who Who acts: person, girl, something, it, nobody, think rude put downs · What happens: ask, be, tell, name, win, belong · To what, where: door, more, person, friend, it, you · Speech: someone speaks here
«who» in the school dictionary: its 7 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: who in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Who asks about a person: «Who is at the door?».
The tree, 10 words nsubj case det obl punct punct nsubj cop case det appos punct punct punct root Who PRON asks VERB about ADP a DET person NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Who PRON is AUX at ADP the DET door NOUN ? PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 2 asks nsubj 2 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 about about ADP _ 5 person case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 2 asks obl 6 : : PUNCT _ 12 door punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 12 door punct 8 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 door nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 door cop 10 at at ADP _ 12 door case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 door det 12 door door NOUN Number=Sing 5 person appos 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 12 door punct 14 » » PUNCT _ 12 door punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 asks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present about a person vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about person=Topic 2 is in a quote present a person the door 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 Who tells more about a person just named: «The girl who won is my friend».
The tree, 15 words nsubj obj case det obl advmod acl punct punct det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl cop nmod:poss ccomp punct punct root Who PRON tells VERB more ADJ about ADP a DET person NOUN just ADV named VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET girl NOUN who PRON won VERB is AUX my PRON friend NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 2 tells nsubj 2 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 tells obj 4 about about ADP _ 6 person case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 person det 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing 3 more obl 7 just just ADV _ 8 named advmod 8 named name VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 person acl 9 : : PUNCT _ 17 friend punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 17 friend punct 11 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 girl det 12 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 17 friend nsubj 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 won nsubj 14 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 girl acl:relcl 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 friend cop 16 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 friend nmod:poss 17 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 2 tells ccomp 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 friend punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 tells punct
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1 tell speech: assert present more vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent more=Recipient 2 name participle a person not said here vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 win in a quote past the girl vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is a in a quote present the girl my friend tree rules
Meaning 3 Whom is who when it is the one something is done to: «to whom».
The tree, 14 words obj cop advmod nsubj:pass cop det compound nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl obl punct punct case nsubj punct punct root Whom PRON is AUX who PRON when ADV it PRON is AUX the DET one NOUN something PRON is AUX done VERB to ADP : PUNCT « PUNCT to ADP whom PRON » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 3 who obj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 who cop 3 who who PRON PronType=Int root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 11 done advmod 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 done nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 done cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 something det 8 one one NOUN Number=Sing 9 something compound 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 done nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 done aux:pass 11 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 who acl:relcl 12 to to ADP _ 11 done obl 13 : : PUNCT _ 16 whom punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 16 whom punct 15 to to ADP _ 16 whom case 16 whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 3 who nsubj 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 whom punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 who punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present tree rules 2 is present · passive it do property tree rules
Meaning 4 Whose asks or tells who something belongs to.
nsubj cc conj obl nsubj ccomp advmod punct root Whose PRON asks VERB or CCONJ tells VERB who PRON something PRON belongs VERB to ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 2 asks nsubj 2 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 tells cc 4 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 asks conj 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 belongs obl 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 belongs nsubj 7 belongs belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tells ccomp 8 to to ADP _ 7 belongs advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 asks punct
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1 ask speech: ask present vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 tell speech: assert present vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 belong present something vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
Meaning 5 Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.
«Who cares?» means it does not matter; «who knows?» means nobody knows.
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj csubj punct punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct punct nsubj csubj punct punct parataxis nsubj ccomp punct root « PUNCT Who PRON cares VERB ? PUNCT » PUNCT means VERB it PRON does AUX not PART matter VERB ; PUNCT « PUNCT who PRON knows VERB ? PUNCT » PUNCT means VERB nobody PRON knows VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 cares punct 2 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 cares nsubj 3 cares care VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 means csubj 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 cares punct 5 » » PUNCT _ 3 cares punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 matter nsubj 8 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 matter aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 matter advmod 10 matter matter VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means ccomp 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 means punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 14 knows punct 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 knows nsubj 14 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 means csubj 15 ? ? PUNCT _ 14 knows punct 16 » » PUNCT _ 14 knows punct 17 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 means parataxis 18 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 19 knows nsubj 19 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 means ccomp 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 care in a quote present vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 not matter present · do-support it vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 4 know in a quote present vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 5 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 6 know present nobody vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Meaning 6 Usage: rude — kept apart, not parsed.
«Who do you think you are?» and «who asked you?» are rude put-downs.
