tonne Who acts: tonne, elephant, One tonne, lorry, 3 tonnes, bag · What happens: be, mean, weigh, carry, have, say · To what, where: unit, large amount, six tonnes, twelve tonnes, 3,000 kilograms, tonne · Speech: someone speaks here
«tonne» 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: tonne in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tonne is a unit of mass equal to one thousand kilograms.
det nsubj cop det case amod amod case compound nummod nmod punct root A DET tonne NOUN is AUX a DET unit NOUN of ADP mass ADJ equal ADJ to ADP one NUM thousand NUM kilograms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tonne det 2 tonne tonne NOUN Number=Sing 5 unit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 unit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 unit det 5 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 12 kilograms case 7 mass mass ADJ Degree=Pos 12 kilograms amod 8 equal equal ADJ Degree=Pos 12 kilograms amod 9 to to ADP _ 11 thousand case 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 thousand compound 11 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 kilograms nummod 12 kilograms kilogram NOUN Number=Plur 5 unit nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 unit punct
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1 is a present a tonne a unit of mass equal thousand kilograms 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 Informally, «a tonne» or «tonnes» means a very large amount, as in «tonnes of homework».
The tree, 15 words advmod punct punct det nsubj punct cc punct conj punct det advmod amod obj punct case case punct appos case nmod punct punct root Informally ADV , PUNCT « PUNCT a DET tonne NOUN » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT tonnes NOUN » PUNCT means VERB a DET very ADV large ADJ amount NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT tonnes NOUN of ADP homework NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Informally informally ADV _ 11 means advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Informally punct 3 « « PUNCT _ 5 tonne punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tonne det 5 tonne tonne NOUN Number=Sing 11 means nsubj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 tonne punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 tonnes cc 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 tonnes punct 9 tonnes tonne NOUN Number=Plur 5 tonne conj 10 » » PUNCT _ 5 tonne punct 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 amount det 13 very very ADV _ 14 large advmod 14 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 15 amount amod 15 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 11 means obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 tonnes punct 17 as as ADP _ 20 tonnes case 18 in in ADP _ 20 tonnes case 19 « « PUNCT _ 20 tonnes punct 20 tonnes tonne NOUN Number=Plur 15 amount appos 21 of of ADP _ 22 homework case 22 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 20 tonnes nmod 23 » » PUNCT _ 20 tonnes punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 11 means punct
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1 mean present a tonne or tonnes a large amount informally property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Topic
Example 1 An elephant can weigh about six tonnes.
det nsubj aux advmod nummod obj punct root An DET elephant NOUN can AUX weigh VERB about ADV six NUM tonnes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 elephant det 2 elephant elephant NOUN Number=Sing 4 weigh nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 weigh aux 4 weigh weigh VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 about about ADV _ 6 six advmod 6 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 tonnes nummod 7 tonnes tonne NOUN Number=Plur 4 weigh obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 weigh punct
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1 weigh can a elephant six tonnes vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme tonne=Value
Example 2 One tonne is the same as one thousand kilograms.
nummod nsubj cop det case compound nummod obl punct root One NUM tonne NOUN is AUX the DET same ADJ as ADP one NUM thousand NUM kilograms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 tonne nummod 2 tonne tonne NOUN Number=Sing 5 same nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 same cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 same det 5 same same ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 as as ADP _ 9 kilograms case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 thousand compound 8 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 kilograms nummod 9 kilograms kilogram NOUN Number=Plur 5 same obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 same punct
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1 is present One tonne as thousand kilograms; same property tree rules
Example 3 The lorry carried twelve tonnes of sand.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root The DET lorry NOUN carried VERB twelve NUM tonnes NOUN of ADP sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lorry det 2 lorry lorry NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 twelve twelve NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 tonnes nummod 5 tonnes tonne NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 sand case 7 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 5 tonnes nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry past the lorry twelve tonnes of sand vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tonne=Theme
Example 4 3 tonnes is 3,000 kilograms.
nummod nsubj cop nummod punct root 3 NUM tonnes NOUN is AUX 3,000 NUM kilograms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 tonnes nummod 2 tonnes tonne NOUN Number=Plur 5 kilograms nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kilograms cop 4 3,000 3000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 kilograms nummod 5 kilograms kilogram NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 kilograms punct
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1 is a present 3 tonnes 3,000 kilograms tree rules
Example 5 This bag weighs a tonne!
det nsubj det obj punct root This DET bag NOUN weighs VERB a DET tonne NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 bag det 2 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 3 weighs nsubj 3 weighs weigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tonne det 5 tonne tonne NOUN Number=Sing 3 weighs obj 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 weighs punct
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1 weigh present this bag a tonne vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme tonne=Value
Example 6 We had tonnes of fun at the fair.
nsubj obj case nmod case det obl punct root We PRON had VERB tonnes NOUN of ADP fun NOUN at ADP the DET fair 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tonnes tonne NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 fun case 5 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 3 tonnes nmod 6 at at ADP _ 8 fair case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fair det 8 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We tonnes of fun the fair vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tonne=Patient
Example 7 A blue whale weighs more than one hundred tonnes.
det amod nsubj advmod fixed compound nummod obj punct root A DET blue ADJ whale NOUN weighs VERB more ADJ than ADP one NUM hundred NUM tonnes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 whale det 2 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 3 whale amod 3 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 4 weighs nsubj 4 weighs weigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 8 hundred advmod 6 than than ADP _ 5 more fixed 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 hundred compound 8 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 tonnes nummod 9 tonnes tonne NOUN Number=Plur 4 weighs obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 weighs punct
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1 weigh present a blue whale hundred tonnes vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme tonne=Value
Example 8 The bridge sign says the limit is 7.5 tonnes.
det compound nsubj det nsubj cop nummod ccomp punct root The DET bridge NOUN sign NOUN says VERB the DET limit NOUN is AUX 7.5 NUM tonnes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sign det 2 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 3 sign compound 3 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 limit det 6 limit limit NOUN Number=Sing 9 tonnes nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 tonnes cop 8 7.5 7.5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 tonnes nummod 9 tonnes tonne NOUN Number=Plur 4 says ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present the bridge sign vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a present the limit 7.5 tonnes tree rules
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