catastrophically Who acts: way, plan, dam, valley, class play, scenery · What happens: cause, go, fail, flood, fall down, play · To what, where: terrible damage, bridge, earthquake, baking bread, jump, mud
«catastrophically» 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: catastrophically in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In a way that causes terrible damage or disaster.
case det nsubj acl:relcl amod obj cc conj punct root In ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON causes VERB terrible ADJ damage NOUN or CCONJ disaster NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 way case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 way det 3 way way 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 way acl:relcl 6 terrible terrible ADJ Degree=Pos 7 damage amod 7 damage damage NOUN Number=Sing 5 causes obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 disaster cc 9 disaster disaster NOUN Number=Sing 7 damage conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 way punct
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1 cause present a way terrible damage or disaster 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: everyday, exaggerating — kept apart, not parsed.
Extremely badly, as when a plan goes completely wrong.
advmod advmod punct mark mark det nsubj advmod xcomp punct root Extremely ADV badly ADV , PUNCT as SCONJ when SCONJ a DET plan NOUN goes VERB completely ADV wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Extremely extremely ADV _ 2 badly advmod 2 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 8 goes advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 badly punct 4 as as SCONJ _ 8 goes mark 5 when when SCONJ _ 8 goes mark 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 plan det 7 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 8 goes nsubj 8 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 completely completely ADV _ 10 wrong advmod 10 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 goes xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 goes punct
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1 go present a plan badly, wrong property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The dam failed catastrophically and the valley flooded.
det nsubj advmod cc det nsubj conj punct root The DET dam NOUN failed VERB catastrophically ADV and CCONJ the DET valley NOUN flooded VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dam det 2 dam dam NOUN Number=Sing 3 failed nsubj 3 failed fail VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 catastrophically catastrophically ADV _ 3 failed advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 flooded cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 valley det 7 valley valley NOUN Number=Sing 8 flooded nsubj 8 flooded flood VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 failed conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 failed punct
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1 fail past the dam catastrophically property vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 flood past the valley vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Our class play went catastrophically wrong when the scenery fell down.
nmod:poss compound nsubj advmod xcomp advmod det nsubj advcl advmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN play NOUN went VERB catastrophically ADV wrong ADJ when ADV the DET scenery NOUN fell VERB down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 play nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 play compound 3 play play NOUN Number=Sing 4 went nsubj 4 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 catastrophically catastrophically ADV _ 6 wrong advmod 6 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 went xcomp 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 fell advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 scenery det 9 scenery scenery NOUN Number=Sing 10 fell nsubj 10 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 went advcl 11 down down ADV _ 10 fell advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 went punct
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1 go past Our class play wrong property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 fall down past the scenery down property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 play Our nom play «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The bridge was catastrophically damaged in the earthquake.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root The DET bridge NOUN was AUX catastrophically ADV damaged VERB in ADP the DET earthquake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bridge det 2 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 5 damaged nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 damaged aux:pass 4 catastrophically catastrophically ADV _ 5 damaged advmod 5 damaged damage VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 earthquake case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 earthquake det 8 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 5 damaged obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 damaged punct
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1 damage past · passive the bridge the earthquake catastrophically property vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 4 My first try at baking bread failed catastrophically.
nmod:poss amod nsubj case compound nmod advmod punct root My PRON first ADJ try NOUN at ADP baking NOUN bread NOUN failed VERB catastrophically ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 try nmod:poss 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 try amod 3 try try NOUN Number=Sing 7 failed nsubj 4 at at ADP _ 6 bread case 5 baking baking NOUN Number=Sing 6 bread compound 6 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 3 try nmod 7 failed fail VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 catastrophically catastrophically ADV _ 7 failed advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 failed punct
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1 fail past My first try at baking bread catastrophically property vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 try My baking bread nom try «act transitive»: poss=agent at=place
Example 5 If the ice sheets melt, sea levels could rise catastrophically.
mark det compound nsubj advcl punct compound nsubj aux advmod punct root If SCONJ the DET ice NOUN sheets NOUN melt VERB , PUNCT sea NOUN levels NOUN could AUX rise VERB catastrophically ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 5 melt mark 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sheets det 3 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 4 sheets compound 4 sheets sheet NOUN Number=Plur 5 melt nsubj 5 melt melt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 rise advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 melt punct 7 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 8 levels compound 8 levels level NOUN Number=Plur 10 rise nsubj 9 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 rise aux 10 rise rise VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 catastrophically catastrophically ADV _ 10 rise advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 rise punct
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1 melt a condition, not said to happen present the ice sheets vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 rise could sea levels catastrophically property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 He catastrophically misjudged the jump and landed in the mud.
nsubj advmod det obj cc conj case det obl punct root He PRON catastrophically ADV misjudged VERB the DET jump NOUN and CCONJ landed VERB in ADP the DET mud 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 3 misjudged nsubj 2 catastrophically catastrophically ADV _ 3 misjudged advmod 3 misjudged misjudge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 jump det 5 jump jump NOUN Number=Sing 3 misjudged obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 landed cc 7 landed land VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 misjudged conj 8 in in ADP _ 10 mud case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 mud det 10 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 7 landed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 misjudged punct
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1 misjudge past He the jump catastrophically property tree rules 2 land past He not said here the mud vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in mud=Destination
Example 7 The rocket's engine failed catastrophically just after launch.
det nmod:poss case nsubj advmod advmod case obl punct root The DET rocket NOUN 's PART engine NOUN failed VERB catastrophically ADV just ADV after ADP launch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rocket det 2 rocket rocket NOUN Number=Sing 4 engine nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 rocket case 4 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 5 failed nsubj 5 failed fail VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 catastrophically catastrophically ADV _ 5 failed advmod 7 just just ADV _ 9 launch advmod 8 after after ADP _ 9 launch case 9 launch launch NOUN Number=Sing 5 failed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 failed punct
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1 fail past the rocket's engine after launch catastrophically property vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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