acceptable Who acts: Acceptable, most people, behaviour ones, Shouting, answer, you · What happens: mean, allow, be, agree, shout, not be · To what, where: behaviour ones, class, trainers, water, classroom, waters
«acceptable» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: acceptable in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Acceptable means good enough or allowed.
nsubj xcomp advmod cc conj punct root Acceptable ADJ means VERB good ADJ enough ADV or CCONJ allowed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 enough enough ADV _ 3 good advmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 allowed cc 6 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 good conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Acceptable good property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 allow participle Acceptable not said here vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer
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 Acceptable behaviour or words are ones that most people agree are fine and polite.
The tree, 14 words amod compound cc conj cop nsubj mark amod nsubj acl cop cc conj punct root Acceptable ADJ behaviour NOUN or CCONJ words NOUN are AUX ones NOUN that SCONJ most ADJ people NOUN agree VERB are AUX fine ADJ and CCONJ polite ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 behaviour amod 2 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 6 ones compound 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 words cc 4 words word NOUN Number=Plur 2 behaviour conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 ones cop 6 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 12 fine nsubj 7 that that SCONJ _ 10 agree mark 8 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 9 people amod 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 agree nsubj 10 agree agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 ones acl 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 fine cop 12 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 polite cc 14 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 12 fine conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 12 fine punct
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1 is a present behaviour ones tree rules 2 agree speech: agree present most people behaviour ones not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent one=Topic 3 is present behaviour ones fine property tree rules 4 be behaviour ones not said here tree rules
Example 1 Shouting in class is not acceptable.
csubj case obl cop advmod punct root Shouting VERB in ADP class NOUN is AUX not PART acceptable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shouting shout VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 acceptable csubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 class case 3 class class NOUN Number=Sing 1 Shouting obl 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 acceptable cop 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 acceptable advmod 6 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 acceptable punct
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1 shout speech: express gerund class vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is present Shouting acceptable property tree rules
Example 2 Your answer is acceptable, but you can do better.
nmod:poss nsubj cop punct cc nsubj aux conj advmod punct root Your PRON answer NOUN is AUX acceptable ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ you PRON can AUX do VERB better ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 answer nmod:poss 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 4 acceptable nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 acceptable cop 4 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 do punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 9 do cc 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 do nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 do aux 9 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 acceptable conj 10 better well ADV Degree=Cmp 9 do advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 acceptable punct
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1 is present Your answer acceptable property tree rules 2 do can you well property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 answer Your nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 Is it acceptable to wear trainers to school?
cop nsubj mark xcomp obj case obl punct root Is AUX it PRON acceptable ADJ to PART wear VERB trainers NOUN to ADP school NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 acceptable cop 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 acceptable nsubj 3 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 wear mark 5 wear wear VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 acceptable xcomp 6 trainers trainer NOUN Number=Plur 5 wear obj 7 to to ADP _ 8 school case 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 5 wear obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 acceptable punct
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1 is present it acceptable property tree rules 2 wear to-infinitive trainers to school vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent trainer=Source
Example 4 Any answer between 9 and 11 is acceptable.
det nsubj case nmod cc conj cop punct root Any DET answer NOUN between ADP 9 NUM and CCONJ 11 NUM is AUX acceptable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Any any DET PronType=Ind 2 answer det 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 8 acceptable nsubj 3 between between ADP _ 4 9 case 4 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 answer nmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 11 cc 6 11 11 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 9 conj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 acceptable cop 8 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 acceptable punct
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1 is present any answer between 9 acceptable property tree rules
Example 5 The water was tested and was acceptable to drink.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass cc cop conj mark xcomp punct root The DET water NOUN was AUX tested VERB and CCONJ was AUX acceptable ADJ to PART drink VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 water det 2 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 tested nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 tested aux:pass 4 tested test VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 acceptable cc 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 acceptable cop 7 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos 4 tested conj 8 to to PART _ 9 drink mark 9 drink drink VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 acceptable xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 tested punct
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1 test past · passive the water vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 is past acceptable property tree rules 3 drink to-infinitive vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Rude words are not acceptable in the classroom.
amod nsubj cop advmod case det obl punct root Rude ADJ words NOUN are AUX not PART acceptable ADJ in ADP the DET classroom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 2 words amod 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 5 acceptable nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 acceptable cop 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 acceptable advmod 5 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 classroom case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 classroom det 8 classroom classroom NOUN Number=Sing 5 acceptable obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 acceptable punct
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1 not is present Rude words the classroom acceptable property tree rules
Example 7 Both spellings are acceptable.
det nsubj cop punct root Both DET spellings NOUN are AUX acceptable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 2 spellings det 2 spellings spelling NOUN Number=Plur 4 acceptable nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 acceptable cop 4 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 acceptable punct
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1 is present both spellings acceptable property tree rules
Example 8 A small mess is acceptable after painting, as long as you clean up.
The tree, 13 words det amod nsubj cop mark advcl punct advmod advmod mark nsubj advcl compound:prt punct root A DET small ADJ mess NOUN is AUX acceptable ADJ after SCONJ painting VERB , PUNCT as ADV long ADV as SCONJ you PRON clean VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 mess det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mess amod 3 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 5 acceptable nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 acceptable cop 5 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 after after SCONJ _ 7 painting mark 7 painting paint VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 acceptable advcl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 long punct 9 as as ADV _ 10 long advmod 10 long long ADV Degree=Pos 7 painting advmod 11 as as SCONJ _ 13 clean mark 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 clean nsubj 13 clean clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 long advcl 14 up up ADP _ 13 clean compound:prt 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 acceptable punct
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1 is present a small mess acceptable property tree rules 2 paint gerund a small mess not said here long property vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 clean up present you vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 9 The waters of the Nile had retreated, and the whole bed of the river was covered with frogs, which was a most acceptable prospect for the stork families.
The tree, 28 words det nsubj:pass case det nmod aux punct cc det amod nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass conj case obl punct nsubj cop det advmod amod nmod case det compound nmod punct root The DET waters NOUN of ADP the DET Nile PROPN had AUX retreated VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET whole ADJ bed NOUN of ADP the DET river NOUN was AUX covered VERB with ADP frogs NOUN , PUNCT which PRON was AUX a DET most ADV acceptable ADJ prospect NOUN for ADP the DET stork NOUN families NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 waters det 2 waters water NOUN Number=Plur 7 retreated nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 5 Nile case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Nile det 5 Nile Nile PROPN Number=Sing 2 waters nmod 6 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 retreated aux 7 retreated retreat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 17 covered punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 17 covered cc 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 bed det 11 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 12 bed amod 12 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 17 covered nsubj:pass 13 of of ADP _ 15 river case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 river det 15 river river NOUN Number=Sing 12 bed nmod 16 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 covered aux:pass 17 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 retreated conj 18 with with ADP _ 19 frogs case 19 frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 17 covered obl 20 , , PUNCT _ 26 prospect punct 21 which which PRON PronType=Rel 26 prospect nsubj 22 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 26 prospect cop 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 prospect det 24 most most ADV Degree=Sup 25 acceptable advmod 25 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos 26 prospect amod 26 prospect prospect NOUN Number=Sing 19 frogs nmod 27 for for ADP _ 30 families case 28 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 30 families det 29 stork stork NOUN Number=Sing 30 families compound 30 families family NOUN Number=Plur 26 prospect nmod 31 . . PUNCT _ 7 retreated punct
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1 retreat past · perfect · passive the waters of the Nile vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: subject=Extent 2 cover past · passive the whole bed of the river with frogs vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with frog=Theme 3 is a past frogs a acceptable prospect for the stork families tree rules
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