absurd Who acts: unreasonable, It, riddle, Mad Hatter, price, Alice · What happens: not make, be, wear, have, riddle, think · To what, where: sense, coat, heat, absurd answer, 3 buses, 2.5 buses · Speech: someone speaks here
«absurd» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: absurd in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Very silly and not making sense; ridiculous.
advmod cc advmod conj obj punct conj punct root Very ADV silly ADJ and CCONJ not PART making VERB sense NOUN ; PUNCT ridiculous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 silly advmod 2 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 making cc 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 making advmod 5 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 silly conj 6 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 5 making obj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 ridiculous punct 8 ridiculous ridiculous ADJ Degree=Pos 2 silly conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 silly punct
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1 not make gerund sense vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sense=Product
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 So unreasonable it is laughable: «an absurd price».
advmod nsubj nsubj cop punct punct det amod parataxis punct punct root So ADV unreasonable ADJ it PRON is AUX laughable ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT an DET absurd ADJ price NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 5 laughable advmod 2 unreasonable unreasonable ADJ Degree=Pos 5 laughable nsubj 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 laughable nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 laughable cop 5 laughable laughable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 : : PUNCT _ 10 price punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 10 price punct 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 price det 9 absurd absurd ADJ Degree=Pos 10 price amod 10 price price NOUN Number=Sing 5 laughable parataxis 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 price punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 laughable punct
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1 is present unreasonable laughable property tree rules
Example 1 It's absurd to wear a coat in this heat!
nsubj cop mark xcomp det obj case det obl punct root It PRON 's AUX absurd ADJ to PART wear VERB a DET coat NOUN in ADP this DET heat NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 absurd nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 absurd cop 3 absurd absurd ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 wear mark 5 wear wear VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 absurd xcomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 coat det 7 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 5 wear obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 heat case 9 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 heat det 10 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 5 wear obl 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 absurd punct
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1 is present It absurd property tree rules 2 wear to-infinitive a coat this heat vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme
Example 2 The Mad Hatter's riddle had an absurd answer – or none at all.
The tree, 13 words det amod nmod:poss case nsubj det amod obj punct cc conj case nmod punct root The DET Mad ADJ Hatter PROPN 's PART riddle NOUN had VERB an DET absurd ADJ answer NOUN – PUNCT or CCONJ none PRON at ADP all DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Hatter det 2 Mad mad ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Hatter amod 3 Hatter Hatter PROPN Number=Sing 5 riddle nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 Hatter case 5 riddle riddle NOUN Number=Sing 6 had nsubj 6 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 answer det 8 absurd absurd ADJ Degree=Pos 9 answer amod 9 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 6 had obj 10 – - PUNCT _ 12 none punct 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 none cc 12 none none PRON PronType=Neg 6 had conj 13 at at ADP _ 14 all case 14 all all DET PronType=Tot 12 none nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 had punct
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1 have past the Mad Hatter's riddle a absurd answer vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient 2 riddle the Mad Hatter nom riddle «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The price of the toy was absurd.
det nsubj case det nmod cop punct root The DET price NOUN of ADP the DET toy NOUN was AUX absurd ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 price det 2 price price NOUN Number=Sing 7 absurd nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 toy case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 toy det 5 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 2 price nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 absurd cop 7 absurd absurd ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 absurd punct
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1 is past the price of the toy absurd property tree rules
Example 4 Alice thought the whole trial was absurd.
nsubj det amod nsubj cop ccomp punct root Alice PROPN thought VERB the DET whole ADJ trial NOUN was AUX absurd ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 2 thought nsubj 2 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 trial det 4 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 5 trial amod 5 trial trial NOUN Number=Sing 7 absurd nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 absurd cop 7 absurd absurd ADJ Degree=Pos 2 thought ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 thought punct
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1 think speech: other past Alice vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is past the whole trial absurd property tree rules
Example 5 An answer of 2.5 buses is absurd – we need 3 buses.
det nsubj case nummod nmod cop punct nsubj parataxis nummod obj punct root An DET answer NOUN of ADP 2.5 NUM buses NOUN is AUX absurd ADJ – PUNCT we PRON need VERB 3 NUM buses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 answer det 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 7 absurd nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 buses case 4 2.5 2.5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 buses nummod 5 buses bus NOUN Number=Plur 2 answer nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 absurd cop 7 absurd absurd ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 – - PUNCT _ 10 need punct 9 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 need nsubj 10 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 absurd parataxis 11 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 buses nummod 12 buses bus NOUN Number=Plur 10 need obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 absurd punct
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1 is present a answer of 2.5 buses absurd property tree rules 2 need present we 3 buses vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bus=Theme 3 answer 2.5 buses nom answer «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 His excuse was so absurd that everyone laughed.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj advcl punct root His PRON excuse NOUN was AUX so ADV absurd ADJ that SCONJ everyone PRON laughed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 excuse nmod:poss 2 excuse excuse NOUN Number=Sing 5 absurd nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 absurd cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 absurd advmod 5 absurd absurd ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 that that SCONJ _ 8 laughed mark 7 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 8 laughed nsubj 8 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 absurd advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 absurd punct
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1 is past His excuse absurd property tree rules 2 laugh past everyone vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 excuse His = he nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 "What an absurd idea," said the hen.
punct nsubj det amod nsubj punct punct det nsubj punct root " PUNCT What PRON an DET absurd ADJ idea NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB the DET hen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 idea punct 2 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 idea nsubj 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 idea det 4 absurd absurd ADJ Degree=Pos 5 idea amod 5 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 idea punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 5 idea punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 hen det 10 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 idea in a quote tree rules 2 say speech: assert past a absurd idea vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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