seismic Who acts: Seismic, huge change, Seismic waves, New Zealand, seismic station, Winning · What happens: mean, do, shake, spread out, have, record · To what, where: earth, everything, centre, lot, small tremor, cup · Speech: someone speaks here
«seismic» 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: seismic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Seismic means to do with earthquakes or the shaking of the earth: seismic waves, seismic activity.
The tree, 16 words nsubj mark ccomp case obl cc det conj case det nmod punct amod conj punct amod conj punct root Seismic ADJ means VERB to PART do VERB with ADP earthquakes NOUN or CCONJ the DET shaking NOUN of ADP the DET earth NOUN : PUNCT seismic ADJ waves NOUN , PUNCT seismic ADJ activity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 5 with with ADP _ 6 earthquakes case 6 earthquakes earthquake NOUN Number=Plur 4 do obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 shaking cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 shaking det 9 shaking shaking NOUN Number=Sing 6 earthquakes conj 10 of of ADP _ 12 earth case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 earth det 12 earth earth NOUN Number=Sing 9 shaking nmod 13 : : PUNCT _ 15 waves punct 14 seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 15 waves amod 15 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 6 earthquakes conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 activity punct 17 seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 18 activity amod 18 activity activity NOUN Number=Sing 15 waves conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Seismic vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive with earthquakes or the shaking of the earth and seismic waves and seismic activity vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 shake the earth nom shaking «act 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 Seismic can also mean very big and important, like a huge change that shakes everything: a seismic shift.
The tree, 18 words nsubj aux advmod advmod xcomp cc conj punct case det amod parataxis nsubj acl:relcl obj punct det amod appos punct root Seismic ADJ can AUX also ADV mean VERB very ADV big ADJ and CCONJ important ADJ , PUNCT like ADP a DET huge ADJ change NOUN that PRON shakes VERB everything PRON : PUNCT a DET seismic ADJ shift NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 very very ADV _ 6 big advmod 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean xcomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 important cc 8 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 6 big conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 change punct 10 like like ADP _ 13 change case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 change det 12 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 13 change amod 13 change change NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean parataxis 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 shakes nsubj 15 shakes shake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 change acl:relcl 16 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 15 shakes obj 17 : : PUNCT _ 20 shift punct 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 shift det 19 seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 20 shift amod 20 shift shift NOUN Number=Sing 16 everything appos 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Seismic big property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 shake present a huge change everything vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent everything=Patient
Example 1 Seismic waves spread out from the centre of an earthquake.
amod nsubj compound:prt case det obl case det nmod punct root Seismic ADJ waves NOUN spread VERB out ADP from ADP the DET centre NOUN of ADP an DET earthquake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 waves amod 2 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 3 spread nsubj 3 spread spread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 spread compound:prt 5 from from ADP _ 7 centre case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 centre det 7 centre centre NOUN Number=Sing 3 spread obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 earthquake case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 earthquake det 10 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 7 centre nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 spread punct
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1 spread out present Seismic waves the centre of a earthquake vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 New Zealand has a lot of seismic activity.
flat nsubj det obj case amod nmod punct root New PROPN Zealand PROPN has VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP seismic ADJ activity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 New New PROPN Number=Sing 2 Zealand flat 2 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lot det 5 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 activity case 7 seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 8 activity amod 8 activity activity NOUN Number=Sing 5 lot nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present New Zealand a lot of seismic activity vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
Example 3 The seismic station recorded a small tremor last night.
det amod nsubj det amod obj amod obl:unmarked punct root The DET seismic ADJ station NOUN recorded VERB a DET small ADJ tremor NOUN last ADJ night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 station det 2 seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 station amod 3 station station NOUN Number=Sing 4 recorded nsubj 4 recorded record VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tremor det 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tremor amod 7 tremor tremor NOUN Number=Sing 4 recorded obj 8 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 9 night amod 9 night night NOUN Number=Sing 4 recorded obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 recorded punct
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1 record past the seismic station a small tremor night vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tremor=Theme
Example 4 Schools in Japan practise for seismic events.
case compound nmod case amod nmod punct root Schools NOUN in ADP Japan PROPN practise NOUN for ADP seismic ADJ events NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Schools school NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 in in ADP _ 4 practise case 3 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 4 practise compound 4 practise practise NOUN Number=Sing 1 Schools nmod 5 for for ADP _ 7 events case 6 seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 7 events amod 7 events event NOUN Number=Plur 4 practise nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Schools punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5 Winning the cup caused a seismic change in the town's mood.
csubj det obj det amod obj case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root Winning VERB the DET cup NOUN caused VERB a DET seismic ADJ change NOUN in ADP the DET town NOUN 's PART mood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Winning win VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 caused csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cup det 3 cup cup NOUN Number=Sing 1 Winning obj 4 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 change det 6 seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 7 change amod 7 change change NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused obj 8 in in ADP _ 12 mood case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 town det 10 town town NOUN Number=Sing 12 mood nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 town case 12 mood mood NOUN Number=Sing 7 change nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 caused punct
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1 win gerund the cup vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality 2 cause past Winning a seismic change the town's mood vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition change=Patient
Example 6 Engineers build bridges to resist seismic shaking.
nsubj obj mark advcl amod obj punct root Engineers NOUN build VERB bridges NOUN to PART resist VERB seismic ADJ shaking NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Engineers engineer NOUN Number=Plur 2 build nsubj 2 build build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 bridges bridge NOUN Number=Plur 2 build obj 4 to to PART _ 5 resist mark 5 resist resist VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 build advcl 6 seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 7 shaking amod 7 shaking shaking NOUN Number=Sing 5 resist obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 build punct
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1 build present Engineers bridges vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bridge=Product 2 resist to-infinitive Engineers not said here seismic shaking tree rules
Example 7 We drew a seismic wave on graph paper in science.
nsubj det amod obj case compound nmod case nmod punct root We PRON drew VERB a DET seismic ADJ wave NOUN on ADP graph NOUN paper NOUN in ADP science 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 drew nsubj 2 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 wave det 4 seismic seismic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 wave amod 5 wave wave NOUN Number=Sing 2 drew obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 paper case 7 graph graph NOUN Number=Sing 8 paper compound 8 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 5 wave nmod 9 in in ADP _ 10 science case 10 science science NOUN Number=Sing 8 paper nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 drew punct
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1 draw past We a seismic wave graph paper in science vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent wave=Theme on paper=Destination
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