sweeper Who acts: sweeper, job, defender, street sweeper, big road sweeper, brushes · What happens: be, play, stop, brush, clean up, drive · To what, where: person, machine, defender, football, other defenders, attacks
«sweeper» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: sweeper in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sweeper is a person whose job is to sweep, such as a street sweeper or road sweeper.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl punct case fixed det compound compound cc conj conj punct root A DET sweeper NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART sweep VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET street NOUN sweeper NOUN or CCONJ road NOUN sweeper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sweeper det 2 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 sweep nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 sweep cop 9 to to PART _ 10 sweep mark 10 sweep sweep VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 person acl:relcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 19 sweeper punct 12 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 19 sweeper case 13 as as ADP _ 12 such fixed 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 sweeper det 15 street street NOUN Number=Sing 16 sweeper compound 16 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 19 sweeper compound 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 road cc 18 road road NOUN Number=Sing 16 sweeper conj 19 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a sweeper a person and sweeper sweeper tree rules 2 is present job sweep property tree rules
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 A sweeper is a machine or tool for sweeping, like a carpet sweeper or a street-cleaning truck.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det cc conj case nmod punct case det compound conj cc det compound punct compound conj punct root A DET sweeper NOUN is AUX a DET machine NOUN or CCONJ tool NOUN for ADP sweeping NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET carpet NOUN sweeper NOUN or CCONJ a DET street NOUN - PUNCT cleaning NOUN truck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sweeper det 2 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 machine det 5 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 tool cc 7 tool tool NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine conj 8 for for ADP _ 9 sweeping case 9 sweeping sweeping NOUN Number=Sing 7 tool nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 sweeper punct 11 like like ADP _ 14 sweeper case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 sweeper det 13 carpet carpet NOUN Number=Sing 14 sweeper compound 14 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 20 truck cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 truck det 17 street street NOUN Number=Sing 19 cleaning compound 18 - - PUNCT _ 17 street punct 19 cleaning cleaning NOUN Number=Sing 20 truck compound 20 truck truck NOUN Number=Sing 14 sweeper conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 machine punct
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1 is a present a sweeper a machine or tool for sweeping and a carpet sweeper or a cleaning truck tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.
In football, a sweeper is a defender who plays behind the other defenders to stop attacks.
The tree, 16 words case obl punct det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case det amod obl mark advcl obj punct root In ADP football NOUN , PUNCT a DET sweeper NOUN is AUX a DET defender NOUN who PRON plays VERB behind ADP the DET other ADJ defenders NOUN to PART stop VERB attacks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 football case 2 football football NOUN Number=Sing 8 defender obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 football punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sweeper det 5 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 8 defender nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 defender cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 defender det 8 defender defender NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 plays nsubj 10 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 defender acl:relcl 11 behind behind ADP _ 14 defenders case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 defenders det 13 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 14 defenders amod 14 defenders defender NOUN Number=Plur 10 plays obl 15 to to PART _ 16 stop mark 16 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 plays advcl 17 attacks attack NOUN Number=Plur 16 stop obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 defender punct
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1 is a present a sweeper a defender football tree rules 2 play present a defender the other defenders vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 stop to-infinitive a defender not said here attacks vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality attack=Eventuality
Meaning 4 Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.
In curling, a sweeper brushes the ice in front of the stone.
case obl punct det nsubj det obj case obl case det nmod punct root In ADP curling NOUN , PUNCT a DET sweeper NOUN brushes VERB the DET ice NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP the DET stone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 curling case 2 curling curling NOUN Number=Sing 6 brushes obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 curling punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sweeper det 5 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 6 brushes nsubj 6 brushes brush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ice det 8 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 6 brushes obj 9 in in ADP _ 10 front case 10 front front NOUN Number=Sing 6 brushes obl 11 of of ADP _ 13 stone case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 stone det 13 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 10 front nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 brushes punct
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1 brush present a sweeper the ice curling in front of the stone vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ice=Theme in curling=Destination
Example 1 The street sweeper cleaned up the leaves.
det compound nsubj compound:prt det obj punct root The DET street NOUN sweeper NOUN cleaned VERB up ADP the DET leaves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sweeper det 2 street street NOUN Number=Sing 3 sweeper compound 3 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 4 cleaned nsubj 4 cleaned clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 cleaned compound:prt 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 leaves det 7 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 4 cleaned obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 cleaned punct
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1 clean up past the street sweeper the leaves vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient
Example 2 A big road sweeper drove past with its brushes spinning.
