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slinging

Who acts: It, Kabo, He, you, us · What happens: sling, throw, carry, swing, be, break · To what, where: stones, something, shoulders, Kabo, leg, slinging game

«slinging» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: slinging in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Slinging is throwing stones with a sling.

nsubjauxobjcasedetoblpunctrootSlingingVERBisAUXthrowingVERBstonesNOUNwithADPaDETslingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SlingingslingVERBVerbForm=Ger3 throwingnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 throwingaux
3throwingthrowVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
4stonesstoneNOUNNumber=Plur3 throwingobj
5withwithADP_7 slingcase
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 slingdet
7slingslingNOUNNumber=Sing3 throwingobl
8..PUNCT_3 throwingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1slinggerundvn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2throwpresent · progressivestoneswith a slingvn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=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

Slinging is carrying something swung loosely over the shoulders.

nsubjauxobjacladvmodcasedetoblpunctrootSlingingVERBisAUXcarryingVERBsomethingPRONswungVERBlooselyADVoverADPtheDETshouldersNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SlingingslingVERBVerbForm=Ger3 carryingnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 carryingaux
3carryingcarryVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
4somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind3 carryingobj
5swungswingVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 somethingacl
6looselylooselyADV_5 swungadvmod
7overoverADP_9 shoulderscase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 shouldersdet
9shouldersshoulderNOUNNumber=Plur5 swungobl
10..PUNCT_3 carryingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1slinggerundvn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2carrypresent · progressivesomethingvn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
3swingparticiplethe shouldersloosely propertyvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over shoulder=Trajectory

Example 1

It was Kabo who broke my leg at the slinging game.

nsubjcopnsubjacl:relclnmod:possobjcasedetamodoblpunctrootItPRONwasAUXKaboPROPNwhoPRONbrokeVERBmyPRONlegNOUNatADPtheDETslingingVERBgameNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 Kabonsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 Kabocop
3KaboKaboPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
4whowhoPRONPronType=Rel5 brokensubj
5brokebreakVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 Kaboacl:relcl
6mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 legnmod:poss
7leglegNOUNNumber=Sing5 brokeobj
8atatADP_11 gamecase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 gamedet
10slingingslingVERBVerbForm=Ger11 gameamod
11gamegameNOUNNumber=Sing5 brokeobl
12..PUNCT_3 Kabopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastItKabotree rules
2breakpastKabomy legthe slinging gamevn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Patient
3slinggerundvn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 2

He was slinging the deer over his shoulders.

nsubjauxdetobjcasenmod:possoblpunctrootHePRONwasAUXslingingVERBtheDETdeerNOUNoverADPhisPRONshouldersNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 slingingnsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 slingingaux
3slingingslingVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 deerdet
5deerdeerNOUNNumber=Sing3 slingingobj
6overoverADP_8 shoulderscase
7hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 shouldersnmod:poss
8shouldersshoulderNOUNNumber=Plur3 slingingobl
9..PUNCT_3 slingingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1slingpast · progressiveHethe deerhis shouldersvn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent deer=Theme over shoulder=Destination

Example 3

Let us play at slinging again tomorrow.

objxcompmarkadvcladvmodobl:unmarkedpunctrootLetVERBusPRONplayVERBatSCONJslingingVERBagainADVtomorrowNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LetletVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2uswePRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs1 Letobj
3playplayVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Letxcomp
4atatSCONJ_5 slingingmark
5slingingslingVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 playadvcl
6againagainADV_5 slingingadvmod
7tomorrowtomorrowNOUNNumber=Sing5 slingingobl:unmarked
8..PUNCT_1 Letpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1letimperativeyou not said hereustree rules
2playinfinitiveus not said herevn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3slinggerundus not said hereagain; tomorrowvn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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