spud Who acts: spud, you, We, Grandad, Mashed spuds, disease · What happens: be, peel, have, grow, mash, destroy · To what, where: potato, small digging tool, spuds, jacket spuds, garden, 1845
«spud» 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: spud in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.
A spud is a potato.
det nsubj cop det punct root A DET spud NOUN is AUX a DET potato NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spud det 2 spud spud NOUN Number=Sing 5 potato nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 potato cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 potato det 5 potato potato NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 potato punct
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1 is a present a spud a potato 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 Usage: old, tool — kept apart, not parsed.
A spud is a small digging tool with a narrow blade, for weeding.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det amod compound case det amod nmod punct case conj punct root A DET spud NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ digging NOUN tool NOUN with ADP a DET narrow ADJ blade NOUN , PUNCT for ADP weeding NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spud det 2 spud spud NOUN Number=Sing 7 tool nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tool cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tool det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tool amod 6 digging digging NOUN Number=Sing 7 tool compound 7 tool tool NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 11 blade case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 blade det 10 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 11 blade amod 11 blade blade NOUN Number=Sing 7 tool nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 weeding punct 13 for for ADP _ 14 weeding case 14 weeding weeding NOUN Number=Sing 7 tool conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 tool punct
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1 is a present a spud a small digging tool and weeding with a narrow blade tree rules
Example 1 Can you peel the spuds for dinner?
aux nsubj det obj case obl punct root Can AUX you PRON peel VERB the DET spuds NOUN for ADP dinner NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 peel aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 peel nsubj 3 peel peel VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 spuds det 5 spuds spud NOUN Number=Plur 3 peel obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 dinner case 7 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 3 peel obl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 peel punct
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1 peel can you the spuds for dinner vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spud=Source
Example 2 We had jacket spuds with beans.
nsubj compound obj case obl punct root We PRON had VERB jacket NOUN spuds NOUN with ADP beans 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 jacket jacket NOUN Number=Sing 4 spuds compound 4 spuds spud NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 beans case 6 beans bean NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We jacket spuds with beans vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spud=Patient
Example 3 Grandad grows spuds in the garden.
nsubj obj case det obl punct root Grandad PROPN grows VERB spuds NOUN in ADP the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 grows nsubj 2 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 spuds spud NOUN Number=Plur 2 grows 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 grows obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 grows punct
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1 grow present Grandad spuds the garden vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location spud=Theme
Example 4 Mashed spuds are my favourite.
amod nsubj cop nmod:poss punct root Mashed VERB spuds NOUN are AUX my PRON favourite ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mashed mash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 spuds amod 2 spuds spud NOUN Number=Plur 5 favourite nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 favourite cop 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 favourite nmod:poss 5 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 favourite punct
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1 mash participle vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 is present Mashed spuds favourite property tree rules
Example 5 In 1845 a disease destroyed Ireland's spuds.
case obl det nsubj nmod:poss case obj punct root In ADP 1845 NUM a DET disease NOUN destroyed VERB Ireland PROPN 's PART spuds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 1845 case 2 1845 1845 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 destroyed obl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 disease det 4 disease disease NOUN Number=Sing 5 destroyed nsubj 5 destroyed destroy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 8 spuds nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 Ireland case 8 spuds spud NOUN Number=Plur 5 destroyed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 destroyed punct
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1 destroy past a disease Ireland's spuds 1845 vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spud=Patient
Example 6 There's a bag of spuds in the cupboard.
expl det nsubj case nmod case det nmod punct root There PRON 's VERB a DET bag NOUN of ADP spuds NOUN in ADP the DET cupboard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 's expl 2 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bag det 4 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 2 's nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 spuds case 6 spuds spud NOUN Number=Plur 4 bag nmod 7 in in ADP _ 9 cupboard case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 cupboard det 9 cupboard cupboard NOUN Number=Sing 6 spuds nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 's punct
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1 be present a bag of spuds in the cupboard there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 My friend's nickname is Spud.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct root My PRON friend NOUN 's PART nickname NOUN is AUX Spud PROPN . PUNCT 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 4 nickname nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 friend case 4 nickname nickname NOUN Number=Sing 6 Spud nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 Spud cop 6 Spud Spud PROPN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 Spud punct
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1 is a present My friend's nickname Spud tree rules 2 nickname My friend nom nickname «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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