tandem

Who acts: same time, Mum, two teachers, tandem, She, Prices · What happens: build, work, ride, have, change, skydive · To what, where: bicycle, tandem, beach, two seats, lights

«tandem» 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: tandem in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A bicycle built for two riders, one behind the other.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bicycle	det
2	bicycle	bicycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 bicycle	acl
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 riders	case
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 riders	nummod
6	riders	rider	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 built	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 one	punct
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 riders	appos
9	behind	behind	ADP	_	11 other	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 other	det
11	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 one	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bicycle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	participle		a bicycle not said here				for two riders	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent for rider=Asset

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

in tandem: together, at the same time, or working as a team.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	in	in	ADP	_	2 tandem	case
2	tandem	tandem	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 together	punct
4	together	together	ADV	_	2 tandem	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 time	punct
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 time	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 time	det
8	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 time	amod
9	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tandem	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 working	punct
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 working	cc
12	working	work	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 time	acl
13	as	as	ADP	_	15 team	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 team	det
15	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 working	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tandem	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	gerund	the same time not said here					as a team	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as team=Attribute

Example 1

Mum and Dad rode a tandem along the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rode	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 Dad	cc
3	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Mum	conj
4	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tandem	det
6	tandem	tandem	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rode	obj
7	along	along	ADP	_	9 beach	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 beach	det
9	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rode	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 rode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	past	Mum and Dad	a tandem		the beach			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent tandem=Theme along beach=Trajectory

Example 2

The two teachers work in tandem.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 teachers	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 teachers	nummod
3	teachers	teacher	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 work	nsubj
4	work	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 tandem	case
6	tandem	tandem	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 work	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 work	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present	the two teachers					in tandem	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in tandem=Theme

Example 3

A tandem has two seats and two sets of pedals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 tandem	det
2	tandem	tandem	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 seats	nummod
5	seats	seat	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 sets	cc
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 sets	nummod
8	sets	set	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 seats	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 pedals	case
10	pedals	pedal	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 sets	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a tandem	two seats and two sets of pedals					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Patient

Example 4

The lights and music changed in tandem.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lights	det
2	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 music	cc
4	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lights	conj
5	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 lights	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 tandem	case
7	tandem	tandem	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 changed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lights	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	participle		the lights and music not said here		tandem			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

She did a tandem skydive with an instructor.

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	5 skydive	nsubj
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 skydive	aux
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tandem	det
4	tandem	tandem	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 skydive	nsubj
5	skydive	skydive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 instructor	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 instructor	det
8	instructor	instructor	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 skydive	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 skydive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	skydive	past · do-support	She					with a instructor	tree rules

Example 6

Prices rose in tandem with demand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 rose	nsubj
2	rose	rise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 tandem	case
4	tandem	tandem	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rose	obl
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 demand	case
6	demand	demand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rose	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rise	past	Prices			tandem		with demand	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in tandem=Location

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