tuatara Who acts: tuatara, reptiles, Rats, We · What happens: be, find, live, not be, look, have · To what, where: like reptile, New Zealand, last living member, true lizard, spines, tuatara
«tuatara» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: tuatara in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tuatara is a lizard-like reptile found only in New Zealand; it is the last living member of a very old group of reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs.
The tree, 30 words det nsubj cop det compound punct amod acl advmod case flat obl punct nsubj cop det amod amod conj case det advmod amod nmod case nmod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct root A DET tuatara NOUN is AUX a DET lizard NOUN - PUNCT like ADJ reptile NOUN found VERB only ADV in ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX the DET last ADJ living ADJ member NOUN of ADP a DET very ADV old ADJ group NOUN of ADP reptiles NOUN that PRON lived VERB alongside ADP the DET dinosaurs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tuatara det 2 tuatara tuatara NOUN Number=Sing 8 reptile nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 reptile cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 reptile det 5 lizard lizard NOUN Number=Sing 7 like compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 lizard punct 7 like like ADJ Degree=Pos 8 reptile amod 8 reptile reptile NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 reptile acl 10 only only ADV _ 13 Zealand advmod 11 in in ADP _ 13 Zealand case 12 New New PROPN Number=Sing 13 Zealand flat 13 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 9 found obl 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 20 member punct 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 member nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 member cop 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 member det 18 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 20 member amod 19 living living ADJ Degree=Pos 20 member amod 20 member member NOUN Number=Sing 8 reptile conj 21 of of ADP _ 25 group case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 group det 23 very very ADV _ 24 old advmod 24 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 25 group amod 25 group group NOUN Number=Sing 20 member nmod 26 of of ADP _ 27 reptiles case 27 reptiles reptile NOUN Number=Plur 25 group nmod 28 that that PRON PronType=Rel 29 lived nsubj 29 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 27 reptiles acl:relcl 30 alongside alongside ADP _ 32 dinosaurs case 31 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 32 dinosaurs det 32 dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 29 lived obl 33 . . PUNCT _ 8 reptile punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a tuatara a like reptile and the last living member tree rules 2 find participle a like reptile and the last living member not said here New Zealand vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 3 is a present tuatara the last living member of a old group of reptiles tree rules 4 live past reptiles alongside the dinosaurs vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme alongside dinosaur=Location
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.
Example 1 The tuatara lives only in New Zealand.
det nsubj advmod case flat obl punct root The DET tuatara NOUN lives VERB only ADV in ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tuatara det 2 tuatara tuatara NOUN Number=Sing 3 lives nsubj 3 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 only only ADV _ 7 Zealand advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 Zealand case 6 New New PROPN Number=Sing 7 Zealand flat 7 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 3 lives obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 lives punct
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1 live present the tuatara New Zealand vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in zealand=Location
Example 2 A tuatara is not a true lizard, even though it looks like one.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop advmod det amod punct advmod mark nsubj conj case obl punct root A DET tuatara NOUN is AUX not PART a DET true ADJ lizard NOUN , PUNCT even ADV though SCONJ it PRON looks VERB like ADP one NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tuatara det 2 tuatara tuatara NOUN Number=Sing 7 lizard nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lizard cop 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 lizard advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lizard det 6 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 7 lizard amod 7 lizard lizard NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 looks punct 9 even even ADV _ 12 looks advmod 10 though though SCONJ _ 12 looks mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 looks nsubj 12 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lizard conj 13 like like ADP _ 14 one case 14 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 looks obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 lizard punct
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1 not is a present a tuatara a true lizard tree rules 2 look present tuatara like one vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 Some tuatara live for more than a hundred years.
det nsubj case advmod fixed det nummod obl punct root Some DET tuatara NOUN live VERB for ADP more ADJ than ADP a DET hundred NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 tuatara det 2 tuatara tuatara NOUN Number=Sing 3 live nsubj 3 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 9 years case 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 8 hundred advmod 6 than than ADP _ 5 more fixed 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 hundred det 8 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 years nummod 9 years year NOUN Number=Plur 3 live obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live present some tuatara year vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The tuatara has spines along its back.
det nsubj obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET tuatara NOUN has VERB spines NOUN along ADP its PRON back NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tuatara det 2 tuatara tuatara NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 spines spine NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 5 along along ADP _ 7 back case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 back nmod:poss 7 back back NOUN Number=Sing 4 spines nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the tuatara spines along tuatara's back vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spine=Patient
Example 5 Rats nearly wiped out the tuatara on many islands.
nsubj advmod compound:prt det obj case amod obl punct root Rats NOUN nearly ADV wiped VERB out ADP the DET tuatara NOUN on ADP many ADJ islands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rats rat NOUN Number=Plur 3 wiped nsubj 2 nearly nearly ADV _ 3 wiped advmod 3 wiped wipe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 wiped compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tuatara det 6 tuatara tuatara NOUN Number=Sing 3 wiped obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 islands case 8 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 9 islands amod 9 islands island NOUN Number=Plur 3 wiped obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wiped punct
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1 wipe out past Rats the tuatara many islands nearly property vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent tuatara=Theme on island=Trajectory
Example 6 We saw a tuatara at the wildlife sanctuary.
nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET tuatara NOUN at ADP the DET wildlife NOUN sanctuary 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tuatara det 4 tuatara tuatara NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 sanctuary case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sanctuary det 7 wildlife wildlife NOUN Number=Sing 8 sanctuary compound 8 sanctuary sanctuary NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a tuatara the wildlife sanctuary vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tuatara=Stimulus
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