vat Who acts: vat, dye, value, you, V, factory · What happens: be, hold, use, work, add, tax · To what, where: large tank, factories, tax, most things, shops, letter · Speech: someone speaks here
«vat» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: vat in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A vat is a very large tank or barrel for holding liquids, used in factories, breweries and dye works.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod cc conj case amod nmod punct acl case obl punct conj cc nsubj conj punct root A DET vat NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV large ADJ tank NOUN or CCONJ barrel NOUN for ADP holding VERB liquids NOUN , PUNCT used VERB in ADP factories NOUN , PUNCT breweries NOUN and CCONJ dye NOUN works VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 vat det 2 vat vat NOUN Number=Sing 7 tank nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tank cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tank det 5 very very ADV _ 6 large advmod 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tank amod 7 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 barrel cc 9 barrel barrel NOUN Number=Sing 7 tank conj 10 for for ADP _ 12 liquids case 11 holding hold VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 liquids amod 12 liquids liquid NOUN Number=Plur 9 barrel nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 used punct 14 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 tank acl 15 in in ADP _ 16 factories case 16 factories factory NOUN Number=Plur 14 used obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 breweries punct 18 breweries brewery NOUN Number=Plur 16 factories conj 19 and and CCONJ _ 21 works cc 20 dye dye NOUN Number=Sing 21 works nsubj 21 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 factories conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 tank punct
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1 is a present a vat a large tank or barrel for holding liquids tree rules 2 hold gerund vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 use participle a large tank or barrel for holding liquids not said here factories and breweries vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 work present dye 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 Usage: UK, money — kept apart, not parsed.
VAT (value added tax) is a tax added to the price of most things you buy in shops; you say each letter, V-A-T, or «vat».
The tree, 27 words nsubj punct nsubj amod appos punct cop det acl case det obl case amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct nsubj parataxis det obj punct nsubj punct det punct appos punct cc punct appos punct punct root VAT NOUN ( PUNCT value NOUN added VERB tax NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET tax NOUN added VERB to ADP the DET price NOUN of ADP most ADJ things NOUN you PRON buy VERB in ADP shops NOUN ; PUNCT you PRON say VERB each DET letter NOUN , PUNCT V NOUN - PUNCT A DET - PUNCT T NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT vat NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 9 tax nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 tax punct 3 value value NOUN Number=Sing 5 tax nsubj 4 added add VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 tax amod 5 tax tax NOUN Number=Sing 1 VAT appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 tax punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 tax cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 tax det 9 tax tax NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 added add VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 tax acl 11 to to ADP _ 13 price case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 price det 13 price price NOUN Number=Sing 10 added obl 14 of of ADP _ 16 things case 15 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 16 things amod 16 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 13 price nmod 17 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 buy nsubj 18 buy buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 things acl:relcl 19 in in ADP _ 20 shops case 20 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 18 buy obl 21 ; ; PUNCT _ 23 say punct 22 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 23 say nsubj 23 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 tax parataxis 24 each each DET PronType=Tot 25 letter det 25 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 23 say obj 26 , , PUNCT _ 31 T punct 27 V v NOUN Number=Sing 31 T nsubj 28 - - PUNCT _ 31 T punct 29 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 T det 30 - - PUNCT _ 29 A punct 31 T t NOUN Number=Sing 25 letter appos 32 , , PUNCT _ 35 vat punct 33 or or CCONJ _ 35 vat cc 34 « « PUNCT _ 35 vat punct 35 vat vat NOUN Number=Sing 31 T appos 36 » » PUNCT _ 35 vat punct 37 . . PUNCT _ 9 tax punct
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1 add speech: assert participle vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 tax value tree rules 3 is a present VAT a tax tree rules 4 add speech: assert participle a tax not said here to the price of most things vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to price=Co-Patient 5 buy present you most things not said here shops vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 6 say speech: assert present you each letter vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent letter=Topic 7 t V tree rules
Example 1 Grapes are crushed in big wooden vats.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod amod obl punct root Grapes NOUN are AUX crushed VERB in ADP big ADJ wooden ADJ vats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grapes grape NOUN Number=Plur 3 crushed nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 crushed aux:pass 3 crushed crush VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 vats case 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 vats amod 6 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 7 vats amod 7 vats vat NOUN Number=Plur 3 crushed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 crushed punct
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1 crush present · passive Grapes big wooden vats vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 2 The factory had huge vats of chocolate.
det nsubj amod obj case nmod punct root The DET factory NOUN had VERB huge ADJ vats NOUN of ADP chocolate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 factory det 2 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 5 vats amod 5 vats vat NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 chocolate case 7 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 5 vats nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the factory huge vats of chocolate vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vat=Patient
Example 3 The workers stirred the cloth in a vat of blue dye.
