treacle Who acts: black treacle, golden syrup, Americans, favourite pudding, Mum, three little sisters · What happens: make, refine, be, call, add, live · To what, where: thick sticky dark sweet syrup, sugar, light kind, syrup, treacle tart, spoonful · Speech: someone speaks here
«treacle» 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: treacle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.
A thick, sticky, dark sweet syrup made when sugar is refined; black treacle is very dark, golden syrup is a light kind. Americans call it molasses.
Sentence 1: A thick, sticky, dark sweet syrup made when sugar is refined; black treacle is very dark, golden syrup is a light kind.
The tree, 22 words det amod punct amod punct amod amod acl advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct amod nsubj cop advmod parataxis punct amod nsubj cop det amod conj punct root A DET thick ADJ , PUNCT sticky ADJ , PUNCT dark ADJ sweet ADJ syrup NOUN made VERB when ADV sugar NOUN is AUX refined VERB ; PUNCT black ADJ treacle NOUN is AUX very ADV dark ADJ , PUNCT golden ADJ syrup NOUN is AUX a DET light ADJ kind NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 syrup det 2 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 syrup amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 thick punct 4 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 8 syrup amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 sticky punct 6 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 8 syrup amod 7 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 8 syrup amod 8 syrup syrup NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 syrup acl 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 refined advmod 11 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 13 refined nsubj:pass 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 refined aux:pass 13 refined refine VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 made advcl 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 dark punct 15 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 16 treacle amod 16 treacle treacle NOUN Number=Sing 19 dark nsubj 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 dark cop 18 very very ADV _ 19 dark advmod 19 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 8 syrup parataxis 20 , , PUNCT _ 26 kind punct 21 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 22 syrup amod 22 syrup syrup NOUN Number=Sing 26 kind nsubj 23 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 kind cop 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 kind det 25 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 26 kind amod 26 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 19 dark conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 8 syrup punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make participle a thick sticky dark sweet syrup not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 refine present · passive sugar vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient 3 is present black treacle dark property tree rules 4 is a present golden syrup a light kind 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.
Sentence 2: Americans call it molasses.
nsubj obj xcomp punct root Americans PROPN call VERB it PRON molasses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Americans American PROPN Number=Plur 2 call nsubj 2 call call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 call obj 4 molasses molass NOUN Number=Plur 2 call xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 call punct
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1 call present Americans syrup vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient
Meaning 2 Something too sweet or sentimental, like a soppy speech.
nsubj advmod cc conj punct case det amod conj punct root Something PRON too ADV sweet ADJ or CCONJ sentimental ADJ , PUNCT like ADP a DET soppy ADJ speech NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 sweet nsubj 2 too too ADV _ 3 sweet advmod 3 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 sentimental cc 5 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sweet conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 speech punct 7 like like ADP _ 10 speech case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 speech det 9 soppy soppy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 speech amod 10 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 3 sweet conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 sweet punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 Harry Potter's favourite pudding is treacle tart.
nmod:poss flat case amod nsubj cop compound punct root Harry PROPN Potter PROPN 's PART favourite ADJ pudding NOUN is AUX treacle NOUN tart NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Harry Harry PROPN Number=Sing 5 pudding nmod:poss 2 Potter Potter PROPN Number=Sing 1 Harry flat 3 's 's PART _ 1 Harry case 4 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 5 pudding amod 5 pudding pudding NOUN Number=Sing 8 tart nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tart cop 7 treacle treacle NOUN Number=Sing 8 tart compound 8 tart tart NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 tart punct
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1 is a present Harry's favourite pudding treacle tart tree rules
Example 2 Mum added a spoonful of black treacle to the gingerbread.
nsubj det obj case amod nmod case det obl punct root Mum NOUN added VERB a DET spoonful NOUN of ADP black ADJ treacle NOUN to ADP the DET gingerbread NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 added nsubj 2 added add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 spoonful det 4 spoonful spoonful NOUN Number=Sing 2 added obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 treacle case 6 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 7 treacle amod 7 treacle treacle NOUN Number=Sing 4 spoonful nmod 8 to to ADP _ 10 gingerbread case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 gingerbread det 10 gingerbread gingerbread NOUN Number=Sing 2 added obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 added punct
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1 add speech: assert past Mum a spoonful of black treacle to the gingerbread vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent spoonful=Patient to gingerbread=Co-Patient
Example 3 The three little sisters lived at the bottom of a treacle-well.
