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choppy

Who acts: short jerky parts, you, sea, We, lake, wind · What happens: break, not flow, cut, be, sail, feel · To what, where: short jerky parts, uneven layers, choppy water, sentences, short choppy haircut

«choppy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: choppy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: of the sea or a lake — kept apart, not parsed.

Full of small, rough waves, because of wind: «choppy water».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 wind	advcl
2	of	of	ADP	_	6 waves	case
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 waves	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 small	punct
5	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 waves	amod
6	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Full	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 wind	punct
8	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	10 wind	case
9	of	of	ADP	_	8 because	fixed
10	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 water	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 water	punct
13	choppy	choppy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 water	amod
14	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 wind	appos
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 water	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 wind	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: of writing, speech or music — kept apart, not parsed.

Broken into short, jerky parts that do not flow well.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	into	into	ADP	_	6 parts	case
3	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 parts	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 short	punct
5	jerky	jerky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 parts	amod
6	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Broken	obl
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 flow	nsubj
8	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 flow	aux
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 flow	advmod
10	flow	flow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 parts	acl:relcl
11	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 flow	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Broken	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	participle						into short jerky parts result	vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into part=Result
2	not flow	present · do-support	short jerky parts					well property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: of hair — kept apart, not parsed.

Cut in uneven layers on purpose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 layers	case
3	uneven	uneven	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 layers	amod
4	layers	layer	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Cut	obl
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 purpose	case
6	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cut	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	imperative	you not said here			uneven layers		on purpose	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

The sea was too choppy for the ferry to sail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sea	det
2	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 choppy	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 choppy	cop
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 choppy	advmod
5	choppy	choppy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 ferry	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ferry	det
8	ferry	ferry	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 choppy	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 sail	mark
10	sail	sail	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 ferry	acl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 choppy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the sea					for the ferry; choppy property	tree rules
2	sail	to-infinitive	the sea not said here						vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

We felt seasick on the choppy water.

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 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	seasick	seasick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 felt	xcomp
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 water	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 water	det
6	choppy	choppy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 water	amod
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 felt	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	We			the choppy water		seasick property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

The lake got choppy when the wind picked up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lake	det
2	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	nsubj
3	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	choppy	choppy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 got	xcomp
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 picked	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wind	det
7	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 picked	nsubj
8	picked	pick	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 got	advcl
9	up	up	ADP	_	8 picked	compound:prt
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	the lake					choppy property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	pick up	participle	the wind						vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S_ING»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Your paragraph is a bit choppy; join some sentences together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 paragraph	nmod:poss
2	paragraph	paragraph	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 choppy	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 choppy	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bit	det
5	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 choppy	obl:unmarked
6	choppy	choppy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 join	punct
8	join	join	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 choppy	conj
9	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	10 sentences	det
10	sentences	sentence	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 join	obj
11	together	together	ADV	_	8 join	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 choppy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Your paragraph					a bit obl:unmarked; choppy property	tree rules
2	join	infinitive	Your paragraph not said here	some sentences				together property	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Patient
3	paragraph		Your						nom paragraph «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The video was choppy because the internet was slow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 video	det
2	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 choppy	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 choppy	cop
4	choppy	choppy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	9 slow	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 internet	det
7	internet	internet	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 slow	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 slow	cop
9	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 choppy	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 choppy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the video					choppy property	tree rules
2	is	past	the internet					slow property	tree rules

Example 6

She has a short, choppy haircut.

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 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 haircut	det
4	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 haircut	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 short	punct
6	choppy	choppy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 haircut	amod
7	haircut	haircut	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	She	a short choppy haircut					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent haircut=Patient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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