method

Who acts: way, you, steps, grid method, your, quicker method · What happens: do, plan, follow, list, use, work out · To what, where: something, way, steps, experiment, science, maths

«method» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: method in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A way of doing something, especially a planned, careful way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 way	det
2	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 doing	mark
4	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 way	acl
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 doing	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 way	punct
7	especially	especially	ADV	_	12 way	advmod
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 way	det
9	planned	plan	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 way	amod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 planned	punct
11	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 way	amod
12	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund	a way not said here	something a planned careful way					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
2	plan	participle							vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

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

In science, the list of steps you follow in an experiment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 science	case
2	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 list	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 list	det
5	list	list	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 science	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 steps	case
7	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 list	nmod
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 follow	nsubj
9	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 steps	acl:relcl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 experiment	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 experiment	det
12	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 follow	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 science	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	present	you	steps not said here		a experiment			vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent step=Theme in experiment=Trajectory
3	list			steps					nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient

Everyday, meaning 3

In maths, the steps you use to work out an answer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 maths	case
2	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 use	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 maths	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 steps	det
5	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 use	nsubj
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 use	nsubj
7	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 work	mark
9	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 use	advcl
10	out	out	ADP	_	9 work	compound:prt
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 answer	det
12	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 work	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	the steps			maths		you nsubj	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	work out	to-infinitive	the steps not said here	a answer					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Topic

Example 1

Show your method, not just the answer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Show	show	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 method	nmod:poss
3	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Show	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 answer	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 answer	advmod
6	just	just	ADV	_	8 answer	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 answer	det
8	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 method	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	imperative	you not said here	your method and the answer					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent method=Recipient

Example 2

The grid method helps with long multiplication.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 method	det
2	grid	grid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 method	compound
3	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	nsubj
4	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 multiplication	case
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 multiplication	amod
7	multiplication	multiplication	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	the grid method					with long multiplication	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with multiplication=Theme

Example 3

Write the method for your experiment in numbered steps.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 method	det
3	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 experiment	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 experiment	nmod:poss
6	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 steps	case
8	numbered	number	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 steps	amod
9	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Write	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	the method	for your experiment; in numbered steps	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent method=Theme in step=Destination
2	number	participle				vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	experiment		your			nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Is there a quicker method?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	1 Is	expl
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 method	det
4	quicker	quick	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 method	amod
5	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Is	nsubj
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a quicker method			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

We used two methods to check the answer.

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 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 methods	nummod
4	methods	method	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 check	mark
6	check	check	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 answer	det
8	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 check	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	We	two methods					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Patient
2	check	to-infinitive	We not said here	the answer					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme

Example 6

The scientific method means testing ideas with fair experiments.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 method	det
2	scientific	scientific	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 method	amod
3	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	nsubj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	testing	test	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 means	xcomp
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 testing	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 experiments	case
8	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 experiments	amod
9	experiments	experiment	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 testing	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the scientific method						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	test not said to happen	gerund	the scientific method not said here	ideas				with fair experiments	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme

Example 7

Grandma has her own method for making pancakes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 method	nmod:poss
4	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 method	amod
5	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 making	mark
7	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 method	acl
8	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 making	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Grandma	Grandma's own method					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Patient
2	make	gerund	Grandma's own method not said here	pancakes					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pancake=Product

Example 8

Her method was slow but it worked.

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 method	nmod:poss
2	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slow	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 slow	cop
4	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	7 worked	cc
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 worked	nsubj
7	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 slow	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 slow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her method					slow property	tree rules
2	work	past	method						vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 9

man's secret and method, they began to irritate liim with their words, and tinally left liim, t;iking his science with them and became builders like him. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: man's secret and method, they began to irritate liim with their words, and tinally left liim, t;iking his science with them and became builders like him.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 secret	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 man	case
3	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 began	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 method	cc
5	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 secret	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 secret	punct
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 began	nsubj
8	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	10 irritate	mark
10	irritate	irritate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 began	xcomp
11	liim	liim	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 irritate	obj
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 words	case
13	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 words	nmod:poss
14	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 irritate	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 liim	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 liim	cc
17	tinally	tinally	ADV	_	18 left	advmod
18	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 liim	amod
19	liim	liim	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 began	parataxis
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 t	punct
21	t	t	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 liim	conj
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	23 iking	punct
23	iking	ike	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 began	advcl
24	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	25 science	nmod:poss
25	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 iking	obj
26	with	with	ADP	_	27 them	case
27	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 iking	obl
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 became	cc
29	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 began	conj
30	builders	builder	NOUN	Number=Plur	29 became	xcomp
31	like	like	ADP	_	32 him	case
32	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 builders	nmod
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	begin	past	man's secret and method		left liim and t parataxis	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	irritate	to-infinitive	man's secret and method not said here	liim	with secret's words	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus liim=Experiencer
3	leave	participle			tinally property	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	ike	gerund	man's secret and method not said here	man's science	with secret	tree rules
5	become	past	man's secret and method not said here	builders like man		vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
6	word		secret			nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Origin	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Origin	det
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Letters	case
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 Origin	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Numerals	cc
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 Letters	conj
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 Sefer	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	nmod
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Sefer	flat
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 1914	punct
15	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Mordell	list
16	))	))	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

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📖 method

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Example 1

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