det nummod amod nsubj case det obl case det appos punct discourse punct root The DET three NUM little ADJ sisters NOUN lived VERB at ADP the DET bottom NOUN of ADP a DET treacle NOUN - PUNCT well INTJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sisters det 2 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 sisters nummod 3 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sisters amod 4 sisters sister NOUN Number=Plur 5 lived nsubj 5 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 at at ADP _ 8 bottom case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bottom det 8 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing 5 lived obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 treacle case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 treacle det 11 treacle treacle NOUN Number=Sing 8 bottom appos 12 - - PUNCT _ 13 well punct 13 well well INTJ _ 11 treacle discourse 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 lived punct
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1 live past the three little sisters the bottom vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bottom=Location
Example 4 The mud was as thick as treacle.
det nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root The DET mud NOUN was AUX as ADV thick ADJ as ADP treacle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mud det 2 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 5 thick nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 thick cop 4 as as ADV _ 5 thick advmod 5 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 as as ADP _ 7 treacle case 7 treacle treacle NOUN Number=Sing 5 thick obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 thick punct
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1 is past the mud as treacle; thick property tree rules
Example 5 Americans call treacle molasses.
nsubj compound obj punct root Americans PROPN call VERB treacle NOUN molasses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Americans American PROPN Number=Plur 2 call nsubj 2 call call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 treacle treacle NOUN Number=Sing 4 molasses compound 4 molasses molass NOUN Number=Plur 2 call obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 call punct
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1 call present Americans treacle molasses vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent molass=Recipient
Example 6 My hands were sticky with treacle.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case obl punct root My PRON hands NOUN were AUX sticky ADJ with ADP treacle NOUN . PUNCT 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 hands nmod:poss 2 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 4 sticky nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 sticky cop 4 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 treacle case 6 treacle treacle NOUN Number=Sing 4 sticky obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 sticky punct
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1 is past My hands with treacle; sticky property tree rules
Example 7 The Dormouse said the sisters were learning to draw treacle.
det nsubj det nsubj aux ccomp mark xcomp obj punct root The DET Dormouse PROPN said VERB the DET sisters NOUN were AUX learning VERB to PART draw VERB treacle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Dormouse det 2 Dormouse Dormouse PROPN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sisters det 5 sisters sister NOUN Number=Plur 7 learning nsubj 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 learning aux 7 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 said ccomp 8 to to PART _ 9 draw mark 9 draw draw VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 learning xcomp 10 treacle treacle NOUN Number=Sing 9 draw obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the Dormouse vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 learn past · progressive the sisters vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 draw to-infinitive the sisters not said here treacle vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treacle=Theme
Example 8 Here he was invited to take a mug of brown beer with treacle and sugar.
The tree, 15 words advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass mark xcomp det obj case amod nmod case nmod cc conj punct root Here ADV he PRON was AUX invited VERB to PART take VERB a DET mug NOUN of ADP brown ADJ beer NOUN with ADP treacle NOUN and CCONJ sugar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Here here ADV PronType=Dem 4 invited advmod 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 invited nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 invited aux:pass 4 invited invite VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to PART _ 6 take mark 6 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 invited xcomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 mug det 8 mug mug NOUN Number=Sing 6 take obj 9 of of ADP _ 11 beer case 10 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 11 beer amod 11 beer beer NOUN Number=Sing 8 mug nmod 12 with with ADP _ 13 treacle case 13 treacle treacle NOUN Number=Sing 11 beer nmod 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 sugar cc 15 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 13 treacle conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 invited punct
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1 invite past · passive he here vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic 2 take not said to happen to-infinitive he not said here a mug of brown beer with treacle and sugar vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mug=Theme
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