how

Who acts: many, it, ya, you, I, thick · What happens: ask, show, come, mean, go, be · To what, where: way, surprise, greetings, you, angry put downs, many · Speech: someone speaks here

«how» in the Judaism dictionary: its 9 meanings for a pupil and its 19 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: how in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

How asks in what way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 asks	advmod
2	asks	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 way	case
4	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 way	nsubj
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 asks	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 asks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present				way			vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: 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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

How do you make a kite?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	4 make	advmod
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 make	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 make	nsubj
4	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 kite	det
6	kite	kite	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · do-support	you	a kite					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kite=Product

Meaning 2

With «many» or «much», how asks about an amount: how many apples, how much water.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	3 many	case
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 many	punct
3	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 asks	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 many	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 much	cc
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 much	punct
7	much	much	ADV	_	3 many	advmod
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 much	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 asks	punct
10	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	11 asks	advmod
11	asks	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	about	about	ADP	_	14 amount	case
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 amount	det
14	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 asks	obl
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 apples	punct
16	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	17 many	advmod
17	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 apples	amod
18	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 amount	appos
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 water	punct
20	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	21 much	advmod
21	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 water	amod
22	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 apples	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 asks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present	many					about a amount	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about amount=Topic

Meaning 3

With an adjective, how asks about size, age and so on: how old, how tall, how far, how long.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	3 adjective	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 adjective	det
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 asks	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 asks	punct
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	6 asks	advmod
6	asks	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	about	about	ADP	_	8 size	case
8	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 asks	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 age	punct
10	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 size	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 on	cc
12	so	so	ADV	_	13 on	advmod
13	on	on	ADP	_	6 asks	ccomp
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 old	punct
15	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	16 old	advmod
16	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 asks	ccomp
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 tall	punct
18	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	19 tall	advmod
19	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 old	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 far	punct
21	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	22 far	advmod
22	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	16 old	advmod
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 long	punct
24	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	25 long	advmod
25	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	22 far	advmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 asks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present						with a adjective; about size and age	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about size=Topic

Meaning 4

How asks about feelings or health.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 asks	advmod
2	asks	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	ADP	_	4 feelings	case
4	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 asks	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 health	cc
6	health	health	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 feelings	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 asks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present						about feelings or health	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about feeling=Topic

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

How are you?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 How	cop
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	1 How	nsubj
4	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 How	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	you					how property	tree rules

Meaning 5

How can show surprise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	3 show	advmod
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 show	aux
3	show	show	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 show	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	can		surprise					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surprise=Recipient

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

How kind of you!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
2	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 How	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 you	case
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 kind	nmod
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 How	punct

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

Meaning 6

Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.

«How come?» means why; «how's it going?», «how ya going?» (Australia), «howya» (Ireland) and «how are ya» are greetings; «and how!» means very much so.

Sentence 1: «How come?» means why; «how's it going?», «how ya going?»

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 come	punct
2	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	3 come	advmod
3	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 means	csubj
4	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 come	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 come	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	6 means	advmod
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 going	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 going	punct
10	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	13 going	advmod
11	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 going	aux
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 going	nsubj
13	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 means	parataxis
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	13 going	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 going	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 going	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 going	punct
18	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	20 going	advmod
19	ya	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	20 going	nsubj
20	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 means	parataxis
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	20 going	punct
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 going	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	come in a quote	infinitive		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	go in a quote	present · progressive	it	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	go in a quote	gerund	ya	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Australia), «howya» (Ireland) and «how are ya» are greetings; «and how!» means very much so.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 howya	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 howya	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 howya	punct
6	howya	howya	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 howya	punct
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 Ireland	punct
9	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 howya	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 Ireland	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 greetings	cc
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 ya	punct
13	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	15 ya	advmod
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 ya	cop
15	ya	ya	X	_	18 greetings	nsubj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 ya	punct
17	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 greetings	cop
18	greetings	greeting	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 howya	conj
19	;	;	PUNCT	_	25 means	punct
20	«	«	PUNCT	_	25 means	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 means	cc
22	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	25 means	advmod
23	!	!	PUNCT	_	22 how	punct
24	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 how	punct
25	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 howya	parataxis
26	very	very	ADV	_	27 much	advmod
27	much	much	ADV	_	28 so	advmod
28	so	so	ADV	_	25 means	advmod
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 howya	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	ya	greetings					tree rules
2	mean	present							vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 7

Usage: rough — kept apart, not parsed.

