superlative Who acts: superlative, adjective, Superlatives, review, ten Sephiroth, God · What happens: be, show, mean, have, conjoin, burn · To what, where: form, words, end, unity, second one, superlative · Speech: someone speaks here
«superlative» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 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: superlative in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
A superlative is the form of an adjective or adverb that shows the most or least: biggest, fastest, most beautiful, best, worst.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det advmod cc ccomp punct conj punct conj punct advmod parataxis punct parataxis punct conj punct root A DET superlative NOUN is AUX the DET form NOUN of ADP an DET adjective NOUN or CCONJ adverb NOUN that PRON shows VERB the DET most ADV or CCONJ least ADJ : PUNCT biggest ADJ , PUNCT fastest ADJ , PUNCT most ADV beautiful ADJ , PUNCT best ADJ , PUNCT worst ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 superlative det 2 superlative superlative NOUN Number=Sing 5 form nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 form cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 form det 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 adjective case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 adjective det 8 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 5 form nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 adverb cc 10 adverb adverb NOUN Number=Sing 8 adjective conj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 shows nsubj 12 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 adjective acl:relcl 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 least det 14 most most ADV Degree=Sup 16 least advmod 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 least cc 16 least least ADJ Degree=Sup 12 shows ccomp 17 : : PUNCT _ 18 biggest punct 18 biggest big ADJ Degree=Sup 5 form conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 fastest punct 20 fastest fast ADJ Degree=Sup 18 biggest conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 23 beautiful punct 22 most most ADV Degree=Sup 23 beautiful advmod 23 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 18 biggest parataxis 24 , , PUNCT _ 25 best punct 25 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 23 beautiful parataxis 26 , , PUNCT _ 27 worst punct 27 worst bad ADJ Degree=Sup 25 best conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 form punct
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1 is a present a superlative the form of a adjective or adverb tree rules 2 show present a adjective or adverb vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 be a superlative not said here tree rules
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 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Superlative means extremely good, of the highest quality: a superlative performance.
nsubj advmod xcomp punct case det amod parataxis punct det amod conj punct root Superlative NOUN means VERB extremely ADV good ADJ , PUNCT of ADP the DET highest ADJ quality NOUN : PUNCT a DET superlative ADJ performance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Superlative superlative NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 extremely extremely ADV _ 4 good advmod 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 quality punct 6 of of ADP _ 9 quality case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 quality det 8 highest high ADJ Degree=Sup 9 quality amod 9 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 performance punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 performance det 12 superlative superlative ADJ Degree=Pos 13 performance amod 13 performance performance NOUN Number=Sing 9 quality conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Superlative good property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Superlatives can also be words of very high praise.
nsubj aux advmod cop case advmod amod nmod punct root Superlatives NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX words NOUN of ADP very ADV high ADJ praise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Superlatives superlative NOUN Number=Plur 5 words nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 words aux 3 also also ADV _ 5 words advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 words cop 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 praise case 7 very very ADV _ 8 high advmod 8 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 9 praise amod 9 praise praise NOUN Number=Sing 5 words nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 words punct
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1 is a can Superlatives words of high praise tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"The review was full of superlatives."
punct det nsubj cop case obl punct punct root " PUNCT The DET review NOUN was AUX full ADJ of ADP superlatives NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 full punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 review det 3 review review NOUN Number=Sing 5 full nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 full cop 5 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 superlatives case 7 superlatives superlative NOUN Number=Plur 5 full obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 full punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 5 full punct
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1 is in a quote past the review of superlatives; full property tree rules
Example 1 These ten Sephiroth which are, moreover, ineffable, have their end even as their beginning, conjoined, even as is a flame to a burning coal: for our God is superlative in his unity, and does not permit any second one. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
Sentence 1: These ten Sephiroth which are, moreover, ineffable, have their end even as their beginning, conjoined, even as is a flame to a burning coal: for our God is superlative in his unity, and does not permit any second one.