The tree, 14 words punct nsubj aux nsubj compound nsubj ccomp punct punct cc punct nsubj advcl iobj punct punct cop amod compound punct punct root « PUNCT Who PRON do AUX you PRON think VERB you PRON are VERB ? PUNCT » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT who PRON asked VERB you PRON ? PUNCT » PUNCT are AUX rude ADJ put NOUN - PUNCT downs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 think punct 2 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 think nsubj 3 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 think aux 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 think nsubj 5 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 21 downs compound 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 are nsubj 7 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 think ccomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 think punct 9 » » PUNCT _ 5 think punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 asked cc 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 asked punct 12 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 asked nsubj 13 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 think advcl 14 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 asked iobj 15 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 think punct 16 » » PUNCT _ 5 think punct 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 downs cop 18 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 21 downs amod 19 put put NOUN Number=Sing 21 downs compound 20 - - PUNCT _ 19 put punct 21 downs down NOUN Number=Plur root root 22 . . PUNCT _ 21 downs punct
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1 think speech: other in a quote present · do-support think rude put downs vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 does in a quote present you vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 ask speech: ask in a quote past you vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient 4 is a present think rude put downs tree rules
Meaning 7 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Exams and letters use «whom», «to whom it may concern», «whosoever» and «the party who».
The tree, 15 words nsubj cc conj punct obl punct punct punct case obl nsubj aux obl punct punct punct appos punct cc punct det conj appos punct punct root Exams NOUN and CCONJ letters NOUN use VERB « PUNCT whom PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT to ADP whom PRON it PRON may AUX concern NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT whosoever PRON » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT the DET party NOUN who PRON » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Exams exam NOUN Number=Plur 4 use nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 letters cc 3 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 1 Exams conj 4 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 whom punct 6 whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 4 use obl 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 whom punct 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 concern punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 14 concern punct 10 to to ADP _ 11 whom case 11 whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 14 concern obl 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 concern nsubj 13 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 concern aux 14 concern concern NOUN Number=Sing 4 use obl 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 concern punct 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 whosoever punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 18 whosoever punct 18 whosoever whosoever PRON PronType=Rel 14 concern appos 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 whosoever punct 20 and and CCONJ _ 23 party cc 21 « « PUNCT _ 23 party punct 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 party det 23 party party NOUN Number=Sing 14 concern conj 24 who who PRON PronType=Rel 23 party appos 25 » » PUNCT _ 24 who punct 26 . . PUNCT _ 4 use punct
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1 use present Exams and letters vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 concern in a quote may it tree rules
Example 1 Today's lesson: Who gives to whom?
nmod:poss case punct nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct root Today NOUN 's PART lesson NOUN : PUNCT Who PRON gives VERB to ADP whom PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 lesson nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Today case 3 lesson lesson NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 gives punct 5 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 gives nsubj 6 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 lesson acl:relcl 7 to to ADP _ 8 whom case 8 whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 6 gives obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 lesson punct
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1 give present Today's lesson Today's lesson vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to whom=Recipient
Example 2 Who has more marbles, Ben or Lily?
nsubj amod obj punct appos cc conj punct root Who PRON has VERB more ADJ marbles NOUN , PUNCT Ben PROPN or CCONJ Lily PROPN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 marbles amod 4 marbles marble NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 Ben punct 6 Ben Ben PROPN Number=Sing 4 marbles appos 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 Lily cc 8 Lily Lily PROPN Number=Sing 6 Ben conj 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present more marbles vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marble=Patient
Example 3 Who is the 5th in the line?
nsubj cop det case det obl punct root Who PRON is AUX the DET 5th ADJ in ADP the DET line NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 5th nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 5th cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 5th det 4 5th 5th ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Combi NumType=Ord root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 line case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 line det 7 line line NOUN Number=Sing 4 5th obl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 5th punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the line 5th property tree rules
Example 4 Who wants another slice of pizza?
nsubj det obj case nmod punct root Who PRON wants VERB another DET slice NOUN of ADP pizza NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 2 wants nsubj 2 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 another another DET PronType=Ind 4 slice det 4 slice slice NOUN Number=Sing 2 wants obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 pizza case 6 pizza pizza NOUN Number=Sing 4 slice nmod 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 wants punct
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1 want present another slice of pizza vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot slice=Theme 2 slice pizza nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The boy who sits next to me is called Sam.
det nsubj:pass nsubj acl:relcl advmod case obl aux:pass xcomp punct root The DET boy NOUN who PRON sits VERB next ADV to ADP me PRON is AUX called VERB Sam PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 9 called nsubj:pass 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 sits nsubj 4 sits sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 boy acl:relcl 5 next next ADV _ 4 sits advmod 6 to to ADP _ 7 me case 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 sits obl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 called aux:pass 9 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 9 called xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 called punct
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1 sit present the boy me next property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 call present · passive the boy vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 6 Whose coat is this?
