📖 malleableWho acts: young minds, Gold, Metals, glass, Clay, Aluminium foil · What happens: hammer, press, bend, break, change, influence · To what, where: new shape, gold, iron, Plasticine, materials · Speech: someone speaks here
«malleable» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: malleable in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Able to be hammered, pressed or bent into a new shape without breaking, like gold, copper or clay.
The tree, 18 words mark aux:pass xcomp punct conj cc conj case det amod obl mark advcl punct case obj punct conj cc conj punct root Able ADJ to PART be AUX hammered VERB , PUNCT pressed VERB or CCONJ bent VERB into ADP a DET new ADJ shape NOUN without SCONJ breaking VERB , PUNCT like ADP gold NOUN , PUNCT copper NOUN or CCONJ clay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Able able ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 to to PART _ 4 hammered mark 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 hammered aux:pass 4 hammered hammer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Able xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 pressed punct 6 pressed press VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 hammered conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 bent cc 8 bent bend VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 hammered conj 9 into into ADP _ 12 shape case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 shape det 11 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 12 shape amod 12 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 8 bent obl 13 without without SCONJ _ 14 breaking mark 14 breaking break VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 bent advcl 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 gold punct 16 like like ADP _ 17 gold case 17 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 14 breaking obj 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 copper punct 19 copper copper NOUN Number=Sing 17 gold conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 clay cc 21 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 17 gold conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 1 Able punct
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1 hammer to-infinitive · passive vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together» 2 press participle vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 3 bend participle a new shape vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material into shape=Product 4 break gerund gold and copper or clay vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gold=Patient
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.
Everyday, meaning 2 Easily changed or influenced by other people: «young minds are malleable».
The tree, 11 words advmod cc conj case amod obl:agent punct punct amod nsubj cop conj punct punct root Easily ADV changed VERB or CCONJ influenced VERB by ADP other ADJ people NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT young ADJ minds NOUN are AUX malleable ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Easily easily ADV _ 2 changed advmod 2 changed change VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 influenced cc 4 influenced influence VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 changed conj 5 by by ADP _ 7 people case 6 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 7 people amod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 influenced obl:agent 8 : : PUNCT _ 13 malleable punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 13 malleable punct 10 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 11 minds amod 11 minds mind NOUN Number=Plur 13 malleable nsubj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 malleable cop 13 malleable malleable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 changed conj 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 malleable punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 changed punct
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1 change participle easily property vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 influence participle other people obl:agent vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 is in a quote present young minds malleable property tree rules
Example 1 Gold is so malleable it can be hammered thinner than paper.
nsubj cop advmod nsubj:pass aux aux:pass acl:relcl xcomp case obl punct root Gold NOUN is AUX so ADV malleable ADJ it PRON can AUX be AUX hammered VERB thinner ADJ than ADP paper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 4 malleable nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 malleable cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 malleable advmod 4 malleable malleable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 hammered nsubj:pass 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 hammered aux 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 hammered aux:pass 8 hammered hammer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 malleable acl:relcl 9 thinner thin ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 hammered xcomp 10 than than ADP _ 11 paper case 11 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 9 thinner obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 malleable punct
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1 is present Gold malleable property tree rules 2 hammer can · passive Gold thin property vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 2 Metals are malleable, but glass is brittle.
nsubj cop punct cc nsubj cop conj punct root Metals NOUN are AUX malleable ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ glass NOUN is AUX brittle ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Metals metal NOUN Number=Plur 3 malleable nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 malleable cop 3 malleable malleable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 brittle punct 5 but but CCONJ _ 8 brittle cc 6 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 8 brittle nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 brittle cop 8 brittle brittle ADJ Degree=Pos 3 malleable conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 malleable punct
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1 is present Metals malleable property tree rules 2 is present glass brittle property tree rules
Example 3 Clay is malleable when it is wet.
nsubj cop advmod nsubj cop advcl punct root Clay NOUN is AUX malleable ADJ when ADV it PRON is AUX wet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 3 malleable nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 malleable cop 3 malleable malleable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 wet advmod 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 wet nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 wet cop 7 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 malleable advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 malleable punct
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1 is present Clay malleable property tree rules 2 is present Clay wet property tree rules
Example 4 Aluminium foil shows that aluminium is malleable.
compound nsubj mark nsubj cop ccomp punct root Aluminium NOUN foil NOUN shows VERB that SCONJ aluminium NOUN is AUX malleable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Aluminium aluminium NOUN Number=Sing 2 foil compound 2 foil foil NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows nsubj 3 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 7 malleable mark 5 aluminium aluminium NOUN Number=Sing 7 malleable nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 malleable cop 7 malleable malleable ADJ Degree=Pos 3 shows ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 shows punct
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1 show present Aluminium foil vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present aluminium malleable property tree rules
Example 5 A blacksmith heats iron to make it more malleable.
det nsubj obj mark advcl obj advmod xcomp punct root A DET blacksmith NOUN heats VERB iron NOUN to PART make VERB it PRON more ADV malleable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 blacksmith det 2 blacksmith blacksmith NOUN Number=Sing 3 heats nsubj 3 heats heat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 3 heats obj 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 heats advcl 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 9 malleable advmod 9 malleable malleable ADJ Degree=Pos 6 make xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 heats punct
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1 heat present a blacksmith iron vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent iron=Patient 2 make to-infinitive a blacksmith not said here iron malleable property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
Example 6 Plasticine is malleable, so you can shape it easily.
nsubj cop punct advmod nsubj aux conj obj advmod punct root Plasticine NOUN is AUX malleable ADJ , PUNCT so ADV you PRON can AUX shape VERB it PRON easily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plasticine plasticine NOUN Number=Sing 3 malleable nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 malleable cop 3 malleable malleable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 shape punct 5 so so ADV _ 8 shape advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 shape nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 shape aux 8 shape shape VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 malleable conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 shape obj 10 easily easily ADV _ 8 shape advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 malleable punct
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1 is present Plasticine malleable property tree rules 2 shape can you Plasticine easily property vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product
Example 7 Young children's ideas can be quite malleable.
amod nmod:poss case nsubj aux cop advmod punct root Young ADJ children NOUN 's PART ideas NOUN can AUX be AUX quite ADV malleable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Young young ADJ Degree=Pos 2 children amod 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 ideas nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 children case 4 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 8 malleable nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 malleable aux 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 malleable cop 7 quite quite ADV _ 8 malleable advmod 8 malleable malleable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 malleable punct
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1 is can Young children's ideas malleable property tree rules
Example 8 We tested which materials were malleable by gently hitting them with a hammer.
nsubj det nsubj cop ccomp mark advmod advcl obj case det obl punct root We PRON tested VERB which DET materials NOUN were AUX malleable ADJ by SCONJ gently ADV hitting VERB them PRON with ADP a DET hammer 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 tested nsubj 2 tested test VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 which which DET PronType=Int 4 materials det 4 materials material NOUN Number=Plur 6 malleable nsubj 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 malleable cop 6 malleable malleable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tested ccomp 7 by by SCONJ _ 9 hitting mark 8 gently gently ADV _ 9 hitting advmod 9 hitting hit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 tested advcl 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 hitting obj 11 with with ADP _ 13 hammer case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 hammer det 13 hammer hammer NOUN Number=Sing 9 hitting obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 tested punct
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1 test past We vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is past which materials malleable property tree rules 3 hit gerund We not said here materials = material with a hammer; gently property vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Patient with hammer=Instrument
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