The tree, 39 words det nummod nsubj nmod cop punct advmod punct punct conj nmod:poss obj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct conj punct advmod case cop det obl case det amod nmod punct mark nmod:poss nsubj cop conj case nmod:poss obl punct cc aux advmod conj det amod obj punct root These DET ten NUM Sephiroth PROPN which PRON are AUX , PUNCT moreover ADV , PUNCT ineffable ADJ , PUNCT have VERB their PRON end NOUN even ADV as ADP their PRON beginning NOUN , PUNCT conjoined VERB , PUNCT even ADV as ADP is AUX a DET flame NOUN to ADP a DET burning VERB coal NOUN : PUNCT for SCONJ our PRON God PROPN is AUX superlative ADJ in ADP his PRON unity NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ does AUX not PART permit VERB any DET second ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 These this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 3 Sephiroth det 2 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 Sephiroth nummod 3 Sephiroth Sephiroth PROPN Number=Sing 9 ineffable nsubj 4 which which PRON PronType=Rel 3 Sephiroth nmod 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 ineffable cop 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 ineffable punct 7 moreover moreover ADV _ 9 ineffable advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 ineffable punct 9 ineffable ineffable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 have punct 11 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 ineffable conj 12 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 end nmod:poss 13 end end NOUN Number=Sing 11 have obj 14 even even ADV _ 17 beginning advmod 15 as as ADP _ 17 beginning case 16 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 beginning nmod:poss 17 beginning beginning NOUN Number=Sing 11 have obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 conjoined punct 19 conjoined conjoin VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 ineffable conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 25 flame punct 21 even even ADV _ 25 flame advmod 22 as as ADP _ 25 flame case 23 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 flame cop 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 flame det 25 flame flame NOUN Number=Sing 9 ineffable obl 26 to to ADP _ 29 coal case 27 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 29 coal det 28 burning burn VERB VerbForm=Ger 29 coal amod 29 coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 25 flame nmod 30 : : PUNCT _ 35 superlative punct 31 for for SCONJ _ 35 superlative mark 32 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 33 God nmod:poss 33 God God PROPN Number=Sing 35 superlative nsubj 34 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 35 superlative cop 35 superlative superlative ADJ Degree=Pos 9 ineffable conj 36 in in ADP _ 38 unity case 37 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 38 unity nmod:poss 38 unity unity NOUN Number=Sing 35 superlative obl 39 , , PUNCT _ 43 permit punct 40 and and CCONJ _ 43 permit cc 41 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 43 permit aux 42 not not PART Polarity=Neg 43 permit advmod 43 permit permit VERB VerbForm=Inf 35 superlative conj 44 any any DET PronType=Ind 46 one det 45 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 46 one amod 46 one one NOUN Number=Sing 43 permit obj 47 . . PUNCT _ 9 ineffable punct
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1 is present this ten Sephiroth ineffable, moreover property tree rules 2 have present this ten Sephiroth not said here their end as their beginning vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Patient 3 conjoin participle this ten Sephiroth not said here vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 4 is present as a flame; to a burning coal tree rules 5 burn gerund vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 is present our God God's unity superlative property tree rules 7 not permit present · do-support our God not said here any second one vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme 8 begin their = they nom beginning «event transitive»: poss=agent
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
punct flat punct conj flat punct root ( PUNCT Sefer PROPN Yetzirah PROPN , PUNCT Westcott PROPN 1887 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Sefer punct 2 Sefer Sefer PROPN Number=Sing root root 3 Yetzirah Yetzirah PROPN Number=Sing 2 Sefer flat 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 Westcott punct 5 Westcott Westcott PROPN Number=Sing 2 Sefer conj 6 1887 1887 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 Westcott flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Sefer punct
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Example 2 "Tallest" is the superlative of "tall".
punct nsubj punct cop det case punct nmod punct punct root " PUNCT Tallest ADJ " PUNCT is AUX the DET superlative NOUN of ADP " PUNCT tall ADJ " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Tallest punct 2 Tallest tall ADJ Degree=Sup 6 superlative nsubj 3 " " PUNCT _ 2 Tallest punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 superlative cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 superlative det 6 superlative superlative NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 tall case 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 tall punct 9 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 6 superlative nmod 10 " " PUNCT _ 9 tall punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 superlative punct
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1 is a present Tallest the superlative of tall tree rules
Example 3 The superlative of "good" is "best".
