variant

Who acts: Grey gray, We, you, tag, Scientists, flu virus · What happens: spell, change, form, be, play, freeze · To what, where: word, new form, virus, variants, variant, new variant

«variant» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: variant in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A slightly different form or version of something, such as a different spelling of a word or a different version of a game.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 form	det
2	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	3 different	advmod
3	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 form	amod
4	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 version	cc
6	version	version	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 form	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 version	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 spelling	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 spelling	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 spelling	det
13	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 spelling	amod
14	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	appos
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 word	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 word	det
17	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 spelling	nmod
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 version	cc
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 version	det
20	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 version	amod
21	version	version	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 word	conj
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 game	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 game	det
24	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 version	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spell			a word or a different version of a game					nom spelling «communication transitive»: of=patient

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

A new form of a virus or other living thing whose genes have changed a little, for example a Covid variant.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 form	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 form	amod
3	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 changed	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 virus	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 virus	det
6	virus	virus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 form	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 thing	cc
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 thing	amod
9	living	living	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 thing	amod
10	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 changed	nsubj:pass
11	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	12 genes	nmod:poss
12	genes	gene	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 changed	nsubj
13	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 changed	aux
14	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 little	det
16	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 changed	obl:unmarked
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 example	punct
18	for	for	ADP	_	19 example	case
19	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 changed	obl
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 variant	det
21	Covid	Covid	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 variant	compound
22	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 changed	obl:unmarked
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present · perfect · passive		a new form of a virus				for example; a little obl:unmarked; a Covid variant obl:unmarked	vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: subject=Theme for example=Co-Theme
2	form			a virus					nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Different from the usual form.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	from	from	ADP	_	5 form	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 form	det
4	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 form	amod
5	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Different	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Different	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

"Grey" and "gray" are variants of the same word.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Grey	punct
2	Grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gray	amod
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Grey	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 gray	cc
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 gray	punct
6	gray	gray	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 variants	nsubj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 gray	punct
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 variants	cop
9	variants	variant	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
10	of	of	ADP	_	13 word	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 word	det
12	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 word	amod
13	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 variants	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 variants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Grey gray	variants				of the same word	tree rules

Example 2

We played a variant of tag where you freeze when caught.

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 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 variant	det
4	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 tag	case
6	tag	tag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 variant	nmod
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 freeze	advmod
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 freeze	nsubj
9	freeze	freeze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 tag	acl:relcl
10	when	when	SCONJ	_	11 caught	mark
11	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 freeze	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	play	past	We	a variant of tag	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent variant=Theme
2	freeze	present	you		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	catch	participle	you not said here		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	vary		tag		nom variant «event intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

Scientists are watching a new variant of the flu virus.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 watching	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 watching	aux
3	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 variant	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 variant	amod
6	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watching	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 virus	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 virus	det
9	flu	flu	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 virus	compound
10	virus	virus	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 variant	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 watching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	present · progressive	Scientists	a new variant of the flu virus					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent variant=Theme
2	vary		the flu virus						nom variant «event intransitive»: of=agent

Example 4

This puzzle is a variant of the one we did yesterday, with bigger numbers.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 puzzle	det
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 variant	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 variant	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 variant	det
5	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 one	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 one	det
8	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 variant	nmod
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 did	nsubj
10	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 one	acl:relcl
11	yesterday	yesterday	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 did	obl:unmarked
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 numbers	punct
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 numbers	case
14	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	15 numbers	amod
15	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 variant	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 variant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	this puzzle	a variant and bigger numbers				of the one	tree rules
2	do	past	we	the one not said here			yesterday		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Eventuality

Example 5

Chess has many variants, and some use a round board.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chess	chess	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 variants	amod
4	variants	variant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 use	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 use	cc
7	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	8 use	nsubj
8	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 has	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 board	det
10	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 board	amod
11	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 use	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Chess	many variants					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent variant=Patient
2	use	present	some	a round board					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent board=Patient

Example 6

The shop sells three variants of the toy car in different colours.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sells	nsubj
3	sells	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 variants	nummod
5	variants	variant	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sells	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 car	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 car	det
8	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 car	compound
9	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 variants	nmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 colours	case
11	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 colours	amod
12	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sells	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	present	the shop	three variants of the toy car		different colours			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent variant=Theme
2	vary		the toy car						nom variant «event intransitive»: of=agent

Example 7

The new variant spread quickly through the town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 variant	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 variant	amod
3	variant	variant	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	nsubj
4	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	4 spread	advmod
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 town	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 town	det
8	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	past	the new variant			the town		quickly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through town=Location

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