bad
Who acts: Smoking, milk, I, Sugar, We, He · What happens: spoil, feel, be, go, stay in, smell · To what, where: pencil, bad cut, bad behaviour, bad temper
«bad» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: bad in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Not good; of low quality.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 2 good | advmod |
| 2 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 quality | punct |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 quality | case |
| 5 | low | low | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 quality | amod |
| 6 | quality | quality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 good | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 good | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"bad weather".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 weather | punct |
| 2 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 weather | amod |
| 3 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 weather | punct |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 weather | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Wrong or naughty.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 3 naughty | cc |
| 3 | naughty | naughty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Wrong | conj |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Wrong | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"bad behaviour".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 behaviour | punct |
| 2 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 behaviour | amod |
| 3 | behaviour | behaviour | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 behaviour | punct |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 behaviour | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Harmful.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmful | harmful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Harmful | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Smoking is bad for you."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 bad | punct |
| 2 | Smoking | smoking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bad | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 bad | cop |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 you | case |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 bad | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 bad | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 bad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | Smoking | for you; bad property | tree rules |
Meaning 4
Serious or severe.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serious | serious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 3 severe | cc |
| 3 | severe | severe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Serious | conj |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Serious | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"a bad cut".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 cut | punct |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 cut | det |
| 3 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 cut | amod |
| 4 | cut | cut | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 cut | punct |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 cut | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 5
Rotten, spoiled.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotten | rotten | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 spoiled | punct |
| 3 | spoiled | spoil | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Rotten | conj |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Rotten | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spoil | participle | vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"The milk has gone bad."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 gone | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 milk | det |
| 3 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gone | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 gone | aux |
| 5 | gone | go | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 gone | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 gone | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 gone | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go in a quote | present · perfect | the milk | bad property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Meaning 6
Feeling ill or sorry.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feeling | feel | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Feeling | xcomp |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 sorry | cc |
| 4 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 ill | conj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Feeling | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | gerund | ill property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"I feel bad about it."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 feel | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 feel | nsubj |
| 3 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 feel | xcomp |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 it | case |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 bad | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 feel | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 feel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel in a quote | present | I | bad property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 1
Sugar is bad for your teeth.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar | sugar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bad | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 bad | cop |
| 3 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 teeth | case |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 teeth | nmod:poss |
| 6 | teeth | tooth | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 bad | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 bad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Sugar | for your teeth; bad property | tree rules |
Example 2
We stayed in because of bad weather.
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 stayed | nsubj |
| 2 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADV | _ | 2 stayed | advmod |
| 4 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 7 weather | case |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 because | fixed |
| 6 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 weather | amod |
| 7 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stayed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stayed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay in | past | We | because bad weather | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
The milk smells bad.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 milk | det |
| 2 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 smells | nsubj |
| 3 | smells | smell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 smells | xcomp |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 smells | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smell | present | the milk | bad property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 4
I feel bad that I broke your pencil.
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 feel | nsubj |
| 2 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 feel | xcomp |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 6 broke | mark |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 broke | nsubj |
| 6 | broke | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 bad | ccomp |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 pencil | nmod:poss |
| 8 | pencil | pencil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 broke | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 feel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present | I | bad property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | break | past | I | your pencil | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pencil=Patient |
Example 5
He is bad at catching.
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 | 3 bad | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 bad | cop |
| 3 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | SCONJ | _ | 5 catching | mark |
| 5 | catching | catch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 bad | advcl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 bad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | bad property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | catch | gerund | He not said here | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 6
That was a bad cut.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 cut | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 cut | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 cut | det |
| 4 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 cut | amod |
| 5 | cut | cut | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 cut | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | That | a bad cut | tree rules |
Example 7
Hitting is bad behaviour.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitting | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 behaviour | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 behaviour | cop |
| 3 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 behaviour | amod |
| 4 | behaviour | behaviour | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 behaviour | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hit | gerund | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | bad behaviour | tree rules |
Example 8
Not bad for a first try!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 2 bad | advmod |
| 2 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 try | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 try | det |
| 5 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 6 try | amod |
| 6 | try | try | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bad | obl |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 bad | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 9
Geppetto had a very bad temper.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geppetto | Geppetto | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 temper | det |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 bad | advmod |
| 5 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 temper | amod |
| 6 | temper | temper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | Geppetto | a bad temper | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Patient |
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