termite Who acts: small pale insect, large groups, Termites, We, termite colony, animals · What happens: live, call, eat, build, see, step · To what, where: large groups, colonies, wood, big nests, huge colonies, tall termite mounds · Speech: someone speaks here
«termite» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: termite in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small, pale insect that lives in large groups called colonies, eats wood, and builds big nests or mounds.
The tree, 19 words det amod punct amod nsubj nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl acl xcomp punct obj punct cc conj amod obj cc conj punct root A DET small ADJ , PUNCT pale ADJ insect NOUN that PRON lives VERB in ADP large ADJ groups NOUN called VERB colonies NOUN , PUNCT eats VERB wood NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ builds VERB big ADJ nests NOUN or CCONJ mounds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 insect det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 insect amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 small punct 4 pale pale ADJ Degree=Pos 5 insect amod 5 insect insect NOUN Number=Sing 14 eats nsubj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 lives nsubj 7 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 insect acl:relcl 8 in in ADP _ 10 groups case 9 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 10 groups amod 10 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 7 lives obl 11 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 groups acl 12 colonies colony NOUN Number=Plur 11 called xcomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 5 insect punct 14 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 15 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 14 eats obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 builds punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 builds cc 18 builds build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 eats conj 19 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 20 nests amod 20 nests nest NOUN Number=Plur 18 builds obj 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 mounds cc 22 mounds mound NOUN Number=Plur 20 nests conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 14 eats punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 live present a small pale insect large groups vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location 2 call participle large groups not said here colonies vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 eat present a small pale insect wood vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Patient 4 build present a small pale insect not said here big nests or mounds vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product
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.
Example 1 Termites live in huge colonies.
nsubj case amod obl punct root Termites NOUN live VERB in ADP huge ADJ colonies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Termites termite NOUN Number=Plur 2 live nsubj 2 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 colonies case 4 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 5 colonies amod 5 colonies colony NOUN Number=Plur 2 live obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Termites huge colonies vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in colony=Location
Example 2 We saw tall termite mounds in Australia.
nsubj amod compound obj case obl punct root We PRON saw VERB tall ADJ termite NOUN mounds NOUN in ADP Australia PROPN . 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mounds amod 4 termite termite NOUN Number=Sing 5 mounds compound 5 mounds mound NOUN Number=Plur 2 saw obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 Australia case 7 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We tall termite mounds Australia vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mound=Stimulus
Example 3 Termites ate the wooden steps of the old house.
nsubj det amod obj case det amod nmod punct root Termites NOUN ate VERB the DET wooden ADJ steps NOUN of ADP the DET old ADJ house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Termites termite NOUN Number=Plur 2 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 steps det 4 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 5 steps amod 5 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 2 ate obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 house case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 house det 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 house amod 9 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 steps nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
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1 eat past Termites the wooden steps of the old house vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent step=Patient 2 step the old house nom step «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 A termite colony has a queen, workers and soldiers.
det compound nsubj det obj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET termite NOUN colony NOUN has VERB a DET queen NOUN , PUNCT workers NOUN and CCONJ soldiers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 colony det 2 termite termite NOUN Number=Sing 3 colony compound 3 colony colony NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 queen det 6 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 workers punct 8 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 6 queen conj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 soldiers cc 10 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 8 workers conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a termite colony a queen and workers and soldiers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Patient
Example 5 Some animals, like echidnas and aardvarks, eat termites.
det nsubj punct case conj cc conj punct obj punct root Some DET animals NOUN , PUNCT like ADP echidnas NOUN and CCONJ aardvarks NOUN , PUNCT eat VERB termites NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 animals det 2 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 9 eat nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 echidnas punct 4 like like ADP _ 5 echidnas case 5 echidnas echidna NOUN Number=Plur 2 animals conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 aardvarks cc 7 aardvarks aardvark NOUN Number=Plur 5 echidnas conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 2 animals punct 9 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 termites termite NOUN Number=Plur 9 eat obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 eat punct
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1 eat present some animals and echidnas and aardvarks termites vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent termite=Patient
Example 6 The pest controller checked the house for termites.
det compound nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET pest NOUN controller NOUN checked VERB the DET house NOUN for ADP termites NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 controller det 2 pest pest NOUN Number=Sing 3 controller compound 3 controller controller NOUN Number=Sing 4 checked nsubj 4 checked check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 house det 6 house house NOUN Number=Sing 4 checked obj 7 for for ADP _ 8 termites case 8 termites termite NOUN Number=Plur 4 checked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 checked punct
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1 check past the pest controller the house for termites vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent house=Theme for termite=Attribute
Example 7 Termite mounds stay cool inside because of air tunnels.
compound nsubj xcomp advmod case fixed compound obl punct root Termite NOUN mounds NOUN stay VERB cool ADJ inside ADV because ADP of ADP air NOUN tunnels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Termite termite NOUN Number=Sing 2 mounds compound 2 mounds mound NOUN Number=Plur 3 stay nsubj 3 stay stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 cool cool ADJ Degree=Pos 3 stay xcomp 5 inside inside ADV _ 3 stay advmod 6 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 9 tunnels case 7 of of ADP _ 6 because fixed 8 air air NOUN Number=Sing 9 tunnels compound 9 tunnels tunnel NOUN Number=Plur 3 stay obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 stay punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stay present Termite mounds because air tunnels; cool, inside property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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