ventriloquism Who acts: Ventriloquism, skill, voice, She, her, it · What happens: be, speak, move, seem, come, win · To what, where: skill, lips, puppet, knee, talent show, lots · Speech: someone speaks here
«ventriloquism» 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: ventriloquism in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Ventriloquism is the skill of speaking without moving your lips, so the voice seems to come from somewhere else, usually a puppet or dummy on your knee.
The tree, 27 words nsubj cop det mark acl mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct advmod det nsubj conj mark xcomp case advmod advmod punct advmod det obl cc conj case nmod:poss obl punct root Ventriloquism PROPN is AUX the DET skill NOUN of SCONJ speaking VERB without SCONJ moving VERB your PRON lips NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET voice NOUN seems VERB to PART come VERB from ADP somewhere ADV else ADV , PUNCT usually ADV a DET puppet NOUN or CCONJ dummy NOUN on ADP your PRON knee NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ventriloquism Ventriloquism PROPN Number=Sing 4 skill nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 skill cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 skill det 4 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 speaking mark 6 speaking speak VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 skill acl 7 without without SCONJ _ 8 moving mark 8 moving move VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 speaking advcl 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 lips nmod:poss 10 lips lip NOUN Number=Plur 8 moving obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 seems punct 12 so so ADV _ 15 seems advmod 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 voice det 14 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 15 seems nsubj 15 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 skill conj 16 to to PART _ 17 come mark 17 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 seems xcomp 18 from from ADP _ 19 somewhere case 19 somewhere somewhere ADV PronType=Ind 17 come advmod 20 else else ADV _ 19 somewhere advmod 21 , , PUNCT _ 24 puppet punct 22 usually usually ADV _ 24 puppet advmod 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 puppet det 24 puppet puppet NOUN Number=Sing 17 come obl 25 or or CCONJ _ 26 dummy cc 26 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 24 puppet conj 27 on on ADP _ 29 knee case 28 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 29 knee nmod:poss 29 knee knee NOUN Number=Sing 17 come obl 30 . . PUNCT _ 4 skill punct
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1 is a present Ventriloquism the skill tree rules 2 speak speech: other gerund the skill not said here vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 move gerund the skill not said here your lips vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lip=Theme 4 seem present the voice vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 5 come to-infinitive the voice not said here a puppet or dummy your knee somewhere property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on knee=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 She won the talent show with her ventriloquism act.
nsubj det compound obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root She PRON won VERB the DET talent NOUN show NOUN with ADP her PRON ventriloquism NOUN act 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 won nsubj 2 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 show det 4 talent talent NOUN Number=Sing 5 show compound 5 show show NOUN Number=Sing 2 won obj 6 with with ADP _ 9 act case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 act nmod:poss 8 ventriloquism ventriloquism NOUN Number=Sing 9 act compound 9 act act NOUN Number=Sing 2 won obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 won punct
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1 win past She the talent show with her ventriloquism act vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Eventuality 2 act her = she nom act «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Ventriloquism takes lots of practice in front of a mirror.
nsubj obj case nmod case obl case det nmod punct root Ventriloquism NOUN takes VERB lots NOUN of ADP practice NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP a DET mirror NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ventriloquism ventriloquism NOUN Number=Sing 2 takes nsubj 2 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 2 takes obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 practice case 5 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 3 lots nmod 6 in in ADP _ 7 front case 7 front front NOUN Number=Sing 2 takes obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 mirror case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 mirror det 10 mirror mirror NOUN Number=Sing 7 front nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 takes punct
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1 take present Ventriloquism lots of practice front of a mirror vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lot=Value in front=Location
Example 3 In ventriloquism, sounds like b and p are the hardest to say without moving your lips.
The tree, 16 words case obl punct advcl case obl cc conj cop det mark csubj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root In ADP ventriloquism NOUN , PUNCT sounds VERB like ADP b NOUN and CCONJ p NOUN are AUX the DET hardest ADJ to PART say VERB without SCONJ moving VERB your PRON lips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 ventriloquism case 2 ventriloquism ventriloquism NOUN Number=Sing 4 sounds obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ventriloquism punct 4 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 hardest advcl 5 like like ADP _ 6 b case 6 b B NOUN Number=Sing 4 sounds obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 p cc 8 p p NOUN Number=Sing 6 b conj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 hardest cop 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 hardest det 11 hardest hard ADJ Degree=Sup root root 12 to to PART _ 13 say mark 13 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 hardest csubj 14 without without SCONJ _ 15 moving mark 15 moving move VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 say advcl 16 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 lips nmod:poss 17 lips lip NOUN Number=Plur 15 moving obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 hardest punct
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1 sound present ventriloquism like b and p vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ventriloquism=Location 2 is present hard property tree rules 3 say speech: assert to-infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 move gerund your lips vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lip=Theme
Example 4 The ventriloquism made it seem as if the dummy was singing.
det nsubj nsubj xcomp mark mark det nsubj aux advcl punct root The DET ventriloquism NOUN made VERB it PRON seem VERB as SCONJ if SCONJ the DET dummy NOUN was AUX singing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ventriloquism det 2 ventriloquism ventriloquism NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 seem nsubj 5 seem seem VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 made xcomp 6 as as SCONJ _ 11 singing mark 7 if if SCONJ _ 11 singing mark 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 dummy det 9 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 11 singing nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 singing aux 11 singing sing VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 seem advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the ventriloquism tree rules 2 seem infinitive it vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 3 sing speech: express past · progressive the dummy vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Long ago, ventriloquism was used to make people think spirits were speaking.
advmod advmod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl obj xcomp nsubj aux ccomp punct root Long ADV ago ADV , PUNCT ventriloquism NOUN was AUX used VERB to PART make VERB people NOUN think VERB spirits NOUN were AUX speaking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 6 used advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ago punct 4 ventriloquism ventriloquism NOUN Number=Sing 6 used nsubj:pass 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 used aux:pass 6 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 to to PART _ 8 make mark 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 used advcl 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 make obj 10 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 make xcomp 11 spirits spirit NOUN Number=Plur 13 speaking nsubj 12 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 speaking aux 13 speaking speak VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 think ccomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 used punct
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1 use past · passive ventriloquism ago property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 make to-infinitive people tree rules 3 think speech: other infinitive people not said here vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 speak speech: other past · progressive spirits vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 We watched a ventriloquism show at the seaside.
nsubj det compound obj case det obl punct root We PRON watched VERB a DET ventriloquism NOUN show NOUN at ADP the DET seaside 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 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 show det 4 ventriloquism ventriloquism NOUN Number=Sing 5 show compound 5 show show NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 seaside case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 seaside det 8 seaside seaside NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We a ventriloquism show the seaside vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Theme
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