weatherman Who acts: weatherman, man, people, scientist, I, weatherwoman · What happens: be, tell, study, say, point, want · To what, where: man, people, TV, weather, TV weatherman, big cloud · Speech: someone speaks here
«weatherman» 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: weatherman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A weatherman is a man who tells people what the weather will be, especially on TV or radio.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj nsubj det nsubj aux cop punct advmod case acl:relcl cc conj punct root A DET weatherman NOUN is AUX a DET man NOUN who PRON tells VERB people NOUN what PRON the DET weather NOUN will AUX be AUX , PUNCT especially ADV on ADP TV NOUN or CCONJ radio NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 weatherman det 2 weatherman weatherman NOUN Number=Sing 5 man nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 man cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 man det 5 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 tells nsubj 7 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 man acl:relcl 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 tells obj 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 17 TV nsubj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 weather det 11 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 17 TV nsubj 12 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 17 TV aux 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 17 TV cop 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 TV punct 15 especially especially ADV _ 17 TV advmod 16 on on ADP _ 17 TV case 17 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 8 people acl:relcl 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 radio cc 19 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 17 TV conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 man punct
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1 is a present a weatherman a man tree rules 2 tell speech: assert present a man people vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient 3 is future people TV or radio especially property 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 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Any weather forecaster, or a meteorologist (a scientist who studies weather).
The tree, 11 words det compound punct cc det conj punct det appos nsubj acl:relcl obj punct punct root Any DET weather NOUN forecaster NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET meteorologist NOUN ( PUNCT a DET scientist NOUN who PRON studies VERB weather NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Any any DET PronType=Ind 3 forecaster det 2 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 3 forecaster compound 3 forecaster forecaster NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 meteorologist punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 meteorologist cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 meteorologist det 7 meteorologist meteorologist NOUN Number=Sing 3 forecaster conj 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 scientist punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 scientist det 10 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 7 meteorologist appos 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 studies nsubj 12 studies study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 scientist acl:relcl 13 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 12 studies obj 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 scientist punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 forecaster punct
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1 study present a scientist weather vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Topic
Example 1 The weatherman said it will rain tomorrow.
det nsubj nsubj ccomp compound obl:unmarked punct root The DET weatherman NOUN said VERB it PRON will AUX rain NOUN tomorrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 weatherman det 2 weatherman weatherman NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say 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 will nsubj 5 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 said ccomp 6 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 tomorrow compound 7 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN Number=Sing 5 will obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the weatherman vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The TV weatherman pointed to a big cloud on the map.
det compound acl case det amod obl case det nmod punct root The DET TV NOUN weatherman NOUN pointed VERB to ADP a DET big ADJ cloud NOUN on ADP the DET map NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 weatherman det 2 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 3 weatherman compound 3 weatherman weatherman NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 pointed point VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 weatherman acl 5 to to ADP _ 8 cloud case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 cloud det 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 cloud amod 8 cloud cloud NOUN Number=Sing 4 pointed obl 9 on on ADP _ 11 map case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 map det 11 map map NOUN Number=Sing 8 cloud nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 weatherman punct
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1 point participle the TV weatherman not said here a big cloud on the map vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to cloud=Recipient
Example 3 The weatherman was wrong; it was sunny all day!
det nsubj cop punct nsubj cop parataxis det obl:unmarked punct root The DET weatherman NOUN was AUX wrong ADJ ; PUNCT it PRON was AUX sunny ADJ all DET day NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 weatherman det 2 weatherman weatherman NOUN Number=Sing 4 wrong nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 wrong cop 4 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 sunny punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 sunny nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 sunny cop 8 sunny sunny ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wrong parataxis 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 day det 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing 8 sunny obl:unmarked 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 wrong punct
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1 is past the weatherman wrong property tree rules 2 is past weatherman day sunny property tree rules
Example 4 I want to be a weatherman and study storms.
nsubj mark cop det obj cc compound conj punct root I PRON want VERB to PART be AUX a DET weatherman NOUN and CCONJ study NOUN storms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 want nsubj 2 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 6 weatherman mark 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 weatherman cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 weatherman det 6 weatherman weatherman NOUN Number=Sing 2 want obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 storms cc 8 study study NOUN Number=Sing 9 storms compound 9 storms storm NOUN Number=Plur 6 weatherman conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 want punct
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1 want present I vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 2 is a to-infinitive a weatherman and study storms tree rules
Example 5 The weatherwoman warned about strong winds.
det nsubj advmod amod obj punct root The DET weatherwoman NOUN warned VERB about ADV strong ADJ winds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 weatherwoman det 2 weatherwoman weatherwoman NOUN Number=Sing 3 warned nsubj 3 warned warn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADV _ 5 strong advmod 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 winds amod 6 winds wind NOUN Number=Plur 3 warned obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 warned punct
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1 warn speech: warn past the weatherwoman strong winds vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent wind=Recipient
Example 6 Weathermen use satellites and computers to predict the weather.
nsubj obj cc conj mark advcl det obj punct root Weathermen NOUN use VERB satellites NOUN and CCONJ computers NOUN to PART predict VERB the DET weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weathermen weatherman NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 satellites satellite NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 computers cc 5 computers computer NOUN Number=Plur 3 satellites conj 6 to to PART _ 7 predict mark 7 predict predict VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 use advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 weather det 9 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 7 predict obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Weathermen satellites and computers vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent satellite=Patient 2 predict to-infinitive Weathermen not said here the weather vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot weather=Topic
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