det nsubj case punct acl punct cop punct punct punct root The DET superlative NOUN of ADP " PUNCT good ADJ " PUNCT is AUX " PUNCT best ADJ " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 superlative det 2 superlative superlative NOUN Number=Sing 9 best nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 good case 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 good punct 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 superlative acl 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 good punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 best cop 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 best punct 9 best good ADJ Degree=Sup root root 10 " " PUNCT _ 9 best punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 best punct
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1 is in a quote present the superlative good property tree rules
Example 4 Use "the" before a superlative: the fastest runner.
punct obj punct case det obl punct det amod obl punct root Use VERB " PUNCT the DET " PUNCT before ADP a DET superlative NOUN : PUNCT the DET fastest ADJ runner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 the punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 1 Use obj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 the punct 5 before before ADP _ 7 superlative case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 superlative det 7 superlative superlative NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obl 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 runner punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 runner det 10 fastest fast ADJ Degree=Sup 11 runner amod 11 runner runner NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here the before a superlative the fastest runner obl vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent the=Patient
Example 5 The chef cooked a superlative meal.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET chef NOUN cooked VERB a DET superlative ADJ meal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 chef det 2 chef chef NOUN Number=Sing 3 cooked nsubj 3 cooked cook VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 meal det 5 superlative superlative ADJ Degree=Pos 6 meal amod 6 meal meal NOUN Number=Sing 3 cooked obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 cooked punct
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1 cook past the chef a superlative meal vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent meal=Patient
Example 6 The critics ran out of superlatives to describe the show.
det nsubj case case obl mark advcl det obj punct root The DET critics NOUN ran VERB out ADP of ADP superlatives NOUN to PART describe VERB the DET show NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 critics det 2 critics critic NOUN Number=Plur 3 ran nsubj 3 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 6 superlatives case 5 of of ADP _ 6 superlatives case 6 superlatives superlative NOUN Number=Plur 3 ran obl 7 to to PART _ 8 describe mark 8 describe describe VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 ran advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 show det 10 show show NOUN Number=Sing 8 describe obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 ran punct
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1 run past the critics superlatives vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out superlative=Trajectory 2 describe to-infinitive the critics not said here the show vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent show=Theme
Example 7 Find the superlative: "Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth."
The tree, 11 words det obj punct punct compound nsubj cop det amod conj case nmod punct punct root Find VERB the DET superlative NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT Mount NOUN Everest NOUN is AUX the DET highest ADJ mountain NOUN on ADP Earth PROPN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 superlative det 3 superlative superlative NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obj 4 : : PUNCT _ 11 mountain punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 11 mountain punct 6 Mount mount NOUN Number=Sing 7 Everest compound 7 Everest everest NOUN Number=Sing 11 mountain nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 mountain cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 mountain det 10 highest high ADJ Degree=Sup 11 mountain amod 11 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 3 superlative conj 12 on on ADP _ 13 Earth case 13 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 11 mountain nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Find punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 1 Find punct
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1 find imperative you not said here the superlative and the highest mountain vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent superlative=Topic 2 is a in a quote present Mount Everest the highest mountain Earth tree rules
Example 8 "Most exciting" is a superlative made with "most".
punct amod nsubj punct cop det acl obl punct fixed punct punct root " PUNCT Most ADJ exciting ADJ " PUNCT is AUX a DET superlative NOUN made VERB with ADP " PUNCT most ADJ " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 exciting punct 2 Most most ADJ Degree=Sup 3 exciting amod 3 exciting exciting ADJ Degree=Pos 7 superlative nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 exciting punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 superlative cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 superlative det 7 superlative superlative NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 superlative acl 9 with with ADP _ 8 made obl 10 " " PUNCT _ 11 most punct 11 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 9 with fixed 12 " " PUNCT _ 11 most punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 superlative punct
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1 is a present Most exciting a superlative tree rules 2 make participle a superlative not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
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