alteration Who acts: alteration, clothes, Mum, We, house, trousers · What happens: be, make, fit, shorten, take, need · To what, where: change, clothes, trousers, dress, few alterations, alterations
«alteration» 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: alteration in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An alteration is a change made to something.
det nsubj cop det acl case obl:agent punct root An DET alteration NOUN is AUX a DET change NOUN made VERB to ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 alteration det 2 alteration alteration NOUN Number=Sing 5 change nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 change cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 change det 5 change change NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 change acl 7 to to ADP _ 8 something case 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 made obl:agent 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 change punct
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1 is a present a alteration a change tree rules 2 make participle a change not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
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 An alteration is a change to clothes to make them fit better, like shortening trousers.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det case nmod mark acl obj xcomp advmod punct mark advcl obj punct root An DET alteration NOUN is AUX a DET change NOUN to ADP clothes NOUN to PART make VERB them PRON fit VERB better ADV , PUNCT like SCONJ shortening VERB trousers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 alteration det 2 alteration alteration NOUN Number=Sing 5 change nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 change cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 change det 5 change change NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to ADP _ 7 clothes case 7 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 5 change nmod 8 to to PART _ 9 make mark 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 change acl 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 make obj 11 fit fit VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 make xcomp 12 better well ADV Degree=Cmp 11 fit advmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 shortening punct 14 like like SCONJ _ 15 shortening mark 15 shortening shorten VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 fit advcl 16 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 15 shortening obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 change punct
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1 is a present a alteration a change to clothes tree rules 2 make to-infinitive clothes tree rules 3 fit infinitive clothes not said here well property vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 4 shorten gerund clothes not said here trousers vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent trousers=Patient
Example 1 Mum took the dress for alterations.
nsubj det obj case obl punct root Mum NOUN took VERB the DET dress NOUN for ADP alterations NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 dress det 4 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 alterations case 6 alterations alteration NOUN Number=Plur 2 took obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past Mum the dress for alterations vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent dress=Theme for alteration=Beneficiary
Example 2 We made a few alterations to our story.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root We PRON made VERB a DET few ADJ alterations NOUN to ADP our PRON story NOUN . 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 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 alterations det 4 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 5 alterations amod 5 alterations alteration NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 story case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 story nmod:poss 8 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We a few alterations to our story vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alteration=Product
Example 3 The house needs some alterations before we move in.
det nsubj det obj mark nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET house NOUN needs VERB some DET alterations NOUN before SCONJ we PRON move VERB in ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 house det 2 house house NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 alterations det 5 alterations alteration NOUN Number=Plur 3 needs obj 6 before before SCONJ _ 8 move mark 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 move nsubj 8 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 needs advcl 9 in in ADV _ 8 move advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present the house some alterations vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot alteration=Theme 2 move in present we vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 (formal) No alterations may be made to the answer sheet.
punct amod punct det nsubj:pass aux aux:pass case det compound obl punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT No DET alterations NOUN may AUX be AUX made VERB to ADP the DET answer NOUN sheet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 alterations amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 No no DET PronType=Neg 5 alterations det 5 alterations alteration NOUN Number=Plur 8 made nsubj:pass 6 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 made aux 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 made aux:pass 8 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 to to ADP _ 12 sheet case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 sheet det 11 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 12 sheet compound 12 sheet sheet NOUN Number=Sing 8 made obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 made punct
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1 make may · passive no formal alterations to the answer sheet vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 5 The alteration made the trousers fit perfectly.
det nsubj det nsubj ccomp advmod punct root The DET alteration NOUN made VERB the DET trousers NOUN fit VERB perfectly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 alteration det 2 alteration alteration NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 trousers det 5 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 6 fit nsubj 6 fit fit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made ccomp 7 perfectly perfectly ADV _ 6 fit advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the alteration tree rules 2 fit present the trousers perfectly property vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Any alterations to the timetable will be on the board.
det nsubj case det nmod aux cop case det punct root Any DET alterations NOUN to ADP the DET timetable NOUN will AUX be AUX on ADP the DET board NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Any any DET PronType=Ind 2 alterations det 2 alterations alteration NOUN Number=Plur 10 board nsubj 3 to to ADP _ 5 timetable case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 timetable det 5 timetable timetable NOUN Number=Sing 2 alterations nmod 6 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 board aux 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 board cop 8 on on ADP _ 10 board case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 board det 10 board board NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 board punct
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1 is future any alterations to the timetable the board tree rules
Example 7 The king knew of nothing that could have produced such an alteration.
det nsubj case obl nsubj:pass aux aux acl:relcl det:predet det obj punct root The DET king NOUN knew VERB of ADP nothing PRON that PRON could AUX have AUX produced VERB such DET an DET alteration NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 king det 2 king king NOUN Number=Sing 3 knew nsubj 3 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 nothing case 5 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 3 knew obl 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 produced nsubj:pass 7 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 produced aux 8 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 produced aux 9 produced produce VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 nothing acl:relcl 10 such such DET PronType=Ind 12 alteration det:predet 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 alteration det 12 alteration alteration NOUN Number=Sing 9 produced obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 knew punct
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1 know past the king of nothing vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of nothing=Stimulus 2 produce could · perfect · passive such alteration tree rules
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