unscrew Who acts: you, Dad, She, We, lid · What happens: unscrew, be, open, turn · To what, where: something, it, jar lid, old light bulb, cap, shelf
«unscrew» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: unscrew in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To unscrew something is to remove it or open it by turning it.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj cc conj obj mark advcl obj punct root To PART unscrew VERB something PRON is AUX to PART remove VERB it PRON or CCONJ open VERB it PRON by SCONJ turning VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 unscrew mark 2 unscrew unscrew VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 remove advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 unscrew obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 remove cop 5 to to PART _ 6 remove mark 6 remove remove VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 remove obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 open cc 9 open open VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 remove conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 open obj 11 by by SCONJ _ 12 turning mark 12 turning turn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 open advcl 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 turning obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 remove punct
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1 unscrew to-infinitive something vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient 2 is present remove property tree rules 3 open infinitive it vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme 4 turn gerund it vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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 unscrew is also to take out screws.
mark cop advmod mark ccomp compound:prt obj punct root To PART unscrew VERB is AUX also ADV to PART take VERB out ADP screws NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 unscrew mark 2 unscrew unscrew VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 take cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 take advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 take mark 6 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 unscrew ccomp 7 out out ADP _ 6 take compound:prt 8 screws screw NOUN Number=Plur 6 take obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 unscrew punct
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1 unscrew to-infinitive tree rules 2 is present take property tree rules
Example 1 Can you unscrew this jar lid for me?
aux nsubj det compound obj case obl punct root Can AUX you PRON unscrew VERB this DET jar NOUN lid NOUN for ADP me PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 unscrew aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 unscrew nsubj 3 unscrew unscrew VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 lid det 5 jar jar NOUN Number=Sing 6 lid compound 6 lid lid NOUN Number=Sing 3 unscrew obj 7 for for ADP _ 8 me case 8 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 unscrew obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 unscrew punct
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1 unscrew can you this jar lid for me vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lid=Patient
Example 2 Dad unscrewed the old light bulb.
nsubj det amod compound obj punct root Dad NOUN unscrewed VERB the DET old ADJ light NOUN bulb NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 unscrewed nsubj 2 unscrewed unscrew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bulb det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bulb amod 5 light light NOUN Number=Sing 6 bulb compound 6 bulb bulb NOUN Number=Sing 2 unscrewed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 unscrewed punct
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1 unscrew past Dad the old light bulb vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bulb=Patient
Example 3 She unscrewed the cap of the water bottle.
nsubj det obj case det compound nmod punct root She PRON unscrewed VERB the DET cap NOUN of ADP the DET water NOUN bottle 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 unscrewed nsubj 2 unscrewed unscrew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cap det 4 cap cap NOUN Number=Sing 2 unscrewed obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 bottle case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bottle det 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 bottle compound 8 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 4 cap nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 unscrewed punct
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1 unscrew past She the cap of the water bottle vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cap=Patient
Example 4 We unscrewed the shelf from the wall.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root We PRON unscrewed VERB the DET shelf NOUN from ADP the DET wall 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 unscrewed nsubj 2 unscrewed unscrew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 shelf det 4 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 2 unscrewed obj 5 from from ADP _ 7 wall case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wall det 7 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 2 unscrewed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 unscrewed punct
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1 unscrew past We the shelf from the wall vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent shelf=Patient from wall=Co-Patient
Example 5 Turn left to unscrew.
advmod mark xcomp punct root Turn VERB left ADV to PART unscrew VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Turn turn VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 left left ADV _ 1 Turn advmod 3 to to PART _ 4 unscrew mark 4 unscrew unscrew VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Turn xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 1 Turn punct
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1 turn imperative you not said here left property tree rules 2 unscrew to-infinitive you not said here vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 6 The lid was too tight to unscrew.
det nsubj cop advmod mark xcomp punct root The DET lid NOUN was AUX too ADV tight ADJ to PART unscrew VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lid det 2 lid lid NOUN Number=Sing 5 tight nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 tight cop 4 too too ADV _ 5 tight advmod 5 tight tight ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 to to PART _ 7 unscrew mark 7 unscrew unscrew VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 tight xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 tight punct
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1 is past the lid tight property tree rules 2 unscrew to-infinitive the lid not said here vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
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