caustic

Who acts: Caustic soda, drain cleaner bottle, you, She, his, critic · What happens: burn, eat away, have, wear, make, draw · To what, where: skin, caustic warning sign, gloves, caustic remark, caustic review, film

«caustic» 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: caustic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Able to burn or eat away skin and other materials by a chemical action, as in «caustic soda».

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 burn	mark
3	burn	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Able	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 eat	cc
5	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 burn	conj
6	away	away	ADV	_	5 eat	advmod
7	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eat	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 materials	cc
9	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 materials	amod
10	materials	material	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 skin	conj
11	by	by	ADP	_	14 action	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 action	det
13	chemical	chemical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 action	amod
14	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eat	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 soda	punct
16	as	as	ADP	_	20 soda	case
17	in	in	ADP	_	20 soda	case
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 soda	punct
19	caustic	caustic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 soda	amod
20	soda	soda	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 action	nmod
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 soda	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burn	to-infinitive							vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	eat away	infinitive		skin and other materials				by a chemical action as caustic soda; away property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=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

Cruel and sharp in a clever, sarcastic way, as in «a caustic remark».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 sharp	cc
3	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Cruel	conj
4	in	in	ADP	_	9 way	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 way	det
6	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 clever	punct
8	sarcastic	sarcastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sharp	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 remark	punct
11	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 remark	mark
12	in	in	ADP	_	16 remark	case
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 remark	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 remark	det
15	caustic	caustic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 remark	amod
16	remark	remark	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 way	appos
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 remark	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cruel	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Caustic soda can burn your skin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Caustic	caustic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 soda	amod
2	soda	soda	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 burn	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 burn	aux
4	burn	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 skin	nmod:poss
6	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 burn	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 burn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burn	can	Caustic soda	your skin					vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skin=Theme

Example 2

The drain cleaner bottle had a caustic warning sign.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 bottle	det
2	drain	drain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bottle	compound
3	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bottle	compound
4	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	nsubj
5	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 sign	det
7	caustic	caustic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 sign	amod
8	warning	warning	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sign	compound
9	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the drain cleaner bottle	a caustic warning sign					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Patient

Example 3

Wear gloves and goggles with caustic chemicals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	gloves	glove	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wear	obj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 goggles	cc
4	goggles	goggle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 gloves	conj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 chemicals	case
6	caustic	caustic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 chemicals	amod
7	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wear	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	imperative	you not said here	gloves and goggles				with caustic chemicals	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent glove=Theme

Example 4

She made a caustic remark about his drawing.

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	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 remark	det
4	caustic	caustic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 remark	amod
5	remark	remark	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 drawing	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 drawing	nmod:poss
8	drawing	drawing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 remark	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	She	a caustic remark				about his drawing	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remark=Product
2	draw		his = he						nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The critic wrote a caustic review of the film.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 critic	det
2	critic	critic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrote	nsubj
3	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 review	det
5	caustic	caustic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 review	amod
6	review	review	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrote	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 film	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 film	det
9	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 review	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	the critic	a caustic review of the film					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent review=Theme
2	review			the film					nom review «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 6

Keep caustic cleaners out of children's reach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	caustic	caustic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cleaners	amod
3	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obj
4	out	out	ADP	_	8 reach	case
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 reach	case
6	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 reach	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 children	case
8	reach	reach	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	caustic cleaners		children's reach			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cleaner=Theme out reach=Location

Example 7

His caustic jokes hurt people's feelings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 jokes	nmod:poss
2	caustic	caustic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 jokes	amod
3	jokes	joke	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hurt	nsubj
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 feelings	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 people	case
7	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hurt	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hurt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurt	present	His caustic jokes	people's feelings					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient
2	joke		His = he						nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

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