amends Who acts: you, He, I, She, team, It · What happens: do, show, be, put, make, mean · To what, where: Something, amends, lack, new pencil case, her, sweets · Speech: someone speaks here
«amends» 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: amends in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Something you do to show you are sorry and to put right a wrong you did.
The tree, 16 words obl nsubj mark advcl nsubj cop ccomp cc mark conj advmod det xcomp nsubj advcl punct root Something PRON you PRON do VERB to PART show VERB you PRON are AUX sorry ADJ and CCONJ to PART put VERB right ADV a DET wrong ADJ you PRON did VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 do obl 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 do nsubj 3 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 show mark 5 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 do advcl 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 sorry nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 sorry cop 8 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 5 show ccomp 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 put cc 10 to to PART _ 11 put mark 11 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 show conj 12 right right ADV _ 14 wrong advmod 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 wrong det 14 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 11 put xcomp 15 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 did nsubj 16 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 wrong advcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 do punct
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1 do present you Something vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 show to-infinitive you not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present you sorry property tree rules 4 put to-infinitive you not said here wrong property vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 5 do past you vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 To make amends for something can also mean to make up for a fault or lack so that it is balanced out.
The tree, 22 words mark advcl obj case obl aux advmod mark xcomp compound:prt case det obl cc conj mark fixed nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl compound:prt punct root To PART make VERB amends NOUN for ADP something PRON can AUX also ADV mean VERB to PART make VERB up ADP for ADP a DET fault NOUN or CCONJ lack NOUN so SCONJ that SCONJ it PRON is AUX balanced VERB out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 mean advcl 3 amends amend NOUN Number=Plur 2 make obj 4 for for ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 mean obl 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 mean aux 7 also also ADV _ 8 mean advmod 8 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 to to PART _ 10 make mark 10 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 mean xcomp 11 up up ADP _ 10 make compound:prt 12 for for ADP _ 14 fault case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 fault det 14 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing 10 make obl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 lack cc 16 lack lack NOUN Number=Sing 14 fault conj 17 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 21 balanced mark 18 that that SCONJ _ 17 so fixed 19 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 balanced nsubj:pass 20 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 balanced aux:pass 21 balanced balance VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 make advcl 22 out out ADP _ 21 balanced compound:prt 23 . . PUNCT _ 8 mean punct
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1 make to-infinitive amends vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset amend=Product 2 mean can for something vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make up not said to happen to-infinitive for a fault or lack vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 4 balance out present · passive lack vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 1 He made amends by buying her a new pencil case.
nsubj obj mark advcl obj det amod compound obj punct root He PRON made VERB amends NOUN by SCONJ buying VERB her PRON a DET new ADJ pencil NOUN case NOUN . PUNCT 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 amends amend NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 buying mark 5 buying buy VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 made advcl 6 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 buying obj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 case det 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 case amod 9 pencil pencil NOUN Number=Sing 10 case compound 10 case case NOUN Number=Sing 5 buying obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past He amends vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amend=Product 2 buy gerund He not said here a new pencil case her = she vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary case=Theme
Example 2 I want to make amends for being rude.
nsubj mark xcomp obj case cop obl punct root I PRON want VERB to PART make VERB amends NOUN for ADP being AUX rude ADJ . 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 2 want nsubj 2 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 make mark 4 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 want xcomp 5 amends amend NOUN Number=Plur 4 make obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 rude case 7 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 rude cop 8 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 4 make obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 want punct
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1 want present I vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 make not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here amends vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset amend=Product 3 is gerund rude property tree rules
Example 3 She made amends to her brother by sharing her sweets.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root She PRON made VERB amends NOUN to ADP her PRON brother NOUN by SCONJ sharing VERB her PRON sweets 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 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 amends amend NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 brother case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 brother nmod:poss 6 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 7 by by SCONJ _ 8 sharing mark 8 sharing share VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 made advcl 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 sweets nmod:poss 10 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 8 sharing obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past She amends to her brother vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amend=Product 2 share gerund She not said here her sweets tree rules
Example 4 The team made amends for last week's loss by winning.
det nsubj obj case amod nmod:poss case obl mark advcl punct root The DET team NOUN made VERB amends NOUN for ADP last ADJ week NOUN 's PART loss NOUN by SCONJ winning VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 amends amend NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obj 5 for for ADP _ 9 loss case 6 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 7 week amod 7 week week NOUN Number=Sing 9 loss nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 week case 9 loss loss NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 10 by by SCONJ _ 11 winning mark 11 winning win VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 made advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the team amends for last week's loss vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent amend=Product for loss=Asset 2 win gerund the team not said here vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 You can make amends by helping clean up.
nsubj aux obj mark advcl xcomp compound:prt punct root You PRON can AUX make VERB amends NOUN by SCONJ helping VERB clean VERB up ADP . 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 make nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 make aux 3 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 amends amend NOUN Number=Plur 3 make obj 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 helping mark 6 helping help VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 make advcl 7 clean clean VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 helping xcomp 8 up up ADP _ 7 clean compound:prt 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 make punct
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1 make can You amends vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amend=Product 2 help gerund You not said here vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 clean up infinitive You not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 It's never too late to make amends.
nsubj cop advmod advmod mark csubj obj punct root It PRON 's AUX never ADV too ADV late ADJ to PART make VERB amends 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 5 late nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 late cop 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 5 late advmod 4 too too ADV _ 5 late advmod 5 late late ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 late csubj 8 amends amend NOUN Number=Plur 7 make obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 late punct
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1 not is present It late property tree rules 2 make to-infinitive amends vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset amend=Product
Example 7 To the second son, whose wisdom and prudence made amends for his being rather dull, she gave the government of the earth.
The tree, 22 words case det amod obl punct nmod:poss nsubj cc conj obj mark nmod:poss cop advmod xcomp punct nsubj conj det obj case det nmod punct root To ADP the DET second ADJ son NOUN , PUNCT whose PRON wisdom NOUN and CCONJ prudence NOUN made VERB amends NOUN for SCONJ his PRON being AUX rather ADV dull ADJ , PUNCT she PRON gave VERB the DET government NOUN of ADP the DET earth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to ADP _ 4 son case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 son det 3 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 son amod 4 son son NOUN Number=Sing 10 made obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 son punct 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 wisdom nmod:poss 7 wisdom wisdom NOUN Number=Sing 10 made nsubj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 prudence cc 9 prudence prudence NOUN Number=Sing 7 wisdom conj 10 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 amends amend NOUN Number=Plur 10 made obj 12 for for SCONJ _ 16 dull mark 13 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 dull nmod:poss 14 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 16 dull cop 15 rather rather ADV _ 16 dull advmod 16 dull dull ADJ Degree=Pos 10 made xcomp 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 gave punct 18 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 gave nsubj 19 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 made conj 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 government det 21 government government NOUN Number=Sing 19 gave obj 22 of of ADP _ 24 earth case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 earth det 24 earth earth NOUN Number=Sing 21 government nmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 10 made punct
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1 make participle wisdom and prudence amends to the second son vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset amend=Product 2 is gerund amends not said here dull property tree rules 3 give past she the government of the earth vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent government=Theme
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