calamity Who acts: terrible event, mess, I, flood, great calamity, Spilling · What happens: cause, make, sound, be, lose, strike · To what, where: great damage, mess, calamity, pencil, kingdom, paint
«calamity» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: calamity in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A terrible event that causes great damage, loss or suffering, like an earthquake or a flood.
The tree, 16 words det amod nsubj acl:relcl amod obj punct conj cc conj punct case det conj cc det conj punct root A DET terrible ADJ event NOUN that PRON causes VERB great ADJ damage NOUN , PUNCT loss NOUN or CCONJ suffering NOUN , PUNCT like ADP an DET earthquake NOUN or CCONJ a DET flood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 event det 2 terrible terrible ADJ Degree=Pos 3 event amod 3 event event NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 causes nsubj 5 causes cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 event acl:relcl 6 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 7 damage amod 7 damage damage NOUN Number=Sing 5 causes obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 loss punct 9 loss loss NOUN Number=Sing 7 damage conj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 suffering cc 11 suffering suffering NOUN Number=Sing 7 damage conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 earthquake punct 13 like like ADP _ 15 earthquake case 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 earthquake det 15 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 7 damage conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 flood cc 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 flood det 18 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 7 damage conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 event punct
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1 cause present a terrible event great damage and loss or suffering and a earthquake or a flood vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient
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: informal, joking — kept apart, not parsed.
A small accident or mess made to sound big ("It's a calamity.
The tree, 13 words det amod cc conj acl mark xcomp xcomp punct punct nsubj cop det obl punct root A DET small ADJ accident NOUN or CCONJ mess NOUN made VERB to PART sound VERB big ADJ ( PUNCT " PUNCT It PRON 's AUX a DET calamity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 accident det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 accident amod 3 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 mess cc 5 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 3 accident conj 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 mess acl 7 to to PART _ 8 sound mark 8 sound sound VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 made xcomp 9 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sound xcomp 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 calamity punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 15 calamity punct 12 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 calamity nsubj 13 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 calamity cop 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 calamity det 15 calamity calamity NOUN Number=Sing 9 big obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 accident punct
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1 make participle mess not said here tree rules 2 sound to-infinitive mess not said here big property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 is a in a quote present mess a calamity tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I've lost my pencil!").
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct punct punct punct root I PRON 've AUX lost VERB my PRON pencil NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT ) PUNCT . 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 lost nsubj 2 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 lost aux 3 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 pencil nmod:poss 5 pencil pencil NOUN Number=Sing 3 lost obj 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 lost punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 3 lost punct 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 lost punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lost punct
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1 lose present · perfect I my pencil vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Eventuality
Example 1 The flood was a calamity for the whole village.
det nsubj cop det case det amod nmod punct root The DET flood NOUN was AUX a DET calamity NOUN for ADP the DET whole ADJ village NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flood det 2 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 5 calamity nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 calamity cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 calamity det 5 calamity calamity NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 9 village case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 village det 8 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 9 village amod 9 village village NOUN Number=Sing 5 calamity nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 calamity punct
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1 is a past the flood a calamity for the whole village tree rules
Example 2 A great calamity struck the kingdom.
det amod nsubj det obj punct root A DET great ADJ calamity NOUN struck VERB the DET kingdom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 calamity det 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 3 calamity amod 3 calamity calamity NOUN Number=Sing 4 struck nsubj 4 struck strike VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 kingdom det 6 kingdom kingdom NOUN Number=Sing 4 struck obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 struck punct
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1 strike past a great calamity the kingdom vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=Patient
Example 3 Spilling the paint on the carpet was a calamity.
csubj det obj case det obl cop det punct root Spilling VERB the DET paint NOUN on ADP the DET carpet NOUN was AUX a DET calamity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spilling spill VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 calamity csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 paint det 3 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 1 Spilling obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 carpet case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 carpet det 6 carpet carpet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Spilling obl 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 calamity cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 calamity det 9 calamity calamity NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 calamity punct
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1 spill gerund the paint the carpet vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location paint=Theme 2 is a past Spilling a calamity tree rules
Example 4 Earthquakes are natural calamities.
nsubj cop amod punct root Earthquakes NOUN are AUX natural ADJ calamities NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Earthquakes earthquake NOUN Number=Plur 4 calamities nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 calamities cop 3 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 4 calamities amod 4 calamities calamity NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 calamities punct
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1 is a present Earthquakes natural calamities tree rules
Example 5 Oh no, what a calamity, we've run out of milk!
discourse discourse punct parataxis det nsubj punct nsubj aux case case obl punct root Oh INTJ no INTJ , PUNCT what PRON a DET calamity NOUN , PUNCT we PRON 've AUX run VERB out ADP of ADP milk NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oh oh INTJ _ 10 run discourse 2 no no INTJ Polarity=Neg 1 Oh discourse 3 , , PUNCT _ 1 Oh punct 4 what what PRON PronType=Int 1 Oh parataxis 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 calamity det 6 calamity calamity NOUN Number=Sing 4 what nsubj 7 , , PUNCT _ 1 Oh punct 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 run nsubj 9 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 run aux 10 run run VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 11 out out ADP _ 13 milk case 12 of of ADP _ 13 milk case 13 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 10 run obl 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 10 run punct
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1 run present · perfect we milk vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out milk=Trajectory
Example 6 The war brought calamity to many families.
det nsubj obj case amod obl punct root The DET war NOUN brought VERB calamity NOUN to ADP many ADJ families NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 war det 2 war war NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought nsubj 3 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 calamity calamity NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 families case 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 families amod 7 families family NOUN Number=Plur 3 brought obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 brought punct
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1 bring past the war calamity many families vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent calamity=Theme to family=Destination
Example 7 Losing the map was a calamity on our hike.
csubj det obj cop det case nmod:poss nmod punct root Losing VERB the DET map NOUN was AUX a DET calamity NOUN on ADP our PRON hike NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 calamity csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 map det 3 map map NOUN Number=Sing 1 Losing obj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 calamity cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 calamity det 6 calamity calamity NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 on on ADP _ 9 hike case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 hike nmod:poss 9 hike hike NOUN Number=Sing 6 calamity nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 calamity punct
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1 lose gerund the map vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Eventuality 2 is a past Losing a calamity our hike tree rules 3 hike our nom hike «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 Whenever you are in any calamity just think of me.
nsubj cop case det appos advmod acl case obl punct root Whenever ADV you PRON are AUX in ADP any DET calamity NOUN just ADV think VERB of ADP me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whenever whenever ADV PronType=Rel root root 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 calamity nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 calamity cop 4 in in ADP _ 6 calamity case 5 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 calamity det 6 calamity calamity NOUN Number=Sing 1 Whenever appos 7 just just ADV _ 8 think advmod 8 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 calamity acl 9 of of ADP _ 10 me case 10 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 think obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Whenever punct
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1 is present you any calamity tree rules 2 think speech: other infinitive any calamity not said here of me vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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