sloe Who acts: sloe, We, our, Sloes, blackthorn, Birds · What happens: be, call, find, walk, eat, have · To what, where: small round dark black fruit, blackthorn bush, sloes, hedge, bush, white flowers · Speech: someone speaks here
«sloe» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: sloe in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sloe is a small, round, dark blue-black fruit of the blackthorn bush, very sour when raw.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct amod amod punct amod case det compound nmod punct advmod parataxis advmod conj punct root A DET sloe NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT round ADJ , PUNCT dark ADJ blue ADJ - PUNCT black ADJ fruit NOUN of ADP the DET blackthorn NOUN bush NOUN , PUNCT very ADV sour ADJ when ADV raw ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sloe det 2 sloe sloe NOUN Number=Sing 13 fruit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 fruit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 fruit det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 13 fruit amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 13 fruit amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 round punct 9 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 13 fruit amod 10 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 12 black amod 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 blue punct 12 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 13 fruit amod 13 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 of of ADP _ 17 bush case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 bush det 16 blackthorn blackthorn NOUN Number=Sing 17 bush compound 17 bush bush NOUN Number=Sing 13 fruit nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 sour punct 19 very very ADV _ 20 sour advmod 20 sour sour ADJ Degree=Pos 13 fruit parataxis 21 when when ADV PronType=Int 22 raw advmod 22 raw raw ADJ Degree=Pos 20 sour conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 13 fruit punct
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1 is a present a sloe a small round dark black fruit of the blackthorn bush 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 The blackthorn bush itself is sometimes called a sloe.
det compound nsubj:pass nmod:unmarked aux:pass advmod det xcomp punct root The DET blackthorn NOUN bush NOUN itself PRON is AUX sometimes ADV called VERB a DET sloe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bush det 2 blackthorn blackthorn NOUN Number=Sing 3 bush compound 3 bush bush NOUN Number=Sing 7 called nsubj:pass 4 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes 3 bush nmod:unmarked 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 called aux:pass 6 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 7 called advmod 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 sloe det 9 sloe sloe NOUN Number=Sing 7 called xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 called punct
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1 call present · passive the blackthorn bush bush sometimes property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 1 We found sloes in the hedge on our autumn walk.
nsubj obj case det obl case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root We PRON found VERB sloes NOUN in ADP the DET hedge NOUN on ADP our PRON autumn NOUN walk NOUN . PUNCT 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sloes sloe NOUN Number=Plur 2 found obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 hedge case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 hedge det 6 hedge hedge NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 7 on on ADP _ 10 walk case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 walk nmod:poss 9 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 10 walk compound 10 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 6 hedge nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We sloes the hedge on our autumn walk vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sloe=Topic 2 walk our nom walk «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Sloes are too sour to eat straight from the bush.
nsubj cop advmod mark xcomp advmod case det obj punct root Sloes NOUN are AUX too ADV sour ADJ to PART eat VERB straight ADV from ADP the DET bush NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sloes sloe NOUN Number=Plur 4 sour nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sour cop 3 too too ADV _ 4 sour advmod 4 sour sour ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 eat mark 6 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 sour xcomp 7 straight straight ADV _ 10 bush advmod 8 from from ADP _ 10 bush case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bush det 10 bush bush NOUN Number=Sing 6 eat obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 sour punct
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1 is present Sloes sour property tree rules 2 eat to-infinitive Sloes not said here the bush vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bush=Patient
Example 3 The blackthorn has white flowers in spring and sloes in autumn.
det nsubj amod obj case nmod cc conj case nmod punct root The DET blackthorn NOUN has VERB white ADJ flowers NOUN in ADP spring NOUN and CCONJ sloes NOUN in ADP autumn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 blackthorn det 2 blackthorn blackthorn NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 5 flowers amod 5 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 spring case 7 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 5 flowers nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 sloes cc 9 sloes sloe NOUN Number=Plur 7 spring conj 10 in in ADP _ 11 autumn case 11 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 9 sloes nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the blackthorn white flowers in spring and sloes in autumn vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient
Example 4 Birds eat the sloes in winter.
nsubj det obj case obl punct root Birds NOUN eat VERB the DET sloes NOUN in ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sloes det 4 sloes sloe NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 winter case 6 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 2 eat obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present Birds the sloes winter vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sloe=Patient
Example 5 Grandad makes sloe jelly every October.
nsubj compound obj det obj punct root Grandad PROPN makes VERB sloe NOUN jelly NOUN every DET October PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sloe sloe NOUN Number=Sing 4 jelly compound 4 jelly jelly NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 October det 6 October October PROPN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Grandad sloe jelly october vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jelly=Product
Example 6 The sloes looked like tiny dark plums.
det nsubj case amod amod obl punct root The DET sloes NOUN looked VERB like ADP tiny ADJ dark ADJ plums NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sloes det 2 sloes sloe NOUN Number=Plur 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 7 plums case 5 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 plums amod 6 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 7 plums amod 7 plums plum NOUN Number=Plur 3 looked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the sloes like tiny dark plums vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 "Now look at the sloe bush."
punct advmod case det compound obl punct punct root " PUNCT Now ADV look VERB at ADP the DET sloe NOUN bush NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 look punct 2 Now now ADV PronType=Dem 3 look advmod 3 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 7 bush case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bush det 6 sloe sloe NOUN Number=Sing 7 bush compound 7 bush bush NOUN Number=Sing 3 look obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 3 look punct
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1 look in a quote imperative you not said here now at the sloe bush vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at bush=Theme
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