stepparent Who acts: stepparent, Mum, Dave, Lots, stepparents · What happens: be, marry, not be, help, become, have · To what, where: person, birth parent, me, Dave, stepparent, child
«stepparent» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: stepparent in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A stepparent is the person who is married to your mother or father but is not your birth parent: a stepmother or a stepfather.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl cc conj cc cop advmod nmod:poss compound conj punct det conj cc det conj punct root A DET stepparent NOUN is AUX the DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX married VERB to ADP your PRON mother NOUN or CCONJ father NOUN but CCONJ is AUX not PART your PRON birth NOUN parent NOUN : PUNCT a DET stepmother NOUN or CCONJ a DET stepfather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stepparent det 2 stepparent stepparent NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 married nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 married aux:pass 8 married marry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person acl:relcl 9 to to ADP _ 11 mother case 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 mother nmod:poss 11 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 8 married obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 father cc 13 father father NOUN Number=Sing 11 mother conj 14 but but CCONJ _ 19 parent cc 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 parent cop 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 19 parent advmod 17 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 parent nmod:poss 18 birth birth NOUN Number=Sing 19 parent compound 19 parent parent NOUN Number=Sing 11 mother conj 20 : : PUNCT _ 22 stepmother punct 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 stepmother det 22 stepmother stepmother NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 23 or or CCONJ _ 25 stepfather cc 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 stepfather det 25 stepfather stepfather NOUN Number=Sing 22 stepmother conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a stepparent the person and a stepmother or a stepfather tree rules 2 marry present · passive the person and a stepmother or a stepfather to your mother or father but your birth parent vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to mother=Co-Patient 3 not is a present your birth parent 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 stepparent, Mark, helps me with my maths homework.
nmod:poss nsubj punct appos punct obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root My PRON stepparent NOUN , PUNCT Mark PROPN , PUNCT helps VERB me PRON with ADP my PRON maths NOUN 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 stepparent nmod:poss 2 stepparent stepparent NOUN Number=Sing 6 helps nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 Mark punct 4 Mark Mark PROPN Number=Sing 2 stepparent appos 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 stepparent punct 6 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 helps obj 8 with with ADP _ 11 homework case 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 homework nmod:poss 10 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 11 homework compound 11 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 6 helps obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 helps punct
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1 help present My stepparent me with my maths homework vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary with homework=Theme
Example 2 When Mum married Dave, he became my stepparent.
advmod nsubj advcl obj punct nsubj nmod:poss xcomp punct root When ADV Mum NOUN married VERB Dave PROPN , PUNCT he PRON became VERB my PRON stepparent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 3 married advmod 2 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 married nsubj 3 married marry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 became advcl 4 Dave Dave PROPN Number=Sing 3 married obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 3 married punct 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 became nsubj 7 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 stepparent nmod:poss 9 stepparent stepparent NOUN Number=Sing 7 became xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 became punct
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1 marry past Mum Dave vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dave=Patient 2 become past Dave my stepparent vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 3 Lots of kids in my class have a stepparent.
nsubj case nmod case nmod:poss nmod det obj punct root Lots NOUN of ADP kids NOUN in ADP my PRON class NOUN have VERB a DET stepparent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 7 have nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 kids case 3 kids kid NOUN Number=Plur 1 Lots nmod 4 in in ADP _ 6 class case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 class nmod:poss 6 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 kids nmod 7 have have VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 stepparent det 9 stepparent stepparent NOUN Number=Sing 7 have obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 have punct
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1 have infinitive Lots of kids in my class a stepparent vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stepparent=Patient
Example 4 A stepparent can love a child just like a birth parent.
det nsubj aux det obj advmod case det compound obl punct root A DET stepparent NOUN can AUX love VERB a DET child NOUN just ADV like ADP a DET birth NOUN parent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stepparent det 2 stepparent stepparent NOUN Number=Sing 4 love nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 love aux 4 love love VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 child det 6 child child NOUN Number=Sing 4 love obj 7 just just ADV _ 11 parent advmod 8 like like ADP _ 11 parent case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 parent det 10 birth birth NOUN Number=Sing 11 parent compound 11 parent parent NOUN Number=Sing 4 love obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 love punct
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1 love can a stepparent a child like a birth parent vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus
Example 5 Cinderella's stepparent was very cruel to her.
nmod:poss case nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root Cinderella PROPN 's PART stepparent NOUN was AUX very ADV cruel ADJ to ADP her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cinderella Cinderella PROPN Number=Sing 3 stepparent nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Cinderella case 3 stepparent stepparent NOUN Number=Sing 6 cruel nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 cruel cop 5 very very ADV _ 6 cruel advmod 6 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 to to ADP _ 8 her case 8 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cruel obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 cruel punct
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1 is past Cinderella's stepparent Cinderella cruel property tree rules
Example 6 Both my stepparents came to sports day.
det:predet nmod:poss nsubj case compound obl punct root Both DET my PRON stepparents NOUN came VERB to ADP sports NOUN day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 3 stepparents det:predet 2 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 stepparents nmod:poss 3 stepparents stepparent NOUN Number=Plur 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to ADP _ 7 day case 6 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 7 day compound 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 came obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come past my stepparents day vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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