careless Who acts: Careless, you, I, He, dog, Careless driving · What happens: mean, not pay, make, not care, worry, write · To what, where: enough attention, mistakes, careless mistake, 54, gate, accidents
«careless» 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: careless in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Careless means not paying enough attention, so you make mistakes or cause harm: a careless mistake.
The tree, 16 words nsubj advmod xcomp amod obj punct advmod nsubj conj obj cc compound conj punct det amod conj punct root Careless ADJ means VERB not PART paying VERB enough ADJ attention NOUN , PUNCT so ADV you PRON make VERB mistakes NOUN or CCONJ cause NOUN harm NOUN : PUNCT a DET careless ADJ mistake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 paying advmod 4 paying pay VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 5 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 6 attention amod 6 attention attention NOUN Number=Sing 4 paying obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 make punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 make advmod 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 make nsubj 10 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means conj 11 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 10 make obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 harm cc 13 cause cause NOUN Number=Sing 14 harm compound 14 harm harm NOUN Number=Sing 11 mistakes conj 15 : : PUNCT _ 18 mistake punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 mistake det 17 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 18 mistake amod 18 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 11 mistakes conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Careless vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not pay not said to happen gerund Careless not said here enough attention vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset 3 make present you mistakes or cause harm and a careless mistake vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product
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 Careless means not caring or worrying about something: careless of danger.
nsubj advmod xcomp cc conj case obl punct conj case nmod punct root Careless ADJ means VERB not PART caring VERB or CCONJ worrying VERB about ADP something PRON : PUNCT careless NOUN of ADP danger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 caring advmod 4 caring care VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 worrying cc 6 worrying worry VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 caring conj 7 about about ADP _ 8 something case 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 worrying obl 9 : : PUNCT _ 10 careless punct 10 careless careles NOUN Number=Plur 8 something conj 11 of of ADP _ 12 danger case 12 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 10 careless nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Careless vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not care not said to happen gerund Careless not said here vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 worry gerund Careless not said here about something vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about something=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Careless can also mean relaxed and natural, without effort: careless happiness.
nsubj aux advmod xcomp cc conj punct case parataxis punct amod conj punct root Careless NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB relaxed ADJ and CCONJ natural ADJ , PUNCT without ADP effort NOUN : PUNCT careless ADJ happiness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Careless careles NOUN Number=Plur 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 relaxed relaxed ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean xcomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 natural cc 7 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 5 relaxed conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 effort punct 9 without without ADP _ 10 effort case 10 effort effort NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean parataxis 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 happiness punct 12 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 13 happiness amod 13 happiness happiness NOUN Number=Sing 10 effort conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Careless relaxed property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 I made a careless mistake and wrote 54 instead of 45.
nsubj det amod obj cc conj obj case fixed obl punct root I PRON made VERB a DET careless ADJ mistake NOUN and CCONJ wrote VERB 54 NUM instead ADV of ADP 45 NUM . 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mistake det 4 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mistake amod 5 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 wrote cc 7 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 made conj 8 54 54 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 wrote obj 9 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 11 45 case 10 of of ADP _ 9 instead fixed 11 45 45 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 wrote obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past I a careless mistake vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product 2 write past I not said here 54 instead 45 vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 54=Theme
Example 2 Don't be careless with matches.
advmod cop obj case obl punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX careless ADJ with ADP matches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 careless advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 careless cop 4 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 matches case 6 matches match NOUN Number=Plur 4 careless obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive with matches; careless property tree rules
Example 3 He was careless and left the gate open, so the dog ran out.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop cc conj det obj xcomp punct advmod det nsubj conj compound:prt punct root He PRON was AUX careless ADJ and CCONJ left VERB the DET gate NOUN open ADJ , PUNCT so ADV the DET dog NOUN ran VERB out ADP . 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 3 careless nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 careless cop 3 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 left cc 5 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 careless conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 gate det 7 gate gate NOUN Number=Sing 5 left obj 8 open open ADJ Degree=Pos 5 left xcomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 ran punct 10 so so ADV _ 13 ran advmod 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 dog det 12 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 13 ran nsubj 13 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 careless conj 14 out out ADP _ 13 ran compound:prt 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 careless punct
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1 is past He careless property tree rules 2 leave past He not said here the gate open property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Theme 3 run out past the dog vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Careless driving can cause accidents.
amod nsubj aux obj punct root Careless ADJ driving NOUN can AUX cause VERB accidents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 2 driving amod 2 driving driving NOUN Number=Sing 4 cause nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 cause aux 4 cause cause VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 accidents accident NOUN Number=Plur 4 cause obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 cause punct
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1 cause can Careless driving accidents vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition accident=Patient
Example 5 She is careless with her things and loses her pencils.
nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root She PRON is AUX careless ADJ with ADP her PRON things NOUN and CCONJ loses VERB her PRON pencils NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 careless nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 careless cop 3 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 things case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 things nmod:poss 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 3 careless obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 loses cc 8 loses lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 careless conj 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 pencils nmod:poss 10 pencils pencil NOUN Number=Plur 8 loses obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 careless punct
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1 is present She with her things; careless property tree rules 2 lose present She not said here her pencils vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Eventuality
Example 6 Check your work to avoid careless errors.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl amod obj punct root Check VERB your PRON work NOUN to PART avoid VERB careless ADJ errors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 work nmod:poss 3 work work NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obj 4 to to PART _ 5 avoid mark 5 avoid avoid VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Check advcl 6 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 7 errors amod 7 errors error NOUN Number=Plur 5 avoid obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
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1 check imperative you not said here your work vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme 2 avoid to-infinitive you not said here careless errors vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent error=Location 3 work your nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 A careless word can hurt a friend's feelings.
det amod nsubj aux det nmod:poss case obj punct root A DET careless ADJ word NOUN can AUX hurt VERB a DET friend NOUN 's PART feelings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 word det 2 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 3 word amod 3 word word NOUN Number=Sing 5 hurt nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 hurt aux 5 hurt hurt VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 friend det 7 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 9 feelings nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 friend case 9 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 5 hurt obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 hurt punct
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1 hurt can a careless word a friend's feelings vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient
Example 8 The careless camper left the fire burning.
det amod nsubj det obj acl punct root The DET careless ADJ camper NOUN left VERB the DET fire NOUN burning VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 camper det 2 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 3 camper amod 3 camper camper NOUN Number=Sing 4 left nsubj 4 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fire det 6 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 4 left obj 7 burning burn VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 fire acl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 left punct
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1 leave past the careless camper the fire vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme 2 burn gerund the fire not said here vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 'Why, you have forgotten your axe again, you careless man!
punct advmod punct nsubj aux nmod:poss obj advmod punct nsubj amod obl punct root ' PUNCT Why ADV , PUNCT you PRON have AUX forgotten VERB your PRON axe NOUN again ADV , PUNCT you PRON careless ADJ man NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ' ' PUNCT _ 6 forgotten punct 2 Why why ADV PronType=Int 6 forgotten advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Why punct 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 forgotten nsubj 5 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 forgotten aux 6 forgotten forget VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 axe nmod:poss 8 axe axe NOUN Number=Sing 6 forgotten obj 9 again again ADV _ 6 forgotten advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 man punct 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 man nsubj 12 careless careless ADJ Degree=Pos 13 man amod 13 man man NOUN Number=Sing 6 forgotten obl 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 forgotten punct
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1 forget present · perfect you your axe again tree rules 2 man you tree rules
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