«How thick are you?» or «how many times do I have to tell you?» are angry put-downs, not real questions.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 thick	punct
2	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	3 thick	advmod
3	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 downs	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 thick	cop
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 thick	nsubj
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 thick	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 thick	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 have	cc
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 have	punct
10	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	11 many	advmod
11	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 times	amod
12	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 have	obl:unmarked
13	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 have	aux
14	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 have	nsubj
15	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 thick	conj
16	to	to	PART	_	17 tell	mark
17	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 have	xcomp
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	17 tell	iobj
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 thick	punct
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 thick	punct
21	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	25 downs	cop
22	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 downs	amod
23	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	25 downs	compound
24	-	-	PUNCT	_	23 put	punct
25	downs	down	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 questions	punct
27	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	29 questions	advmod
28	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 questions	amod
29	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 downs	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	25 downs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	you				thick property	tree rules
2	have in a quote	present · do-support	I			time		tree rules
3	tell speech: assert in a quote	to-infinitive	I not said here		you			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient
4	put	participle						vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
5	is a	present	thick	angry put downs and real questions				tree rules

Meaning 8

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

The exam voice replaces «how many» and «how much» with «determine the number of», «ascertain the quantity of», «state the magnitude of», «in what manner».

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 voice	det
2	exam	exam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 voice	compound
3	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 replaces	nsubj
4	replaces	replace	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 many	punct
6	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	7 many	advmod
7	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 replaces	obj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 many	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 determine	cc
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 much	punct
11	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	12 much	advmod
12	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 determine	ccomp
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 much	punct
14	with	with	ADP	_	16 determine	case
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 determine	punct
16	determine	determine	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 replaces	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 number	det
18	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 determine	obj
19	of	of	ADP	_	18 number	case
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 determine	punct
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 ascertain	punct
22	«	«	PUNCT	_	23 ascertain	punct
23	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 replaces	parataxis
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 quantity	det
25	quantity	quantity	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 ascertain	obj
26	of	of	ADP	_	25 quantity	case
27	»	»	PUNCT	_	23 ascertain	punct
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 state	punct
29	«	«	PUNCT	_	30 state	punct
30	state	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 replaces	parataxis
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 magnitude	det
32	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 state	obj
33	of	of	ADP	_	32 magnitude	case
34	»	»	PUNCT	_	30 state	punct
35	,	,	PUNCT	_	39 manner	punct
36	«	«	PUNCT	_	39 manner	punct
37	in	in	ADP	_	39 manner	case
38	what	what	DET	PronType=Int	39 manner	det
39	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 replaces	parataxis
40	»	»	PUNCT	_	39 manner	punct
41	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 replaces	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	replace	present	the exam voice	many	tree rules
2	determine in a quote	infinitive	the exam voice not said here	the number	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic
3	ascertain in a quote	infinitive		the quantity	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quantity=Topic
4	state speech: other in a quote	infinitive		the magnitude	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent magnitude=Topic

Meaning 9

How can also mean the way in which something is done or happens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	4 mean	advmod
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 way	det
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 which	case
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 done	obl
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	6 way	acl:relcl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 happens	cc
13	happens	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 done	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	mean	can	the way		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic
2	do	present · passive	something	the way	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
3	happen	present			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long? (Torah NUM.24.22, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nevertheless	nevertheless	ADV	_	5 wasted	advmod
2	Kain	Kain	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 wasted	nsubj:pass
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 wasted	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 wasted	aux:pass
5	wasted	waste	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 long	punct
7	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 long	advmod
8	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 wasted	advmod
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 wasted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	waste	shall · passive		Kain				long, nevertheless property	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.24.22, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.24.22	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.24.22	compound
3	NUM.24.22	NUM.24.22	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.24.22	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.24.22	punct

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

Example 2

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	4 curse	advmod
2	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 curse	aux
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 curse	nsubj
4	curse	curse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 cursed	punct
6	whom	whom	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 cursed	obl
7	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 cursed	nsubj
8	hath	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 cursed	aux
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 cursed	advmod
10	cursed	curse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 curse	advcl
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 curse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curse	shall	I						vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	not curse	present · perfect	God						vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.23.8	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.23.8	compound
3	NUM.23.8	NUM.23.8	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.23.8	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.23.8	punct

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

Example 3

And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated? (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 execrate	cc
2	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	5 execrate	advmod
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 execrate	aux
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 execrate	nsubj
5	execrate	execrate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 whom	punct
7	whom	whom	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 execrated	obj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 LORD	det
9	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 execrated	nsubj
10	hath	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 execrated	aux
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 execrated	advmod
12	execrated	execrate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 execrate	ccomp
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 execrate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	execrate	shall	I						vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	not execrate	present · perfect	the LORD						vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whom=Stimulus

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.23.8	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.23.8	compound
3	NUM.23.8	NUM.23.8	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.23.8	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.23.8	punct

