surfing

Who acts: riding, We, Surfing, She, coach, much web surfing · What happens: sport, look around, go, move along, surf, take · To what, where: site, something, summer holiday, balance, surfing lessons, beach

«surfing» 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: surfing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The sport of riding on waves on a surfboard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sport	det
2	sport	sport	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 riding	case
4	riding	riding	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sport	nmod
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 waves	case
6	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 riding	nmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 surfboard	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 surfboard	det
9	surfboard	surfboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 waves	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sport	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sport		riding on waves on a surfboard						nom sport «act intransitive»: of=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

Usage: in «web surfing», «internet surfing» — kept apart, not parsed.

Looking around on the internet, going from site to site.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	around	around	ADV	_	1 Looking	advmod
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 internet	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 internet	det
5	internet	internet	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Looking	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 going	punct
7	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Looking	conj
8	from	from	ADP	_	9 site	case
9	site	site	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 going	obl
10	to	to	ADP	_	11 site	case
11	site	site	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 going	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Looking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look around	gerund						on the internet; around property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on internet=Theme
2	go	gerund				site		to site	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from site=Initial_Location to site=Destination

Meaning 3

Riding waves or moving along on something, as in «bodysurfing» or «crowd-surfing».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Riding	riding	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 waves	compound
2	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 moving	cc
4	moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 waves	conj
5	along	along	ADV	_	4 moving	advmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 moving	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 bodysurfing	punct
9	as	as	ADP	_	12 bodysurfing	case
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 bodysurfing	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 bodysurfing	punct
12	bodysurfing	bodysurfing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 something	appos
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 bodysurfing	punct
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 surfing	cc
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 surfing	punct
16	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 surfing	compound
17	-	-	PUNCT	_	16 crowd	punct
18	surfing	surfing	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 bodysurfing	conj
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 bodysurfing	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 waves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move along	gerund				something		along property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on something=Trajectory

Example 1

We went surfing on our summer holiday.

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 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	surfing	surf	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 went	xcomp
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 holiday	case
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 holiday	nmod:poss
6	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 holiday	compound
7	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 surfing	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	We						vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	surf	gerund	We not said here			our summer holiday			tree rules

Example 2

Surfing takes balance and strength.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Surfing	surfing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 takes	nsubj
2	takes	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	balance	balance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 takes	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 strength	cc
5	strength	strength	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 balance	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 takes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	present	Surfing	balance and strength					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balance=Theme

Example 3

She is having surfing lessons at the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 having	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 having	aux
3	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	surfing	surfing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lessons	compound
5	lessons	lesson	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 having	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 beach	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 beach	det
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 having	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 having	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present · progressive	She	surfing lessons		the beach			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Patient

Example 4

Surfing became an Olympic sport.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Surfing	surfing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 became	nsubj
2	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sport	det
4	Olympic	olympic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sport	amod
5	sport	sport	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 became	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past	Surfing	a Olympic sport					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 5

The coach explained surfing safety: never surf alone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 explained	nsubj
3	explained	explain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	surfing	surf	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 explained	xcomp
5	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 surfing	obj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 surf	punct
7	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	8 surf	advmod
8	surf	surf	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 explained	conj
9	alone	alone	ADV	_	8 surf	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 explained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	past	the coach			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	surf	gerund	the coach not said here	safety		tree rules
3	not surf	infinitive	the coach not said here		alone property	tree rules

Example 6

Too much web surfing makes my eyes tired.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 much	advmod
2	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 surfing	amod
3	web	web	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 surfing	compound
4	surfing	surfing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 makes	nsubj
5	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 eyes	nmod:poss
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 makes	obj
8	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 makes	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	much web surfing	my eyes				tired property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset eye=Product

Example 7

Bodysurfing is surfing without a board.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bodysurfing	bodysurf	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 surfing	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 surfing	aux
3	surfing	surf	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	without	without	ADP	_	6 board	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 board	det
6	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 surfing	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 surfing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bodysurf	gerund							tree rules
2	surf	present · progressive						without a board	tree rules

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