tomcat Who acts: tomcat, man, big ginger tomcat, Our, stray tomcat, vet · What happens: be, mean, chase, live, yowl, fight · To what, where: male cat, man, next door, fence, torn ear, tomcat · Speech: someone speaks here
«tomcat» 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: tomcat in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tomcat (or tom) is a male cat.
det nsubj punct cc appos punct cop det amod punct root A DET tomcat NOUN ( PUNCT or CCONJ tom NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET male ADJ cat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tomcat det 2 tomcat tomcat NOUN Number=Sing 10 cat nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 tom punct 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 tom cc 5 tom tom NOUN Number=Sing 2 tomcat appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 tom punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 cat cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 cat det 9 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cat amod 10 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 cat punct
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1 is a present a tomcat a male cat 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 Usage: informal, old — kept apart, not parsed.
A tomcat can mean a man who chases after many women.
det nsubj aux det obj nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl punct root A DET tomcat NOUN can AUX mean VERB a DET man NOUN who PRON chases VERB after ADP many ADJ women NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tomcat det 2 tomcat tomcat NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 man det 6 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obj 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 chases nsubj 8 chases chase VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 man acl:relcl 9 after after ADP _ 11 women case 10 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 11 women amod 11 women woman NOUN Number=Plur 8 chases obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can a tomcat a man vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Topic 2 chase present a man after many women vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent after woman=Theme
Example 1 A big ginger tomcat lives next door.
det amod compound nsubj amod obj punct root A DET big ADJ ginger NOUN tomcat NOUN lives VERB next ADJ door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tomcat det 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 tomcat amod 3 ginger ginger NOUN Number=Sing 4 tomcat compound 4 tomcat tomcat NOUN Number=Sing 5 lives nsubj 5 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 door amod 7 door door NOUN Number=Sing 5 lives obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 lives punct
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1 live present a big ginger tomcat next door vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme door=Location
Example 2 The tomcat yowled on the fence all night.
det nsubj case det obl det obl:unmarked punct root The DET tomcat NOUN yowled VERB on ADP the DET fence NOUN all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tomcat det 2 tomcat tomcat NOUN Number=Sing 3 yowled nsubj 3 yowled yowl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 fence case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fence det 6 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 3 yowled obl 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 night det 8 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 yowled obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 yowled punct
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1 yowl past the tomcat the fence night vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Our tomcat fights with the neighbours' cats.
nmod:poss compound case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root Our PRON tomcat NOUN fights NOUN with ADP the DET neighbours NOUN ' PART cats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 fights nmod:poss 2 tomcat tomcat NOUN Number=Sing 3 fights compound 3 fights fight NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 with with ADP _ 8 cats case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 neighbours det 6 neighbours neighbour NOUN Number=Plur 8 cats nmod:poss 7 ' 's PART _ 6 neighbours case 8 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 3 fights nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 fights punct
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1 fight Our with the neighbours's cats nom fight «act transitive»: poss=agent with=obl
Example 4 A male cat is called a tomcat and a female a queen.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass det xcomp cc det conj det xcomp punct root A DET male ADJ cat NOUN is AUX called VERB a DET tomcat NOUN and CCONJ a DET female NOUN a DET queen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 cat det 2 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cat amod 3 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 5 called nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tomcat det 7 tomcat tomcat NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 female cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 female det 10 female female NOUN Number=Sing 7 tomcat conj 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 queen det 12 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 call present · passive a male cat vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 5 The stray tomcat had a torn ear.
det amod nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET stray ADJ tomcat NOUN had VERB a DET torn VERB ear NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tomcat det 2 stray stray ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tomcat amod 3 tomcat tomcat NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 ear det 6 torn tear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 ear amod 7 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the stray tomcat a torn ear vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Patient 2 tear participle vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The vet said our kitten is a tomcat, not a girl.
det nsubj nmod:poss nsubj cop det ccomp punct advmod det appos punct root The DET vet NOUN said VERB our PRON kitten NOUN is AUX a DET tomcat NOUN , PUNCT not PART a DET girl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vet det 2 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 kitten nmod:poss 5 kitten kitten NOUN Number=Sing 8 tomcat nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tomcat cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tomcat det 8 tomcat tomcat NOUN Number=Sing 3 said ccomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 girl punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 girl advmod 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 girl det 12 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 8 tomcat appos 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the vet vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a present our kitten a tomcat tree rules
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