trigger Who acts: trigger, that, thing, Burnt toast, Dust, you · What happens: be, pull, make, work, trigger, mean · To what, where: small lever, gun, trigger, something, it, reaction · Speech: someone speaks here
«trigger» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: trigger in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A trigger is the small lever on a gun or tool that you pull to make it work.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod cc conj nsubj nsubj parataxis mark advcl obj xcomp punct root A DET trigger NOUN is AUX the DET small ADJ lever NOUN on ADP a DET gun NOUN or CCONJ tool NOUN that PRON you PRON pull VERB to PART make VERB it PRON work VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 trigger det 2 trigger trigger NOUN Number=Sing 6 lever nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 lever cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lever det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 lever amod 6 lever lever NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 on on ADP _ 9 gun case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 gun det 9 gun gun NOUN Number=Sing 6 lever nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 tool cc 11 tool tool NOUN Number=Sing 9 gun conj 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 pull nsubj 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 pull nsubj 14 pull pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 lever parataxis 15 to to PART _ 16 make mark 16 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 pull advcl 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 make obj 18 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 make xcomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 lever punct
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1 is a present a trigger the small lever a gun or tool tree rules 2 pull present that vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 make to-infinitive that not said here trigger tree rules 4 work infinitive trigger not said here vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 To trigger something means to make it start or happen.
mark csubj obj mark xcomp obj xcomp cc conj punct root To PART trigger VERB something PRON means VERB to PART make VERB it PRON start VERB or CCONJ happen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 trigger mark 2 trigger trigger VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 trigger obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 happen cc 10 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 start conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 trigger to-infinitive something vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition something=Patient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive it tree rules 4 start not said to happen infinitive vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 5 happen infinitive vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 A trigger is something that causes a reaction, such as a thing that sets off an alarm, an allergy or a strong feeling.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct case fixed det appos nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt det obj punct det appos cc det amod conj punct root A DET trigger NOUN is AUX something PRON that PRON causes VERB a DET reaction NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET thing NOUN that PRON sets VERB off ADP an DET alarm NOUN , PUNCT an DET allergy NOUN or CCONJ a DET strong ADJ feeling NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 trigger det 2 trigger trigger NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 causes nsubj 6 causes cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something acl:relcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 reaction det 8 reaction reaction NOUN Number=Sing 6 causes obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 thing punct 10 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 thing case 11 as as ADP _ 10 such fixed 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 thing det 13 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 8 reaction appos 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 sets nsubj 15 sets set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 thing acl:relcl 16 off off ADP _ 15 sets compound:prt 17 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 alarm det 18 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 15 sets obj 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 allergy punct 20 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 allergy det 21 allergy allergy NOUN Number=Sing 18 alarm appos 22 or or CCONJ _ 25 feeling cc 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 feeling det 24 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 25 feeling amod 25 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 21 allergy conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present a trigger something tree rules 2 cause present a reaction vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition reaction=Patient 3 set off present a thing a alarm vn engender-27.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition alarm=Patient
Example 1 Burnt toast triggered the smoke alarm.
amod nsubj det compound obj punct root Burnt ADJ toast NOUN triggered VERB the DET smoke NOUN alarm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Burnt burnt ADJ Degree=Pos 2 toast amod 2 toast toast NOUN Number=Sing 3 triggered nsubj 3 triggered trigger VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 alarm det 5 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 6 alarm compound 6 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 3 triggered obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 triggered punct
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1 trigger past Burnt toast the smoke alarm vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition alarm=Patient
Example 2 Dust can trigger my sister's asthma.
nsubj aux nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj punct root Dust NOUN can AUX trigger VERB my PRON sister NOUN 's PART asthma NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dust dust NOUN Number=Sing 3 trigger nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 trigger aux 3 trigger trigger VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 sister nmod:poss 5 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 7 asthma nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 sister case 7 asthma asthma NOUN Number=Sing 3 trigger obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 trigger punct
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1 trigger can Dust my sister's asthma vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition asthma=Patient
Example 3 Squeeze the trigger on the spray bottle to water the plants.
