volt Who acts: volt, unit, push, short form, AA battery, Two volt cells · What happens: be, use, measure, make, give, say · To what, where: unit, voltage, electricity flow, circuit, V, 1.5 volts · Speech: someone speaks here
«volt» 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: volt in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A volt is the unit used to measure voltage, the "push" that makes electricity flow around a circuit.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det nsubj mark xcomp obj punct det punct appos punct nsubj acl:relcl compound obj case det obl punct root A DET volt NOUN is AUX the DET unit NOUN used VERB to PART measure VERB voltage NOUN , PUNCT the DET " PUNCT push NOUN " PUNCT that PRON makes VERB electricity NOUN flow NOUN around ADP a DET circuit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 volt det 2 volt volt NOUN Number=Sing 5 unit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 unit cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 unit det 5 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing 6 used nsubj 6 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 measure mark 8 measure measure VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 used xcomp 9 voltage voltage NOUN Number=Sing 8 measure obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 push punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 push det 12 " " PUNCT _ 13 push punct 13 push push NOUN Number=Sing 9 voltage appos 14 " " PUNCT _ 13 push punct 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 makes nsubj 16 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 push acl:relcl 17 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 18 flow compound 18 flow flow NOUN Number=Sing 16 makes obj 19 around around ADP _ 21 circuit case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 circuit det 21 circuit circuit NOUN Number=Sing 16 makes obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 used punct
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1 is a present a volt the unit tree rules 2 use past the unit vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 measure to-infinitive the unit not said here voltage vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme voltage=Value 4 make present the push electricity flow a circuit vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset flow=Product
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 short form is V: a 1.5 V battery.
det amod nsubj cop punct det nummod compound conj punct root The DET short ADJ form NOUN is AUX V NOUN : PUNCT a DET 1.5 NUM V NOUN battery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 form det 2 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 3 form amod 3 form form NOUN Number=Sing 5 V nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 V cop 5 V v NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 : : PUNCT _ 10 battery punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 battery det 8 1.5 1.5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Frac 9 V nummod 9 V v NOUN Number=Sing 10 battery compound 10 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 5 V conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 V punct
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1 is a present the short form V and a V battery tree rules
Example 1 An AA battery gives 1.5 volts.
det compound nsubj nummod obj punct root An DET AA NOUN battery NOUN gives VERB 1.5 NUM volts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 battery det 2 AA AA NOUN Number=Sing 3 battery compound 3 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 4 gives nsubj 4 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 1.5 1.5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Frac 6 volts nummod 6 volts volt NOUN Number=Plur 4 gives obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 gives punct
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1 give present a AA battery 1.5 volts vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volt=Theme
Example 2 Two 1.5-volt cells in series make 3 volts.
nummod nmod punct compound nsubj case nmod nummod obj punct root Two NUM 1.5 NUM - PUNCT volt NOUN cells NOUN in ADP series NOUN make VERB 3 NUM volts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 cells nummod 2 1.5 1.5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Frac 1 Two nmod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 1.5 punct 4 volt volt NOUN Number=Sing 5 cells compound 5 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 8 make nsubj 6 in in ADP _ 7 series case 7 series sery NOUN Number=Plur 5 cells nmod 8 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 volts nummod 10 volts volt NOUN Number=Plur 8 make obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 make punct
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1 make present Two volt cells in series 3 volts vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset volt=Product
Example 3 Mains electricity in Britain is about 230 volts.
compound nsubj case nmod cop advmod nummod punct root Mains NOUN electricity NOUN in ADP Britain PROPN is AUX about ADV 230 NUM volts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mains main NOUN Number=Plur 2 electricity compound 2 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 8 volts nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 Britain case 4 Britain Britain PROPN Number=Sing 2 electricity nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 volts cop 6 about about ADV _ 7 230 advmod 7 230 230 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 volts nummod 8 volts volt NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 volts punct
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1 is a present Mains electricity in Britain 230 volts tree rules
Example 4 The sign said "Danger: high voltage".
det nsubj punct nsubj punct amod appos punct punct root The DET sign NOUN said VERB " PUNCT Danger ADJ : PUNCT high ADJ voltage NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Danger punct 5 Danger dang ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 said nsubj 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 voltage punct 7 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 8 voltage amod 8 voltage voltage NOUN Number=Sing 5 Danger appos 9 " " PUNCT _ 8 voltage punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the sign vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The bulb shone brighter when we added another volt.
det nsubj xcomp mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root The DET bulb NOUN shone VERB brighter ADJ when SCONJ we PRON added VERB another DET volt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bulb det 2 bulb bulb NOUN Number=Sing 3 shone nsubj 3 shone shine VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 brighter bright ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 shone xcomp 5 when when SCONJ _ 7 added mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 added nsubj 7 added add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 shone advcl 8 another another DET PronType=Ind 9 volt det 9 volt volt NOUN Number=Sing 7 added obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 shone punct
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1 shine past the bulb bright property vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 add speech: assert past we another volt vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volt=Patient
Example 6 The volt is named after Alessandro Volta.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl flat punct root The DET volt NOUN is AUX named VERB after ADP Alessandro PROPN Volta PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 volt det 2 volt volt NOUN Number=Sing 4 named nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 named aux:pass 4 named name VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 after after ADP _ 6 Alessandro case 6 Alessandro Alessandro PROPN Number=Sing 4 named obl 7 Volta Volta PROPN Number=Sing 6 Alessandro flat 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 named punct
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1 name present · passive the volt after Alessandro vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
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