amplification

Who acts: concert, guitar amplifier, Hearing aids, answer, Your, cupped hand · What happens: make, add, explain, use, give, work · To what, where: sound, something, powerful amplification, amplification, more amplification, little amplification

«amplification» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: amplification in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Making a sound or signal louder or stronger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sound	det
3	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Making	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 signal	cc
5	signal	signal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sound	conj
6	louder	loud	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 signal	amod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 stronger	cc
8	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 louder	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		a sound or signal					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product

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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Adding more detail to explain something better.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Adding	add	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 detail	amod
2	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 detail	amod
3	detail	detail	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 explain	mark
5	explain	explain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 detail	acl
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 explain	obj
7	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 something	amod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 detail	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	gerund							vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	explain speech: assert	to-infinitive		something					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic

Example 1

The concert used powerful amplification.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 concert	det
2	concert	concert	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 amplification	amod
5	amplification	amplification	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the concert	powerful amplification					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amplification=Patient

Example 2

A guitar amplifier gives amplification to the strings' sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 amplifier	det
2	guitar	guitar	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 amplifier	compound
3	amplifier	amplifier	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gives	nsubj
4	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	amplification	amplification	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gives	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	10 sound	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 strings	det
8	strings	string	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 sound	nmod:poss
9	'	's	PART	_	8 strings	case
10	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gives	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	present	a guitar amplifier	amplification	the strings's sound				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent amplification=Theme to sound=Recipient

Example 3

Hearing aids work by amplification.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 aids	compound
2	aids	aid	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 work	nsubj
3	work	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 amplification	case
5	amplification	amplification	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 work	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 work	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present	Hearing aids					by amplification	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Your answer needs more amplification.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 answer	nmod:poss
2	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 needs	nsubj
3	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 amplification	amod
5	amplification	amplification	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 needs	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 needs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	Your answer	more amplification					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amplification=Theme
2	answer		Your						nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

A cupped hand gives a little amplification to your voice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 hand	det
2	cupped	cup	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 hand	amod
3	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gives	nsubj
4	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 amplification	det
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 amplification	amod
7	amplification	amplification	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gives	obj
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 voice	case
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 voice	nmod:poss
10	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gives	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cup	participle							vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	give	present	a cupped hand	a little amplification	your voice				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent amplification=Theme to voice=Recipient

Example 6

The microphone's amplification made her voice boom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 microphone	det
2	microphone	microphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 amplification	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 microphone	case
4	amplification	amplification	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	nsubj
5	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 made	obj
7	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 boom	compound
8	boom	boom	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the microphone's amplification	voice boom	her = she				vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset she=Beneficiary boom=Product

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