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surf

Who acts: white foamy waves, waves, We, surf, cousin, I · What happens: break, ride, stand, lie, look, change · To what, where: shore, waves, board, TV channels, surf, rocks · Speech: someone speaks here

«surf» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: surf in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The white foamy waves that break on the shore.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 waves	det
2	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 waves	amod
3	foamy	foamy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 waves	amod
4	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 break	nsubj
6	break	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 waves	acl:relcl
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 shore	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 shore	det
9	shore	shore	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 break	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 waves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	present	the white foamy waves			the shore			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on shore=Location

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

To ride on waves standing or lying on a board.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ride	mark
2	ride	ride	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 waves	case
4	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ride	obl
5	standing	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 waves	acl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 lying	cc
7	lying	lie	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 standing	conj
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 board	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 board	det
10	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lying	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ride	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	to-infinitive				waves			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
2	stand	gerund	waves not said here						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	lie	gerund	waves not said here			a board			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on board=Location

Meaning 3

Usage: in «surf the internet / web» — kept apart, not parsed.

To look quickly from one website to another.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 look	mark
2	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 look	advmod
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 website	case
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 website	nummod
6	website	website	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 look	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 another	case
8	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	6 website	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	to-infinitive						from one website to another; quickly property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from website=Theme

Meaning 4

Usage: informal, in «channel-surf» — kept apart, not parsed.

To change TV channels quickly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 change	mark
2	change	change	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 channels	compound
4	channels	channel	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 change	obj
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 change	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 change	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	to-infinitive		TV channels				quickly property	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent channel=Patient

Example 1

We watched the surf crashing on the rocks.

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 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 surf	det
4	surf	surf	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obj
5	crashing	crash	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 surf	acl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 rocks	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 rocks	det
8	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 crashing	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We	the surf					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surf=Theme
2	crash	gerund	the surf not said here			the rocks			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on rock=Location

Example 2

My cousin learnt to surf at Bondi Beach.

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 cousin	nmod:poss
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 learnt	nsubj
3	learnt	learn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 surf	mark
5	surf	surf	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 learnt	xcomp
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 Beach	case
7	Bondi	Bondi	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Beach	compound
8	Beach	Beach	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 surf	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 learnt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	past	My cousin						vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	surf	to-infinitive	My cousin not said here			Bondi Beach			tree rules

Example 3

The surf was too rough for swimming today.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 surf	det
2	surf	surf	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rough	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 rough	cop
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 rough	advmod
5	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 swimming	mark
7	swimming	swim	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 rough	advcl
8	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 swimming	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 rough	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the surf					rough property	tree rules
2	swim	gerund	the surf not said here				today		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

I surfed the internet to find facts about whales.

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 surfed	nsubj
2	surfed	surf	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 internet	det
4	internet	internet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 surfed	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 find	mark
6	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 surfed	advcl
7	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 find	obj
8	about	about	ADP	_	9 whales	case
9	whales	whale	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 facts	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 surfed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	surf	past	I	the internet					tree rules
2	find	to-infinitive	I not said here	facts				about whales	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Topic

Example 5

Surf lifesavers keep people safe at the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Surf	surf	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lifesavers	compound
2	lifesavers	lifesaver	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 keep	nsubj
3	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 keep	obj
5	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 keep	xcomp
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 beach	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 beach	det
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 safe	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Surf lifesavers	people				safe property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme

Example 6

Always swim between the red and yellow flags when the surf is up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	2 swim	advmod
2	swim	swim	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	between	between	ADP	_	8 flags	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 flags	det
5	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 flags	amod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 yellow	cc
7	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 red	conj
8	flags	flag	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 swim	obl
9	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	13 up	advmod
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 surf	det
11	surf	surf	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 up	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 up	cop
13	up	up	ADV	_	2 swim	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 swim	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swim	imperative	you not said here			the red flags		always property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between flag=Trajectory
2	is	present	the surf					up property	tree rules

Example 7

They surfed for three hours in the morning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 surfed	nsubj
2	surfed	surf	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 hours	case
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 hours	nummod
5	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 surfed	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 morning	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 morning	det
8	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 surfed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 surfed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	surf	past	They				hour; morning		tree rules

Example 8

It’s me,” said Kotick, bobbing in the surf and looking like a little white slug.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 me	nsubj
2	’s	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 me	cop
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 said	ccomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 me	punct
5	”	"	PUNCT	_	3 me	punct
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	Kotick	Kotick	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 said	nsubj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 bobbing	punct
9	bobbing	bob	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 said	advcl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 surf	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 surf	det
12	surf	surf	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 bobbing	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 looking	cc
14	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 bobbing	conj
15	like	like	ADP	_	19 slug	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 slug	det
17	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 slug	amod
18	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 slug	amod
19	slug	slug	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 looking	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	me					tree rules
2	say speech: assert in a quote	past	Kotick						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	bob in a quote	gerund	Kotick not said here			the surf			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in surf=Location
4	look in a quote	gerund	Kotick not said here					like a little white slug	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

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