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

Example 4

How forcible are words of uprightness! (Writings JOB.6.25, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: How forcible are words of uprightness!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 forcible	advmod
2	forcible	forcible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 words	amod
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 words	cop
4	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 uprightness	case
6	uprightness	uprightness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 words	nmod
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 words	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		forcible words				of uprightness	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.6.25, 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	JOB.6.25	JOB.6.25	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.6.25	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.6.25	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 5

O how love I Thy law! (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: O how love I Thy law!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	O	o	INTJ	_	6 law	discourse
2	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	6 law	advmod
3	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 law	nsubj
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 law	nsubj
5	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 law	nmod:poss
6	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 law	punct

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

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.97, 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.119.97	PSA.119.97	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.119.97	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.119.97	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 6

How is the gold become dim! (Writings LAM.4.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: How is the gold become dim!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	4 gold	advmod
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 gold	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 gold	det
4	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 become	nsubj
5	become	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	dim	dim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 become	xcomp
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the gold					tree rules
2	become	present	the gold					dim property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Sentence 2: (Writings LAM.4.1, 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	LAM.4.1	LAM.4.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LAM.4.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 LAM.4.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 7

How many apples are on the table?

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 apples	amod
3	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 table	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 table	cop
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 table	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 table	det
7	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 table	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	many apples			the table			tree rules

Example 8

How many more books does Tom have than Ben?

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	4 books	amod
3	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 books	amod
4	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 have	nsubj
5	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 have	aux
6	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 have	nsubj
7	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	than	than	ADP	_	9 Ben	case
9	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 have	obl
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present · do-support	many more books					than Ben	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 9

How much money does Sara have left?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 much	advmod
2	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 money	amod
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 does	nsubj
4	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	Sara	Sara	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 left	nsubj
6	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 left	aux
7	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 does	ccomp
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 does	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	much money						tree rules
2	leave	infinitive · perfect	Sara						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 10

How old are you?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 old	advmod
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 old	cop
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 old	nsubj
5	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	you					old property	tree rules

Example 11

How far is it to the park?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 far	advmod
2	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 far	cop
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 far	nsubj
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 park	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 park	det
7	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 far	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 far	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	it					to the park; far property	tree rules

Example 12

Can you show me how to tie my shoes?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 show	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 show	nsubj
3	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 show	iobj
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	7 tie	advmod
6	to	to	PART	_	7 tie	mark
7	tie	tie	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 show	conj
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 shoes	nmod:poss
9	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 tie	obj
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	can	you		me				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
2	tie	to-infinitive	you not said here	my shoes					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient

Example 13

How are you today?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 How	cop
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	1 How	nsubj
4	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 How	obl:unmarked
5	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 How	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	you				today	how property	tree rules

Example 14

How about a game of tag?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
2	about	about	ADP	_	4 game	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 game	det
4	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 How	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 tag	case
6	tag	tag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 game	nmod
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 How	punct

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

Example 15

bus at 8:40 its 8:25 now, how long

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	at	at	ADP	_	3 8:40	case
3	8:40	8:40	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 bus	nmod
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 8:25	nmod:poss
5	8:25	8:25	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 8:40	nmod
6	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	1 bus	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 long	punct
8	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 long	advmod
9	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 bus	advmod

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

Example 16

How come you've got more than me?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 come	advmod
2	come	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 got	nsubj
4	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 got	aux
5	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 come	ccomp
6	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 got	obj
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 me	case
8	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 more	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present							tree rules
2	get	present · perfect	you	more					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer more=Stimulus

Example 17

How many times do I have to tell you, it's 12!

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 times	amod
3	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 have	obl:unmarked
4	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 have	aux
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 have	nsubj
6	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 tell	mark
8	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 have	xcomp
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 tell	iobj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 12	punct
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 12	nsubj
12	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 12	cop
13	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 tell	obl
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	roles by
1	have	present · do-support	I			time	tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	to-infinitive	I not said here		you		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient
3	is a	present	it	12			tree rules

Example 18

Ascertain the quantity of monetary funds remaining in Sara's possession.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 quantity	det
3	quantity	quantity	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 funds	case
5	monetary	monetary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 funds	amod
6	funds	fund	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 quantity	nmod
7	remaining	remain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 funds	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 possession	case
9	Sara	Sara	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 possession	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 Sara	case
11	possession	possession	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 remaining	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the quantity of monetary funds		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quantity=Topic
2	remain	gerund	monetary funds not said here		Sara's possession	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in possession=Location
3	possess		Sara			nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 19

That is how I lost it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 how	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 how	cop
3	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 lost	nsubj
5	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 how	advcl:relcl
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 lost	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 how	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	That					how property	tree rules
2	lose	past	I	it					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

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