chronic Who acts: chronic illness, chronic habit, person, film, Grandad, Asthma · What happens: last, keep, come back, be, have, not stop · To what, where: one, chronic back pain, chronic illness, chronic shortage, chronic worrier, chronic nail biter
«chronic» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: chronic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A chronic illness or problem lasts a long time or keeps coming back.
det amod nsubj cc conj det amod obj cc conj xcomp advmod punct root A DET chronic ADJ illness NOUN or CCONJ problem NOUN lasts VERB a DET long ADJ time NOUN or CCONJ keeps VERB coming VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 illness det 2 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 illness amod 3 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 6 lasts nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 problem cc 5 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 3 illness conj 6 lasts last VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 time det 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 9 time amod 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 lasts obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 keeps cc 11 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 lasts conj 12 coming come VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 keeps xcomp 13 back back ADV _ 12 coming advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 lasts punct
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1 last present a chronic illness or problem time vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme 2 keep present a chronic illness or problem not said here tree rules 3 come back gerund a chronic illness or problem not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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 A chronic habit is one a person has had for a long time and cannot stop: «a chronic liar».
The tree, 20 words det amod nsubj cop det nsubj aux parataxis case det amod obl cc aux advmod conj punct punct det amod appos punct punct root A DET chronic ADJ habit NOUN is AUX one NUM a DET person NOUN has AUX had VERB for ADP a DET long ADJ time NOUN and CCONJ can AUX not PART stop VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET chronic ADJ liar NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 habit det 2 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 habit amod 3 habit habit NOUN Number=Sing 5 one nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 one cop 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 person det 7 person person NOUN Number=Sing 9 had nsubj 8 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 had aux 9 had have VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 one parataxis 10 for for ADP _ 13 time case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 time det 12 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 13 time amod 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 9 had obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 17 stop cc 15 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 17 stop aux 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 stop advmod 17 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 had conj 18 : : PUNCT _ 22 liar punct 19 « « PUNCT _ 22 liar punct 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 liar det 21 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 22 liar amod 22 liar liar NOUN Number=Sing 5 one appos 23 » » PUNCT _ 22 liar punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 one punct
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1 is a present a chronic habit one tree rules 2 have present · perfect a person time vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 not stop can a person not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Very bad: «The film was chronic».
advmod punct punct det nsubj cop parataxis punct punct root Very ADV bad ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET film NOUN was AUX chronic ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 bad advmod 2 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 8 chronic punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 8 chronic punct 5 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 film det 6 film film NOUN Number=Sing 8 chronic nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 chronic cop 8 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 bad parataxis 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 chronic punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 bad punct
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1 is in a quote past the film chronic property tree rules
Example 1 Grandad has chronic back pain.
nsubj amod compound obj punct root Grandad PROPN has VERB chronic ADJ back NOUN pain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 pain amod 4 back back NOUN Number=Sing 5 pain compound 5 pain pain NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Grandad chronic back pain vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pain=Patient
Example 2 Asthma is a chronic illness, but medicine helps.
nsubj cop det amod punct cc nsubj acl:relcl punct root Asthma NOUN is AUX a DET chronic ADJ illness NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ medicine NOUN helps VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Asthma asthma NOUN Number=Sing 5 illness nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 illness cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 illness det 4 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 illness amod 5 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 helps punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 helps cc 8 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 9 helps nsubj 9 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 illness acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 illness punct
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1 is a present Asthma a chronic illness tree rules 2 help present medicine a chronic illness not said here vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illness=Beneficiary
Example 3 The town has a chronic shortage of doctors.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET town NOUN has VERB a DET chronic ADJ shortage NOUN of ADP doctors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 shortage det 5 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 shortage amod 6 shortage shortage NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 doctors case 8 doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 6 shortage nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the town a chronic shortage of doctors vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shortage=Patient
Example 4 He is a chronic worrier and frets about everything.
nsubj cop det amod cc conj case nmod punct root He PRON is AUX a DET chronic ADJ worrier NOUN and CCONJ frets NOUN about ADP everything PRON . 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 5 worrier nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 worrier cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 worrier det 4 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 worrier amod 5 worrier worrier NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 frets cc 7 frets fret NOUN Number=Plur 5 worrier conj 8 about about ADP _ 9 everything case 9 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 7 frets nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 worrier punct
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1 is a present He a chronic worrier and frets about everything tree rules
Example 5 My little sister is a chronic nail-biter.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop det amod compound punct punct root My PRON little ADJ sister NOUN is AUX a DET chronic ADJ nail NOUN - PUNCT biter 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 sister nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 9 biter nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 biter cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 biter det 6 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 biter amod 7 nail nail NOUN Number=Sing 9 biter compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 nail punct 9 biter biter NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 biter punct
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1 is a present My little sister a chronic nail biter tree rules
Example 6 That match was chronic; we lost ten nil! (UK, informal)
Sentence 1: That match was chronic; we lost ten nil!
det nsubj cop punct nsubj conj nummod obj punct root That DET match NOUN was AUX chronic ADJ ; PUNCT we PRON lost VERB ten NUM nil NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 match det 2 match match NOUN Number=Sing 4 chronic nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 chronic cop 4 chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 lost punct 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 lost nsubj 7 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 chronic conj 8 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 nil nummod 9 nil nil NOUN Number=Sing 7 lost obj 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 chronic punct
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1 is past that match chronic property tree rules 2 lose past we ten nil vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nil=Eventuality
Sentence 2: (UK, informal)
punct punct conj punct root ( PUNCT UK PROPN , PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 UK punct 2 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 informal punct 4 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 2 UK conj 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 UK punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7 Chronic tiredness can be a sign that you need to see a doctor.
amod nsubj aux cop det mark nsubj acl mark xcomp det obj punct root Chronic ADJ tiredness NOUN can AUX be AUX a DET sign NOUN that SCONJ you PRON need VERB to PART see VERB a DET doctor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chronic chronic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tiredness amod 2 tiredness tiredness NOUN Number=Sing 6 sign nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 sign aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 sign cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sign det 6 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that SCONJ _ 9 need mark 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 need nsubj 9 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sign acl 10 to to PART _ 11 see mark 11 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 need xcomp 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 doctor det 13 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 11 see obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 sign punct
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1 is a can Chronic tiredness a sign tree rules 2 need present you a sign not said here tree rules 3 see not said to happen to-infinitive a sign not said here a doctor vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer doctor=Stimulus
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