syringe

Who acts: similar tube, nurse, Mum, you, We, vet · What happens: use, suck up, push out, measure, give, read · To what, where: tube, liquid, medicine, syringe, vaccine, me · Speech: someone speaks here

«syringe» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: syringe in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A tube with a plunger, used to suck up and push out liquid, often with a needle for injections.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 tube	det
2	tube	tube	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 plunger	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plunger	det
5	plunger	plunger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tube	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 tube	acl:relcl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 suck	mark
9	suck	suck	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 used	xcomp
10	up	up	ADP	_	9 suck	compound:prt
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 push	cc
12	push	push	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 suck	conj
13	out	out	ADP	_	12 push	compound:prt
14	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 push	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 needle	punct
16	often	often	ADV	_	19 needle	advmod
17	with	with	ADP	_	19 needle	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 needle	det
19	needle	needle	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 liquid	appos
20	for	for	ADP	_	21 injections	case
21	injections	injection	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 needle	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tube	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	use	participle	a tube with a plunger not said here	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	suck up	to-infinitive		vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	push out	infinitive	liquid	vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme

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 similar tube without a needle, for measuring and giving medicine by mouth.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tube	det
2	similar	similar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tube	amod
3	tube	tube	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 measuring	nsubj
4	without	without	ADP	_	6 needle	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 needle	det
6	needle	needle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tube	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 measuring	punct
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	9 measuring	mark
9	measuring	measure	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 giving	cc
11	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 measuring	conj
12	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 giving	obj
13	by	by	ADP	_	14 mouth	case
14	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 giving	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 measuring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	measure	gerund	a similar tube without a needle						vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
2	give	gerund	a similar tube without a needle not said here	medicine				by mouth	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme

Example 1

The nurse used a syringe to give me my vaccine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nurse	det
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 syringe	det
5	syringe	syringe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 give	mark
7	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
8	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 give	iobj
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 vaccine	nmod:poss
10	vaccine	vaccine	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 give	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the nurse	a syringe					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent syringe=Patient
2	give	to-infinitive	the nurse not said here	my vaccine	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient vaccine=Theme

Example 2

Mum gave the baby 5 millilitres of medicine with a syringe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 baby	det
4	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
5	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 millilitres	nummod
6	millilitres	millilitre	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 gave	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 medicine	case
8	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 millilitres	nmod
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 syringe	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 syringe	det
11	syringe	syringe	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	Mum	the baby				with a syringe	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent baby=Recipient millilitre=Theme

Example 3

Read the markings on the syringe carefully.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Read	read	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 markings	det
3	markings	marking	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Read	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 syringe	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 syringe	det
6	syringe	syringe	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Read	obl
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	1 Read	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Read	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	imperative	you not said here	the markings		the syringe		carefully property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marking=Topic

Example 4

If you find a needle or syringe in the park, don't touch it — tell an adult.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 find	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 find	nsubj
3	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 touch	advcl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 needle	det
5	needle	needle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 find	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 syringe	cc
7	syringe	syringe	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 needle	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 park	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 park	det
10	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 needle	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 find	punct
12	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	14 touch	aux
13	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 touch	advmod
14	touch	touch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 touch	obj
16	—	-	PUNCT	_	17 tell	punct
17	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	14 touch	conj
18	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 adult	det
19	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 tell	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 touch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	roles by
1	find a condition, not said to happen	present	you	a needle or syringe		the park	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent needle=Topic
2	not touch	imperative · do-support	you not said here	park			vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme
3	tell speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here		a adult		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient

Example 5

We pushed the plunger to see if air can be squashed.

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 pushed	nsubj
2	pushed	push	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 plunger	det
4	plunger	plunger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pushed	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 pushed	advcl
7	if	if	SCONJ	_	11 squashed	mark
8	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 squashed	nsubj:pass
9	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 squashed	aux
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 squashed	aux:pass
11	squashed	squash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 see	ccomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pushed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	push	past	We	the plunger	vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plunger=Theme
2	see	to-infinitive	We not said here		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	squash a condition, not said to happen	can · passive		air	vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 6

You can squash air in a syringe, but not water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 squash	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 squash	aux
3	squash	squash	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 squash	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 syringe	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 syringe	det
7	syringe	syringe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 squash	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 water	punct
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 water	cc
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 water	advmod
11	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 squash	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 squash	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squash	can	You	air		a syringe		water obl	vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent air=Theme in syringe=Trajectory

Example 7

Syringes are thrown away in special yellow boxes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Syringes	syringe	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 thrown	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 thrown	aux:pass
3	thrown	throw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	away	away	ADV	_	3 thrown	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 boxes	case
6	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 boxes	amod
7	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 boxes	amod
8	boxes	box	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 thrown	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 thrown	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	throw away	present · passive		Syringes		special yellow boxes		away property	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme in box=Destination

Example 8

The vet used a syringe to feed the tiny kitten.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vet	det
2	vet	vet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 syringe	det
5	syringe	syringe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 feed	mark
7	feed	feed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 kitten	det
9	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 kitten	amod
10	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 feed	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the vet	a syringe					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent syringe=Patient
2	feed	to-infinitive	the vet not said here		the tiny kitten				vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Recipient

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