neither

Who acts: Neither, cat, cats, that, I, Tom · What happens: not mean, be, join, not be, do, mean · To what, where: one, colour, two things, sentence, red pen, 5 pupils · Speech: someone speaks here

«neither» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 17 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: neither in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Neither means not this one and not that one, of two. If neither cat is black, both cats are another colour.

Sentence 1: Neither means not this one and not that one, of two.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 means	advmod
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 one	det
5	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 one	cc
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 one	advmod
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 one	mark
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 one	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 two	punct
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 two	case
12	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 one	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not mean	present	Neither	this one one					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic

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.

Sentence 2: If neither cat is black, both cats are another colour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	5 black	mark
2	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	3 cat	det
3	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 black	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 black	cop
5	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 colour	advcl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 black	punct
7	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	8 cats	det
8	cats	cat	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 colour	nsubj
9	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 colour	cop
10	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	11 colour	det
11	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 colour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a condition, not said to happen	present	neither cat					black property	tree rules
2	is a	present	both cats	another colour					tree rules

Everyday, meaning 2

«Neither ... nor» joins two things that are both not true: «neither tea nor milk».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 joins	punct
2	Neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	6 joins	nsubj
3	...	...	PUNCT	_	6 joins	punct
4	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	6 joins	cc
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 nor	punct
6	joins	join	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 things	nummod
8	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 joins	obj
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 true	nsubj
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 true	cop
11	both	both	ADV	_	13 true	advmod
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 true	advmod
13	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 things	parataxis
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	17 tea	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 tea	punct
16	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	17 tea	det
17	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 true	parataxis
18	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	19 milk	cc
19	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 tea	conj
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 tea	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 joins	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	join	present	Neither	two things					vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient
2	not is	present	that					neither tea nor milk parataxis; both, true property	tree rules

Everyday, meaning 3

«Me neither» or «neither do I» means I also do not.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 neither	punct
2	Me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 neither	nsubj
3	neither	neither	ADV	_	11 means	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 neither	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 do	cc
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 do	punct
7	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	8 do	nsubj
8	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 neither	conj
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 do	nsubj
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 neither	punct
11	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 do	nsubj
13	also	also	ADV	_	14 do	advmod
14	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 means	ccomp
15	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 do	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	do in a quote	present	neither	I nsubj	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	not do	present	I		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Early Modern English, meaning 1

Used to say "not one nor the other"; also used to start a sentence with "not" and "nor" in the old way.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 say	mark
3	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Used	advcl
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 one	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 one	advmod
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 say	ccomp
7	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	9 other	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 other	det
9	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 one	conj
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 one	punct
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 used	punct
12	also	also	ADV	_	13 used	advmod
13	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Used	conj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 start	mark
15	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 used	xcomp
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 sentence	det
17	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 start	obj
18	with	with	ADP	_	20 not	case
19	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 not	punct
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 start	obl
21	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 not	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 nor	cc
23	"	"	PUNCT	_	24 nor	punct
24	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	29 way	cc
25	"	"	PUNCT	_	24 nor	punct
26	in	in	ADP	_	29 way	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 way	det
28	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 way	amod
29	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 start	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	participle			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive		one ccomp	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	use	participle			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4	start	to-infinitive	a sentence	the old way conj	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.subeventuality»: agent=Agent sentence=Eventuality with not=Subeventuality

Example 1

Neither Tom nor Ann has a red pen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	2 Tom	det
2	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 has	nsubj
3	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	4 Ann	cc
4	Ann	Ann	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Tom	conj
5	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 pen	det
7	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pen	amod
8	pen	pen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	neither Tom nor Ann	a red pen					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pen=Patient

Example 2

5 pupils like neither tea nor milk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 pupils	nummod
2	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 tea	case
4	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	5 tea	det
5	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pupils	nmod
6	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	7 milk	cc
7	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tea	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pupils	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

Neither box holds more than 10 balls.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	2 box	det
2	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 holds	nsubj
3	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV	6 10	advmod
5	than	than	ADP	_	4 more	fixed
6	10	10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 balls	nummod
7	balls	ball	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 holds	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 holds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	present	neither box	10 balls					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme

Example 4

How many children play neither sport?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 children	amod
3	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 play	nsubj
4	play	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	6 sport	det
6	sport	sport	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 play	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	present	many children	neither sport					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sport=Theme

Example 5

Neither of my brothers likes football.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	5 likes	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 brothers	case
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 brothers	nmod:poss
4	brothers	brother	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Neither	nmod
5	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 likes	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 likes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	Neither of my brothers	football					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot football=Theme

Example 6

«I can't swim.» «Me neither.»

