vervet Who acts: vervet, Vervets, vervet monkey, everyone, troop, Baby vervets · What happens: be, fringe, live, leapt, have, see · To what, where: small African monkey, black face, groups, safari truck, black faces, eagle
«vervet» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: vervet in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A vervet is a small African monkey with a grey-green or silvery coat, a black face fringed with white fur and a long tail.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case det amod punct amod cc conj nmod punct det amod conj acl case amod obl cc det amod conj punct root A DET vervet NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ African ADJ monkey NOUN with ADP a DET grey ADJ - PUNCT green ADJ or CCONJ silvery ADJ coat NOUN , PUNCT a DET black ADJ face NOUN fringed VERB with ADP white ADJ fur NOUN and CCONJ a DET long ADJ tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 vervet det 2 vervet vervet NOUN Number=Sing 7 monkey nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 monkey cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 monkey det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 monkey amod 6 African African ADJ Degree=Pos 7 monkey amod 7 monkey monkey NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 15 coat case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 coat det 10 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 12 green amod 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 grey punct 12 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 15 coat amod 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 silvery cc 14 silvery silvery ADJ Degree=Pos 12 green conj 15 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 7 monkey nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 face punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 face det 18 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 19 face amod 19 face face NOUN Number=Sing 7 monkey conj 20 fringed fringe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 face acl 21 with with ADP _ 23 fur case 22 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 23 fur amod 23 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 20 fringed obl 24 and and CCONJ _ 27 tail cc 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 tail det 26 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 27 tail amod 27 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 23 fur conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 7 monkey punct
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1 is a present a vervet a small African monkey and a black face with a green coat tree rules 2 fringe participle a black face not said here with white fur and a long tail 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 Vervets live in groups in the savannas and woodlands of eastern and southern Africa.
The tree, 14 words nsubj case obl case det obl cc conj case amod cc conj nmod punct root Vervets NOUN live VERB in ADP groups NOUN in ADP the DET savannas NOUN and CCONJ woodlands NOUN of ADP eastern ADJ and CCONJ southern ADJ Africa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vervets vervet NOUN Number=Plur 2 live nsubj 2 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 groups case 4 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 2 live obl 5 in in ADP _ 7 savannas case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 savannas det 7 savannas savanna NOUN Number=Plur 2 live obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 woodlands cc 9 woodlands woodland NOUN Number=Plur 7 savannas conj 10 of of ADP _ 14 Africa case 11 eastern eastern ADJ Degree=Pos 14 Africa amod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 southern cc 13 southern southern ADJ Degree=Pos 11 eastern conj 14 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 9 woodlands nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Vervets groups in the savannas and woodlands of eastern Africa vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location
Example 1 A vervet monkey leapt onto the safari truck.
det compound nsubj case det compound obl punct root A DET vervet NOUN monkey NOUN leapt VERB onto ADP the DET safari NOUN truck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 monkey det 2 vervet vervet NOUN Number=Sing 3 monkey compound 3 monkey monkey NOUN Number=Sing 4 leapt nsubj 4 leapt leapt VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 onto onto ADP _ 8 truck case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 truck det 7 safari safari NOUN Number=Sing 8 truck compound 8 truck truck NOUN Number=Sing 4 leapt obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 leapt punct
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1 leapt infinitive a vervet monkey the safari truck tree rules
Example 2 Vervets have black faces with white fur around them.
nsubj amod obj case amod nmod case nmod punct root Vervets NOUN have VERB black ADJ faces NOUN with ADP white ADJ fur NOUN around ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vervets vervet NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 4 faces amod 4 faces face NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 fur case 6 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fur amod 7 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 4 faces nmod 8 around around ADP _ 9 them case 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 fur nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Vervets black faces with white fur around faces vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient
Example 3 When a vervet sees an eagle, it gives a special call and everyone looks up.
The tree, 15 words mark det nsubj advcl det obj punct nsubj det amod obj cc nsubj conj compound:prt punct root When SCONJ a DET vervet NOUN sees VERB an DET eagle NOUN , PUNCT it PRON gives VERB a DET special ADJ call NOUN and CCONJ everyone PRON looks VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 4 sees mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 vervet det 3 vervet vervet NOUN Number=Sing 4 sees nsubj 4 sees see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 gives advcl 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 eagle det 6 eagle eagle NOUN Number=Sing 4 sees obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 sees punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 gives nsubj 9 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 call det 11 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 12 call amod 12 call call NOUN Number=Sing 9 gives obj 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 looks cc 14 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 15 looks nsubj 15 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 gives conj 16 up up ADP _ 15 looks compound:prt 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 gives punct
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1 see present a vervet a eagle vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eagle=Stimulus 2 give present vervet a special call vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent call=Theme 3 look up present everyone vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 A troop of vervets raided the campsite for bananas.
det nsubj case nmod det obj case obl punct root A DET troop NOUN of ADP vervets NOUN raided VERB the DET campsite NOUN for ADP bananas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 troop det 2 troop troop NOUN Number=Sing 5 raided nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 vervets case 4 vervets vervet NOUN Number=Plur 2 troop nmod 5 raided raid VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 campsite det 7 campsite campsite NOUN Number=Sing 5 raided obj 8 for for ADP _ 9 bananas case 9 bananas banana NOUN Number=Plur 5 raided obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 raided punct
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1 raid past a troop of vervets the campsite for bananas vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent campsite=Location for banana=Theme
Example 5 Baby vervets cling to their mothers' tummies.
compound nsubj case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root Baby NOUN vervets NOUN cling VERB to ADP their PRON mothers NOUN ' PART tummies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 vervets compound 2 vervets vervet NOUN Number=Plur 3 cling nsubj 3 cling cling VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 8 tummies case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mothers nmod:poss 6 mothers mother NOUN Number=Plur 8 tummies nmod:poss 7 ' 's PART _ 6 mothers case 8 tummies tummy NOUN Number=Plur 3 cling obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 cling punct
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1 cling present Baby vervets to vervets's mothers's tummies vn cling-22.5 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to tummy=Co-Theme
Example 6 Vervets eat fruit, leaves, seeds and insects.
nsubj obj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root Vervets NOUN eat VERB fruit NOUN , PUNCT leaves NOUN , PUNCT seeds NOUN and CCONJ insects NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vervets vervet NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 2 eat obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 leaves punct 5 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 3 fruit conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 seeds punct 7 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 3 fruit conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 insects cc 9 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 3 fruit conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present Vervets fruit and leaves and seeds and insects vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient
Example 7 Don't feed the vervets, or they will steal your lunch!
aux advmod det obj punct cc nsubj aux conj nmod:poss obj punct root Do AUX n't PART feed VERB the DET vervets NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ they PRON will AUX steal VERB your PRON lunch NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 feed aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 feed advmod 3 feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 vervets det 5 vervets vervet NOUN Number=Plur 3 feed obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 steal punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 10 steal cc 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 steal nsubj 9 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 steal aux 10 steal steal VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 feed conj 11 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 lunch nmod:poss 12 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 10 steal obj 13 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 feed punct
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1 not feed imperative · do-support you not said here the vervets vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vervet=Recipient 2 steal future vervets = vervet your lunch vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location lunch=Theme
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