sofa Who acts: sofa, We, cat, I, you, departure · What happens: be, curl up, watch, have, fold out, find · To what, where: long soft seat, sofa, film, flowery cushions, sofa bed, coin
«sofa» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: sofa in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sofa is a long, soft seat with a back and arms, for two or more people.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case det nmod cc conj punct case nummod cc conj conj punct root A DET sofa NOUN is AUX a DET long ADJ , PUNCT soft ADJ seat NOUN with ADP a DET back NOUN and CCONJ arms NOUN , PUNCT for ADP two NUM or CCONJ more ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sofa det 2 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 8 seat nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 seat cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 seat det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 seat amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 long punct 7 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 8 seat amod 8 seat seat NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 with with ADP _ 11 back case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 back det 11 back back NOUN Number=Sing 8 seat nmod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 arms cc 13 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 11 back conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 people punct 15 for for ADP _ 19 people case 16 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 19 people nummod 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 more cc 18 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 16 two conj 19 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 seat conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 seat punct
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1 is a present a sofa a long soft seat and two people with a back and arms 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.
Example 1 We curled up on the sofa to watch a film.
nsubj compound:prt case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root We PRON curled VERB up ADP on ADP the DET sofa NOUN to PART watch VERB a DET film 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 curled nsubj 2 curled curl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 curled compound:prt 4 on on ADP _ 6 sofa case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sofa det 6 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 2 curled obl 7 to to PART _ 8 watch mark 8 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 curled advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 film det 10 film film NOUN Number=Sing 8 watch obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 curled punct
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1 curl up past We the sofa vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme 2 watch to-infinitive We not said here a film vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme
Example 2 The cat is asleep on the sofa.
det nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET cat NOUN is AUX asleep ADJ on ADP the DET sofa NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 asleep nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 asleep cop 4 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 sofa case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sofa det 7 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 4 asleep obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 asleep punct
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1 is present the cat the sofa asleep property tree rules
Example 3 Grandma's sofa has flowery cushions.
nmod:poss case nsubj amod obj punct root Grandma NOUN 's PART sofa NOUN has VERB flowery ADJ cushions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 3 sofa nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandma case 3 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 flowery flowery ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cushions amod 6 cushions cushion NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present Grandma's sofa flowery cushions vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cushion=Patient
Example 4 Our sofa folds out into a sofa bed.
nmod:poss nsubj compound:prt case det compound obl punct root Our PRON sofa NOUN folds VERB out ADP into ADP a DET sofa NOUN bed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 sofa nmod:poss 2 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 3 folds nsubj 3 folds fold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 folds compound:prt 5 into into ADP _ 8 bed case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bed det 7 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 8 bed compound 8 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 3 folds obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 folds punct
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1 fold out present Our sofa a sofa bed vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material into bed=Product
Example 5 I found a coin down the side of the sofa.
nsubj det obj case det obl case det nmod punct root I PRON found VERB a DET coin NOUN down ADP the DET side NOUN of ADP the DET sofa NOUN . PUNCT 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 coin det 4 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 5 down down ADP _ 7 side case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 side det 7 side side NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 sofa case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sofa det 10 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 7 side nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past I a coin down the side of the sofa vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Topic
Example 6 Please don't jump on the sofa.
discourse aux advmod case det obl punct root Please INTJ do AUX n't PART jump VERB on ADP the DET sofa NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 4 jump discourse 2 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 jump aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 jump advmod 4 jump jump VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 sofa case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sofa det 7 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 4 jump obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 jump punct
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1 not jump imperative · do-support you not said here the sofa vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sofa=Trajectory
Example 7 The beautiful Persian, inconsolable at his departure, sank on a sofa bathed in tears.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj amod punct case nmod:poss obl punct acl:relcl case det obl acl case obl punct root The DET beautiful ADJ Persian ADJ , PUNCT inconsolable ADJ at ADP his PRON departure NOUN , PUNCT sank VERB on ADP a DET sofa NOUN bathed VERB in ADP tears NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 inconsolable det 2 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 inconsolable nsubj 3 Persian persian ADJ Degree=Pos 5 inconsolable amod 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Persian punct 5 inconsolable inconsolable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 at at ADP _ 8 departure case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 departure nmod:poss 8 departure departure NOUN Number=Sing 5 inconsolable obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 sank punct 10 sank sink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 departure acl:relcl 11 on on ADP _ 13 sofa case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 sofa det 13 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 10 sank obl 14 bathed bath VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 sofa acl 15 in in ADP _ 16 tears case 16 tears tear NOUN Number=Plur 14 bathed obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 inconsolable punct
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1 sink past his departure not said here a sofa vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 bath participle a sofa not said here tears tree rules 3 depart his = he nom departure «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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