better Who acts: Better, score, adverb, you, I, Her · What happens: mean, be, sing, have, feel, score · To what, where: more, better hurry, better buy, second test, bus, coat · Speech: someone speaks here
«better» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: better in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Better means more good. A score of 9 is better than a score of 7.
Sentence 1: Better means more good.
nsubj obj amod punct root Better ADJ means VERB more ADJ good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 means obj 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 more amod 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Better more vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic
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.
Sentence 2: A score of 9 is better than a score of 7.
det nsubj case nmod cop case det obl case nmod punct root A DET score NOUN of ADP 9 NUM is AUX better ADJ than ADP a DET score NOUN of ADP 7 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 score det 2 score score NOUN Number=Sing 6 better nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 9 case 4 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 score nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 better cop 6 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 7 than than ADP _ 9 score case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 score det 9 score score NOUN Number=Sing 6 better obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 7 case 11 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 score nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 better punct
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1 is present a score of 9 than a score of 7; good property tree rules
Meaning 2 Better as an adverb means in a more good way: she sings better now.
The tree, 14 words nsubj mark det nsubj case det amod amod obl punct nsubj conj xcomp advmod punct root Better ADJ as SCONJ an DET adverb NOUN means VERB in ADP a DET more ADJ good ADJ way NOUN : PUNCT she PRON sings VERB better ADJ now ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 means nsubj 2 as as SCONJ _ 5 means mark 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 adverb det 4 adverb adverb NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 10 way case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 way det 8 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 way amod 9 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 10 way amod 10 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 sings punct 12 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 sings nsubj 13 sings sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 means conj 14 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 13 sings xcomp 15 now now ADV PronType=Dem 13 sings advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present Better in a more good way vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute 2 sing speech: express present adverb now good property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location
Meaning 3 Better means less ill.
nsubj advmod xcomp punct root Better ADJ means VERB less ADV ill ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 4 ill advmod 4 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Better ill property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I feel better today.
nsubj xcomp obl:unmarked punct root I PRON feel VERB better ADJ today NOUN . 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 feel nsubj 2 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 feel xcomp 4 today today NOUN Number=Sing 2 feel obl:unmarked 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 feel punct
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1 feel present I today good property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 4 «Had better» means should: you had better hurry.
punct csubj xcomp punct ccomp punct nsubj ccomp amod obj punct root « PUNCT Had VERB better ADJ » PUNCT means VERB should AUX : PUNCT you PRON had VERB better ADJ hurry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Had punct 2 Had have VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 means csubj 3 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 Had xcomp 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Had punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 means ccomp 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 had punct 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 had nsubj 9 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 means ccomp 10 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 hurry amod 11 hurry hurry NOUN Number=Sing 9 had obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 have in a quote past good property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 have past you better hurry vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hurry=Patient
Example 1 Which is the better buy: 3 for $1 or 5 for $2?
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det amod punct appos case acl:relcl nummod cc conj case nmod nummod punct root Which PRON is AUX the DET better ADJ buy NOUN : PUNCT 3 NUM for ADP $ SYM 1 NUM or CCONJ 5 NUM for ADP $ SYM 2 NUM ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which PRON PronType=Rel 5 buy nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 buy cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 buy det 4 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 buy amod 5 buy buy NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 3 punct 7 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 buy appos 8 for for ADP _ 9 $ case 9 $ $ SYM _ 5 buy acl:relcl 10 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 $ nummod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 5 cc 12 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 1 conj 13 for for ADP _ 14 $ case 14 $ $ SYM _ 9 $ nmod 15 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 14 $ nummod 16 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 buy punct
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1 is a present the better buy tree rules
Example 2 Her score was 8 points better.
nmod:poss nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root Her PRON score NOUN was AUX 8 NUM points NOUN better ADJ . PUNCT 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 score nmod:poss 2 score score NOUN Number=Sing 6 better nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 better cop 4 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 points nummod 5 points point NOUN Number=Plur 6 better obl:unmarked 6 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 better punct
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1 is past Her score 8 points obl:unmarked ; good property tree rules 2 score Her = she nom score «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 He did better on the second test.
nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root He PRON did VERB better ADV on ADP the DET second ADJ 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 did nsubj 2 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 better well ADV Degree=Cmp 2 did advmod 4 on on ADP _ 7 test case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 test det 6 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 test amod 7 test test NOUN Number=Sing 2 did obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 did punct
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1 do past He the second test well property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Is it better to walk or take the bus?
cop nsubj mark csubj cc conj det obj punct root Is AUX it PRON better ADJ to PART walk VERB or CCONJ take VERB the DET bus NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 better cop 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 better nsubj 3 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 to to PART _ 5 walk mark 5 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 better csubj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 take cc 7 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 walk conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bus det 9 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 7 take obj 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 better punct
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1 is present it good property tree rules 2 walk to-infinitive vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 take infinitive the bus vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme
Example 5 I was sick yesterday, but I feel better now.
nsubj cop obl:unmarked punct cc nsubj conj xcomp advmod punct root I PRON was AUX sick ADJ yesterday NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ I PRON feel VERB better ADJ now ADV . 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 3 sick nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 sick cop 3 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 yesterday yesterday NOUN Number=Sing 3 sick obl:unmarked 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 feel punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 8 feel cc 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 feel nsubj 8 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sick conj 9 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 feel xcomp 10 now now ADV PronType=Dem 8 feel advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 sick punct
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1 is past I yesterday sick property tree rules 2 feel present I now good property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 6 You had better take a coat; it is cold.
nsubj xcomp xcomp det obj punct nsubj cop parataxis punct root You PRON had VERB better ADJ take VERB a DET coat NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX cold ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 had xcomp 4 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 had xcomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 coat det 6 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 4 take obj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 cold punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 cold nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 cold cop 10 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 2 had parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past You good property tree rules 2 take infinitive You not said here a coat vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Theme 3 is present coat cold property tree rules
Example 7 Her reading gets better every week.
nmod:poss nsubj xcomp det obl:unmarked punct root Her PRON reading NOUN gets VERB better ADJ every DET week NOUN . PUNCT 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 reading nmod:poss 2 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 3 gets nsubj 3 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 gets xcomp 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 week det 6 week week NOUN Number=Sing 3 gets obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 gets punct
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1 get present Her reading week good property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 read Her = she nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 Get well soon and feel better!
advmod advmod cc conj xcomp punct root Get VERB well ADV soon ADV and CCONJ feel VERB better ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 well well ADV Degree=Pos 1 Get advmod 3 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 1 Get advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 feel cc 5 feel feel VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Get conj 6 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 feel xcomp 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Get punct
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1 get imperative you not said here soon, well property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 feel infinitive you not said here good property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 9 Can't you think of something better?"
aux advmod nsubj case obl amod punct punct root Ca AUX n't PART you PRON think VERB of ADP something PRON better ADJ ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 think aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 think advmod 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 think nsubj 4 think think VERB Mood=Ind Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 something case 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 think obl 7 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 something amod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 think punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 4 think punct
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1 not think speech: other can you of something vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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