uncle Who acts: uncle, children, She, brother, aunts, great uncle · What happens: be, call, give, have, buy, take · To what, where: brother, husband, close family friend, 10 dollars, her, 2 uncles · Speech: someone speaks here
«uncle» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: uncle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An uncle is the brother of your mother or father.
det nsubj cop det case nmod:poss nmod cc conj punct root An DET uncle NOUN is AUX the DET brother NOUN of ADP your PRON mother NOUN or CCONJ father NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 uncle det 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 5 brother nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 brother cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 brother det 5 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 mother case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mother nmod:poss 8 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 5 brother nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 father cc 10 father father NOUN Number=Sing 8 mother conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 brother punct
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1 is a present a uncle the brother of your mother or father 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 An uncle is also the husband of your aunt.
det nsubj cop advmod det case nmod:poss nmod punct root An DET uncle NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET husband NOUN of ADP your PRON aunt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 uncle det 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 6 husband nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 husband cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 husband advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 husband det 6 husband husband NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 aunt case 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 aunt nmod:poss 9 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 6 husband nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 husband punct
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1 is a present a uncle the husband of your aunt tree rules
Meaning 3 Some children call a close family friend «uncle».
det nsubj det amod compound xcomp punct appos punct punct root Some DET children NOUN call VERB a DET close ADJ family NOUN friend NOUN « PUNCT uncle NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 call nsubj 3 call call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 friend det 5 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 7 friend amod 6 family family NOUN Number=Sing 7 friend compound 7 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 3 call xcomp 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 uncle punct 9 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 7 friend appos 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 uncle punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 call punct
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1 call present some children a close family friend vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Her uncle gave her 10 dollars.
nmod:poss nsubj iobj nummod obj punct root Her PRON uncle NOUN gave VERB her PRON 10 NUM dollars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 gave iobj 5 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 dollars nummod 6 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past Her uncle 10 dollars her = she vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient dollar=Theme
Example 2 My uncle is 12 years older than my dad.
nmod:poss nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked case nmod:poss obl punct root My PRON uncle NOUN is AUX 12 NUM years NOUN older ADJ than ADP my PRON dad 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 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 6 older nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 older cop 4 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 years nummod 5 years year NOUN Number=Plur 6 older obl:unmarked 6 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 7 than than ADP _ 9 dad case 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 dad nmod:poss 9 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 6 older obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 older punct
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1 is present My uncle year than my dad; old property tree rules
Example 3 She has 2 uncles.
nsubj nummod obj punct root She PRON has VERB 2 NUM uncles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 uncles nummod 4 uncles uncle NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present She 2 uncles vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent uncle=Patient
Example 4 Uncle Tom bought 5 books.
nsubj flat nummod obj punct root Uncle PROPN Tom PROPN bought VERB 5 NUM books NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Uncle Uncle PROPN Number=Sing 3 bought nsubj 2 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 1 Uncle flat 3 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 books nummod 5 books book NOUN Number=Plur 3 bought obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 bought punct
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1 buy past Uncle 5 books vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme
Example 5 My uncle took us fishing at the weekend.
nmod:poss nsubj iobj xcomp case det obl punct root My PRON uncle NOUN took VERB us PRON fishing VERB at ADP the DET weekend 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 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 3 took nsubj 3 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 took iobj 5 fishing fish VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 took xcomp 6 at at ADP _ 8 weekend case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 weekend det 8 weekend weekend NOUN Number=Sing 5 fishing obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 took punct
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1 take past My uncle us vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent we=Theme clause=Attribute 2 fish gerund My uncle not said here weekend vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Your mum's brother is your uncle.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj cop nmod:poss punct root Your PRON mum NOUN 's PART brother NOUN is AUX your PRON uncle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mum nmod:poss 2 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 brother nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 mum case 4 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 7 uncle nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 uncle cop 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 uncle nmod:poss 7 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 uncle punct
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1 is a present Your mum's brother your uncle tree rules
Example 7 All my aunts and uncles came to the party.
det:predet nmod:poss nsubj cc conj case det obl punct root All DET my PRON aunts NOUN and CCONJ uncles NOUN came VERB to ADP the DET party NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 aunts det:predet 2 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 aunts nmod:poss 3 aunts aunt NOUN Number=Plur 6 came nsubj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 uncles cc 5 uncles uncle NOUN Number=Plur 3 aunts conj 6 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to ADP _ 9 party case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 party det 9 party party NOUN Number=Sing 6 came obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 came punct
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1 come past my aunts and uncles the party vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to party=Initial_Location
Example 8 My great-uncle is ninety years old.
nmod:poss amod punct nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root My PRON great ADJ - PUNCT uncle NOUN is AUX ninety NUM years NOUN old ADJ . 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 4 uncle nmod:poss 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 4 uncle amod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 great punct 4 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 8 old nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 old cop 6 ninety ninety NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 years nummod 7 years year NOUN Number=Plur 8 old obl:unmarked 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 old punct
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1 is present My great uncle year old property tree rules
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