wether Who acts: wether, farmers, farmer, ewe, ram, old shepherd · What happens: be, castrate, not become, keep, hang, lead · To what, where: male sheep, that, father, wethers, female sheep, male
«wether» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: wether in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A wether is a male sheep (or goat) that has been castrated, so it cannot become a father; farmers keep wethers for wool or meat.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det amod punct cc appos punct obj aux aux:pass conj punct advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl det xcomp punct nsubj conj obj case obl cc conj punct root A DET wether NOUN is AUX a DET male ADJ sheep NOUN ( PUNCT or CCONJ goat NOUN ) PUNCT that PRON has AUX been AUX castrated VERB , PUNCT so ADV it PRON can AUX not PART become VERB a DET father NOUN ; PUNCT farmers NOUN keep VERB wethers NOUN for ADP wool NOUN or CCONJ meat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 wether det 2 wether wether NOUN Number=Sing 6 sheep nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sheep cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sheep det 5 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sheep amod 6 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 goat punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 goat cc 9 goat goat NOUN Number=Sing 6 sheep appos 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 goat punct 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 castrated obj 12 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 castrated aux 13 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 14 castrated aux:pass 14 castrated castrate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 sheep conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 become punct 16 so so ADV _ 20 become advmod 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 become nsubj 18 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 20 become aux 19 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 become advmod 20 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 castrated advcl 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 father det 22 father father NOUN Number=Sing 20 become xcomp 23 ; ; PUNCT _ 25 keep punct 24 farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 25 keep nsubj 25 keep keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sheep conj 26 wethers wether NOUN Number=Plur 25 keep obj 27 for for ADP _ 28 wool case 28 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 25 keep obl 29 or or CCONJ _ 30 meat cc 30 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 28 wool conj 31 . . PUNCT _ 6 sheep punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a wether a male sheep tree rules 2 castrate present · perfect · passive a wether not said here that vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: that=Patient 3 not become can wether a father vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 4 keep present farmers wethers for wool or meat vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wether=Theme
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.
Example 1 The farmer kept the wethers for their wool.
det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET farmer NOUN kept VERB the DET wethers NOUN for ADP their PRON wool NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept nsubj 3 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wethers det 5 wethers wether NOUN Number=Plur 3 kept obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 wool case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 wool nmod:poss 8 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 kept punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep past the farmer the wethers for wethers's wool vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wether=Theme
Example 2 A ewe is a female sheep, a ram is a male, and a wether is a castrated male.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod punct det nsubj cop det conj punct cc det nsubj cop det amod conj punct root A DET ewe NOUN is AUX a DET female ADJ sheep NOUN , PUNCT a DET ram NOUN is AUX a DET male NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ a DET wether NOUN is AUX a DET castrated VERB male NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ewe det 2 ewe ewe NOUN Number=Sing 6 sheep nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sheep cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sheep det 5 female female ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sheep amod 6 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 male punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 ram det 9 ram ram NOUN Number=Sing 12 male nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 male cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 male det 12 male male NOUN Number=Sing 6 sheep conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 20 male punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 20 male cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 wether det 16 wether wether NOUN Number=Sing 20 male nsubj 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 male cop 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 male det 19 castrated castrate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 male amod 20 male male NOUN Number=Sing 6 sheep conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 sheep punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a ewe a female sheep and a male and a castrated male tree rules 2 is a present a ram a male tree rules 3 castrate participle vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent 4 is a present a wether a castrated male tree rules
Example 3 The old shepherd hung a bell on the leading wether.
det amod nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root The DET old ADJ shepherd NOUN hung VERB a DET bell NOUN on ADP the DET leading VERB wether NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 shepherd det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 shepherd amod 3 shepherd shepherd NOUN Number=Sing 4 hung nsubj 4 hung hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bell det 6 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 4 hung obj 7 on on ADP _ 10 wether case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 wether det 9 leading lead VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 wether amod 10 wether wether NOUN Number=Sing 4 hung obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 hung punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hang past the old shepherd a bell the leading wether vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bell=Theme on wether=Destination 2 lead gerund vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition
Example 4 Wethers are usually calmer than rams.
nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root Wethers NOUN are AUX usually ADV calmer ADJ than ADP rams NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wethers wether NOUN Number=Plur 4 calmer nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 calmer cop 3 usually usually ADV _ 4 calmer advmod 4 calmer calm ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 6 rams case 6 rams ram NOUN Number=Plur 4 calmer obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 calmer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Wethers than rams; calm, usually property tree rules
Example 5 The wethers grazed on the hillside.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET wethers NOUN grazed VERB on ADP the DET hillside NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 wethers det 2 wethers wether NOUN Number=Plur 3 grazed nsubj 3 grazed graze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 hillside case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 hillside det 6 hillside hillside NOUN Number=Sing 3 grazed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 grazed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 graze past the wethers on the hillside vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on hillside=Patient
Example 6 This town is a bellwether: whoever wins here often wins the election.
det nsubj cop det punct nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod advcl det obj punct root This DET town NOUN is AUX a DET bellwether NOUN : PUNCT whoever PRON wins VERB here ADV often ADV wins VERB the DET election NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 5 bellwether nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bellwether cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bellwether det 5 bellwether bellwether NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 wins punct 7 whoever whoever PRON PronType=Rel 8 wins nsubj 8 wins win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bellwether acl:relcl 9 here here ADV PronType=Dem 8 wins advmod 10 often often ADV _ 11 wins advmod 11 wins win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 wins advcl 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 election det 13 election election NOUN Number=Sing 11 wins obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 bellwether punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present this town a bellwether tree rules 2 win present whoever here vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 win present whoever not said here the election often property vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Eventuality
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