suspender Who acts: Suspenders, straps, British people, suspender, elastic strap, women · What happens: be, go, hold up, call, wear, fall down · To what, where: straps, shoulders, trousers, braces, elastic strap, stocking · Speech: someone speaks here
«suspender» 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: suspender in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.
Suspenders are straps that go over the shoulders to hold trousers up; British people call these braces.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl case det obl mark advcl obj compound:prt punct amod nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root Suspenders NOUN are AUX straps NOUN that PRON go VERB over ADP the DET shoulders NOUN to PART hold VERB trousers NOUN up ADP ; PUNCT British ADJ people NOUN call VERB these DET braces NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Suspenders suspender NOUN Number=Plur 3 straps nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 straps cop 3 straps strap NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 go nsubj 5 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 straps acl:relcl 6 over over ADP _ 8 shoulders case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shoulders det 8 shoulders shoulder NOUN Number=Plur 5 go obl 9 to to PART _ 10 hold mark 10 hold hold VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 go advcl 11 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 10 hold obj 12 up up ADP _ 10 hold compound:prt 13 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 call punct 14 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 15 people amod 15 people people NOUN Number=Plur 16 call nsubj 16 call call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 straps acl:relcl 17 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 18 braces det 18 braces brace NOUN Number=Plur 16 call obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 straps punct
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1 is a present Suspenders straps tree rules 2 go present straps the shoulders vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme over shoulder=Initial_Location 3 hold up to-infinitive straps not said here trousers vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot trousers=Theme 4 call present British people this braces vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent brace=Recipient
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: UK, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
A suspender is an elastic strap that holds up a stocking or sock; suspender belts were worn by women and sock suspenders by men in the past.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt det obj cc conj punct compound nsubj:pass aux:pass acl case obl cc compound conj case obl case det obl punct root A DET suspender NOUN is AUX an DET elastic ADJ strap NOUN that PRON holds VERB up ADP a DET stocking NOUN or CCONJ sock NOUN ; PUNCT suspender NOUN belts NOUN were AUX worn VERB by ADP women NOUN and CCONJ sock NOUN suspenders NOUN by ADP men NOUN in ADP the DET past NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 suspender det 2 suspender suspender NOUN Number=Sing 6 strap nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 strap cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 strap det 5 elastic elastic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 strap amod 6 strap strap NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 holds nsubj 8 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 strap acl:relcl 9 up up ADP _ 8 holds compound:prt 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 stocking det 11 stocking stocking NOUN Number=Sing 8 holds obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 sock cc 13 sock sock NOUN Number=Sing 11 stocking conj 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 worn punct 15 suspender suspender NOUN Number=Sing 16 belts compound 16 belts belt NOUN Number=Plur 18 worn nsubj:pass 17 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 worn aux:pass 18 worn wear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 strap acl 19 by by ADP _ 20 women case 20 women woman NOUN Number=Plur 18 worn obl 21 and and CCONJ _ 23 suspenders cc 22 sock sock NOUN Number=Sing 23 suspenders compound 23 suspenders suspender NOUN Number=Plur 20 women conj 24 by by ADP _ 25 men case 25 men man NOUN Number=Plur 18 worn obl 26 in in ADP _ 28 past case 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 28 past det 28 past past NOUN Number=Sing 18 worn obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 6 strap punct
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1 is a present a suspender a elastic strap tree rules 2 hold up present a elastic strap a stocking or sock vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot stocking=Theme 3 wear past · passive women and sock suspenders suspender belts the past by men vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
Example 1 Grandpa wears red suspenders to hold up his jeans.
nsubj amod obj mark advcl compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct root Grandpa NOUN wears VERB red ADJ suspenders NOUN to PART hold VERB up ADP his PRON jeans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 2 wears nsubj 2 wears wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 4 suspenders amod 4 suspenders suspender NOUN Number=Plur 2 wears obj 5 to to PART _ 6 hold mark 6 hold hold VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wears advcl 7 up up ADP _ 6 hold compound:prt 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 jeans nmod:poss 9 jeans jeans NOUN Number=Ptan 6 hold obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 wears punct
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1 wear present Grandpa red suspenders vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent suspender=Source 2 hold up to-infinitive Grandpa not said here Grandpa's jeans vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot jeans=Theme
Example 2 In Britain, those straps are called braces, not suspenders.
case obl punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass xcomp punct advmod conj punct root In ADP Britain PROPN , PUNCT those DET straps NOUN are AUX called VERB braces NOUN , PUNCT not PART suspenders NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Britain case 2 Britain Britain PROPN Number=Sing 7 called obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Britain punct 4 those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 5 straps det 5 straps strap NOUN Number=Plur 7 called nsubj:pass 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 called aux:pass 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 braces brace NOUN Number=Plur 7 called xcomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 suspenders punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 suspenders advmod 11 suspenders suspender NOUN Number=Plur 8 braces conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 called punct
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1 call present · passive that straps Britain vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 3 The clown's trousers fell down when his suspenders snapped.
