almost Who acts: It, something, I, We, children, jar · What happens: mean, be, happen, not do, fall, forget · To what, where: ten o'clock, bedtime, homework, party, wall, sweets · Speech: someone speaks here
«almost» 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: almost in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Almost means very nearly but not completely: «It is almost ten o'clock».
The tree, 12 words advmod advmod advmod cc advmod conj punct punct nsubj cop advmod nummod parataxis punct punct root Almost ADV means VERB very ADV nearly ADV but CCONJ not PART completely ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON is AUX almost ADV ten NUM o'clock NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Almost almost ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 nearly advmod 4 nearly nearly ADV _ 2 means advmod 5 but but CCONJ _ 7 completely cc 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 completely advmod 7 completely completely ADV _ 4 nearly conj 8 : : PUNCT _ 14 o'clock punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 14 o'clock punct 10 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 o'clock nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 o'clock cop 12 almost almost ADV _ 14 o'clock advmod 13 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 o'clock nummod 14 o'clock o'clock NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 o'clock punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present almost, nearly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 is a in a quote present It ten o'clock almost property tree rules
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 Almost can mean that something nearly happened but did not: «I almost fell».
The tree, 13 words advmod aux mark nsubj advmod ccomp cc conj advmod punct punct nsubj advmod advcl punct punct root Almost ADV can AUX mean VERB that SCONJ something PRON nearly ADV happened VERB but CCONJ did VERB not PART : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON almost ADV fell VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Almost almost ADV _ 3 mean advmod 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 7 happened mark 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 happened nsubj 6 nearly nearly ADV _ 7 happened advmod 7 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 mean ccomp 8 but but CCONJ _ 9 did cc 9 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 happened conj 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 did advmod 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 fell punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 fell punct 13 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 15 fell nsubj 14 almost almost ADV _ 15 fell advmod 15 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 mean advcl 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 fell punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can almost property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 happen past something nearly property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 not do past something not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 fall in a quote past I almost property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 It is almost bedtime.
nsubj cop advmod punct root It PRON is AUX almost ADV bedtime 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 4 bedtime nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bedtime cop 3 almost almost ADV _ 4 bedtime advmod 4 bedtime bedtime NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 bedtime punct
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1 is a present It bedtime almost property tree rules
Example 2 I almost forgot my homework.
nsubj advmod nmod:poss obj punct root I PRON almost ADV forgot VERB my PRON homework NOUN . 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 3 forgot nsubj 2 almost almost ADV _ 3 forgot advmod 3 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 homework nmod:poss 5 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 3 forgot obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 forgot punct
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1 forget past I my homework almost property tree rules
Example 3 We are almost there!
nsubj cop advmod punct root We PRON are AUX almost ADV there ADV ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 there nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 there cop 3 almost almost ADV _ 4 there advmod 4 there there ADV PronType=Dem root root 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 there punct
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1 is present We almost, there property tree rules
Example 4 Almost all the children came to the party.
advmod det:predet det nsubj case det obl punct root Almost ADV all DET the DET children NOUN came VERB to ADP the DET party NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Almost almost ADV _ 2 all advmod 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 children det:predet 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 children det 4 children child NOUN Number=Plur 5 came nsubj 5 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 party case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 party det 8 party party NOUN Number=Sing 5 came obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 came punct
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1 come past all children the party vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to party=Initial_Location
Example 5 The jar is almost empty.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET jar NOUN is AUX almost ADV empty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 jar det 2 jar jar NOUN Number=Sing 5 empty nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 empty cop 4 almost almost ADV _ 5 empty advmod 5 empty empty ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 empty punct
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1 is present the jar almost, empty property tree rules
Example 6 She almost fell off the wall.
nsubj advmod case det obl punct root She PRON almost ADV fell VERB off ADP the DET wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 fell nsubj 2 almost almost ADV _ 3 fell advmod 3 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 6 wall case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 wall det 6 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fell punct
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1 fall off past She the wall almost property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient wall=Extent
Example 7 I almost never eat sweets.
nsubj advmod advmod obj punct root I PRON almost ADV never ADV eat VERB sweets NOUN . 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 4 eat nsubj 2 almost almost ADV _ 4 eat advmod 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 eat advmod 4 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 4 eat obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 eat punct
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1 not eat present I sweets almost property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient
Example 8 The answer is almost 50 — it's 49.
det nsubj cop advmod punct nsubj cop conj punct root The DET answer NOUN is AUX almost ADV 50 NUM — PUNCT it PRON 's AUX 49 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 answer det 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 5 50 nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 50 cop 4 almost almost ADV _ 5 50 advmod 5 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 6 — - PUNCT _ 9 49 punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 49 nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 49 cop 9 49 49 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 50 conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 50 punct
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1 is a present the answer 50 almost property tree rules 2 is a present answer 49 tree rules
Example 9 You have made me almost lame!”
nsubj aux obj advmod advcl punct punct root You PRON have AUX made VERB me PRON almost ADV lame VERB ! PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 made nsubj 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made aux 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 made obj 5 almost almost ADV _ 6 lame advmod 6 lame lame VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made advcl 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 lame punct 8 ” " PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make present · perfect You me vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Product 2 lame present You not said here almost property tree rules
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