tassel Who acts: tassel, scarf, We, he, bookmark, tassels · What happens: be, tie, hang, use, have, make · To what, where: bunch, threads, top, bottom, tuft, tassels
«tassel» 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: tassel in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tassel is a bunch of threads or strings tied together at the top and hanging loose at the bottom, used for decoration on cushions, curtains, hats or bookmarks.
The tree, 29 words det nsubj cop det case nmod cc conj acl advmod case det obl cc conj advmod case det obl punct acl case obl case nmod punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET tassel NOUN is AUX a DET bunch NOUN of ADP threads NOUN or CCONJ strings NOUN tied VERB together ADV at ADP the DET top NOUN and CCONJ hanging VERB loose ADV at ADP the DET bottom NOUN , PUNCT used VERB for ADP decoration NOUN on ADP cushions NOUN , PUNCT curtains NOUN , PUNCT hats NOUN or CCONJ bookmarks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tassel det 2 tassel tassel NOUN Number=Sing 5 bunch nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bunch cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bunch det 5 bunch bunch NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 threads case 7 threads thread NOUN Number=Plur 5 bunch nmod 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 strings cc 9 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 7 threads conj 10 tied tie VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 threads acl 11 together together ADV _ 10 tied advmod 12 at at ADP _ 14 top case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 top det 14 top top NOUN Number=Sing 10 tied obl 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 hanging cc 16 hanging hang VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 top conj 17 loose loose ADV _ 16 hanging advmod 18 at at ADP _ 20 bottom case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 bottom det 20 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing 16 hanging obl 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 used punct 22 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 bunch acl 23 for for ADP _ 24 decoration case 24 decoration decoration NOUN Number=Sing 22 used obl 25 on on ADP _ 26 cushions case 26 cushions cushion NOUN Number=Plur 24 decoration nmod 27 , , PUNCT _ 28 curtains punct 28 curtains curtain NOUN Number=Plur 26 cushions conj 29 , , PUNCT _ 30 hats punct 30 hats hat NOUN Number=Plur 26 cushions conj 31 or or CCONJ _ 32 bookmarks cc 32 bookmarks bookmark NOUN Number=Plur 26 cushions conj 33 . . PUNCT _ 5 bunch punct
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1 is a present a tassel a bunch of threads or strings tree rules 2 tie participle threads or strings not said here the top together property vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 hang gerund the bottom loose property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at bottom=Location 4 use participle a bunch not said here for decoration on cushions and curtains and hats or bookmarks vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: 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 A tassel is also the tuft of flowers at the top of a maize (corn) plant.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop advmod det case nmod case det nmod case det nmod punct appos punct appos punct root A DET tassel NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET tuft NOUN of ADP flowers NOUN at ADP the DET top NOUN of ADP a DET maize NOUN ( PUNCT corn NOUN ) PUNCT plant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tassel det 2 tassel tassel NOUN Number=Sing 6 tuft nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 tuft cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 tuft advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tuft det 6 tuft tuft NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 flowers case 8 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 6 tuft nmod 9 at at ADP _ 11 top case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 top det 11 top top NOUN Number=Sing 8 flowers nmod 12 of of ADP _ 14 maize case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 maize det 14 maize maize NOUN Number=Sing 11 top nmod 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 corn punct 16 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 14 maize appos 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 corn punct 18 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 14 maize appos 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 tuft punct
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1 is a present a tassel the tuft of flowers at the top of a maize tree rules
Example 1 Her scarf has tassels at each end.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case det nmod punct root Her PRON scarf NOUN has VERB tassels NOUN at ADP each DET end NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 scarf nmod:poss 2 scarf scarf NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 tassels tassel NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 end case 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 end det 7 end end NOUN Number=Sing 4 tassels nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Her scarf tassels at each end vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tassel=Patient
Example 2 We made tassels from wool in craft club.
nsubj obj case obl case compound obl punct root We PRON made VERB tassels NOUN from ADP wool NOUN in ADP craft NOUN club NOUN . PUNCT 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tassels tassel NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 4 from from ADP _ 5 wool case 5 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 club case 7 craft craft NOUN Number=Sing 8 club compound 8 club club NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We tassels wool in craft club vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent tassel=Product from wool=Material
Example 3 At graduation he moved his tassel to the left.
case obl nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root At ADP graduation NOUN he PRON moved VERB his PRON tassel NOUN to ADP the DET left NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 graduation case 2 graduation graduation NOUN Number=Sing 4 moved obl 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 moved nsubj 4 moved move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 tassel nmod:poss 6 tassel tassel NOUN Number=Sing 4 moved obj 7 to to ADP _ 9 left case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 left det 9 left left NOUN Number=Sing 4 moved obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 moved punct
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1 move past he his tassel graduation to the left vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent tassel=Theme at graduation=Source to left=Trajectory
Example 4 The curtains were tied back with gold tassels.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case compound obl punct root The DET curtains NOUN were AUX tied VERB back ADV with ADP gold NOUN tassels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 curtains det 2 curtains curtain NOUN Number=Plur 4 tied nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 tied aux:pass 4 tied tie VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 back back ADV _ 4 tied advmod 6 with with ADP _ 8 tassels case 7 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 8 tassels compound 8 tassels tassel NOUN Number=Plur 4 tied obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 tied punct
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1 tie back past · passive the curtains with gold tassels vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with tassel=Co-Patient
Example 5 The bookmark has a red tassel.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET bookmark NOUN has VERB a DET red ADJ tassel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bookmark det 2 bookmark bookmark NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tassel det 5 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tassel amod 6 tassel tassel NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the bookmark a red tassel vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tassel=Patient
Example 6 The tassels on top of the corn shed pollen.
det nsubj case nmod case det nmod obj punct root The DET tassels NOUN on ADP top NOUN of ADP the DET corn NOUN shed VERB pollen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tassels det 2 tassels tassel NOUN Number=Plur 8 shed nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 4 top case 4 top top NOUN Number=Sing 2 tassels nmod 5 of of ADP _ 7 corn case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 corn det 7 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 4 top nmod 8 shed shed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 pollen pollen NOUN Number=Sing 8 shed obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 shed punct
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1 shed past the tassels on top of the corn pollen vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location pollen=Source
Example 7 He had a cap with a long tassel on his head, and Russian boots with red tops on his feet.
The tree, 20 words nsubj det obj case det amod obl case nmod:poss nmod punct cc amod parataxis case amod nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root He PRON had VERB a DET cap NOUN with ADP a DET long ADJ tassel NOUN on ADP his PRON head NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ Russian ADJ boots NOUN with ADP red ADJ tops NOUN on ADP his PRON feet 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 cap det 4 cap cap NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 with with ADP _ 8 tassel case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tassel det 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tassel amod 8 tassel tassel NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 9 on on ADP _ 11 head case 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 head nmod:poss 11 head head NOUN Number=Sing 8 tassel nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 boots punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 boots cc 14 Russian Russian ADJ Degree=Pos 15 boots amod 15 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 2 had parataxis 16 with with ADP _ 18 tops case 17 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 18 tops amod 18 tops top NOUN Number=Plur 15 boots nmod 19 on on ADP _ 21 feet case 20 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 feet nmod:poss 21 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 18 tops nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past He a cap with a long tassel on his head vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cap=Patient
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