swallowtail

Who acts: swallowtail, back wings, swallowtail butterfly, swallowtails, swallowtail caterpillar, ship · What happens: be, look, fork, describe, land, have · To what, where: large coloured butterfly, shape, yellow swallowtail, flower, long tails, wings

«swallowtail» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: swallowtail in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A swallowtail is a large, brightly coloured butterfly with long points on its back wings that look like the forked tail of a swallow (a bird).

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 swallowtail	det
2	swallowtail	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 butterfly	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 butterfly	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 butterfly	det
5	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 butterfly	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 large	punct
7	brightly	brightly	ADV	_	8 coloured	advmod
8	coloured	coloured	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 butterfly	amod
9	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 points	case
11	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 points	amod
12	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 butterfly	nmod
13	on	on	ADP	_	16 wings	case
14	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 wings	nmod:poss
15	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 wings	compound
16	wings	wing	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 points	nmod
17	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 look	nsubj
18	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 wings	acl:relcl
19	like	like	ADP	_	22 tail	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 tail	det
21	forked	fork	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	22 tail	amod
22	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 look	obl
23	of	of	ADP	_	25 swallow	case
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 swallow	det
25	swallow	swallow	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 tail	nmod
26	(	(	PUNCT	_	28 bird	punct
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	28 bird	det
28	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 swallow	appos
29	)	)	PUNCT	_	28 bird	punct
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 butterfly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a swallowtail	a large coloured butterfly	with long points on swallowtail's back wings	tree rules
2	look	present	swallowtail's back wings		like the forked tail of a swallow	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
3	fork	participle				vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=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

Swallowtail can describe any shape with a deep forked end, like a swallowtail flag or swallowtail coat.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Swallowtail	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 describe	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 describe	aux
3	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	5 shape	det
5	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 describe	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	10 end	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 end	det
8	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 end	amod
9	forked	fork	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 end	amod
10	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 describe	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 flag	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	15 flag	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 flag	det
14	swallowtail	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 flag	compound
15	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 describe	parataxis
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 coat	cc
17	swallowtail	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 coat	compound
18	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 flag	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	can	Swallowtail	any shape			with a deep forked end		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent shape=Theme
2	fork	participle							vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 1

A yellow swallowtail landed on the flower.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 swallowtail	det
2	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 swallowtail	amod
3	swallowtail	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	landed	land	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 swallowtail	acl
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 flower	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 flower	det
7	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 landed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 swallowtail	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	land	participle		a yellow swallowtail not said here		the flower			vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on flower=Destination

Example 2

The swallowtail butterfly has long tails on its wings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 butterfly	det
2	swallowtail	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 butterfly	compound
3	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tails	amod
6	tails	tail	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 wings	case
8	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 wings	nmod:poss
9	wings	wing	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 tails	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the swallowtail butterfly	long tails		butterfly's wings			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient

Example 3

In the UK, swallowtails live in the Norfolk Broads.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 UK	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 UK	det
3	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 live	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 UK	punct
5	swallowtails	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 live	nsubj
6	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 Broads	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Broads	det
9	Norfolk	Norfolk	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Broads	compound
10	Broads	broad	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 live	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	swallowtails			the UK		in the Norfolk Broads	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in uk=Location

Example 4

The swallowtail caterpillar was green with black stripes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 caterpillar	det
2	swallowtail	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caterpillar	compound
3	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 green	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 green	cop
5	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 stripes	case
7	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stripes	amod
8	stripes	stripe	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 green	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 green	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the swallowtail caterpillar					with black stripes; green property	tree rules

Example 5

The ship flew a swallowtail flag.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ship	det
2	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flew	nsubj
3	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 flag	det
5	swallowtail	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 flag	compound
6	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flew	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	past	the ship	a swallowtail flag					vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location flag=Theme

Example 6

We drew a swallowtail for our minibeast project.

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 drew	nsubj
2	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 swallowtail	det
4	swallowtail	swallowtail	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drew	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 project	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 project	nmod:poss
7	minibeast	minibeast	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 project	compound
8	project	project	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 swallowtail	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past	We	a swallowtail				for our minibeast project	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent swallowtail=Result for project=Beneficiary
2	project		our						nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent

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