superhero Who acts: superhero, character, real person, favourite superhero, He, you · What happens: be, have, fly, use, fight, help · To what, where: character, comics, special powers, powers, evil, people
«superhero» 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: superhero in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A superhero is a character in comics, films or stories who has special powers, like flying or great strength, and uses them to fight evil and help people.
The tree, 28 words det nsubj cop det case nmod punct conj cc conj nsubj parataxis amod obj punct mark advcl cc amod conj punct cc conj obj mark xcomp obj cc conj obj punct root A DET superhero NOUN is AUX a DET character NOUN in ADP comics NOUN , PUNCT films NOUN or CCONJ stories NOUN who PRON has VERB special ADJ powers NOUN , PUNCT like SCONJ flying VERB or CCONJ great ADJ strength NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ uses VERB them PRON to PART fight VERB evil NOUN and CCONJ help VERB 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 superhero det 2 superhero superhero NOUN Number=Sing 5 character nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 character cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 character det 5 character character NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 comics case 7 comics comic NOUN Number=Plur 5 character nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 films punct 9 films film NOUN Number=Plur 7 comics conj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 stories cc 11 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 7 comics conj 12 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 has nsubj 13 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 character parataxis 14 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 15 powers amod 15 powers power NOUN Number=Plur 13 has obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 flying punct 17 like like SCONJ _ 18 flying mark 18 flying fly VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 has advcl 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 strength cc 20 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 21 strength amod 21 strength strength NOUN Number=Sing 18 flying conj 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 uses punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 uses cc 24 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 has conj 25 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 uses obj 26 to to PART _ 27 fight mark 27 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 uses xcomp 28 evil evil NOUN Number=Sing 27 fight obj 29 and and CCONJ _ 30 help cc 30 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 27 fight conj 31 people people NOUN Number=Plur 30 help obj 32 . . PUNCT _ 5 character punct
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1 is a present a superhero a character comics and films or stories tree rules 2 have present a character special powers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient 3 fly gerund a character not said here vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 use present a character not said here powers = power vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Theme clause=Eventuality 5 fight to-infinitive a character not said here evil vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evil=Co-Agent 6 help present a character not said here people vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary
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 Informally, a superhero is a real person who does something very brave or helpful.
The tree, 14 words advmod punct det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod amod cc conj punct root Informally ADV , PUNCT a DET superhero NOUN is AUX a DET real ADJ person NOUN who PRON does VERB something PRON very ADV brave ADJ or CCONJ helpful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Informally informally ADV _ 8 person advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Informally punct 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 superhero det 4 superhero superhero NOUN Number=Sing 8 person nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 person cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 7 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 does nsubj 10 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 person acl:relcl 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 does obj 12 very very ADV _ 13 brave advmod 13 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 11 something amod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 helpful cc 15 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos 13 brave conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 8 person punct
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1 is a present a superhero a real person informally property tree rules 2 do present a real person something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
Example 1 My favourite superhero can fly and turn invisible.
nmod:poss amod nsubj aux cc conj xcomp punct root My PRON favourite ADJ superhero NOUN can AUX fly VERB and CCONJ turn VERB invisible ADJ . 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 3 superhero nmod:poss 2 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 3 superhero amod 3 superhero superhero NOUN Number=Sing 5 fly nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 fly aux 5 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 turn cc 7 turn turn VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 fly conj 8 invisible invisible ADJ Degree=Pos 7 turn xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 fly punct
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1 fly can My favourite superhero vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 turn infinitive My favourite superhero not said here invisible property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 He dressed up as a superhero for the school parade.
nsubj compound:prt case det obl case det compound obl punct root He PRON dressed VERB up ADP as ADP a DET superhero NOUN for ADP the DET school NOUN parade NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 dressed nsubj 2 dressed dress VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 dressed compound:prt 4 as as ADP _ 6 superhero case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 superhero det 6 superhero superhero NOUN Number=Sing 2 dressed obl 7 for for ADP _ 10 parade case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 parade det 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 parade compound 10 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 2 dressed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 dressed punct
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1 dress up past He as a superhero; for the school parade vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Design your own superhero and draw their costume.
nmod:poss amod obj cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root Design VERB your PRON own ADJ superhero NOUN and CCONJ draw VERB their PRON costume NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Design design VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 superhero nmod:poss 3 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 4 superhero amod 4 superhero superhero NOUN Number=Sing 1 Design obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 draw cc 6 draw draw VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Design conj 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 costume nmod:poss 8 costume costume NOUN Number=Sing 6 draw obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Design punct
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1 design imperative you not said here your own superhero vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent superhero=Result 2 draw infinitive you not said here their costume vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent costume=Theme
Example 4 Every superhero has a weakness.
det nsubj det obj punct root Every DET superhero NOUN has VERB a DET weakness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 superhero det 2 superhero superhero NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 weakness det 5 weakness weakness NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present every superhero a weakness vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weakness=Patient
Example 5 Firefighters are real-life superheroes.
nsubj cop amod punct compound punct root Firefighters NOUN are AUX real ADJ - PUNCT life NOUN superheroes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Firefighters firefighter NOUN Number=Plur 6 superheroes nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 superheroes cop 3 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 superheroes amod 4 - - PUNCT _ 5 life punct 5 life life NOUN Number=Sing 6 superheroes compound 6 superheroes superhero NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 superheroes punct
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1 is a present Firefighters real life superheroes tree rules
Example 6 The superhero saved the city from the flood.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET superhero NOUN saved VERB the DET city NOUN from ADP the DET flood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 superhero det 2 superhero superhero NOUN Number=Sing 3 saved nsubj 3 saved save VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 city det 5 city city NOUN Number=Sing 3 saved obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 flood case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 flood det 8 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 3 saved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 saved punct
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1 save past the superhero the city the flood vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent city=Theme from flood=Source
Example 7 Many superheroes hide their real names.
amod nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct root Many ADJ superheroes NOUN hide VERB their PRON real ADJ names NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 superheroes amod 2 superheroes superhero NOUN Number=Plur 3 hide nsubj 3 hide hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 names nmod:poss 5 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 names amod 6 names name NOUN Number=Plur 3 hide obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 hide punct
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1 hide present Many superheroes superheroes's real names vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient 2 name superheroes = superhero nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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