tern Who acts: tern, black cap, Arctic terns, Terns, you, We · What happens: be, point, fork, dive, catch, fly · To what, where: seabird, water, fish, tern, sea, pole
«tern» 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: tern in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tern is a seabird like a small, slim gull, with long pointed wings, a forked tail and often a black cap, which dives into water to catch fish.
The tree, 29 words det nsubj cop det case det amod punct amod nmod punct case amod amod nmod punct det amod conj cc advmod det amod conj punct nsubj acl:relcl case obl mark advcl obj punct root A DET tern NOUN is AUX a DET seabird NOUN like ADP a DET small ADJ , PUNCT slim ADJ gull NOUN , PUNCT with ADP long ADJ pointed VERB wings NOUN , PUNCT a DET forked VERB tail NOUN and CCONJ often ADV a DET black ADJ cap NOUN , PUNCT which PRON dives VERB into ADP water NOUN to PART catch VERB fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tern det 2 tern tern NOUN Number=Sing 5 seabird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 seabird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 seabird det 5 seabird seabird NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 like like ADP _ 11 gull case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 gull det 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 gull amod 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 small punct 10 slim slim ADJ Degree=Pos 11 gull amod 11 gull gull NOUN Number=Sing 5 seabird nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 wings punct 13 with with ADP _ 16 wings case 14 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 16 wings amod 15 pointed point VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 wings amod 16 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 11 gull nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 tail punct 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 tail det 19 forked fork VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 tail amod 20 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 5 seabird conj 21 and and CCONJ _ 25 cap cc 22 often often ADV _ 25 cap advmod 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 cap det 24 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 25 cap amod 25 cap cap NOUN Number=Sing 5 seabird conj 26 , , PUNCT _ 28 dives punct 27 which which PRON PronType=Rel 28 dives nsubj 28 dives dive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 cap acl:relcl 29 into into ADP _ 30 water case 30 water water NOUN Number=Sing 28 dives obl 31 to to PART _ 32 catch mark 32 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 28 dives advcl 33 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 32 catch obj 34 . . PUNCT _ 5 seabird punct
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1 is a present a tern a seabird and a forked tail and a black cap like a small slim gull with long pointed wings tree rules 2 point participle vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 fork participle vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent 4 dive present a black cap water vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into water=Location 5 catch to-infinitive a black cap not said here fish vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=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.
Example 1 A tern dived into the sea and caught a fish.
det nsubj acl case det obl cc det obj punct root A DET tern NOUN dived VERB into ADP the DET sea NOUN and CCONJ caught VERB a DET fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tern det 2 tern tern NOUN Number=Sing 8 caught nsubj 3 dived dive VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 tern acl 4 into into ADP _ 6 sea case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sea det 6 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 3 dived obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 3 dived cc 8 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 fish det 10 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 8 caught obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 caught punct
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1 dive participle a tern not said here the sea vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into sea=Location 2 catch past a tern a fish vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme
Example 2 Arctic terns fly from pole to pole every year.
amod nsubj case obl case obl det obl:unmarked punct root Arctic ADJ terns NOUN fly VERB from ADP pole NOUN to ADP pole NOUN every DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Arctic arctic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 terns amod 2 terns tern NOUN Number=Plur 3 fly nsubj 3 fly fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 from from ADP _ 5 pole case 5 pole pole NOUN Number=Sing 3 fly obl 6 to to ADP _ 7 pole case 7 pole pole NOUN Number=Sing 3 fly obl 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 year det 9 year year NOUN Number=Sing 3 fly obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 fly punct
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1 fly present Arctic terns pole year to pole vn drive-11.5-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent from pole=Initial_Location to pole=Destination
Example 3 Terns nest on the shingle beach.
nsubj case det compound obl punct root Terns NOUN nest VERB on ADP the DET shingle NOUN beach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Terns tern NOUN Number=Plur 2 nest nsubj 2 nest nest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 6 beach case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 beach det 5 shingle shingle NOUN Number=Sing 6 beach compound 6 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 2 nest obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 nest punct
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1 nest present Terns the shingle beach vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The tern has a black cap and a red beak.
det nsubj det amod obj cc det amod conj punct root The DET tern NOUN has VERB a DET black ADJ cap NOUN and CCONJ a DET red ADJ beak NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tern det 2 tern tern 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 cap det 5 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cap amod 6 cap cap NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 beak cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 beak det 9 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 10 beak amod 10 beak beak NOUN Number=Sing 6 cap conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the tern a black cap and a red beak vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cap=Patient
Example 5 Keep away from the tern colony in nesting season.
advmod case det compound obl mark advcl obj punct root Keep VERB away ADV from ADP the DET tern NOUN colony NOUN in SCONJ nesting VERB season NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 away away ADV _ 1 Keep advmod 3 from from ADP _ 6 colony case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 colony det 5 tern tern NOUN Number=Sing 6 colony compound 6 colony colony NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obl 7 in in SCONJ _ 8 nesting mark 8 nesting nest VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Keep advcl 9 season season NOUN Number=Sing 8 nesting obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep away imperative you not said here the tern colony away property vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer from colony=Eventuality 2 nest gerund you not said here season vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 We watched terns hovering over the waves.
nsubj obj acl case det obl punct root We PRON watched VERB terns NOUN hovering VERB over ADP the DET waves 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 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 terns tern NOUN Number=Plur 2 watched obj 4 hovering hover VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 terns acl 5 over over ADP _ 7 waves case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 waves det 7 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 4 hovering obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We terns vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tern=Theme 2 hover gerund terns not said here the waves vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wave=Location
Example 7 The tern's tail is forked like a swallow's.
det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case punct root The DET tern NOUN 's PART tail NOUN is AUX forked VERB like ADP a DET swallow NOUN 's PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tern det 2 tern tern NOUN Number=Sing 4 tail nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 tern case 4 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 6 forked nsubj:pass 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 forked aux:pass 6 forked fork VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 like like ADP _ 9 swallow case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 swallow det 9 swallow swallow NOUN Number=Sing 6 forked obl 10 's 's PART _ 9 swallow case 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 forked punct
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1 fork present · passive the tern's tail like a swallow vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme
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