det nsubj det obj case det obl case amod nmod punct root The DET workers NOUN stirred VERB the DET cloth NOUN in ADP a DET vat NOUN of ADP blue ADJ dye NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 workers det 2 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 3 stirred nsubj 3 stirred stir VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cloth det 5 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 3 stirred obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 vat case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 vat det 8 vat vat NOUN Number=Sing 3 stirred obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 dye case 10 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 11 dye amod 11 dye dye NOUN Number=Sing 8 vat nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 stirred punct
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1 stir past the workers the cloth a vat of blue dye vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus cloth=Experiencer
Example 4 The price is fifty pounds plus VAT.
det nsubj cop nummod cc conj punct root The DET price NOUN is AUX fifty NUM pounds NOUN plus CCONJ VAT NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 price det 2 price price NOUN Number=Sing 5 pounds nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 pounds cop 4 fifty fifty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 pounds nummod 5 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 plus plus CCONJ _ 7 VAT cc 7 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 5 pounds conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 pounds punct
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1 is a present the price fifty pounds plus VAT tree rules
Example 5 VAT in the UK is usually twenty per cent of the price.
nsubj case det nmod cop advmod nummod compound case det nmod punct root VAT NOUN in ADP the DET UK PROPN is AUX usually ADV twenty NUM per NOUN cent NOUN of ADP the DET price NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 9 cent nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 UK case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 UK det 4 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 1 VAT nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 cent cop 6 usually usually ADV _ 9 cent advmod 7 twenty twenty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 cent nummod 8 per per NOUN Number=Sing 9 cent compound 9 cent cent NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 12 price case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 price det 12 price price NOUN Number=Sing 9 cent nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 cent punct
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1 is a present VAT in the UK twenty per cent of the price; usually property tree rules
Example 6 If a toy costs ten pounds before VAT at twenty per cent, it costs twelve pounds with VAT.
The tree, 18 words mark det nsubj advcl nummod obj case obl case nummod compound obl punct nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root If SCONJ a DET toy NOUN costs VERB ten NUM pounds NOUN before ADP VAT NOUN at ADP twenty NUM per NOUN cent NOUN , PUNCT it PRON costs VERB twelve NUM pounds NOUN with ADP VAT NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 costs mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 toy det 3 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 4 costs nsubj 4 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 costs advcl 5 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 pounds nummod 6 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur 4 costs obj 7 before before ADP _ 8 VAT case 8 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 4 costs obl 9 at at ADP _ 12 cent case 10 twenty twenty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 cent nummod 11 per per NOUN Number=Sing 12 cent compound 12 cent cent NOUN Number=Sing 4 costs obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 4 costs punct 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 costs nsubj 15 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 16 twelve twelve NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 17 pounds nummod 17 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur 15 costs obj 18 with with ADP _ 19 VAT case 19 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 17 pounds nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 15 costs punct
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1 cost a condition, not said to happen present a toy ten pounds twenty per cent before VAT vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pound=Value 2 cost present toy twelve pounds with VAT vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pound=Value
Example 7 Books and children's clothes have no VAT in the UK.
nsubj cc nmod:poss case conj det obj case det nmod punct root Books NOUN and CCONJ children NOUN 's PART clothes NOUN have VERB no DET VAT NOUN in ADP the DET UK PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Books book NOUN Number=Plur 6 have nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 5 clothes cc 3 children child NOUN Number=Plur 5 clothes nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 children case 5 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 1 Books conj 6 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 no no DET PronType=Neg 8 VAT det 8 VAT vat NOUN Number=Sing 6 have obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 UK case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 UK det 11 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 8 VAT nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 have punct
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1 have present Books and children's clothes no VAT the UK vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vat=Patient
Example 8 Then the thrice-lovely Nastasia herself leaped into the vats.
advmod det amod punct amod nsubj nsubj case det obl punct root Then ADV the DET thrice ADJ - PUNCT lovely ADJ Nastasia PROPN herself PRON leaped VERB into ADP the DET vats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 8 leaped advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Nastasia det 3 thrice thrice ADJ Degree=Pos 5 lovely amod 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 thrice punct 5 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Nastasia amod 6 Nastasia Nastasia PROPN Number=Sing 8 leaped nsubj 7 herself herself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 8 leaped nsubj 8 leaped leap VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 into into ADP _ 11 vats case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 vats det 11 vats vat NOUN Number=Plur 8 leaped obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 leaped punct
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1 leap participle the lovely Nastasia the vats then vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into vat=Destination
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