nmod:poss cop nmod punct root Whose PRON coat NOUN is AUX this PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 2 coat nmod:poss 2 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 this cop 4 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 coat nmod 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 coat punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present this tree rules
Example 7 Ask a grown-up who you trust.
det obj punct compound nsubj nsubj acl:relcl punct root Ask VERB a DET grown NOUN - PUNCT up ADP who PRON you PRON trust VERB . 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 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 grown det 3 grown grown NOUN Number=Sing 1 Ask obj 4 - - PUNCT _ 5 up punct 5 up up ADP _ 3 grown compound 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 trust nsubj 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 trust nsubj 8 trust trust VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 grown acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here a grown vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grown=Recipient 2 trust present a grown vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 8 who's coming tmrw? me, u, jake = 3
nsubj aux obj punct obl punct conj punct conj case nmod root who PRON 's AUX coming VERB tmrw NOUN ? PUNCT me PRON , PUNCT u PRON , PUNCT jake NOUN = SYM 3 NUM The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 coming nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 coming aux 3 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 tmrw tmrw NOUN Number=Sing 3 coming obj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 me punct 6 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 coming obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 u punct 8 u you PRON Number=Sing 6 me conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 jake punct 10 jake jake NOUN Number=Sing 6 me conj 11 = = SYM _ 12 3 case 12 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 jake nmod
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1 come present · progressive tmrw me obl vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tmrw=Theme
Example 9 Who cares if it's 12 or 13, just eat 'em.
nsubj mark nsubj cop obj cc conj punct advmod parataxis obj punct root Who PRON cares VERB if SCONJ it PRON 's AUX 12 NUM or CCONJ 13 NUM , PUNCT just ADV eat VERB 'em PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 2 cares nsubj 2 cares care VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 if if SCONJ _ 6 12 mark 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 12 nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 12 cop 6 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 cares obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 13 cc 8 13 13 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 12 conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 eat punct 10 just just ADV _ 11 eat advmod 11 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 cares parataxis 12 'em they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 eat obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 cares punct
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1 care present vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a a condition, not said to happen present it 12 tree rules 3 eat infinitive 'em = they vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
Example 10 Who asked you? Mind your own business.
Sentence 1: Who asked you?
nsubj iobj punct root Who PRON asked VERB you PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 2 asked nsubj 2 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 asked iobj 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past you vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient
Sentence 2: Mind your own business.
nmod:poss amod obj punct root Mind VERB your PRON own ADJ business NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mind mind VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 business nmod:poss 3 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 4 business amod 4 business business NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mind obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 1 Mind punct
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1 mind imperative you not said here your own business vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent business=Theme
Example 11 Identify the party to whom the greater number of items was transferred.
det obj case obl det amod nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass acl:relcl punct root Identify VERB the DET party NOUN to ADP whom PRON the DET greater ADJ number NOUN of ADP items NOUN was AUX transferred VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Identify identify VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 party det 3 party party NOUN Number=Sing 1 Identify obj 4 to to ADP _ 5 whom case 5 whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 1 Identify obl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 number det 7 greater great ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 number amod 8 number number NOUN Number=Sing 12 transferred nsubj:pass 9 of of ADP _ 10 items case 10 items item NOUN Number=Plur 8 number nmod 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 transferred aux:pass 12 transferred transfer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 whom acl:relcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Identify punct
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1 identify imperative you not said here the party vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent party=Theme to whom=be' 2 transfer past · passive the greater number of items vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme
Example 12 Who knows how many stars there are?
nsubj advmod amod nsubj expl ccomp punct root Who PRON knows VERB how ADV many ADJ stars NOUN there PRON are VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 2 knows nsubj 2 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 4 many advmod 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 stars amod 5 stars star NOUN Number=Plur 7 are nsubj 6 there there PRON PronType=Dem 7 are expl 7 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 knows ccomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 knows punct
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1 know present vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 does present many stars there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 13 "Who's there?" asked the old lady.
punct nsubj cop advmod punct punct det amod iobj punct root " PUNCT Who PRON 's AUX there ADV ? PUNCT " PUNCT asked VERB the DET old ADJ lady NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 there punct 2 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 there nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 there cop 4 there there ADV PronType=Dem 7 asked advmod 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 there punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 there punct 7 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 lady det 9 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 10 lady amod 10 lady lady NOUN Number=Sing 7 asked iobj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 asked punct
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1 is in a quote present there property tree rules 2 ask speech: ask past the old lady vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lady=Recipient
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