clarification Who acts: explanation, something, I, teacher, trip, company · What happens: make, understand, remove, clarify, ask, give · To what, where: something, bits, it, butter, quick clarification, rules
«clarification» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: clarification in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An explanation that makes something clearer or easier to understand.
det nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp cc conj mark xcomp punct root An DET explanation NOUN that PRON makes VERB something PRON clearer ADJ or CCONJ easier ADJ to PART understand VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 explanation det 2 explanation explanation NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 explanation acl:relcl 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 makes obj 6 clearer clear ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 makes xcomp 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 easier cc 8 easier easy ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 clearer conj 9 to to PART _ 10 understand mark 10 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 easier xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 explanation punct
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1 make present a explanation something clear property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 2 understand to-infinitive something not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: science, cooking — kept apart, not parsed.
Making a liquid clear by removing bits from it (clarifying butter or water).
The tree, 13 words det amod xcomp mark advcl obj case obl punct conj obj cc conj punct punct root Making VERB a DET liquid ADJ clear ADJ by SCONJ removing VERB bits NOUN from ADP it PRON ( PUNCT clarifying VERB butter NOUN or CCONJ water NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 clear det 3 liquid liquid ADJ Degree=Pos 4 clear amod 4 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Making xcomp 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 removing mark 6 removing remove VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Making advcl 7 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 6 removing obj 8 from from ADP _ 9 it case 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 removing obl 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 clarifying punct 11 clarifying clarify VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 removing conj 12 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 11 clarifying obj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 water cc 14 water water NOUN Number=Sing 12 butter conj 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 clarifying punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Making punct
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1 make gerund clear property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 remove gerund bits it vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bit=Theme from it=Source 3 clarify gerund butter or water vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent butter=Patient
Example 1 Can I ask for some clarification about the homework?
aux nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root Can AUX I PRON ask VERB for ADP some DET clarification NOUN about ADP the DET homework NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 ask aux 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 ask nsubj 3 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 clarification case 5 some some DET PronType=Ind 6 clarification det 6 clarification clarification NOUN Number=Sing 3 ask obl 7 about about ADP _ 9 homework case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 homework det 9 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 6 clarification nmod 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask can I for some clarification about the homework vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The teacher gave a quick clarification of the rules.
det nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN gave VERB a DET quick ADJ clarification NOUN of ADP the DET rules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 clarification det 5 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 6 clarification amod 6 clarification clarification NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 rules case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rules det 9 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 6 clarification nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the teacher a quick clarification of the rules vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clarification=Theme 2 clarify the rules nom clarification «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 For clarification, the trip is on Friday, not Thursday.
case obl punct det nsubj cop case punct advmod appos punct root For ADP clarification NOUN , PUNCT the DET trip NOUN is AUX on ADP Friday PROPN , PUNCT not PART Thursday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 2 clarification case 2 clarification clarification NOUN Number=Sing 8 Friday obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 clarification punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 trip det 5 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 8 Friday nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 Friday cop 7 on on ADP _ 8 Friday case 8 Friday Friday PROPN Number=Sing root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 Thursday punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 Thursday advmod 11 Thursday Thursday PROPN Number=Sing 8 Friday appos 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 Friday punct
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1 is present the trip on Friday; for clarification tree rules
Example 4 The company issued a clarification after the mistake.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET company NOUN issued VERB a DET clarification NOUN after ADP the DET mistake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company 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 5 clarification det 5 clarification clarification NOUN Number=Sing 3 issued obj 6 after after ADP _ 8 mistake case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 mistake det 8 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 3 issued obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 issued punct
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1 issue past the company a clarification after the mistake vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location clarification=Theme
Example 5 The question needed clarification before we could answer it.
det nsubj obj mark nsubj aux advcl obj punct root The DET question NOUN needed VERB clarification NOUN before SCONJ we PRON could AUX answer VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 question det 2 question question NOUN Number=Sing 3 needed nsubj 3 needed need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 clarification clarification NOUN Number=Sing 3 needed obj 5 before before SCONJ _ 8 answer mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 answer nsubj 7 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 answer aux 8 answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 needed advcl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 answer obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 needed punct
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1 need past the question clarification vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot clarification=Theme 2 answer speech: assert could we clarification vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
Example 6 Clarification of butter removes the milky bits.
nsubj case nmod det amod obj punct root Clarification NOUN of ADP butter NOUN removes VERB the DET milky ADJ bits NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clarification clarification NOUN Number=Sing 4 removes nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 butter case 3 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 1 Clarification nmod 4 removes remove VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bits det 6 milky milky ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bits amod 7 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 4 removes obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 removes punct
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1 remove present Clarification of butter the milky bits vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Theme 2 clarify butter nom clarification «communication transitive»: of=patient
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