widening Who acts: widening gap, council, eyes, river, road, crack · What happens: widen, mean, become, make, be, get · To what, where: something, one, road, sea, caused traffic jams
«widening» 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: widening in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Widening means becoming or making something wider.
nsubj xcomp cc conj obj amod punct root Widening VERB means VERB becoming VERB or CCONJ making VERB something PRON wider ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Widening widen VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 becoming become VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 making cc 5 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 becoming conj 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 making obj 7 wider wide ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 something amod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 widen gerund vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 become not said to happen gerund vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 4 make gerund something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=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 A widening gap or problem is one that is getting bigger.
det compound nsubj cc conj cop nsubj aux acl:relcl xcomp punct root A DET widening NOUN gap NOUN or CCONJ problem NOUN is AUX one NUM that PRON is AUX getting VERB bigger ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 gap det 2 widening widening NOUN Number=Sing 3 gap compound 3 gap gap NOUN Number=Sing 7 one nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 problem cc 5 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 3 gap conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 one cop 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 getting nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 getting aux 10 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 one acl:relcl 11 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 getting xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 one punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a widening gap or problem one tree rules 2 get present · progressive big property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 The council is widening the road.
det nsubj aux det obj punct root The DET council NOUN is AUX widening VERB the DET road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 council det 2 council council NOUN Number=Sing 4 widening nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 widening aux 4 widening widen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 road det 6 road road NOUN Number=Sing 4 widening obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 widening punct
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1 widen present · progressive the council the road vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent road=Patient
Example 2 Her eyes were widening with surprise.
nmod:poss nsubj aux case obl punct root Her PRON eyes NOUN were AUX widening VERB with ADP surprise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 eyes nmod:poss 2 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 4 widening nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 widening aux 4 widening widen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 surprise case 6 surprise surprise NOUN Number=Sing 4 widening obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 widening punct
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1 widen past · progressive Her eyes with surprise vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with surprise=Instrument
Example 3 There is a widening gap between the two teams.
expl det amod nsubj case det nummod nmod punct root There PRON is VERB a DET widening VERB gap NOUN between ADP the DET two NUM teams NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 gap det 4 widening widen VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 gap amod 5 gap gap NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 6 between between ADP _ 9 teams case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 teams det 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 teams nummod 9 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 5 gap nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 be present a widening gap between the two teams there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 widen gerund vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 The river is widening as it nears the sea.
det nsubj aux mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root The DET river NOUN is AUX widening VERB as SCONJ it PRON nears VERB the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 4 widening nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 widening aux 4 widening widen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 nears mark 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 nears nsubj 7 nears near VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 widening advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sea det 9 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 7 nears obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 widening punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 widen present · progressive the river vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 near present river the sea tree rules
Example 5 The road widening caused traffic jams.
det acl amod compound obj punct root The DET road NOUN widening VERB caused VERB traffic NOUN jams NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 road det 2 road road NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 widening widen VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 road acl 4 caused cause VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 jams amod 5 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 6 jams compound 6 jams jam NOUN Number=Plur 3 widening obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 road punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 widen gerund the road not said here caused traffic jams vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent jam=Patient 2 cause participle vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition
Example 6 The crack in the wall is widening.
det nsubj case det nmod aux punct root The DET crack NOUN in ADP the DET wall NOUN is AUX widening VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crack det 2 crack crack NOUN Number=Sing 7 widening nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 wall case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wall det 5 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 2 crack nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 widening aux 7 widening widen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 widening punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 widen present · progressive the crack in the wall vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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