starchy Who acts: Starchy food, Starchy clothes, starchy person, Potatoes, Starchy foods, iodine · What happens: contain, find, be, treat, give, run about · To what, where: lot, carbohydrate, potatoes, clothes, starchy foods, energy
«starchy» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: starchy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Starchy food contains a lot of starch, a kind of carbohydrate found in potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and corn.
The tree, 19 words amod nsubj det obj case nmod punct det conj case nmod acl case obl punct appos punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root Starchy ADJ food NOUN contains VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP starch NOUN , PUNCT a DET kind NOUN of ADP carbohydrate NOUN found VERB in ADP potatoes NOUN , PUNCT bread NOUN , PUNCT rice NOUN , PUNCT pasta NOUN and CCONJ corn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 food amod 2 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 contains nsubj 3 contains contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lot det 5 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 3 contains obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 starch case 7 starch starch NOUN Number=Sing 5 lot nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 kind punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 kind det 10 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 3 contains conj 11 of of ADP _ 12 carbohydrate case 12 carbohydrate carbohydrate NOUN Number=Sing 10 kind nmod 13 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 carbohydrate acl 14 in in ADP _ 15 potatoes case 15 potatoes potato NOUN Number=Plur 13 found obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 bread punct 17 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 15 potatoes appos 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 rice punct 19 rice rice NOUN Number=Sing 17 bread conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 pasta punct 21 pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 17 bread conj 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 corn cc 23 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 21 pasta conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 3 contains punct
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1 contain present Starchy food a lot of starch vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme 2 find participle carbohydrate not said here potatoes vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
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 Starchy clothes are stiff because they have been treated with starch.
amod nsubj cop mark nsubj:pass aux aux:pass advcl case obl punct root Starchy ADJ clothes NOUN are AUX stiff ADJ because SCONJ they PRON have AUX been AUX treated VERB with ADP starch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 clothes amod 2 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 4 stiff nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 stiff cop 4 stiff stiff ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 because because SCONJ _ 9 treated mark 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 treated nsubj:pass 7 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 treated aux 8 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 9 treated aux:pass 9 treated treat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 stiff advcl 10 with with ADP _ 11 starch case 11 starch starch NOUN Number=Sing 9 treated obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 stiff punct
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1 is present Starchy clothes stiff property tree rules 2 treat present · perfect · passive clothes with starch vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with starch=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A starchy person is stiff, formal and unfriendly.
det amod nsubj cop punct conj cc conj punct root A DET starchy ADJ person NOUN is AUX stiff ADJ , PUNCT formal ADJ and CCONJ unfriendly ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 stiff nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stiff cop 5 stiff stiff ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 formal punct 7 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 stiff conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 unfriendly cc 9 unfriendly unfriendly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 stiff conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 stiff punct
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1 is present a starchy person stiff property tree rules 2 be a starchy person not said here tree rules 3 be a starchy person not said here tree rules
Example 1 Potatoes, rice and pasta are starchy foods.
nsubj punct conj cc conj cop amod punct root Potatoes NOUN , PUNCT rice NOUN and CCONJ pasta NOUN are AUX starchy ADJ foods NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Potatoes potato NOUN Number=Plur 8 foods nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 rice punct 3 rice rice NOUN Number=Sing 1 Potatoes conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 pasta cc 5 pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 1 Potatoes conj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 foods cop 7 starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 foods amod 8 foods food NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 foods punct
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1 is a present Potatoes and rice and pasta starchy foods tree rules
Example 2 Starchy foods give us energy for running about.
amod nsubj iobj obj mark advcl advmod punct root Starchy ADJ foods NOUN give VERB us PRON energy NOUN for SCONJ running VERB about ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 foods amod 2 foods food NOUN Number=Plur 3 give nsubj 3 give give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 give iobj 5 energy energy NOUN Number=Sing 3 give obj 6 for for SCONJ _ 7 running mark 7 running run VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 give advcl 8 about about ADV _ 7 running advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 give punct
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1 give present Starchy foods energy us vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient energy=Theme 2 run about gerund Starchy foods not said here about property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The iodine turned blue-black, so the bread was starchy.
det nsubj amod punct xcomp punct advmod det nsubj cop conj punct root The DET iodine NOUN turned VERB blue ADJ - PUNCT black ADJ , PUNCT so ADV the DET bread NOUN was AUX starchy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 iodine det 2 iodine iodine NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned nsubj 3 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 6 black amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 blue punct 6 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 3 turned xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 starchy punct 8 so so ADV _ 12 starchy advmod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bread det 10 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 12 starchy nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 starchy cop 12 starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 turned conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 turned punct
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1 turn past the iodine black property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 is past the bread starchy property tree rules
Example 4 Sweetcorn is a starchy vegetable.
nsubj cop det amod punct root Sweetcorn PROPN is AUX a DET starchy ADJ vegetable NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sweetcorn Sweetcorn PROPN Number=Sing 5 vegetable nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 vegetable cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 vegetable det 4 starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 vegetable amod 5 vegetable vegetable NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 vegetable punct
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1 is a present Sweetcorn a starchy vegetable tree rules
Example 5 His shirt collar was so starchy it scratched his neck.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop advmod nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct root His PRON shirt NOUN collar NOUN was AUX so ADV starchy ADJ it PRON scratched VERB his PRON neck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 collar nmod:poss 2 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing 3 collar compound 3 collar collar NOUN Number=Sing 6 starchy nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 starchy cop 5 so so ADV _ 6 starchy advmod 6 starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 scratched nsubj 8 scratched scratch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 starchy acl:relcl 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 neck nmod:poss 10 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 8 scratched obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 starchy punct
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1 is past His shirt collar starchy property tree rules 2 scratch past collar his neck vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Theme
Example 6 The starchy old butler never smiled.
det amod amod nsubj advmod punct root The DET starchy ADJ old ADJ butler NOUN never ADV smiled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 butler det 2 starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 butler amod 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 butler amod 4 butler butler NOUN Number=Sing 6 smiled nsubj 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 smiled advmod 6 smiled smile VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 smiled punct
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1 not smile past the starchy old butler vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Try to eat starchy foods with lots of vegetables.
mark xcomp amod obj case obl case nmod punct root Try VERB to PART eat VERB starchy ADJ foods NOUN with ADP lots NOUN of ADP vegetables NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to PART _ 3 eat mark 3 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Try xcomp 4 starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 foods amod 5 foods food NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 lots case 7 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 vegetables case 9 vegetables vegetable NOUN Number=Plur 7 lots nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Try punct
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1 try imperative you not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 eat not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here starchy foods with lots of vegetables vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient
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