believable

Who acts: excuse, Her, actor, It, story, Scammers · What happens: believe, seem, not be, excuse, make, be · To what, where: character, believable story, believable ending

«believable» 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: believable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Easy to believe; seeming true or possible.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 believe	mark
3	believe	believe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Easy	xcomp
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Easy	punct
5	seeming	seem	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Easy	ccomp
6	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 seeming	xcomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 possible	cc
8	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 true	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Easy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	to-infinitive							vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	seem	gerund						true property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

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: of a character in a story or film — kept apart, not parsed.

Seeming like a real person.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeming	seem	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	like	like	ADP	_	5 person	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
4	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Seeming	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Seeming	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	gerund						like a real person	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Her excuse was not very believable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 excuse	nmod:poss
2	excuse	excuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 believable	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 believable	cop
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 believable	advmod
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 believable	advmod
6	believable	believable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 believable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	past	Her excuse					believable property	tree rules
2	excuse		Her = she						nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The actor made the character believable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 actor	det
2	actor	actor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 character	det
5	character	character	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
6	believable	believable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 made	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the actor	the character				believable property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset character=Product

Example 3

It's a believable story, but is it true?

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 story	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 story	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 story	det
4	believable	believable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 story	amod
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 true	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 true	cc
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 true	cop
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 true	nsubj
10	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 story	parataxis
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 story	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a believable story					tree rules
2	is	present	story					true property	tree rules

Example 4

Scammers make their messages look believable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scammers	scammer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 make	nsubj
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 messages	nmod:poss
4	messages	message	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 look	nsubj
5	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 make	xcomp
6	believable	believable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 look	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Scammers						tree rules
2	look	present	Scammers's messages					believable property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 5

Write a believable ending for the story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 ending	det
3	believable	believable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 ending	amod
4	ending	ending	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 story	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 story	det
7	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	a believable ending				for the story	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent ending=Result for story=Beneficiary

Example 6

His explanation sounded believable to the teacher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 explanation	nmod:poss
2	explanation	explanation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sounded	nsubj
3	sounded	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	believable	believable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sounded	xcomp
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 teacher	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 teacher	det
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 believable	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sounded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	past	His explanation					believable property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	explain		His = he						nom explanation «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

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