attempted Who acts: She, He, They, police, Tom, 2 · What happens: attempt, mean, try, do, describe, not complete · To what, where: something, crime, theft, high jump, questions, test · Speech: someone speaks here
«attempted» 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: attempted in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Attempted means tried to do something, especially something difficult.
nsubj ccomp mark xcomp obj punct advmod appos amod punct root Attempted VERB means VERB tried VERB to PART do VERB something PRON , PUNCT especially ADV something PRON difficult ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Attempted attempt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tried try VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 to to PART _ 5 do mark 5 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 tried xcomp 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 do obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 something punct 8 especially especially ADV _ 9 something advmod 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 something appos 10 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 9 something amod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 attempt participle vn try-61.1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 try participle vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 4 do not said to happen to-infinitive something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Attempted describes a crime or act that was tried but not completed: «attempted theft».
The tree, 14 words mark det obj cc conj nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl cc advmod conj punct punct parataxis obj punct punct root Attempted VERB describes VERB a DET crime NOUN or CCONJ act NOUN that PRON was AUX tried VERB but CCONJ not PART completed VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT attempted VERB theft NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Attempted attempt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 describes mark 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 crime det 4 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 act cc 6 act act NOUN Number=Sing 4 crime conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 tried nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 tried aux:pass 9 tried try VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 crime acl:relcl 10 but but CCONJ _ 12 completed cc 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 completed advmod 12 completed complete VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 tried conj 13 : : PUNCT _ 15 attempted punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 15 attempted punct 15 attempted attempt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 describes parataxis 16 theft theft NOUN Number=Sing 15 attempted obj 17 » » PUNCT _ 15 attempted punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 attempt participle vn try-61.1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 describe present a crime or act vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent crime=Theme clause=Attribute 3 try past · passive a crime or act vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality 4 not complete participle vn complete-55.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 5 attempt in a quote past theft vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent theft=Eventuality
Example 1 She attempted the high jump three times.
nsubj det amod obj nummod obl:unmarked punct root She PRON attempted VERB the DET high ADJ jump NOUN three NUM times 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 attempted nsubj 2 attempted attempt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 jump det 4 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 5 jump amod 5 jump jump NOUN Number=Sing 2 attempted obj 6 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 times nummod 7 times time NOUN Number=Plur 2 attempted obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 attempted punct
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1 attempt past She the high jump time vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jump=Eventuality
Example 2 He attempted all the questions in the test.
nsubj det:predet det obj case det obl punct root He PRON attempted VERB all DET the DET questions NOUN in ADP the DET test 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 attempted nsubj 2 attempted attempt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 questions det:predet 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 questions det 5 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 2 attempted obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 test case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 test det 8 test test NOUN Number=Sing 2 attempted obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 attempted punct
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1 attempt past He all questions the test vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality
Example 3 They attempted to climb the mountain but turned back.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj cc conj advmod punct root They PRON attempted VERB to PART climb VERB the DET mountain NOUN but CCONJ turned VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 attempted nsubj 2 attempted attempt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 climb mark 4 climb climb VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 attempted xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mountain det 6 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 4 climb obj 7 but but CCONJ _ 8 turned cc 8 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 attempted conj 9 back back ADV _ 8 turned advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 attempted punct
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1 attempt past They vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 climb not said to happen to-infinitive They not said here the mountain vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location mountain=Theme 3 turn back past They not said here vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The police arrested a man for attempted theft.
det nsubj det obj case amod nmod punct root The DET police NOUN arrested VERB a DET man NOUN for ADP attempted VERB theft NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 arrested nsubj 3 arrested arrest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 man det 5 man man NOUN Number=Sing 3 arrested obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 theft case 7 attempted attempt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 theft amod 8 theft theft NOUN Number=Sing 5 man nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 arrested punct
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1 arrest past the police a man for attempted theft vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent man=Patient for theft=Theme 2 attempt participle vn try-61.1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Tom attempted 12 sums and got 10 right, so 2 were wrong.
nsubj nummod obj cc conj obj discourse punct advmod nsubj cop parataxis punct root Tom PROPN attempted VERB 12 NUM sums NOUN and CCONJ got VERB 10 NUM right INTJ , PUNCT so ADV 2 NUM were AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 2 attempted nsubj 2 attempted attempt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 sums nummod 4 sums sum NOUN Number=Plur 2 attempted obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 got cc 6 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 attempted conj 7 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 got obj 8 right right INTJ _ 6 got discourse 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 wrong punct 10 so so ADV _ 13 wrong advmod 11 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 wrong nsubj 12 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 wrong cop 13 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 2 attempted parataxis 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 attempted punct
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1 attempt past Tom 12 sums vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Eventuality 2 get past Tom not said here 10 vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 10=Stimulus 3 is past 2 wrong property tree rules
Example 6 The cat attempted to catch the bird.
det nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root The DET cat NOUN attempted VERB to PART catch VERB the DET bird NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 attempted nsubj 3 attempted attempt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 catch mark 5 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 attempted xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bird det 7 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 5 catch obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 attempted punct
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1 attempt past the cat vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 catch not said to happen to-infinitive the cat not said here the bird vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme
Example 7 One even attempted to tie strings to his feet and his hands to make him dance.
The tree, 16 words nsubj:pass advmod mark xcomp obj case nmod:poss obl cc nmod:poss conj mark advcl obj xcomp punct root One NUM even ADV attempted VERB to PART tie VERB strings NOUN to ADP his PRON feet NOUN and CCONJ his PRON hands NOUN to PART make VERB him PRON dance VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 attempted nsubj:pass 2 even even ADV _ 3 attempted advmod 3 attempted attempt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 to to PART _ 5 tie mark 5 tie tie VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 attempted xcomp 6 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 5 tie obj 7 to to ADP _ 9 feet case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 feet nmod:poss 9 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 5 tie obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 hands cc 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 hands nmod:poss 12 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 9 feet conj 13 to to PART _ 14 make mark 14 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 tie advcl 15 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 make obj 16 dance dance VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 make xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 attempted punct
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1 attempt participle · passive One tree rules 2 tie not said to happen to-infinitive strings to his feet and his hands vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent string=Patient to foot=Co-Patient 3 make to-infinitive him = he tree rules 4 dance infinitive him = he not said here vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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