shetland Who acts: Shetland, Shetland pony, Shetland wool, summer nights, little cousin, Shetland ponies · What happens: be, breed, use, knit, get, ride · To what, where: group, small hairy pony, jumpers, north, Shetland pony, farm
«shetland» 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: shetland in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Shetland is a group of islands in the far north of Scotland, between mainland Scotland and Norway.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det case nmod case det amod nmod case nmod punct case conj appos cc conj punct root Shetland NOUN is AUX a DET group NOUN of ADP islands NOUN in ADP the DET far ADJ north NOUN of ADP Scotland PROPN , PUNCT between ADP mainland NOUN Scotland PROPN and CCONJ Norway PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shetland shetland NOUN Number=Sing 4 group nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 group cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 group det 4 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 islands case 6 islands island NOUN Number=Plur 4 group nmod 7 in in ADP _ 10 north case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 north det 9 far far ADJ Degree=Pos 10 north amod 10 north north NOUN Number=Sing 6 islands nmod 11 of of ADP _ 12 Scotland case 12 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 10 north nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 mainland punct 14 between between ADP _ 15 mainland case 15 mainland mainland NOUN Number=Sing 4 group conj 16 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 15 mainland appos 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 Norway cc 18 Norway Norway PROPN Number=Sing 16 Scotland conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 group punct
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1 is a present Shetland a group and mainland of islands in the far north of Scotland 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 A Shetland pony (a Shetland) is a very small, strong, hairy pony first bred there.
The tree, 15 words det compound nsubj punct det appos punct cop det advmod amod punct amod punct amod advmod advcl advmod punct root A DET Shetland PROPN pony NOUN ( PUNCT a DET Shetland PROPN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET very ADV small ADJ , PUNCT strong ADJ , PUNCT hairy ADJ pony NOUN first ADV bred VERB there ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 pony det 2 Shetland Shetland PROPN Number=Sing 3 pony compound 3 pony pony NOUN Number=Sing 16 pony nsubj 4 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 Shetland punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 Shetland det 6 Shetland Shetland PROPN Number=Sing 3 pony appos 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 Shetland punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 pony cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 pony det 10 very very ADV _ 11 small advmod 11 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 16 pony amod 12 , , PUNCT _ 11 small punct 13 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 15 hairy amod 14 , , PUNCT _ 13 strong punct 15 hairy hairy ADJ Degree=Pos 16 pony amod 16 pony pony NOUN Number=Sing root root 17 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 18 bred advmod 18 bred breed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 pony advcl 19 there there ADV PronType=Dem 18 bred advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 16 pony punct
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1 is a present a Shetland pony a small hairy pony tree rules 2 breed past a Shetland pony not said here there first property tree rules
Meaning 3 Shetland wool is fine, soft wool from Shetland sheep, used to knit jumpers and shawls.
The tree, 15 words compound nsubj cop punct amod conj case compound nmod punct conj mark advcl obj cc conj punct root Shetland NOUN wool NOUN is AUX fine ADJ , PUNCT soft ADJ wool NOUN from ADP Shetland PROPN sheep NOUN , PUNCT used VERB to PART knit VERB jumpers NOUN and CCONJ shawls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shetland shetland NOUN Number=Sing 2 wool compound 2 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 4 fine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fine cop 4 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 wool punct 6 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 7 wool amod 7 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 4 fine conj 8 from from ADP _ 10 sheep case 9 Shetland Shetland PROPN Number=Sing 10 sheep compound 10 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 7 wool nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 used punct 12 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 fine conj 13 to to PART _ 14 knit mark 14 knit knit VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 used advcl 15 jumpers jumper NOUN Number=Plur 14 knit obj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 shawls cc 17 shawls shawl NOUN Number=Plur 15 jumpers conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 fine punct
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1 is present Shetland wool fine property tree rules 2 use participle Shetland wool not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 knit to-infinitive Shetland wool not said here jumpers and shawls vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jumper=Product
Example 1 Shetland is so far north that summer nights hardly get dark.
nsubj cop advmod advmod obj compound nsubj advmod acl:relcl xcomp punct root Shetland NOUN is AUX so ADV far ADV north NOUN that PRON summer NOUN nights NOUN hardly ADV get VERB dark ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shetland shetland NOUN Number=Sing 5 north nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 north cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 far advmod 4 far far ADV Degree=Pos 5 north advmod 5 north north NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 get obj 7 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 8 nights compound 8 nights night NOUN Number=Plur 10 get nsubj 9 hardly hardly ADV _ 10 get advmod 10 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 north acl:relcl 11 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 10 get xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 north punct
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1 is a present Shetland north far property tree rules 2 get present summer nights north dark, hardly property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus
Example 2 My little cousin rode a Shetland pony at the farm.
