sift

Who acts: you, We, She · What happens: shake, break up, remove, look, find, be · To what, where: flour, sieve, lumps, bits, evidence, bowl · Speech: someone speaks here

«sift» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: sift in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To shake flour or sand through a sieve to break up lumps or remove bits.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 shake	mark
2	shake	shake	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	flour	flour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shake	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 sand	cc
5	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flour	conj
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 sieve	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sieve	det
8	sieve	sieve	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shake	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 break	mark
10	break	break	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 shake	advcl
11	up	up	ADP	_	10 break	compound:prt
12	lumps	lump	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 break	obj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 remove	cc
14	remove	remove	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 break	conj
15	bits	bit	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 remove	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shake	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	shake	to-infinitive	flour or sand	a sieve	vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent flour=Theme through sieve=Trajectory
2	break up	to-infinitive	lumps		vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lump=Patient
3	remove	infinitive	bits		vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Theme

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

To look through many things carefully to find what is useful: sift through the evidence.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 look	mark
2	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 sift	advcl
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 things	case
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 look	obl
6	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	2 look	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 find	mark
8	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 look	advcl
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	11 useful	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 useful	cop
11	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 find	ccomp
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 sift	punct
13	sift	sift	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	through	through	ADP	_	16 evidence	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 evidence	det
16	evidence	evidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sift	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 sift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	look	to-infinitive	you not said here		through many things; carefully property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through thing=Theme
2	find	to-infinitive	you not said here			vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
3	is	present			useful property	tree rules
4	sift	imperative	you not said here	the evidence		vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through evidence=Location

Meaning 3

To sift can also mean to fall lightly and finely, like fine rain or dust.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 sift	mark
2	sift	sift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	csubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	5 mean	advmod
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 fall	mark
7	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	xcomp
8	lightly	lightly	ADV	_	7 fall	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 finely	cc
10	finely	finely	ADV	_	8 lightly	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 rain	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	14 rain	case
13	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 rain	amod
14	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fall	obl
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 dust	cc
16	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 rain	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	sift	to-infinitive		vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	mean	can		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	fall not said to happen	to-infinitive	like fine rain or dust; lightly property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Sift the flour into the bowl.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sift	sift	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 flour	det
3	flour	flour	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sift	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 bowl	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bowl	det
6	bowl	bowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sift	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	imperative	you not said here	the flour		the bowl			vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flour=Patient

Example 2

We sifted the sand to find shells.

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 sifted	nsubj
2	sifted	sift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 sand	det
4	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sifted	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 find	mark
6	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 sifted	advcl
7	shells	shell	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 find	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sifted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	past	We	the sand					vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sand=Patient
2	find	to-infinitive	We not said here	shells					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shell=Topic

Example 3

The detective sifted through the papers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	sifted	sift	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 detective	acl
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 papers	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 papers	det
6	papers	paper	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sifted	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 detective	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	participle		the detective not said here		the papers			vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through paper=Location

Example 4

Sifting removes lumps.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sifting	sift	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 removes	nsubj
2	removes	remove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	lumps	lump	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 removes	obj
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 removes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	gerund							vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	remove	present		lumps					vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lump=Theme

Example 5

Sift the soil to take out the stones.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sift	sift	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 soil	det
3	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sift	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 take	mark
5	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Sift	advcl
6	out	out	ADP	_	5 take	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 stones	det
8	stones	stone	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 take	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	imperative	you not said here	the soil					vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soil=Patient
2	take out	to-infinitive	you not said here	the stones					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Theme

Example 6

She sifted through hundreds of photos.

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 sifted	nsubj
2	sifted	sift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	4 hundreds	case
4	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sifted	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 photos	case
6	photos	photo	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hundreds	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sifted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift	past	She			hundreds of photos			vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through hundred=Location

Example 7

Dey wa'n't no rain, but de wet des sifted down; mighty raw day.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dey	Dey	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 rain	nsubj
2	wa'	wa'	INTJ	_	5 rain	discourse
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 rain	advmod
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 rain	det
5	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 sifted	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 sifted	cc
8	de	de	ADP	_	10 des	case
9	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 des	amod
10	des	des	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sifted	obl
11	sifted	sift	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 rain	conj
12	down	down	ADP	_	11 sifted	compound:prt
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 day	punct
14	mighty	mighty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 day	amod
15	raw	raw	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 day	amod
16	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rain	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 rain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sift down	participle						de wet des	vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

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