blindness Who acts: Blindness, his, Colour blindness, illness, Helen, Braille · What happens: be, see, mean, not notice, not understand, mistake · To what, where: Blindness, people, snow, eyes, mum, cure · Speech: someone speaks here
«blindness» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: blindness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Blindness is being unable to see, either completely or almost completely.
nsubj cop cop mark xcomp punct cc:preconj advmod cc advmod conj punct root Blindness NOUN is AUX being AUX unable ADJ to PART see VERB , PUNCT either CCONJ completely ADV or CCONJ almost ADV completely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 4 unable nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 unable cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 unable cop 4 unable unable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 see mark 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 unable xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 completely punct 8 either either CCONJ _ 9 completely cc:preconj 9 completely completely ADV _ 4 unable advmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 completely cc 11 almost almost ADV _ 12 completely advmod 12 completely completely ADV _ 9 completely conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 unable punct
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1 is present Blindness completely, unable property tree rules 2 see to-infinitive Blindness not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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 Blindness to something means not noticing or not understanding it: «his blindness to his own mistakes».
The tree, 16 words nsubj case nmod advmod ccomp cc advmod conj obj punct punct nmod:poss parataxis case nmod:poss amod nmod punct punct root Blindness NOUN to ADP something PRON means VERB not PART noticing VERB or CCONJ not PART understanding VERB it PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT his PRON blindness NOUN to ADP his PRON own ADJ mistakes NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 2 to to ADP _ 3 something case 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Blindness nmod 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 noticing advmod 6 noticing notice VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 means ccomp 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 understanding cc 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 understanding advmod 9 understanding understand VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 noticing conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 understanding obj 11 : : PUNCT _ 14 blindness punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 14 blindness punct 13 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 blindness nmod:poss 14 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 4 means parataxis 15 to to ADP _ 18 mistakes case 16 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 mistakes nmod:poss 17 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 18 mistakes amod 18 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 14 blindness nmod 19 » » PUNCT _ 14 blindness punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Blindness to something vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not notice gerund vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 3 not understand gerund Blindness vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus 4 mistake in a quote his = he nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Colour blindness is when someone cannot tell some colours apart, often red and green.
The tree, 15 words compound nsubj cop mark nsubj aux advmod det obj advmod punct advmod parataxis cc conj punct root Colour NOUN blindness NOUN is AUX when SCONJ someone PRON can AUX not PART tell VERB some DET colours NOUN apart ADV , PUNCT often ADV red ADJ and CCONJ green ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 2 blindness compound 2 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 8 tell nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tell cop 4 when when SCONJ _ 8 tell mark 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 tell nsubj 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 tell aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 tell advmod 8 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 some some DET PronType=Ind 10 colours det 10 colours colour NOUN Number=Plur 8 tell obj 11 apart apart ADV _ 8 tell advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 red punct 13 often often ADV _ 14 red advmod 14 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tell parataxis 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 green cc 16 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 14 red conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 tell punct
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1 not is can · present Colour blindness apart, tell property tree rules
Example 1 Blindness can be caused by illness or injury.
nsubj:pass aux aux:pass case obl cc conj punct root Blindness NOUN can AUX be AUX caused VERB by ADP illness NOUN or CCONJ injury NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused nsubj:pass 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 caused aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 caused aux:pass 4 caused cause VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 6 illness case 6 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 injury cc 8 injury injury NOUN Number=Sing 6 illness conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 caused punct
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1 cause can · passive illness or injury Blindness vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient
Example 2 Helen Keller lived with blindness and deafness.
nsubj flat case obl cc conj punct root Helen PROPN Keller PROPN lived VERB with ADP blindness NOUN and CCONJ deafness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Helen Helen PROPN Number=Sing 3 lived nsubj 2 Keller Keller PROPN Number=Sing 1 Helen flat 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 blindness case 5 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 3 lived obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 deafness cc 7 deafness deafness NOUN Number=Sing 5 blindness conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past Helen with blindness and deafness vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with blindness=Location
Example 3 Braille helps people with blindness to read.
