waiter Who acts: waiter, job, We, you, our, person · What happens: be, drink, wait, bring, say, thank · To what, where: person, someone, pizzas, us, you, waiter · Speech: someone speaks here
«waiter» 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: waiter in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A waiter is a person whose job is to bring food and drinks to people in a restaurant or café.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl obj cc conj case obl case det nmod cc conj punct root A DET waiter NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART bring VERB food NOUN and CCONJ drinks VERB to ADP people NOUN in ADP a DET restaurant NOUN or CCONJ café NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 waiter det 2 waiter waiter NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 bring nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 bring cop 9 to to PART _ 10 bring mark 10 bring bring VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 person acl:relcl 11 food food NOUN Number=Sing 10 bring obj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 drinks cc 13 drinks drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 bring conj 14 to to ADP _ 15 people case 15 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 drinks obl 16 in in ADP _ 18 restaurant case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 restaurant det 18 restaurant restaurant NOUN Number=Sing 15 people nmod 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 café cc 20 café café NOUN Number=Sing 18 restaurant conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a waiter a person tree rules 2 is present job bring property tree rules 3 drink present job not said here to people in a restaurant or café vn eat-39.1-1 «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 Rarely, a waiter is someone who waits.
advmod punct det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl punct root Rarely ADV , PUNCT a DET waiter NOUN is AUX someone PRON who PRON waits VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rarely rarely ADV _ 6 someone advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Rarely punct 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 waiter det 4 waiter waiter NOUN Number=Sing 6 someone nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 someone cop 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 waits nsubj 8 waits wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 someone acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 someone punct
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1 is a present a waiter someone rarely property tree rules 2 wait present vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The waiter brought us our pizzas.
det nsubj obj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET waiter NOUN brought VERB us PRON our PRON pizzas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 waiter det 2 waiter waiter NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought nsubj 3 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 brought obj 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 pizzas nmod:poss 6 pizzas pizza NOUN Number=Plur 3 brought obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 brought punct
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1 bring past the waiter our pizzas us vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent we=Destination pizza=Theme
Example 2 We said thank you to the waiter.
nsubj ccomp obj case det obl punct root We PRON said VERB thank VERB you PRON to ADP the DET waiter 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 said nsubj 2 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 said ccomp 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 thank obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 waiter case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 waiter det 7 waiter waiter NOUN Number=Sing 3 thank obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past We vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 thank speech: thank present you to the waiter vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Example 3 Ask the waiter for some water, please.
det obj case det obl punct discourse punct root Ask VERB the DET waiter NOUN for ADP some DET water NOUN , PUNCT please INTJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 waiter det 3 waiter waiter NOUN Number=Sing 1 Ask obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 water case 5 some some DET PronType=Ind 6 water det 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Ask obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 1 Ask punct 8 please please INTJ _ 1 Ask discourse 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here the waiter for some water vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent waiter=Recipient
Example 4 The waiter wrote our order on a notepad.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET waiter NOUN wrote VERB our PRON order NOUN on ADP a DET notepad NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 waiter det 2 waiter waiter NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 order nmod:poss 5 order order NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 notepad case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 notepad det 8 notepad notepad NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past the waiter our order a notepad vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent order=Theme on notepad=Destination 2 order our nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The bill was $36, so with four of us each person paid $9.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop nummod punct advmod case obl case nmod det nsubj conj obj nummod punct root The DET bill NOUN was AUX $ SYM 36 NUM , PUNCT so ADV with ADP four NUM of ADP us PRON each DET person NOUN paid VERB $ SYM 9 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bill det 2 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing 4 $ nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 $ cop 4 $ $ SYM _ root root 5 36 36 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 $ nummod 6 , , PUNCT _ 14 paid punct 7 so so ADV _ 14 paid advmod 8 with with ADP _ 9 four case 9 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 paid obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 us case 11 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 four nmod 12 each each DET PronType=Tot 13 person det 13 person person NOUN Number=Sing 14 paid nsubj 14 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 $ conj 15 $ $ SYM _ 14 paid obj 16 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 $ nummod 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 $ punct
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1 pay past each person with four of us vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Asset
Example 6 My brother wants to be a waiter in a café.
nmod:poss nsubj mark cop det xcomp case det nmod punct root My PRON brother NOUN wants VERB to PART be AUX a DET waiter NOUN in ADP a DET café NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 wants nsubj 3 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 7 waiter mark 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 waiter cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 waiter det 7 waiter waiter NOUN Number=Sing 3 wants xcomp 8 in in ADP _ 10 café case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 café det 10 café café NOUN Number=Sing 7 waiter nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 wants punct
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1 want present My brother vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 2 is a not said to happen to-infinitive My brother not said here a waiter a café tree rules
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