actual Who acts: Actual, I, actual number, picture, actual party, moon · What happens: mean, not guess, imagine, plan, use, stress · To what, where: real, Actual, exact thing, 50 sweets, 62, beetle · Speech: someone speaks here
«actual» 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: actual in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Actual means real or true, not just guessed, imagined or planned.
nsubj obj cc conj punct advmod advmod parataxis punct conj cc conj punct root Actual ADJ means VERB real ADJ or CCONJ true ADJ , PUNCT not PART just ADV guessed VERB , PUNCT imagined VERB or CCONJ planned VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Actual actual ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 true cc 5 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 3 real conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 guessed punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 guessed advmod 8 just just ADV _ 9 guessed advmod 9 guessed guess VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means parataxis 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 imagined punct 11 imagined imagine VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 guessed conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 planned cc 13 planned plan VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 imagined conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Actual real vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent real=Topic 2 not guess participle vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 imagine participle vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 4 plan participle vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: 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.
Meaning 2 Actual is used to stress the exact thing itself, as in «the actual answer».
The tree, 14 words nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl det amod obj nmod:unmarked punct mark case punct det amod parataxis punct punct root Actual NOUN is AUX used VERB to PART stress VERB the DET exact ADJ thing NOUN itself PRON , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT the DET actual ADJ answer NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Actual actual NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 used aux:pass 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 stress mark 5 stress stress VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 used advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 thing det 7 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 8 thing amod 8 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 5 stress obj 9 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes 8 thing nmod:unmarked 10 , , PUNCT _ 16 answer punct 11 as as SCONJ _ 16 answer mark 12 in in ADP _ 16 answer case 13 « « PUNCT _ 16 answer punct 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 answer det 15 actual actual ADJ Degree=Pos 16 answer amod 16 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 3 used parataxis 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 answer punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use present · passive Actual vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality 2 stress to-infinitive the exact thing Actual vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Destination
Example 1 I guessed 50 sweets, but the actual number was 62.
nsubj nummod obj punct cc det amod nsubj cop obl punct root I PRON guessed VERB 50 NUM sweets NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET actual ADJ number NOUN was AUX 62 NUM . PUNCT 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 2 guessed nsubj 2 guessed guess VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 sweets nummod 4 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 2 guessed obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 11 62 punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 11 62 cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 number det 8 actual actual ADJ Degree=Pos 9 number amod 9 number number NOUN Number=Sing 11 62 nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 62 cop 11 62 62 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 guessed obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 guessed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 guess past I 50 sweets vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme 2 is a past the actual number 62 tree rules
Example 2 The picture shows the beetle at actual size.
det nsubj det obj case amod nmod punct root The DET picture NOUN shows VERB the DET beetle NOUN at ADP actual ADJ size NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 picture det 2 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows nsubj 3 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 beetle det 5 beetle beetle NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 size case 7 actual actual ADJ Degree=Pos 8 size amod 8 size size NOUN Number=Sing 5 beetle nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 shows punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present the picture the beetle actual size vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent beetle=Recipient
Example 3 What is the difference between the estimate and the actual answer?
nsubj cop det case det nmod cc det amod conj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET difference NOUN between ADP the DET estimate NOUN and CCONJ the DET actual ADJ answer NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 difference nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 difference cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 difference det 4 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 between between ADP _ 7 estimate case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 estimate det 7 estimate estimate NOUN Number=Sing 4 difference nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 answer cc 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 answer det 10 actual actual ADJ Degree=Pos 11 answer amod 11 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 7 estimate conj 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 difference punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the difference between the estimate and the actual answer tree rules
Example 4 The actual party starts at six, not five.
det amod nsubj case obl punct advmod conj punct root The DET actual ADJ party NOUN starts VERB at ADP six NUM , PUNCT not PART five NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 party det 2 actual actual ADJ Degree=Pos 3 party amod 3 party party NOUN Number=Sing 4 starts nsubj 4 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 6 six case 6 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 starts obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 five punct 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 five advmod 9 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 six conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 starts punct
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1 start present the actual party six vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 5 In actual fact, the moon has no light of its own.
case amod obl punct det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root In ADP actual ADJ fact NOUN , PUNCT the DET moon NOUN has VERB no DET light NOUN of ADP its PRON own ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 fact case 2 actual actual ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fact amod 3 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 7 has obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 fact punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 moon det 6 moon moon NOUN Number=Sing 7 has nsubj 7 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 light det 9 light light NOUN Number=Sing 7 has obj 10 of of ADP _ 12 own case 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 own nmod:poss 12 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 9 light nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present the moon no light of moon's own actual fact vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Patient
Example 6 The plan said ten minutes, but the actual trip took twenty.
det nsubj nummod obj punct cc det amod nsubj conj obj punct root The DET plan NOUN said VERB ten NUM minutes NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET actual ADJ trip NOUN took VERB twenty NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plan det 2 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 minutes nummod 5 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 3 said obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 took punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 11 took cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 trip det 9 actual actual ADJ Degree=Pos 10 trip amod 10 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 11 took nsubj 11 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 said conj 12 twenty twenty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 took obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert past the plan minute vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 take past the actual trip twenty vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twenty=Theme
Example 7 But in the actual Russia of to-day, snakes bear by no means so bad a character.
The tree, 17 words cc case det amod obl case case punct obl punct nsubj mark nsubj advcl advmod obj det nsubj punct root But CCONJ in ADP the DET actual ADJ Russia PROPN of ADP to ADP - PUNCT day NOUN , PUNCT snakes NOUN bear VERB by SCONJ no DET means VERB so ADV bad ADJ a DET character NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 12 bear cc 2 in in ADP _ 5 Russia case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Russia det 4 actual actual ADJ Degree=Pos 5 Russia amod 5 Russia Russia PROPN Number=Sing 12 bear obl 6 of of ADP _ 9 day case 7 to to ADP _ 9 day case 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 to punct 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 12 bear obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 day punct 11 snakes snake NOUN Number=Plur 12 bear nsubj 12 bear bear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 by by SCONJ _ 15 means mark 14 no no DET PronType=Neg 15 means nsubj 15 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 bear advcl 16 so so ADV _ 17 bad advmod 17 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 15 means obj 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 character det 19 character character NOUN Number=Sing 17 bad nsubj 20 . . PUNCT _ 12 bear punct
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1 bear present snakes the actual Russia day vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 mean present no bad vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bad=Topic
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