adolescent Who acts: adolescent, young person, behaviour, teenager, body, big sister · What happens: be, grow, age, mean, do, describe · To what, where: young person, 12, behaviour, lot, adolescent, more privacy · Speech: someone speaks here
«adolescent» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: adolescent in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An adolescent is a young person who is growing from a child into an adult, usually aged about 12 to 18; a teenager.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj aux acl:relcl case det obl case det obl punct advmod acl advmod obj case nmod punct det conj punct root An DET adolescent NOUN is AUX a DET young ADJ person NOUN who PRON is AUX growing VERB from ADP a DET child NOUN into ADP an DET adult NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV aged VERB about ADV 12 NUM to ADP 18 NUM ; PUNCT a DET teenager NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 adolescent det 2 adolescent adolescent NOUN Number=Sing 6 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 person det 5 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 6 person amod 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 growing nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 growing aux 9 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 person acl:relcl 10 from from ADP _ 12 child case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 child det 12 child child NOUN Number=Sing 9 growing obl 13 into into ADP _ 15 adult case 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 adult det 15 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 9 growing obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 aged punct 17 usually usually ADV _ 18 aged advmod 18 aged age VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 person acl 19 about about ADV _ 20 12 advmod 20 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 18 aged obj 21 to to ADP _ 22 18 case 22 18 18 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 20 12 nmod 23 ; ; PUNCT _ 25 teenager punct 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 teenager det 25 teenager teenager NOUN Number=Sing 6 person conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 person punct
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1 is a present a adolescent a young person and a teenager tree rules 2 grow present · progressive a young person and a teenager from a child; into a adult result vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into adult=Result 3 age participle a young person and a teenager not said here 12 to 18; usually property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent 12=Patient
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 Adolescent means to do with this time of life.
nsubj mark ccomp case det obl case nmod punct root Adolescent NOUN means VERB to PART do VERB with ADP this DET time NOUN of ADP life NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Adolescent adolescent NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 5 with with ADP _ 7 time case 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 time det 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 life case 9 life life NOUN Number=Sing 7 time nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Adolescent vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive time vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: disapproving — kept apart, not parsed.
Adolescent can describe behaviour that is silly or immature, like a teenager showing off.
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux obj nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj punct case det conj acl compound:prt punct root Adolescent NOUN can AUX describe VERB behaviour NOUN that PRON is AUX silly ADJ or CCONJ immature ADJ , PUNCT like ADP a DET teenager NOUN showing VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Adolescent adolescent NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 describe aux 3 describe describe VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 silly nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 silly cop 7 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 4 behaviour acl:relcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 immature cc 9 immature immature ADJ Degree=Pos 7 silly conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 teenager punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 teenager case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 teenager det 13 teenager teenager NOUN Number=Sing 7 silly conj 14 showing show VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 teenager acl 15 off off ADP _ 14 showing compound:prt 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 describe punct
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1 describe can Adolescent behaviour vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent behaviour=Theme 2 is present behaviour silly property tree rules 3 be behaviour not said here tree rules 4 show off gerund a teenager not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 An adolescent's body changes a lot during puberty.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det obj case obl punct root An DET adolescent NOUN 's PART body NOUN changes VERB a DET lot NOUN during ADP puberty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 adolescent det 2 adolescent adolescent NOUN Number=Sing 4 body nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 adolescent case 4 body body NOUN Number=Sing 5 changes nsubj 5 changes change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lot det 7 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 5 changes obj 8 during during ADP _ 9 puberty case 9 puberty puberty NOUN Number=Sing 5 changes obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 changes punct
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1 change present a adolescent's body a lot during puberty vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
Example 2 My big sister is an adolescent now, and she wants more privacy.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop det advmod punct cc nsubj conj amod obj punct root My PRON big ADJ sister NOUN is AUX an DET adolescent NOUN now ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ she PRON wants VERB more ADJ privacy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 sister nmod:poss 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 6 adolescent nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 adolescent cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 adolescent det 6 adolescent adolescent NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 now now ADV PronType=Dem 6 adolescent advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 wants punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 wants cc 10 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 wants nsubj 11 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 adolescent conj 12 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 13 privacy amod 13 privacy privacy NOUN Number=Sing 11 wants obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 adolescent punct
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1 is a present My big sister a adolescent now tree rules 2 want present she more privacy vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot privacy=Theme
Example 3 The library has a section for adolescent readers.
det nsubj det obj case compound nmod punct root The DET library NOUN has VERB a DET section NOUN for ADP adolescent NOUN readers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 library det 2 library library NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 section det 5 section section NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 readers case 7 adolescent adolescent NOUN Number=Sing 8 readers compound 8 readers reader NOUN Number=Plur 5 section nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the library a section for adolescent readers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent section=Patient
Example 4 Adolescents need plenty of sleep.
nsubj obj case nmod punct root Adolescents NOUN need VERB plenty NOUN of ADP sleep NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Adolescents adolescent NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 plenty plenty NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 sleep case 5 sleep sleep NOUN Number=Sing 3 plenty nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present Adolescents plenty of sleep vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot plenty=Theme
Example 5 The book is about the adolescent years of a famous scientist.
det nsubj cop case det compound case det amod nmod punct root The DET book NOUN is AUX about ADP the DET adolescent NOUN years NOUN of ADP a DET famous ADJ scientist NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 book det 2 book book NOUN Number=Sing 7 years nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 years cop 4 about about ADP _ 7 years case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 years det 6 adolescent adolescent NOUN Number=Sing 7 years compound 7 years year NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 of of ADP _ 11 scientist case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 scientist det 10 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 11 scientist amod 11 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 7 years nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 years punct
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1 is present the book about the adolescent years of a famous scientist tree rules
Example 6 Throwing food was a bit adolescent, Dad said.
csubj obj cop det compound nsubj punct nsubj punct root Throwing VERB food NOUN was AUX a DET bit NOUN adolescent NOUN , PUNCT Dad PROPN said VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Throwing throw VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 adolescent csubj 2 food food NOUN Number=Sing 1 Throwing obj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 adolescent cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 adolescent det 5 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 6 adolescent compound 6 adolescent adolescent NOUN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 adolescent punct 8 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 said punct
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1 throw gerund food vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme 2 is a past Throwing a bit adolescent tree rules 3 say speech: assert past a bit adolescent vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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