skittles

Who acts: you, Skittles, We, I, 6 skittles, friend · What happens: roll, knock down, use, be, play, stand · To what, where: ball, game, wooden pins, brand, skittles, garden

«skittles» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: skittles in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A game in which you roll a ball to knock down wooden pins; like bowling.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 game	det
2	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 bowling	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 which	case
4	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 roll	obl
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 roll	nsubj
6	roll	roll	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 game	acl:relcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ball	det
8	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 roll	obj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 knock	mark
10	knock	knock	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 roll	advcl
11	down	down	ADP	_	10 knock	compound:prt
12	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 pins	amod
13	pins	pin	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 knock	obj
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 bowling	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 bowling	case
16	bowling	bowling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 bowling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	roll	present	you	a ball		a game			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent ball=Theme in which=Trajectory
2	knock down	to-infinitive	you not said here	wooden pins					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent pin=Patient

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

Usage: plural of skittle — kept apart, not parsed.

The wooden or plastic pins used in this game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 pins	det
2	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 pins	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 plastic	cc
4	plastic	plastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 wooden	conj
5	pins	pin	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 pins	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 game	case
8	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 game	det
9	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 used	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 pins	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		the wooden pins not said here		this game			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Skittles is a brand of small, fruity, colourful chewy sweets (candies).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Skittles	skittle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 brand	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 brand	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 brand	det
4	brand	brand	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	12 sweets	case
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 sweets	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 small	punct
8	fruity	fruity	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 sweets	amod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 fruity	punct
10	colourful	colourful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 sweets	amod
11	chewy	chewy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 sweets	amod
12	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 brand	nmod
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 candies	punct
14	candies	candy	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 sweets	appos
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 candies	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 brand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Skittles	a brand				of small fruity colourful chewy sweets	tree rules

Example 1

We played skittles in the garden.

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 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	skittles	skittle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 played	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 garden	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 garden	det
6	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	We	skittles		the garden			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skittle=Theme

Example 2

I knocked down eight skittles with one ball.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 knocked	nsubj
2	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	down	down	ADV	_	2 knocked	compound:prt
4	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 skittles	nummod
5	skittles	skittle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 knocked	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 ball	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 ball	nummod
8	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 knocked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 knocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock down	past	I	eight skittles				with one ball	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent skittle=Patient with ball=Instrument

Example 3

If you knock down 6 of 9 skittles, 3 are still standing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 knock	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 knock	nsubj
3	knock	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 knock	compound:prt
5	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 skittles	nummod
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 9	case
7	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 6	nmod
8	skittles	skittle	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 standing	nsubj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 3	punct
10	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 skittles	appos
11	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 standing	aux
12	still	still	ADV	_	13 standing	advmod
13	standing	stand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 knock	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 knock	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock down	present	you						vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient
2	stand	present · progressive	6 skittles				still		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

My friend shared her bag of Skittles.

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	2 friend	nmod:poss
2	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shared	nsubj
3	shared	share	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 bag	nmod:poss
5	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shared	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Skittles	case
7	Skittles	Skittle	PROPN	Number=Plur	5 bag	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	share	past	My friend	friend's bag of Skittles					tree rules

Example 5

The skittles fell over with a clatter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 skittles	det
2	skittles	skittle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fell	nsubj
3	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADV	_	3 fell	advmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 clatter	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 clatter	det
7	clatter	clatter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fell	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall over	past	the skittles					with a clatter; over property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Grandad plays skittles at the pub on Fridays.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 plays	nsubj
2	plays	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	skittles	skittle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 plays	obj
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 pub	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pub	det
6	pub	pub	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plays	obl
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 Fridays	case
8	Fridays	Friday	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 plays	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 plays	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	present	Grandad	skittles		the pub	friday		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skittle=Theme

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