volleyball Who acts: team game, ball, We, volleyball team, She, many players · What happens: hit, try, make, land, use, play · To what, where: ball, high net, other side, game, volleyball, PE
«volleyball» 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: volleyball in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A team game in which two teams hit a ball with their hands over a high net, trying to make it land on the other side.
The tree, 26 words det compound nsubj case det nummod nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl case det amod obl punct advcl mark xcomp obj xcomp case det amod obl punct root A DET team NOUN game NOUN in ADP which DET two NUM teams NOUN hit VERB a DET ball NOUN with ADP their PRON hands NOUN over ADP a DET high ADJ net NOUN , PUNCT trying VERB to PART make VERB it PRON land VERB on ADP the DET other ADJ side NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 game det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 game compound 3 game game NOUN Number=Sing 8 hit nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 5 which case 5 which which DET PronType=Int 7 teams det 6 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 teams nummod 7 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 8 hit nsubj 8 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 ball det 10 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 8 hit obj 11 with with ADP _ 13 hands case 12 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 hands nmod:poss 13 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 8 hit obl 14 over over ADP _ 17 net case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 net det 16 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 17 net amod 17 net net NOUN Number=Sing 8 hit obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 trying punct 19 trying try VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 hit advcl 20 to to PART _ 21 make mark 21 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 trying xcomp 22 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 make obj 23 land land VERB VerbForm=Inf 21 make xcomp 24 on on ADP _ 27 side case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 side det 26 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 27 side amod 27 side side NOUN Number=Sing 23 land obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 8 hit punct
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1 hit past a team game a ball a high net with teams's hands vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent ball=Patient with hand=Instrument 2 try gerund a team game not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive a team game not said here ball tree rules 4 land not said to happen infinitive ball not said here the other side vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on side=Destination
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 The ball used in this game.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET ball NOUN used VERB in ADP this DET game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ball det 2 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 ball acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 game case 5 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 game det 6 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 used obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 ball punct
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1 use participle the ball not said here this game vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 We played volleyball in PE today.
nsubj obj case obl obl:unmarked punct root We PRON played VERB volleyball NOUN in ADP PE PROPN today 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 played nsubj 2 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 volleyball volleyball NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 PE case 5 PE PE PROPN Number=Sing 2 played obl 6 today today NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 played punct
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1 play past We volleyball PE today vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volleyball=Theme
Example 2 A volleyball team has six players on the court.
det compound nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root A DET volleyball NOUN team NOUN has VERB six NUM players NOUN on ADP the DET court NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 team det 2 volleyball volleyball NOUN Number=Sing 3 team compound 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 players nummod 6 players player NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 court case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 court det 9 court court NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a volleyball team six players the court vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Patient
Example 3 Beach volleyball is played in pairs on sand.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case obl punct root Beach NOUN volleyball NOUN is AUX played VERB in ADP pairs NOUN on ADP sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 2 volleyball compound 2 volleyball volleyball NOUN Number=Sing 4 played nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 played aux:pass 4 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 pairs case 6 pairs pair NOUN Number=Plur 4 played obl 7 on on ADP _ 8 sand case 8 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 4 played obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 played punct
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1 play present · passive Beach volleyball pairs on sand vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 4 She served the volleyball over the net.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root She PRON served VERB the DET volleyball NOUN over ADP the DET net 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 served nsubj 2 served serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 volleyball det 4 volleyball volleyball NOUN Number=Sing 2 served obj 5 over over ADP _ 7 net case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 net det 7 net net NOUN Number=Sing 2 served obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 served punct
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1 serve past She the volleyball the net vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volleyball=Attribute
Example 5 Our volleyball team won 25 to 20.
nmod:poss compound nsubj obj case nmod punct root Our PRON volleyball NOUN team NOUN won VERB 25 NUM to ADP 20 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 team nmod:poss 2 volleyball volleyball NOUN Number=Sing 3 team compound 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 won nsubj 4 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 25 25 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 won obj 6 to to ADP _ 7 20 case 7 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 25 nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 won punct
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1 win past Our volleyball team 25 to 20 vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 25=Eventuality
Example 6 How many players are on court if both volleyball teams are playing? Twelve.
Sentence 1: How many players are on court if both volleyball teams are playing?
advmod amod nsubj cop case mark det compound nsubj aux acl punct root How ADV many ADJ players NOUN are AUX on ADP court NOUN if SCONJ both DET volleyball NOUN teams NOUN are AUX playing VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 players amod 3 players player NOUN Number=Plur 6 court nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 court cop 5 on on ADP _ 6 court case 6 court court NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 if if SCONJ _ 12 playing mark 8 both both DET PronType=Tot 10 teams det 9 volleyball volleyball NOUN Number=Sing 10 teams compound 10 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 12 playing nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 playing aux 12 playing play VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 court acl 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 court punct
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1 is present many players court tree rules 2 play a condition, not said to happen present · progressive both volleyball teams court not said here vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Theme
Sentence 2: Twelve.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Twelve twelve NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 2 . . PUNCT _ 1 Twelve punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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