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afterthought

Who acts: you, she, He, garden, Mum, Safety · What happens: think of, say, add, do, treat, grab · To what, where: main thing, umbrella, P.S., snack, afterthought, small extra room · Speech: someone speaks here

«afterthought» 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: afterthought in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Something that you think of, say or add later, after the main thing is done.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 think	obj
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 think	nsubj
4	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Something	acl:relcl
5	of	of	ADP	_	4 think	compound:prt
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 say	punct
7	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 think	ccomp
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 add	cc
9	add	add	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 say	conj
10	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	9 add	advmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 done	punct
12	after	after	SCONJ	_	17 done	mark
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 thing	det
14	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 thing	amod
15	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 done	nsubj:pass
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 done	aux:pass
17	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 add	advcl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think of speech: other	present	you						vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent that=Attribute clause=Theme
2	say speech: assert	infinitive							vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	add speech: assert	infinitive						late property	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
4	do	present · passive		the main thing					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality

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

Something added without much care, treated as less important.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	added	add	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Something	acl
3	without	without	ADP	_	5 care	case
4	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 care	amod
5	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 added	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 treated	punct
7	treated	treat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Something	acl
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 important	mark
9	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	10 important	advmod
10	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 treated	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	participle						without much care	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	treat	participle						important property	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent

Example 1

As an afterthought, she grabbed her umbrella.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 afterthought	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 afterthought	det
3	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 grabbed	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 afterthought	punct
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 grabbed	nsubj
6	grabbed	grab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 umbrella	nmod:poss
8	umbrella	umbrella	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 grabbed	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 grabbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grab	past	she	her umbrella				as a afterthought	vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent umbrella=Theme

Example 2

He added a P.S. to the letter as an afterthought.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 added	nsubj
2	added	add	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 P.S.	det
4	P.S.	p.s.	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 added	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 letter	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 letter	det
7	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 added	obl
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 afterthought	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 afterthought	det
10	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 letter	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 added	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	past	He	a P.S.				to the letter as a afterthought	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent p.s.=Patient to letter=Co-Patient

Example 3

The garden seemed like an afterthought to the builders.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 garden	det
2	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seemed	nsubj
3	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 afterthought	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 afterthought	det
6	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seemed	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 builders	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 builders	det
9	builders	builder	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 seemed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	past	the garden					like a afterthought; to the builders	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

Example 4

"And bring a snack," Mum said as an afterthought.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 bring	punct
2	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 bring	cc
3	bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 snack	det
5	snack	snack	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bring	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct
8	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	nsubj
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 bring	conj
10	as	as	ADP	_	12 afterthought	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 afterthought	det
12	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring in a quote	imperative	you not said here	a snack					vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent snack=Theme
2	say speech: assert	past	Mum					as a afterthought	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Safety should never be an afterthought.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 afterthought	nsubj
2	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 afterthought	aux
3	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	6 afterthought	advmod
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 afterthought	cop
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 afterthought	det
6	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 afterthought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	should	Safety	a afterthought					tree rules

Example 6

The last line of the poem was an afterthought.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 line	det
2	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 line	amod
3	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 afterthought	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 poem	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 poem	det
6	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 line	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 afterthought	cop
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 afterthought	det
9	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 afterthought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the last line of the poem	a afterthought					tree rules

Example 7

The small extra room was built as an afterthought.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 room	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 room	amod
3	extra	extra	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 room	amod
4	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 built	nsubj:pass
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 built	aux:pass
6	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 afterthought	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 afterthought	det
9	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 built	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past · passive		the small extra room				as a afterthought	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

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