sex Who acts: Sex, fish, their, You, school, form · What happens: be, bear, decide, change, sex, tell · To what, where: people, one, private physical act, babies, sex, lion · Speech: someone speaks here
«sex» 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: sex in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sex is being male or female; people and most animals are born one sex or the other, decided by their body.
The tree, 21 words nsubj cop cop cc conj punct nsubj:pass cc amod conj aux:pass parataxis nummod obj cc det conj punct conj case nmod:poss obl punct root Sex NOUN is AUX being AUX male ADJ or CCONJ female ADJ ; PUNCT people NOUN and CCONJ most ADJ animals NOUN are AUX born VERB one NUM sex NOUN or CCONJ the DET other ADJ , PUNCT decided VERB by ADP their PRON body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 4 male nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 male cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 male cop 4 male male ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 female cc 6 female female ADJ Degree=Pos 4 male conj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 born punct 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 born nsubj:pass 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 animals cc 10 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 11 animals amod 11 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 8 people conj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 born aux:pass 13 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 male parataxis 14 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 sex nummod 15 sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 13 born obj 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 other cc 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 other det 18 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 15 sex conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 decided punct 20 decided decide VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 born conj 21 by by ADP _ 23 body case 22 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 23 body nmod:poss 23 body body NOUN Number=Sing 20 decided obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 male punct
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1 is present Sex male property tree rules 2 be Sex not said here tree rules 3 bear present · passive people and most animals vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary sex=Patient 4 decide participle by people's body vn correspond-36.1-1 «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 sex is one of these two groups, as in "both sexes".
The tree, 12 words det nsubj cop case det nummod nmod punct case case punct det appos punct punct root A DET sex NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP these DET two NUM groups NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP " PUNCT both DET sexes NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sex det 2 sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 4 one nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 one cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 groups case 6 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 8 groups det 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 groups nummod 8 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 4 one nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 sexes punct 10 as as ADP _ 14 sexes case 11 in in ADP _ 14 sexes case 12 " " PUNCT _ 14 sexes punct 13 both both DET PronType=Tot 14 sexes det 14 sexes sex NOUN Number=Plur 4 one appos 15 " " PUNCT _ 14 sexes punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 one punct
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1 is a present a sex one of this two groups tree rules
Meaning 3 Sex is also a private, physical act of love between adults, which is how babies can be made.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop advmod det amod punct amod case nmod case nmod punct obj cop advmod nsubj:pass aux aux:pass acl:relcl punct root Sex NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET private ADJ , PUNCT physical ADJ act NOUN of ADP love NOUN between ADP adults NOUN , PUNCT which PRON is AUX how ADV babies NOUN can AUX be AUX made VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 8 act nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 act cop 3 also also ADV _ 8 act advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 act det 5 private private ADJ Degree=Pos 8 act amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 private punct 7 physical physical ADJ Degree=Pos 8 act amod 8 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 love case 10 love love NOUN Number=Sing 8 act nmod 11 between between ADP _ 12 adults case 12 adults adult NOUN Number=Plur 10 love nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 20 made punct 14 which which PRON PronType=Rel 20 made obj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 made cop 16 how how ADV PronType=Int 20 made advmod 17 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 20 made nsubj:pass 18 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 20 made aux 19 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 20 made aux:pass 20 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 adults acl:relcl 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 act punct
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1 is a present Sex a private physical act of love between adults tree rules 2 is can · present · passive babies make property tree rules
Example 1 Some fish can change their sex.
det nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct root Some DET fish NOUN can AUX change VERB their PRON sex NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 fish det 2 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 4 change nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 change aux 4 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 sex nmod:poss 6 sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 4 change obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 change punct
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1 change can some fish their sex vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sex=Patient 2 sex their = they nom sex «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 You can tell the sex of a lion by its mane.