det nmod:poss case nsubj compound:prt advmod nmod:poss nsubj advcl punct root The DET clown NOUN 's PART trousers NOUN fell VERB down ADP when ADV his PRON suspenders NOUN snapped VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clown det 2 clown clown NOUN Number=Sing 4 trousers nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 clown case 4 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 5 fell nsubj 5 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 down down ADP _ 5 fell compound:prt 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 snapped advmod 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 suspenders nmod:poss 9 suspenders suspender NOUN Number=Plur 10 snapped nsubj 10 snapped snap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 fell advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 fell punct
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1 fall down past the clown's trousers vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 snap past his suspenders vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Old-fashioned sock suspenders kept socks from slipping.
amod punct amod compound nsubj obj mark advcl punct root Old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ sock NOUN suspenders NOUN kept VERB socks NOUN from SCONJ slipping VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fashioned amod 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Old punct 3 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 5 suspenders amod 4 sock sock NOUN Number=Sing 5 suspenders compound 5 suspenders suspender NOUN Number=Plur 6 kept nsubj 6 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 socks sock NOUN Number=Plur 6 kept obj 8 from from SCONJ _ 9 slipping mark 9 slipping slip VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 kept advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 kept punct
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1 keep past fashioned sock suspenders socks vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sock=Theme 2 slip gerund fashioned sock suspenders not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 5 He clipped his suspenders to his trousers.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON clipped VERB his PRON suspenders NOUN to ADP his PRON trousers 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 clipped nsubj 2 clipped clip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 suspenders nmod:poss 4 suspenders suspender NOUN Number=Plur 2 clipped obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 trousers case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 trousers nmod:poss 7 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 2 clipped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 clipped punct
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1 clip past He his suspenders to his trousers result vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent suspender=Patient to trousers=Result
Example 6 Firefighters wear suspenders on their heavy trousers.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root Firefighters NOUN wear VERB suspenders NOUN on ADP their PRON heavy ADJ trousers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Firefighters firefighter NOUN Number=Plur 2 wear nsubj 2 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 suspenders suspender NOUN Number=Plur 2 wear obj 4 on on ADP _ 7 trousers case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 trousers nmod:poss 6 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 trousers amod 7 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 2 wear obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wear punct
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1 wear present Firefighters suspenders Firefighters's heavy trousers vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent suspender=Source
Example 7 And he knew one thing more: he could embroider suspenders with roses and other flowers, and with arabesques, for he was a tasty, light-fingered fellow.
The tree, 26 words cc nsubj nummod obj advmod punct nsubj aux conj obj case obl cc amod conj punct cc case conj punct mark nsubj cop det amod punct compound punct amod parataxis punct root And CCONJ he PRON knew VERB one NUM thing NOUN more ADV : PUNCT he PRON could AUX embroider VERB suspenders NOUN with ADP roses NOUN and CCONJ other ADJ flowers NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ with ADP arabesques NOUN , PUNCT for SCONJ he PRON was AUX a DET tasty ADJ , PUNCT light NOUN - PUNCT fingered VERB fellow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 3 knew cc 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 knew nsubj 3 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 thing nummod 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 3 knew obj 6 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 3 knew advmod 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 embroider punct 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 embroider nsubj 9 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 embroider aux 10 embroider embroider VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 knew conj 11 suspenders suspender NOUN Number=Plur 10 embroider obj 12 with with ADP _ 13 roses case 13 roses rose NOUN Number=Plur 10 embroider obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 flowers cc 15 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 16 flowers amod 16 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 13 roses conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 arabesques punct 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 arabesques cc 19 with with ADP _ 20 arabesques case 20 arabesques arabesque NOUN Number=Plur 10 embroider conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 31 fellow punct 22 for for SCONJ _ 31 fellow mark 23 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 31 fellow nsubj 24 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 31 fellow cop 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 fellow det 26 tasty tasty ADJ Degree=Pos 31 fellow amod 27 , , PUNCT _ 26 tasty punct 28 light light NOUN Number=Sing 30 fingered compound 29 - - PUNCT _ 28 light punct 30 fingered finger VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 31 fellow amod 31 fellow fellow NOUN Number=Sing 20 arabesques parataxis 32 . . PUNCT _ 3 knew punct
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1 know past he one thing vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus 2 embroider could he suspenders with roses and other flowers vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent suspender=Destination with rose=Theme 3 finger participle tree rules 4 is a past he a tasty fingered fellow tree rules
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