choosy Who acts: you, little brother, Cats, She, female bird · What happens: choose, please, be, read, do, not be · To what, where: food, choosy eaters, books, sweet
«choosy» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: choosy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Very careful about what you choose, and hard to please, especially about food, clothes or friends.
The tree, 16 words advmod case obl nsubj acl:relcl punct cc conj mark xcomp punct advmod case obj punct conj cc conj punct root Very ADV careful ADJ about ADP what PRON you PRON choose VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ hard ADJ to PART please VERB , PUNCT especially ADV about ADP food NOUN , PUNCT clothes NOUN or CCONJ friends NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 careful advmod 2 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 about about ADP _ 4 what case 4 what what PRON PronType=Rel 2 careful obl 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 choose nsubj 6 choose choose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 what acl:relcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 hard punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 hard cc 9 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 2 careful conj 10 to to PART _ 11 please mark 11 please please VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 hard xcomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 food punct 13 especially especially ADV _ 15 food advmod 14 about about ADP _ 15 food case 15 food food NOUN Number=Sing 11 please obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 clothes punct 17 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 15 food conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 friends cc 19 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 15 food conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 careful punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 choose present you vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 please to-infinitive food and clothes or friends vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus food=Experiencer
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.
Example 1 My little brother is choosy about his food.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root My PRON little ADJ brother NOUN is AUX choosy ADJ about ADP his PRON food NOUN . 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 brother nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 choosy nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 choosy cop 5 choosy choosy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 about about ADP _ 8 food case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 food nmod:poss 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 choosy obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 choosy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present My little brother about his food; choosy property tree rules
Example 2 Cats can be very choosy eaters.
nsubj aux cop advmod amod punct root Cats NOUN can AUX be AUX very ADV choosy ADJ eaters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 6 eaters nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 eaters aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 eaters cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 choosy advmod 5 choosy choosy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 eaters amod 6 eaters eater NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 eaters punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a can Cats choosy eaters tree rules
Example 3 She is choosy about which books she reads.
nsubj cop case det obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root She PRON is AUX choosy ADJ about ADP which DET books NOUN she PRON reads VERB . 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 choosy nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 choosy cop 3 choosy choosy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 about about ADP _ 6 books case 5 which which DET PronType=Int 6 books det 6 books book NOUN Number=Plur 3 choosy obl 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 reads nsubj 8 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 books acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 choosy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present She about which books; choosy property tree rules 2 read present she which books not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic
Example 4 Don't be so choosy, just pick a sweet!
advmod cop advmod advcl punct advmod parataxis det obj punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX so ADV choosy ADJ , PUNCT just ADV pick VERB a DET sweet 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 5 choosy advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 choosy cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 choosy advmod 5 choosy choosy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 pick punct 7 just just ADV _ 8 pick advmod 8 pick pick VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Do parataxis 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 sweet det 10 sweet sweet NOUN Number=Sing 8 pick obj 11 ! ! 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 you not said here choosy property tree rules 3 pick infinitive a sweet vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient
Example 5 The female bird is choosy about her mate.
det amod nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET female ADJ bird NOUN is AUX choosy ADJ about ADP her PRON mate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bird det 2 female female ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bird amod 3 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 5 choosy nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 choosy cop 5 choosy choosy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 about about ADP _ 8 mate case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mate nmod:poss 8 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 5 choosy obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 choosy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the female bird about bird's mate; choosy property tree rules
Example 6 You can't be choosy when you are starving.
nsubj aux advmod cop advmod nsubj aux advcl punct root You PRON ca AUX n't PART be AUX choosy ADJ when ADV you PRON are AUX starving VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 choosy nsubj 2 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 choosy aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 choosy advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 choosy cop 5 choosy choosy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 starving advmod 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 starving nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 starving aux 9 starving starve VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 choosy advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 choosy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is can You choosy property tree rules 2 starve present · progressive you tree rules
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