timer

Who acts: timer, device, much time, set time, you, cookies · What happens: be, measure, pass, ring, beep, turn · To what, where: device, machine, timer, sand timer, sand, time · Speech: someone speaks here

«timer» 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: timer in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A timer is a device that measures how much time passes and often rings or beeps when a set time is over, like a kitchen timer.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 timer	det
2	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 device	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 device	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 device	det
5	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 measures	nsubj
7	measures	measure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 device	acl:relcl
8	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 much	advmod
9	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 time	amod
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 passes	nsubj
11	passes	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 measures	ccomp
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 rings	cc
13	often	often	ADV	_	14 rings	advmod
14	rings	ring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 measures	conj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 beeps	cc
16	beeps	beep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 measures	conj
17	when	when	SCONJ	_	22 over	mark
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 time	det
19	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 time	compound
20	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 over	nsubj
21	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 over	cop
22	over	over	ADV	_	16 beeps	advcl
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 timer	punct
24	like	like	ADP	_	27 timer	case
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 timer	det
26	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 timer	compound
27	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 beeps	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 device	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a timer	a device		tree rules
2	measure	present	a device			tree rules
3	pass	present	much time			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	ring	present	a device not said here		often property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	beep	present	a device not said here			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	is	present	a set time		over property	tree rules

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 timer can also turn a machine on or off automatically at a set time.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 timer	det
2	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turn	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 turn	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	5 turn	advmod
5	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 machine	det
7	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turn	obj
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 off	case
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 off	cc
10	off	off	ADV	_	5 turn	advmod
11	automatically	automatically	ADV	_	10 off	advmod
12	at	at	ADP	_	15 time	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 time	det
14	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 time	compound
15	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turn	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	can	a timer	a machine			time	off property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent machine=Theme

Example 1

Set the timer for ten minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Set	set	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 timer	det
3	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Set	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 minutes	case
5	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 minutes	nummod
6	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Set	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set	imperative	you not said here	the timer			minute		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient timer=Result

Example 2

The timer beeped, so the cookies were ready.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 timer	det
2	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 beeped	nsubj
3	beeped	beep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 ready	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	9 ready	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cookies	det
7	cookies	cookie	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 ready	nsubj
8	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 ready	cop
9	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 beeped	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 beeped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	beep	past	the timer						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	past	the cookies					ready property	tree rules

Example 3

We used a timer to see who could run fastest.

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 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 timer	det
4	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 run	nsubj
8	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 run	aux
9	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 see	ccomp
10	fastest	fast	ADV	Degree=Sup	9 run	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	past	We	a timer		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent timer=Patient
2	see	to-infinitive	We not said here			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	run	could			fast property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The teacher turned over the sand timer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	nsubj
3	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	7 timer	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 timer	det
6	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 timer	compound
7	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	past	the teacher			the sand timer			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over timer=Trajectory

Example 5

The heating comes on with a timer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 heating	det
2	heating	heating	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 comes	nsubj
3	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADV	_	3 comes	advmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 timer	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 timer	det
7	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 comes	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 comes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come on	present	the heating					with a timer	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The egg timer has sand in it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 timer	det
2	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 timer	compound
3	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 it	case
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 has	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the egg timer	sand		sand			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sand=Patient

Example 7

When the timer goes off, it is time to tidy up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	SCONJ	_	4 goes	mark
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 timer	det
3	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 goes	nsubj
4	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 time	advcl
5	off	off	ADP	_	4 goes	compound:prt
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 goes	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 time	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 time	cop
9	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	to	to	PART	_	11 tidy	mark
11	tidy	tidy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 time	acl
12	up	up	ADP	_	11 tidy	compound:prt
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 time	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	go off	present	the timer		vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme
2	is a	present	timer	time	tree rules
3	tidy up	to-infinitive			tree rules

Example 8

My phone has a timer for brushing my teeth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 phone	nmod:poss
2	phone	phone	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	5 timer	det
5	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 brushing	mark
7	brushing	brush	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 timer	acl
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 teeth	nmod:poss
9	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 brushing	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	My phone	a timer					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent timer=Patient
2	brush	gerund	a timer not said here	my teeth					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme

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