amazing

Who acts: fireworks, You, your, It, cheetah, view · What happens: cause, e, surprise, form, be, do · To what, where: great wonder, form, someone, amaze, amazing job, poster · Speech: someone speaks here

«amazing» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: amazing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 surprising	advmod
2	surprising	surprising	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 wonderful	cc
4	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 surprising	conj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 surprising	punct
6	causing	cause	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 surprising	advcl
7	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 wonder	amod
8	wonder	wonder	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 causing	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 surprise	cc
10	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wonder	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 surprising	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	gerund		great wonder or surprise					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition wonder=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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Very good, excellent (an amazing film).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 good	advmod
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 excellent	punct
4	excellent	excellent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 good	conj
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 film	punct
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 film	det
7	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 film	amod
8	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 good	parataxis
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 film	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 good	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

-ing form of «amaze»: surprising someone greatly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 ing	punct
2	ing	e	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ing	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 amaze	case
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 amaze	punct
6	amaze	amaze	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 form	nmod
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 amaze	punct
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 surprising	punct
9	surprising	surprise	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 ing	conj
10	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 surprising	obj
11	greatly	greatly	ADV	_	9 surprising	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	e	gerund	form of amaze		tree rules
2	surprise	gerund	someone	greatly property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer
3	form		amaze		nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The fireworks were amazing!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fireworks	det
2	fireworks	firework	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 amazing	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 amazing	cop
4	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 amazing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the fireworks					amazing property	tree rules

Example 2

You did an amazing job on your poster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 did	nsubj
2	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 job	det
4	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 job	amod
5	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 poster	case
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 poster	nmod:poss
8	poster	poster	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	You	a amazing job		your poster			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
2	post		your						nom poster «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

It's amazing how fast a cheetah can run.

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	3 amazing	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 amazing	cop
3	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	5 fast	advmod
5	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 run	advmod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cheetah	det
7	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 run	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 run	aux
9	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 amazing	parataxis
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 amazing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					amazing property	tree rules
2	run	can	a cheetah					fast property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The view from the top was amazing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 view	det
2	view	view	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 amazing	nsubj
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 top	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 top	det
5	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 view	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 amazing	cop
7	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 amazing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the view from the top					amazing property	tree rules

Example 5

She has an amazing memory for numbers.

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	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 memory	det
4	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 memory	amod
5	memory	memory	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 numbers	case
7	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 memory	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	She	a amazing memory				for numbers	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent memory=Patient

Example 6

Amazingly, the cat came home after two weeks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Amazingly	amazingly	ADV	_	5 came	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Amazingly	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 cat	det
4	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 came	nsubj
5	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	home	home	ADV	_	5 came	advmod
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 weeks	case
8	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 weeks	nummod
9	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 came	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the cat				week	amazingly, home property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

Instead of «amazing», try «breathtaking» or «astonishing» in your story.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Instead	instead	ADV	_	4 amazing	advmod
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 amazing	case
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 amazing	punct
4	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 amazing	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 try	punct
7	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 amazing	parataxis
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 breathtaking	punct
9	breathtaking	breathtaking	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 try	obj
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 breathtaking	punct
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 astonishing	cc
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 astonishing	punct
13	astonishing	astonish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 try	conj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 astonishing	punct
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 story	case
16	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 story	nmod:poss
17	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 astonishing	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 amazing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	infinitive		breathtaking					vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breathtaking=Eventuality
2	astonish in a quote	gerund				your story			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 8

The sixth time the King exclaimed, ‘It is amazing!’

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 time	det
2	sixth	sixth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 time	amod
3	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 exclaimed	obl:unmarked
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 King	det
5	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 exclaimed	nsubj
6	exclaimed	exclaim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 amazing	punct
8	‘	'	PUNCT	_	11 amazing	punct
9	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 amazing	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 amazing	cop
11	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 exclaimed	ccomp
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	11 amazing	punct
13	’	'	PUNCT	_	6 exclaimed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	exclaim speech: express	past	the King				time		vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	It					amazing property	tree rules

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