sherry Who acts: Sherry, Gran, trifle, Dad, it · What happens: be, drink, use, like, have, come · To what, where: strong wine, Spain, small glass, cooking, glass, small sherry
«sherry» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: sherry in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sherry is a strong wine from Spain, often drunk in a small glass, sometimes used in cooking.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct advmod parataxis case det amod obl punct advmod conj case obl punct root Sherry NOUN is AUX a DET strong ADJ wine NOUN from ADP Spain PROPN , PUNCT often ADV drunk VERB in ADP a DET small ADJ glass NOUN , PUNCT sometimes ADV used VERB in ADP cooking NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sherry sherry NOUN Number=Sing 5 wine nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 wine cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 wine det 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 wine amod 5 wine wine NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 Spain case 7 Spain Spain PROPN Number=Sing 5 wine nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 drunk punct 9 often often ADV _ 10 drunk advmod 10 drunk drink VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 wine parataxis 11 in in ADP _ 14 glass case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 glass det 13 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 14 glass amod 14 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 10 drunk obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 used punct 16 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 17 used advmod 17 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 drunk conj 18 in in ADP _ 19 cooking case 19 cooking cooking NOUN Number=Sing 17 used obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 wine punct
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1 is a present Sherry a strong wine Spain tree rules 2 drink participle a small glass often property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 use participle cooking sometimes property 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 sherry is a glass of sherry.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root A DET sherry NOUN is AUX a DET glass NOUN of ADP sherry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sherry det 2 sherry sherry NOUN Number=Sing 5 glass nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 glass cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 glass det 5 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 sherry case 7 sherry sherry NOUN Number=Sing 5 glass nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 glass punct
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1 is a present a sherry a glass of sherry tree rules
Example 1 Gran likes a small sherry at Christmas.
nsubj det amod obj case obl punct root Gran PROPN likes VERB a DET small ADJ sherry NOUN at ADP Christmas PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 likes nsubj 2 likes like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sherry det 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sherry amod 5 sherry sherry NOUN Number=Sing 2 likes obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 Christmas case 7 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 2 likes obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 likes punct
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1 like present Gran a small sherry Christmas vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sherry=Theme
Example 2 The trifle has a little sherry in it.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET trifle NOUN has VERB a DET little ADJ sherry NOUN in ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 trifle det 2 trifle trifle NOUN 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 6 sherry det 5 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sherry amod 6 sherry sherry NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 it case 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 sherry nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the trifle a little sherry sherry vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sherry=Patient
Example 3 Sherry comes from the south of Spain.
nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root Sherry NOUN comes VERB from ADP the DET south NOUN of ADP Spain PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sherry sherry NOUN Number=Sing 2 comes nsubj 2 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 5 south case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 south det 5 south south NOUN Number=Sing 2 comes obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 Spain case 7 Spain Spain PROPN Number=Sing 5 south nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 comes punct
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1 come present Sherry the south of Spain vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from south=Initial_Location
Example 4 Dad poured a sherry for his friend.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Dad NOUN poured VERB a DET sherry NOUN for ADP his PRON friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 poured nsubj 2 poured pour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sherry det 4 sherry sherry NOUN Number=Sing 2 poured obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 friend case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 friend nmod:poss 7 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 2 poured obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 poured punct
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1 pour past Dad a sherry for Dad's friend vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent sherry=Patient for friend=Beneficiary
Example 5 Sherry is alcohol, so it is not for children.
compound cop punct advmod nsubj cop advmod case conj punct root Sherry NOUN is AUX alcohol NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON is AUX not PART for ADP children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sherry sherry NOUN Number=Sing 3 alcohol compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 alcohol cop 3 alcohol alcohol NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 10 children punct 5 so so ADV _ 10 children advmod 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 children nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 children cop 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 children advmod 9 for for ADP _ 10 children case 10 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 alcohol conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 alcohol punct
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1 is a present Sherry alcohol and children tree rules 2 not is present it for children tree rules
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