stepmother Who acts: stepmother, Dad, I, Cinderella, Fairy tales, mine · What happens: marry, not be, help, be, make, do · To what, where: woman, birth mother, me, stepmother, six, Cinderella · Speech: someone speaks here
«stepmother» 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: stepmother in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The woman who is married to (or the partner of) your father but is not your birth mother.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj:pass nsubj:pass aux:pass case punct cc det obl case punct nmod:poss nmod cc cop advmod nmod:poss compound conj punct root The DET woman NOUN who PRON is AUX married VERB to ADP ( PUNCT or CCONJ the DET partner NOUN of ADP ) PUNCT your PRON father NOUN but CCONJ is AUX not PART your PRON birth NOUN mother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 woman det 2 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 5 married nsubj:pass 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 married nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 married aux:pass 5 married marry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 to to ADP _ 10 partner case 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 partner punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 partner cc 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 partner det 10 partner partner NOUN Number=Sing 5 married obl 11 of of ADP _ 14 father case 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 of punct 13 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 father nmod:poss 14 father father NOUN Number=Sing 10 partner nmod 15 but but CCONJ _ 20 mother cc 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 mother cop 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 mother advmod 18 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 mother nmod:poss 19 birth birth NOUN Number=Sing 20 mother compound 20 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 10 partner conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 married punct
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1 marry present · passive the woman to the partner of your father but your birth mother vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to partner=Co-Patient 2 not is a present your birth mother 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 My stepmother helps me with my homework.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root My PRON stepmother NOUN helps VERB me PRON with ADP my PRON homework NOUN . 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 stepmother nmod:poss 2 stepmother stepmother NOUN Number=Sing 3 helps nsubj 3 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 helps obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 homework case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 homework nmod:poss 7 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 3 helps obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 helps punct
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1 help present My stepmother me with my homework vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary with homework=Theme
Example 2 Dad married my stepmother when I was six.
nsubj nmod:poss obj mark nsubj cop advcl punct root Dad NOUN married VERB my PRON stepmother NOUN when SCONJ I PRON was AUX six NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 married nsubj 2 married marry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 stepmother nmod:poss 4 stepmother stepmother NOUN Number=Sing 2 married obj 5 when when SCONJ _ 8 six mark 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 six nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 six cop 8 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 married advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 married punct
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1 marry past Dad my stepmother vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stepmother=Patient 2 is a past I six tree rules
Example 3 Cinderella's stepmother made her do all the chores.
nmod:poss case nsubj obj xcomp det:predet det obj punct root Cinderella PROPN 's PART stepmother NOUN made VERB her PRON do VERB all DET the DET chores NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cinderella Cinderella PROPN Number=Sing 3 stepmother nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Cinderella case 3 stepmother stepmother NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 made obj 6 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 made xcomp 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 9 chores det:predet 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 chores det 9 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 6 do obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past Cinderella's stepmother Cinderella tree rules 2 do infinitive Cinderella not said here all chores vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chore=Eventuality
Example 4 I call my stepmother by her first name.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root I PRON call VERB my PRON stepmother NOUN by ADP her PRON first ADJ name 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 call nsubj 2 call call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 stepmother nmod:poss 4 stepmother stepmother NOUN Number=Sing 2 call obj 5 by by ADP _ 8 name case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 name nmod:poss 7 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 name amod 8 name name NOUN Number=Sing 2 call obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 call punct
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1 call present I my stepmother by stepmother's first name vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent stepmother=Recipient 2 name stepmother nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 My stepmother and my mum both came to the school play.
nmod:poss nsubj cc nmod:poss conj nsubj case det compound obl punct root My PRON stepmother NOUN and CCONJ my PRON mum NOUN both DET came VERB to ADP the DET school NOUN play NOUN . 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 stepmother nmod:poss 2 stepmother stepmother NOUN Number=Sing 7 came nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 mum cc 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 mum nmod:poss 5 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 stepmother conj 6 both both DET PronType=Tot 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to ADP _ 11 play case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 play det 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 11 play compound 11 play play NOUN Number=Sing 7 came obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 came punct
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1 come past My stepmother and my mum the school play vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to play=Initial_Location
Example 6 Fairy tales often have a wicked stepmother, but mine is lovely.
compound nsubj advmod det amod obj punct cc nsubj cop conj punct root Fairy NOUN tales NOUN often ADV have VERB a DET wicked ADJ stepmother NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ mine PRON is AUX lovely ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 2 tales compound 2 tales tale NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 3 often often ADV _ 4 have advmod 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 stepmother det 6 wicked wicked ADJ Degree=Pos 7 stepmother amod 7 stepmother stepmother NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 lovely punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 12 lovely cc 10 mine my PRON Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 lovely nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 lovely cop 12 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 4 have conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present Fairy tales a wicked stepmother often property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stepmother=Patient 2 is present mine lovely property tree rules
Example 7 Then her stepmother came back too.
advmod nmod:poss nsubj advmod advmod punct root Then ADV her PRON stepmother NOUN came VERB back ADV too ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 4 came advmod 2 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 stepmother nmod:poss 3 stepmother stepmother NOUN Number=Sing 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 back back ADV _ 4 came advmod 6 too too ADV _ 4 came advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come back past her stepmother then vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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