nsubj obj case obl mark advcl punct root Braille NOUN helps VERB people NOUN with ADP blindness NOUN to PART read VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Braille braille NOUN Number=Sing 2 helps nsubj 2 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 helps obj 4 with with ADP _ 5 blindness case 5 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 2 helps obl 6 to to PART _ 7 read mark 7 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helps advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 helps punct
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1 help present Braille people with blindness vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary with blindness=Theme 2 read to-infinitive Braille not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Colour blindness is more common in boys.
compound nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root Colour NOUN blindness NOUN is AUX more ADV common ADJ in ADP boys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 2 blindness compound 2 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 5 common nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 common cop 4 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 5 common advmod 5 common common ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 boys case 7 boys boy NOUN Number=Plur 5 common obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 common punct
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1 is present Colour blindness in boys; common property tree rules
Example 5 Snow blindness happens when bright sun reflects off snow.
compound nsubj mark amod nsubj advcl compound:prt obj punct root Snow NOUN blindness NOUN happens VERB when SCONJ bright ADJ sun NOUN reflects VERB off ADP snow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 2 blindness compound 2 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 3 happens nsubj 3 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 7 reflects mark 5 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sun amod 6 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 7 reflects nsubj 7 reflects reflect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 happens advcl 8 off off ADP _ 7 reflects compound:prt 9 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 7 reflects obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 happens punct
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1 happen present Snow blindness vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 reflect off present bright sun snow tree rules
Example 6 Guide dogs help people with blindness to move safely.
compound nsubj obj case obl mark advcl advmod punct root Guide NOUN dogs NOUN help VERB people NOUN with ADP blindness NOUN to PART move VERB safely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Guide guide NOUN Number=Sing 2 dogs compound 2 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 3 help nsubj 3 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 help obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 blindness case 6 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 3 help obl 7 to to PART _ 8 move mark 8 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 help advcl 9 safely safely ADV _ 8 move advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 help punct
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1 help present Guide dogs people with blindness vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary with blindness=Theme 2 move to-infinitive Guide dogs not said here safely property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Sunglasses protect your eyes from damage that can lead to blindness.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl nsubj aux acl:relcl case obl punct root Sunglasses NOUN protect VERB your PRON eyes NOUN from ADP damage NOUN that PRON can AUX lead VERB to ADP blindness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sunglasses sunglasses NOUN Number=Plur 2 protect nsubj 2 protect protect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 eyes nmod:poss 4 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 2 protect obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 damage case 6 damage damage NOUN Number=Sing 2 protect obl 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 lead nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 lead aux 9 lead lead VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 damage acl:relcl 10 to to ADP _ 11 blindness case 11 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 9 lead obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 protect punct
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1 protect present Sunglasses your eyes from damage vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Beneficiary from damage=Theme 2 lead can damage to blindness vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to blindness=Patient
Example 8 His blindness to danger worried his mum.
nmod:poss nsubj case nmod nmod:poss obj punct root His PRON blindness NOUN to ADP danger NOUN worried VERB his PRON mum NOUN . PUNCT 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 blindness nmod:poss 2 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 5 worried nsubj 3 to to ADP _ 4 danger case 4 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 2 blindness nmod 5 worried worry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 mum nmod:poss 7 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 5 worried obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 worried punct
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1 worry past His blindness to danger blindness's mum vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mum=Experiencer
Example 9 “‘What is the cure for your blindness?’
punct punct nsubj cop det case nmod:poss nmod punct punct root “ PUNCT ‘ PUNCT What PRON is AUX the DET cure NOUN for ADP your PRON blindness NOUN ? PUNCT ’ PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 6 cure punct 2 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 3 What punct 3 What what PRON PronType=Int 6 cure nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cure cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cure det 6 cure cure NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 9 blindness case 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 blindness nmod:poss 9 blindness blindness NOUN Number=Sing 6 cure nmod 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 cure punct 11 ’ ' PUNCT _ 6 cure punct
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1 is a in a quote present the cure for your blindness tree rules
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