brevity

Who acts: Using, shortness, teacher, my, I, Brevity · What happens: use, be, speak, last, praise, answer · To what, where: few words, brevity, main points, soul, us, beauty · Speech: someone speaks here

«brevity» 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: brevity in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Using few words; being short and to the point when speaking or writing.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 short	csubj
2	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 words	amod
3	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Using	obj
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Using	punct
5	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 short	cop
6	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 point	cc
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 point	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 point	det
10	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 short	conj
11	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	12 speaking	advmod
12	speaking	speak	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 short	advcl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 writing	cc
14	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 speaking	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	gerund		few words		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
2	is	gerund	Using		short property	tree rules
3	speak speech: other	gerund	Using not said here			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

The shortness of time something lasts, as in «the brevity of life».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shortness	det
2	shortness	shortness	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lasts	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 time	case
4	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shortness	nmod
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 lasts	nsubj
6	lasts	last	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 brevity	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	12 brevity	case
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 brevity	case
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 brevity	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 brevity	det
12	brevity	brevity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lasts	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 life	case
14	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brevity	nmod
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 brevity	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 lasts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	last	present	the shortness of time					as the brevity of life	vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The teacher praised the brevity of my answer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 praised	nsubj
3	praised	praise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 brevity	det
5	brevity	brevity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 praised	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 answer	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 answer	nmod:poss
8	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 brevity	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 praised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	praise	past	the teacher	the brevity of my answer					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brevity=Theme
2	answer		my						nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

For brevity, I will only list the main points.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 brevity	case
2	brevity	brevity	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 list	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 brevity	punct
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 list	nsubj
5	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 list	aux
6	only	only	ADV	_	7 list	advmod
7	list	list	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 points	det
9	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 points	amod
10	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 list	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 list	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	list	future	I	the main points				for brevity	tree rules

Example 3

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brevity	brevity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 soul	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 soul	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 soul	det
4	soul	soul	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 wit	case
6	wit	wit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 soul	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 soul	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Brevity	the soul				of wit	tree rules

Example 4

The brevity of the summer made us sad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 brevity	det
2	brevity	brevity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 summer	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 summer	det
5	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 brevity	nmod
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 made	obj
8	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 made	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the brevity of the summer	us				sad property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset we=Product

Example 5

Text messages need brevity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 messages	compound
2	messages	message	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 need	nsubj
3	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	brevity	brevity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 need	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	Text messages	brevity					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot brevity=Theme

Example 6

The speech was famous for its brevity: only two minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 speech	det
2	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 famous	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 famous	cop
4	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 brevity	case
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 brevity	nmod:poss
7	brevity	brevity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 famous	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 minutes	punct
9	only	only	ADV	_	10 two	advmod
10	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 minutes	nummod
11	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 famous	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 famous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the speech					for speech's brevity; famous property	tree rules

Example 7

Haiku poems show the beauty of brevity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Haiku	haiku	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 poems	compound
2	poems	poem	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 show	nsubj
3	show	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 beauty	det
5	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 show	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 brevity	case
7	brevity	brevity	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 beauty	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	Haiku poems	the beauty of brevity					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent beauty=Recipient

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