det obj case det compound obl mark advcl det obj punct root Squeeze VERB the DET trigger NOUN on ADP the DET spray NOUN bottle NOUN to PART water NOUN the DET plants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Squeeze squeeze VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 trigger det 3 trigger trigger NOUN Number=Sing 1 Squeeze obj 4 on on ADP _ 7 bottle case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bottle det 6 spray spray NOUN Number=Sing 7 bottle compound 7 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 1 Squeeze obl 8 to to PART _ 9 water mark 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Squeeze advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 plants det 11 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 1 Squeeze obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Squeeze punct
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1 squeeze imperative you not said here the trigger the spray bottle vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent trigger=Theme plant=Result
Example 4 The heavy rain triggered a flood.
det amod nsubj det obj punct root The DET heavy ADJ rain NOUN triggered VERB a DET flood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 rain det 2 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 rain amod 3 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 triggered nsubj 4 triggered trigger VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 flood det 6 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 4 triggered obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 triggered punct
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1 trigger past the heavy rain a flood vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition flood=Patient
Example 5 The water pistol has a bright orange trigger.
det compound nsubj det amod amod obj punct root The DET water NOUN pistol NOUN has VERB a DET bright ADJ orange ADJ trigger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pistol det 2 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 pistol compound 3 pistol pistol NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 trigger det 6 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 8 trigger amod 7 orange orange ADJ Degree=Pos 8 trigger amod 8 trigger trigger NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the water pistol a bright orange trigger vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trigger=Patient
Example 6 Opening the door triggers the doorbell chime.
csubj det obj det compound obj punct root Opening VERB the DET door NOUN triggers VERB the DET doorbell NOUN chime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Opening open VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 triggers csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 door det 3 door door NOUN Number=Sing 1 Opening obj 4 triggers trigger VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 chime det 6 doorbell doorbell NOUN Number=Sing 7 chime compound 7 chime chime NOUN Number=Sing 4 triggers obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 triggers punct
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1 open gerund the door vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=Theme 2 trigger present Opening the doorbell chime vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition chime=Patient
Example 7 Cold air is one of his asthma triggers.
amod nsubj cop case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root Cold ADJ air NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP his PRON asthma NOUN triggers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 2 air amod 2 air air NOUN Number=Sing 4 one nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 one cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 triggers case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 triggers nmod:poss 7 asthma asthma NOUN Number=Sing 8 triggers compound 8 triggers trigger NOUN Number=Plur 4 one nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 one punct
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1 is a present Cold air one of his asthma triggers tree rules
Example 8 If you ever find a real gun, don't touch it and tell an adult.
The tree, 15 words mark nsubj advmod advcl det amod obj punct aux advmod obj cc conj det obj punct root If SCONJ you PRON ever ADV find VERB a DET real ADJ gun NOUN , PUNCT do AUX n't PART touch VERB it PRON and CCONJ tell VERB an DET adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 find mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 find nsubj 3 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 4 find advmod 4 find find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 touch advcl 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 gun det 6 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 7 gun amod 7 gun gun NOUN Number=Sing 4 find obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 4 find punct 9 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 touch aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 touch advmod 11 touch touch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 touch obj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 tell cc 14 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 touch conj 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 adult det 16 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 14 tell obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 11 touch punct
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1 find a condition, not said to happen present you a real gun ever vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gun=Topic 2 not touch imperative · do-support you not said here gun vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme 3 tell speech: assert infinitive you not said here a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
Example 9 It began to dig up another tree, when he pulled the trigger and--bang!
The tree, 14 words nsubj mark xcomp compound:prt det obj punct advmod nsubj parataxis det obj cc punct conj punct root It PRON began VERB to PART dig VERB up ADP another DET tree NOUN , PUNCT when ADV he PRON pulled VERB the DET trigger NOUN and CCONJ -- PUNCT bang NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 began nsubj 2 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 dig mark 4 dig dig VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 began xcomp 5 up up ADP _ 4 dig compound:prt 6 another another DET PronType=Ind 7 tree det 7 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 dig obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 pulled punct 9 when when ADV PronType=Int 11 pulled advmod 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 pulled nsubj 11 pulled pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 began parataxis 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 trigger det 13 trigger trigger NOUN Number=Sing 11 pulled obj 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 bang cc 15 -- -- PUNCT _ 16 bang punct 16 bang bang NOUN Number=Sing 13 trigger conj 17 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 began punct
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1 begin past It vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 dig up to-infinitive another tree vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tree=Theme 3 pull past he the trigger and bang vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trigger=Theme
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