolboys det 7 schoolboys schoolboy NOUN Number=Plur 8 wear nsubj 8 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 shorts short NOUN Number=Plur 8 wear obj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 caps cc 11 caps cap NOUN Number=Plur 9 shorts conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 wear punct
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1 wear present the schoolboys shorts and caps the old photo vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent short=Source
Example 3 Forgetting to carry the one was a schoolboy error.
csubj mark xcomp det obj cop det compound punct root Forgetting VERB to PART carry VERB the DET one NOUN was AUX a DET schoolboy NOUN error NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Forgetting forget VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 error csubj 2 to to PART _ 3 carry mark 3 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Forgetting xcomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 one det 5 one one NOUN Number=Sing 3 carry obj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 error cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 error det 8 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 9 error compound 9 error error NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 error punct
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1 forget gerund tree rules 2 not carry to-infinitive the one vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme 3 is a past Forgetting a schoolboy error tree rules
Example 4 My uncle still laughs at schoolboy jokes about burps.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod case compound obl case nmod punct root My PRON uncle NOUN still ADV laughs VERB at ADP schoolboy NOUN jokes NOUN about ADP burps NOUN . PUNCT 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 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 4 laughs nsubj 3 still still ADV _ 4 laughs advmod 4 laughs laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 jokes case 6 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 7 jokes compound 7 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 4 laughs obl 8 about about ADP _ 9 burps case 9 burps burp NOUN Number=Plur 7 jokes nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 laughs punct
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1 laugh present My uncle schoolboy jokes about burps still vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 He played schoolboy rugby in Ireland.
nsubj compound obj case obl punct root He PRON played VERB schoolboy NOUN rugby NOUN in ADP Ireland PROPN . 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 played nsubj 2 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 4 rugby compound 4 rugby rugby NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 Ireland case 6 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 2 played obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 played punct
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1 play past He schoolboy rugby Ireland vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rugby=Theme
Example 6 Every schoolboy in the story wanted to find the treasure.
det nsubj case det nmod mark xcomp det obj punct root Every DET schoolboy NOUN in ADP the DET story NOUN wanted VERB to PART find VERB the DET treasure NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 schoolboy det 2 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 6 wanted nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 story case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 schoolboy nmod 6 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 find mark 8 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 wanted xcomp 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 treasure det 10 treasure treasure NOUN Number=Sing 8 find obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 wanted punct
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1 want past every schoolboy in the story vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 find not said to happen to-infinitive every schoolboy in the story not said here the treasure vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treasure=Topic
Example 7 The schoolboys lined up in the yard.
det acl compound:prt case det obl punct root The DET schoolboys NOUN lined VERB up ADP in ADP the DET yard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 schoolboys det 2 schoolboys schoolboy NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 lined line VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 schoolboys acl 4 up up ADP _ 3 lined compound:prt 5 in in ADP _ 7 yard case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 yard det 7 yard yard NOUN Number=Sing 3 lined obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 schoolboys punct
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1 line up participle the schoolboys not said here in the yard vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in yard=Theme
Example 8 Then there arrived on the scene a mere schoolboy--a merry, happy-hearted youth, but at the same time strong and well-grown.
The tree, 23 words advmod expl case det obl det amod appos punct det amod punct amod punct amod conj punct cc case det amod obl conj cc advmod punct conj punct root Then ADV there PRON arrived VERB on ADP the DET scene NOUN a DET mere ADJ schoolboy NOUN -- PUNCT a DET merry ADJ , PUNCT happy ADJ - PUNCT hearted ADJ youth NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ at ADP the DET same ADJ time NOUN strong ADJ and CCONJ well ADV - PUNCT grown VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 arrived advmod 2 there there PRON PronType=Dem 3 arrived expl 3 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 scene case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 scene det 6 scene scene NOUN Number=Sing 3 arrived obl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 schoolboy det 8 mere mere ADJ Degree=Pos 9 schoolboy amod 9 schoolboy schoolboy NOUN Number=Sing 6 scene appos 10 -- -- PUNCT _ 17 youth punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 youth det 12 merry merry ADJ Degree=Pos 17 youth amod 13 , , PUNCT _ 12 merry punct 14 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 16 hearted amod 15 - - PUNCT _ 14 happy punct 16 hearted hearted ADJ Degree=Pos 17 youth amod 17 youth youth NOUN Number=Sing 9 schoolboy conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 24 strong punct 19 but but CCONJ _ 24 strong cc 20 at at ADP _ 23 time case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 time det 22 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 23 time amod 23 time time NOUN Number=Sing 24 strong obl 24 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 arrived conj 25 and and CCONJ _ 28 grown cc 26 well well ADV Degree=Pos 28 grown advmod 27 - - PUNCT _ 26 well punct 28 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 24 strong conj 29 . . PUNCT _ 3 arrived punct
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1 arrive past the scene; there then vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 grow participle well property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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