nsubj aux det obj case det nmod case nmod:poss obl punct root You PRON can AUX tell VERB the DET sex NOUN of ADP a DET lion NOUN by ADP its PRON mane NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 tell nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 tell aux 3 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sex det 5 sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 3 tell obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 lion case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 lion det 8 lion lion NOUN Number=Sing 5 sex nmod 9 by by ADP _ 11 mane case 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 mane nmod:poss 11 mane mane NOUN Number=Sing 3 tell obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 tell punct
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1 tell speech: assert can You the sex of a lion by lion's mane vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sex=Recipient 2 sex a lion nom sex «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 Our school is a single-sex school for girls.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod punct compound case nmod punct root Our PRON school NOUN is AUX a DET single ADJ - PUNCT sex NOUN school NOUN for ADP girls NOUN . PUNCT 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 school nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 school nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 school cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 school det 5 single single ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sex amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 single punct 7 sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 8 school compound 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 for for ADP _ 10 girls case 10 girls girl NOUN Number=Plur 8 school nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 school punct
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1 is a present Our school a sex school for girls tree rules
Example 4 The form asks for your name, age and sex.
det nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct conj cc conj punct root The DET form NOUN asks VERB for ADP your PRON name NOUN , PUNCT age NOUN and CCONJ sex NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 form det 2 form form NOUN Number=Sing 3 asks nsubj 3 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 name case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 name nmod:poss 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing 3 asks obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 age punct 8 age age NOUN Number=Sing 6 name conj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 sex cc 10 sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 6 name conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 asks punct
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1 ask speech: ask present the form for your name and age and sex vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 name your nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 In science, we learned how flowers have male and female parts.
case obl punct nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp amod cc conj obj punct root In ADP science NOUN , PUNCT we PRON learned VERB how ADV flowers NOUN have VERB male ADJ and CCONJ female ADJ parts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 5 learned obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 learned nsubj 5 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 have advmod 7 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 8 have nsubj 8 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 learned ccomp 9 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 12 parts amod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 female cc 11 female female ADJ Degree=Pos 9 male conj 12 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 8 have obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 learned punct
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1 learn past we science vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have present flowers male parts vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient
Example 6 Sex education is part of health lessons for older pupils.
compound nsubj cop case compound nmod case amod nmod punct root Sex NOUN education NOUN is AUX part NOUN of ADP health NOUN lessons NOUN for ADP older ADJ pupils NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 2 education compound 2 education education NOUN Number=Sing 4 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 part cop 4 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 lessons case 6 health health NOUN Number=Sing 7 lessons compound 7 lessons lesson NOUN Number=Plur 4 part nmod 8 for for ADP _ 10 pupils case 9 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 pupils amod 10 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 7 lessons nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 part punct
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1 is a present Sex education part of health lessons for older pupils tree rules
Example 7 Male and female birds of the same kind can look very different.
amod cc conj nsubj case det amod nmod aux advmod xcomp punct root Male ADJ and CCONJ female ADJ birds NOUN of ADP the DET same ADJ kind NOUN can AUX look VERB very ADV different ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Male male ADJ Degree=Pos 4 birds amod 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 female cc 3 female female ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Male conj 4 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 10 look nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 8 kind case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 kind det 7 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 8 kind amod 8 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 4 birds nmod 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 look aux 10 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 very very ADV _ 12 different advmod 12 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 10 look xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 look punct
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1 look can Male birds of the same kind different property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 8 The sex test at the end is different from any of those enumerated by Prof.
The tree, 15 words det compound nsubj case det nmod cop case obl case conj acl case obl punct root The DET sex NOUN test NOUN at ADP the DET end NOUN is AUX different ADJ from ADP any DET of ADP those PRON enumerated VERB by ADP Prof PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 test det 2 sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 3 test compound 3 test test NOUN Number=Sing 8 different nsubj 4 at at ADP _ 6 end case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 end det 6 end end NOUN Number=Sing 3 test nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 different cop 8 different different ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 from from ADP _ 10 any case 10 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 different obl 11 of of ADP _ 12 those case 12 those that PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 10 any conj 13 enumerated enumerate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 those acl 14 by by ADP _ 15 Prof case 15 Prof Prof PROPN Number=Sing 13 enumerated obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 8 different punct
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1 is present the sex test at the end any different property tree rules 2 enumerate participle by Prof tree rules
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