categorical Who acts: head teacher, minister, Favourite fruit, height, We, I · What happens: do, sort, not measure, give, issue, deny · To what, where: categorical data, groups, categorical no, phones, class, categorical denial · Speech: someone speaks here
«categorical» 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: categorical in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Very clear and certain, with no doubt at all («a categorical no»).
The tree, 12 words advmod cc conj punct case det obl case nmod punct punct det amod conj punct punct punct root Very ADV clear ADJ and CCONJ certain ADJ , PUNCT with ADP no DET doubt NOUN at ADP all DET ( PUNCT « PUNCT a DET categorical ADJ no NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 clear advmod 2 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 certain cc 4 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 2 clear conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 doubt punct 6 with with ADP _ 8 doubt case 7 no no DET PronType=Neg 8 doubt det 8 doubt doubt NOUN Number=Sing 2 clear obl 9 at at ADP _ 10 all case 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 doubt nmod 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 no punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 no punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 no det 14 categorical categorical ADJ Degree=Pos 15 no amod 15 no no NOUN _ 8 doubt conj 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 no punct 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 no punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 clear punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2 Usage: maths, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To do with categories or groups; categorical data is sorted into groups, not measured with numbers.
The tree, 16 words mark advcl case obl cc conj punct amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct advmod parataxis case obl punct root To PART do VERB with ADP categories NOUN or CCONJ groups NOUN ; PUNCT categorical ADJ data NOUN is AUX sorted VERB into ADP groups NOUN , PUNCT not PART measured VERB with ADP numbers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 do mark 2 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 sorted advcl 3 with with ADP _ 4 categories case 4 categories category NOUN Number=Plur 2 do obl 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 groups cc 6 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 4 categories conj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 sorted punct 8 categorical categorical ADJ Degree=Pos 9 data amod 9 data data NOUN Number=Sing 11 sorted nsubj:pass 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 sorted aux:pass 11 sorted sort VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 into into ADP _ 13 groups case 13 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 11 sorted obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 measured punct 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 measured advmod 16 measured measure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 sorted parataxis 17 with with ADP _ 18 numbers case 18 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 16 measured obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 11 sorted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do to-infinitive with categories or groups vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 sort present · passive categorical data into groups goal vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme into group=Goal 3 not measure participle with numbers vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The head teacher gave a categorical no to phones in class.
det compound nsubj det amod obj case obl case obl punct root The DET head NOUN teacher NOUN gave VERB a DET categorical ADJ no NOUN to ADP phones NOUN in ADP class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 teacher det 2 head head NOUN Number=Sing 3 teacher compound 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave nsubj 4 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 no det 6 categorical categorical ADJ Degree=Pos 7 no amod 7 no no NOUN _ 4 gave obj 8 to to ADP _ 9 phones case 9 phones phone NOUN Number=Plur 4 gave obl 10 in in ADP _ 11 class case 11 class class NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 gave punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give past the head teacher a categorical no phones class vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent no=Theme to phone=Recipient
Example 2 The minister issued a categorical denial of the story.
det nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root The DET minister NOUN issued VERB a DET categorical ADJ denial NOUN of ADP the DET story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 minister det 2 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 3 issued nsubj 3 issued issue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 denial det 5 categorical categorical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 denial amod 6 denial denial NOUN Number=Sing 3 issued obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 story case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 story det 9 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 denial nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 issued punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 issue past the minister a categorical denial of the story vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location denial=Theme 2 deny the story nom denial «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 Favourite fruit is categorical data, but height is not.
amod nsubj cop amod punct cc nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct root Favourite ADJ fruit NOUN is AUX categorical ADJ data NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ height NOUN is VERB not PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fruit amod 2 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 5 data nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 data cop 4 categorical categorical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 data amod 5 data data NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 is punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 is cc 8 height height NOUN Number=Sing 9 is nsubj 9 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 data acl:relcl 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 is advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 data punct
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1 is a present Favourite fruit categorical data tree rules 2 not be present height categorical data not said here vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot data=Theme
Example 4 We sorted the categorical data into a bar chart.
nsubj det amod obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON sorted VERB the DET categorical ADJ data NOUN into ADP a DET bar NOUN chart NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 sorted nsubj 2 sorted sort VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 data det 4 categorical categorical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 data amod 5 data data NOUN Number=Sing 2 sorted obj 6 into into ADP _ 9 chart case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 chart det 8 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing 9 chart compound 9 chart chart NOUN Number=Sing 2 sorted obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 sorted punct
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1 sort past We the categorical data into a bar chart goal vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent data=Theme into chart=Goal
Example 5 I can say with categorical certainty that I locked the door.
nsubj aux case amod obl obj nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root I PRON can AUX say VERB with ADP categorical ADJ certainty NOUN that PRON I PRON locked VERB the DET door NOUN . 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 say nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 say aux 3 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 certainty case 5 categorical categorical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 certainty amod 6 certainty certainty NOUN Number=Sing 3 say obl 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 locked obj 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 locked nsubj 9 locked lock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 certainty acl:relcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 door det 11 door door NOUN Number=Sing 9 locked obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 say punct
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1 say speech: assert can I with categorical certainty vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent with certainty=Manner 2 lock past I categorical certainty vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent that=Patient door=Result
Example 6 Dad was categorical: no screens after eight.
nsubj cop punct det obl case nmod punct root Dad NOUN was AUX categorical ADJ : PUNCT no DET screens NOUN after ADP eight NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 categorical nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 categorical cop 3 categorical categorical ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 screens punct 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 6 screens det 6 screens screen NOUN Number=Plur 3 categorical obl 7 after after ADP _ 8 eight case 8 eight eight NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 screens nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 categorical punct
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1 is past Dad no screens after eight obl ; categorical property tree rules
Example 7 Eye colour is an example of categorical data.
compound nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct root Eye NOUN colour NOUN is AUX an DET example NOUN of ADP categorical ADJ data NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 2 colour compound 2 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 5 example nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 example cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 example det 5 example example NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 data case 7 categorical categorical ADJ Degree=Pos 8 data amod 8 data data NOUN Number=Sing 5 example nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 example punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Eye colour a example of categorical data tree rules
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