nmod:poss amod nsubj det compound obj case det obl punct root My PRON little ADJ cousin NOUN rode VERB a DET Shetland PROPN pony NOUN at ADP the DET farm 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 3 cousin nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cousin amod 3 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode nsubj 4 rode ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pony det 6 Shetland Shetland PROPN Number=Sing 7 pony compound 7 pony pony NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode obj 8 at at ADP _ 10 farm case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 farm det 10 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 rode punct
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1 ride past My little cousin a Shetland pony the farm vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pony=Theme
Example 3 Shetland ponies are small but very strong.
compound nsubj cop cc advmod conj punct root Shetland NOUN ponies NOUN are AUX small ADJ but CCONJ very ADV strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shetland shetland NOUN Number=Sing 2 ponies compound 2 ponies pony NOUN Number=Plur 4 small nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 small cop 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 but but CCONJ _ 7 strong cc 6 very very ADV _ 7 strong advmod 7 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 small conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 small punct
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1 is present Shetland ponies small property tree rules 2 be Shetland ponies not said here tree rules
Example 4 Grandma knitted me a Shetland wool jumper.
nsubj obj det compound compound obj punct root Grandma NOUN knitted VERB me PRON a DET Shetland PROPN wool NOUN jumper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 knitted nsubj 2 knitted knit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 knitted obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 jumper det 5 Shetland Shetland PROPN Number=Sing 7 jumper compound 6 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 7 jumper compound 7 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 2 knitted obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 knitted punct
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1 knit past Grandma a Shetland wool jumper me vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary jumper=Product
Example 5 Puffins nest on the cliffs of Shetland.
nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root Puffins NOUN nest VERB on ADP the DET cliffs NOUN of ADP Shetland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Puffins puffin NOUN Number=Plur 2 nest nsubj 2 nest nest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 cliffs case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cliffs det 5 cliffs cliff NOUN Number=Plur 2 nest obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 Shetland case 7 Shetland Shetland PROPN Number=Sing 5 cliffs nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 nest punct
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1 nest present Puffins the cliffs of Shetland vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Every winter Shetland holds a fire festival called Up Helly Aa.
det nsubj nsubj det compound obj acl compound:prt compound xcomp punct root Every DET winter NOUN Shetland PROPN holds VERB a DET fire NOUN festival NOUN called VERB Up ADP Helly PROPN Aa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 winter det 2 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 4 holds nsubj 3 Shetland Shetland PROPN Number=Sing 4 holds nsubj 4 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 festival det 6 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 7 festival compound 7 festival festival NOUN Number=Sing 4 holds obj 8 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 festival acl 9 Up up ADP _ 8 called compound:prt 10 Helly Helly PROPN Number=Sing 11 Aa compound 11 Aa Aa PROPN Number=Sing 8 called xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 holds punct
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1 hold present every winter a fire festival vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent festival=Theme 2 call up speech: assert participle a fire festival not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The ferry from Aberdeen to Shetland takes all night.
det nsubj case nmod case nmod det obj punct root The DET ferry NOUN from ADP Aberdeen PROPN to ADP Shetland PROPN takes VERB all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ferry det 2 ferry ferry NOUN Number=Sing 7 takes nsubj 3 from from ADP _ 4 Aberdeen case 4 Aberdeen Aberdeen PROPN Number=Sing 2 ferry nmod 5 to to ADP _ 6 Shetland case 6 Shetland Shetland PROPN Number=Sing 2 ferry nmod 7 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 9 night det 9 night night NOUN Number=Sing 7 takes obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 takes punct
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1 take present the ferry from Aberdeen to Shetland night vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 8 In a few instances we can actually trace the passage-e.g., the Shetland version was certainly brought over from Hamburg.
The tree, 20 words case det amod obl nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl det obj punct conj punct punct det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advmod case obl punct root In ADP a DET few ADJ instances NOUN we PRON can AUX actually ADV trace VERB the DET passage NOUN - PUNCT e.g X . PUNCT , PUNCT the DET Shetland PROPN version NOUN was AUX certainly ADV brought VERB over ADV from ADP Hamburg PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 instances case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 instances det 3 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 4 instances amod 4 instances instance NOUN Number=Plur 20 brought obl 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 trace nsubj 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 trace aux 7 actually actually ADV _ 8 trace advmod 8 trace trace VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 instances acl:relcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 passage det 10 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 8 trace obj 11 - - PUNCT _ 12 e.g punct 12 e.g e.g X Foreign=Yes 10 passage conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 trace punct 14 , , PUNCT _ 4 instances punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 version det 16 Shetland Shetland PROPN Number=Sing 17 version compound 17 version version NOUN Number=Sing 20 brought nsubj:pass 18 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 brought aux:pass 19 certainly certainly ADV _ 20 brought advmod 20 brought bring VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 21 over over ADV _ 20 brought advmod 22 from from ADP _ 23 Hamburg case 23 Hamburg Hamburg PROPN Number=Sing 20 brought obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 20 brought punct
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1 trace can we the passage actually property vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Theme 2 bring over past · passive the Shetland version a few instances from Hamburg; certainly, over property vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: subject=Theme from hamburg=Initial_Location
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