Sentence 1: «I can't swim.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 swim	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 swim	nsubj
3	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 swim	aux
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 swim	advmod
5	swim	swim	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 swim	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 swim	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not swim in a quote	can	I						vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: «Me neither.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Me	punct
2	Me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	root	root
3	neither	neither	ADV	_	2 Me	advmod
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Me	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Me	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 7

In the Venn diagram, write the numbers in neither set outside the circles.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 diagram	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 diagram	det
3	Venn	Venn	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 diagram	compound
4	diagram	diagram	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 write	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 diagram	punct
6	write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 numbers	det
8	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 write	obj
9	in	in	SCONJ	_	11 set	mark
10	neither	neither	ADV	_	11 set	advmod
11	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 write	advcl
12	outside	outside	ADP	_	14 circles	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 circles	det
14	circles	circle	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 set	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	the numbers		the Venn diagram			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent number=Theme in diagram=Destination
2	set	participle	you not said here			the circles		neither property	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent outside circle=Destination

Example 8

She was neither hungry nor tired.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 hungry	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 hungry	cop
3	neither	neither	ADV	_	4 hungry	advmod
4	hungry	hungry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	6 tired	cc
6	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 hungry	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hungry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	She					hungry, neither property	tree rules
2	be		She not said here						tree rules

Example 9

Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	4 bear	nsubj
2	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	4 bear	aux
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 bear	nsubj
4	bear	bear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	false	false	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 witness	amod
6	witness	witness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bear	obj
7	against	against	ADP	_	9 neighbour	case
8	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 neighbour	nmod:poss
9	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bear	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	shall	Neither	false witness				against thy neighbour; thou nsubj	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witness=Patient

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.5.20	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.5.20	compound
3	DEU.5.20	DEU.5.20	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.5.20	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.5.20	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 10

neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause. (Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	4 favour	nsubj
2	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	4 favour	aux
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 favour	nsubj
4	favour	favour	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 man	det
6	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 man	amod
7	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 favour	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 cause	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 cause	nmod:poss
10	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 favour	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 favour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	favour	shall	neither	a poor man		man's cause		thou nsubj	tree rules
2	cause		man						nom cause «event transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.23.3	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.23.3	compound
3	EXO.23.3	EXO.23.3	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.23.3	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.23.3	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 11

Then I said unto you: 'Dread not, neither be afraid of them. (Torah DEU.1.29, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Then I said unto you: 'Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 said	advmod
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	unto	unto	ADP	_	5 you	case
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 said	obl
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 Dread	punct
7	'	'	PUNCT	_	8 Dread	punct
8	Dread	dread	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 said	ccomp
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 Dread	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 afraid	punct
11	neither	neither	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	13 afraid	cc:preconj
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 afraid	cop
13	afraid	afraid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 Dread	conj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 them	case
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 afraid	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	I	then	unto you	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not dread	infinitive				vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
3	is	infinitive			of them = they; afraid property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.1.29, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.1.29	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.1.29	compound
3	DEU.1.29	DEU.1.29	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.1.29	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.1.29	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 12

And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.' (Prophets 1SA.16.8, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 said	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 hath	punct
5	'	'	PUNCT	_	7 hath	punct
6	Neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	7 hath	nsubj
7	hath	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 said	ccomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 LORD	det
9	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 chosen	nsubj
10	chosen	choose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 hath	ccomp
11	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 chosen	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hath	punct
13	'	'	PUNCT	_	7 hath	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	he		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have	present	Neither		tree rules
3	choose	participle	the LORD	this	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.16.8, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1SA.16.8	1SA.16.8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1SA.16.8	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 13

Behold, He that keepeth Israel doth neither slumber nor sleep. (Writings PSA.121.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Behold, He that keepeth Israel doth neither slumber nor sleep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Behold	behold	INTJ	_	5 keepeth	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Behold	punct
3	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 keepeth	nsubj
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	5 keepeth	mark
5	keepeth	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 doth	nsubj
7	doth	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 keepeth	ccomp
8	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	9 slumber	det
9	slumber	slumber	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 doth	obj
10	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	11 sleep	cc
11	sleep	sleep	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 slumber	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 keepeth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	He						tree rules
2	do	present	Israel	neither slumber nor sleep					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slumber=Eventuality

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.121.4, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.121.4	PSA.121.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.121.4	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.121.4	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 14

A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this. (Writings PSA.92.7, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	brutish	brutish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knoweth	nsubj
4	knoweth	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 knoweth	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 doth	punct
7	neither	neither	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	8 doth	cc:preconj
8	doth	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 knoweth	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 fool	det
10	fool	fool	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 doth	obj
11	understand	understand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 doth	xcomp
12	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 understand	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 knoweth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	not know	present	a brutish man		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	do	present	a brutish man not said here	a fool	tree rules
3	understand	infinitive	a brutish man not said here	this	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.92.7, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.92.7	PSA.92.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.92.7	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.92.7	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 15

Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

From Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	4 bear	nsubj
2	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	4 bear	aux
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 bear	nsubj
4	bear	bear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	false	false	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 witness	amod
6	witness	witness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bear	obj
7	against	against	ADP	_	9 neighbour	case
8	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 neighbour	nmod:poss
9	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bear	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	shall	Neither	false witness				against thy neighbour; thou nsubj	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witness=Patient

Example 16

I can neither fly nor swim.”

From Peter Pan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 fly	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 fly	aux
3	neither	neither	ADV	_	4 fly	advmod
4	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	6 swim	cc
6	swim	swim	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 fly	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fly	punct
8	”	"	PUNCT	_	4 fly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	can	I					neither property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	swim	infinitive	I not said here						vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 17

neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.

From Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	4 favour	nsubj
2	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	4 favour	aux
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 favour	nsubj
4	favour	favour	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 man	det
6	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 man	amod
7	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 favour	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 cause	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 cause	nmod:poss
10	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 favour	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 favour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	favour	shall	neither	a poor man		man's cause		thou nsubj	tree rules
2	cause		man						nom cause «event transitive»: poss=agent

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📖 neither

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