sell Who acts: Something, people, baker, She, many cakes, He · What happens: sell, be, buy, agree, sell out · To what, where: it, book, idea, 75 cakes, lemonade, all
«sell» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: sell in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To sell is to give something to someone for money.
mark csubj cop mark obj case obl case nmod punct root To PART sell VERB is AUX to PART give VERB something PRON to ADP someone PRON for ADP money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 sell mark 2 sell sell VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 give csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 give cop 4 to to PART _ 5 give mark 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 give obj 7 to to ADP _ 8 someone case 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 give obl 9 for for ADP _ 10 money case 10 money money NOUN Number=Sing 8 someone nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 give punct
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1 sell to-infinitive vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent 2 is present to someone; give property tree rules
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 Something sells when people buy it, as in «The book sells well».
The tree, 12 words nsubj advmod nsubj advcl obj punct mark case punct det obl conj advmod punct punct root Something PRON sells VERB when ADV people NOUN buy VERB it PRON , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT The DET book NOUN sells VERB well ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 sells nsubj 2 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 5 buy advmod 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 buy nsubj 5 buy buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 sells advcl 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 buy obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 sells punct 8 as as SCONJ _ 13 sells mark 9 in in ADP _ 12 book case 10 « « PUNCT _ 12 book punct 11 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 book det 12 book book NOUN Number=Sing 13 sells obl 13 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 sells conj 14 well well ADV Degree=Pos 13 sells advmod 15 » » PUNCT _ 13 sells punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 sells punct
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1 sell present Something vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent 2 buy present people it vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 3 sell in a quote present Something not said here the book well property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 To sell an idea is to make people like it or agree with it.
The tree, 14 words mark advcl det obj cop mark obj case nmod cc conj case obl punct root To PART sell VERB an DET idea NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB people NOUN like ADP it PRON or CCONJ agree VERB with ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 sell mark 2 sell sell VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 make advcl 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 idea det 4 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 2 sell obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 make cop 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 make obj 9 like like ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 people nmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 agree cc 12 agree agree VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 make conj 13 with with ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 agree obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 make punct
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1 sell to-infinitive a idea vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme 2 is present make property tree rules 3 agree speech: agree infinitive with idea vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with it=Co-Agent
Example 1 The baker sold 75 cakes.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET baker NOUN sold VERB 75 NUM cakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baker det 2 baker baker NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold nsubj 3 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 75 75 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 cakes nummod 5 cakes cake NOUN Number=Plur 3 sold obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 sold punct
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1 sell past the baker 75 cakes vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme
Example 2 She sells lemonade for 2 dollars a cup.
nsubj obj case nummod obl det nmod:unmarked punct root She PRON sells VERB lemonade NOUN for ADP 2 NUM dollars NOUN a DET cup NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 sells nsubj 2 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lemonade lemonade NOUN Number=Sing 2 sells obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 dollars case 5 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 dollars nummod 6 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 2 sells obl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 cup det 8 cup cup NOUN Number=Sing 6 dollars nmod:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 sells punct
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1 sell present She lemonade for 2 dollars a cup vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent lemonade=Theme for dollar=Asset
Example 3 How many cakes did he sell in all?
advmod amod nsubj aux nsubj case obl punct root How ADV many ADJ cakes NOUN did AUX he PRON sell VERB in ADP all DET ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cakes amod 3 cakes cake NOUN Number=Plur 6 sell nsubj 4 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 sell aux 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 sell nsubj 6 sell sell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 all case 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 sell obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 sell punct
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1 sell past · do-support many cakes all vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
Example 4 He sold 8 more than yesterday.
nsubj nummod obj fixed obl:unmarked punct root He PRON sold VERB 8 NUM more ADJ than ADP yesterday NOUN . 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 sold nsubj 2 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 more nummod 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 2 sold obj 5 than than ADP _ 4 more fixed 6 yesterday yesterday NOUN Number=Sing 2 sold obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 sold punct
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1 sell past He 8 more yesterday vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme
Example 5 The concert tickets sold out in an hour.
det compound acl compound:prt case det obl punct root The DET concert NOUN tickets NOUN sold VERB out ADP in ADP an DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tickets det 2 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 3 tickets compound 3 tickets ticket NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 tickets acl 5 out out ADP _ 4 sold compound:prt 6 in in ADP _ 8 hour case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 hour det 8 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 4 sold obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 tickets punct
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1 sell out participle the concert tickets not said here hour vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
Example 6 We sold old toys at a garage sale.
nsubj amod obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON sold VERB old ADJ toys NOUN at ADP a DET garage NOUN sale 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 sold nsubj 2 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 toys amod 4 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 2 sold obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 sale case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 sale det 7 garage garage NOUN Number=Sing 8 sale compound 8 sale sale NOUN Number=Sing 2 sold obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 sold punct
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1 sell past We old toys a garage sale vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent toy=Theme at sale=Asset
Example 7 The shop sells shoes and bags.
det nsubj obj cc conj punct root The DET shop NOUN sells VERB shoes NOUN and CCONJ bags NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells nsubj 3 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 3 sells obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 bags cc 6 bags bag NOUN Number=Plur 4 shoes conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 sells punct
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1 sell present the shop shoes and bags vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme
Example 8 The house is for sale.
det nsubj cop case punct root The DET house NOUN is AUX for ADP sale NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 house det 2 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 sale nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sale cop 4 for for ADP _ 5 sale case 5 sale sale NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 sale punct
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1 is present the house for sale tree rules
Example 9 He sold his bike to his cousin.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON sold VERB his PRON bike NOUN to ADP his PRON cousin NOUN . 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 sold nsubj 2 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 bike nmod:poss 4 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 2 sold obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 cousin case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 cousin nmod:poss 7 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 2 sold obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 sold punct
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1 sell past He his bike his cousin vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent bike=Theme to cousin=Recipient
Example 10 Ice cream sells best in summer.
compound nsubj advmod case obl punct root Ice NOUN cream NOUN sells VERB best ADV in ADP summer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 2 cream compound 2 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells nsubj 3 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 best well ADV Degree=Sup 3 sells advmod 5 in in ADP _ 6 summer case 6 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 sells punct
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1 sell present Ice cream summer well property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
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