det amod compound nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl acl punct root A DET big ADJ road NOUN sweeper NOUN drove VERB past ADV with ADP its PRON brushes NOUN spinning VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sweeper det 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sweeper amod 3 road road NOUN Number=Sing 4 sweeper compound 4 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 5 drove nsubj 5 drove drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 past past ADV _ 5 drove advmod 7 with with ADP _ 9 brushes case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 brushes nmod:poss 9 brushes brush NOUN Number=Plur 5 drove obl 10 spinning spin VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 brushes acl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 drove punct
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1 drive past a big road sweeper with sweeper's brushes; past property vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent 2 spin gerund sweeper's brushes not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Nan uses a carpet sweeper on the rug.
nsubj det compound obj case det nmod punct root Nan PROPN uses VERB a DET carpet NOUN sweeper NOUN on ADP the DET rug NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nan Nan PROPN Number=Sing 2 uses nsubj 2 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sweeper det 4 carpet carpet NOUN Number=Sing 5 sweeper compound 5 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 2 uses obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 rug case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 rug det 8 rug rug NOUN Number=Sing 5 sweeper nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 uses punct
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1 use present Nan a carpet sweeper the rug vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweeper=Patient
Example 4 He played as the sweeper in our football team.
nsubj case det obl case nmod:poss compound obl punct root He PRON played VERB as ADP the DET sweeper NOUN in ADP our PRON football NOUN team 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 played nsubj 2 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 as as ADP _ 5 sweeper case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sweeper det 5 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obl 6 in in ADP _ 9 team case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 team nmod:poss 8 football football NOUN Number=Sing 9 team compound 9 team team NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 played punct
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1 play past He our football team as the sweeper vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The sweepers brushed the ice in front of the curling stone.
det nsubj det obj case obl case det compound nmod punct root The DET sweepers NOUN brushed VERB the DET ice NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP the DET curling NOUN stone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sweepers det 2 sweepers sweeper NOUN Number=Plur 3 brushed nsubj 3 brushed brush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ice det 5 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 3 brushed obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 front case 7 front front NOUN Number=Sing 3 brushed obl 8 of of ADP _ 11 stone case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 stone det 10 curling curling NOUN Number=Sing 11 stone compound 11 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 7 front nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 brushed punct
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1 brush past the sweepers the ice front of the curling stone vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ice=Theme in front=Destination
Example 6 The sweeper came early to clean the market square.
det nsubj advmod mark advcl det compound obj punct root The DET sweeper NOUN came VERB early ADV to PART clean VERB the DET market NOUN square NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sweeper det 2 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 early early ADV Degree=Pos 3 came advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 clean mark 6 clean clean VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 came advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 square det 8 market market NOUN Number=Sing 9 square compound 9 square square NOUN Number=Sing 6 clean obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come past the sweeper early property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 clean to-infinitive the sweeper not said here the market square vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent square=Patient
Example 7 The news of Nag’s death was all over the garden, for the sweeper had thrown the body on the rubbish-heap.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj case nmod:poss case nmod cop advmod case det punct mark det nsubj:pass aux conj det obj case det compound punct obl punct root The DET news NOUN of ADP Nag PROPN ’s PART death NOUN was AUX all ADV over ADP the DET garden NOUN , PUNCT for SCONJ the DET sweeper NOUN had AUX thrown VERB the DET body NOUN on ADP the DET rubbish NOUN - PUNCT heap NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 news det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 11 garden nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 death case 4 Nag Nag PROPN Number=Sing 6 death nmod:poss 5 ’s 's PART _ 4 Nag case 6 death death NOUN Number=Sing 2 news nmod 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 garden cop 8 all all ADV _ 11 garden advmod 9 over over ADP _ 11 garden case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 garden det 11 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 thrown punct 13 for for SCONJ _ 17 thrown mark 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 sweeper det 15 sweeper sweeper NOUN Number=Sing 17 thrown nsubj:pass 16 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 thrown aux 17 thrown throw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 garden conj 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 body det 19 body body NOUN Number=Sing 17 thrown obj 20 on on ADP _ 24 heap case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 heap det 22 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 24 heap compound 23 - - PUNCT _ 22 rubbish punct 24 heap heap NOUN Number=Sing 17 thrown obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 11 garden punct
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1 is past the news of Nag's death the garden all property tree rules 2 throw past · perfect · passive the sweeper the rubbish heap vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination body=Theme 3 die Nag nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent
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