clarifying Who acts: something, I, teacher, game, Thanks, Clarifying · What happens: make, understand, explain, remove, help, clarify · To what, where: something, it, liquid butter, bits, soup, clarifying question
«clarifying» 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: clarifying in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Making something clearer or easier to understand, by explaining it more.
obj amod cc conj mark xcomp punct mark conj obj advmod punct root Making VERB something PRON clearer ADJ or CCONJ easier ADJ to PART understand VERB , PUNCT by SCONJ explaining VERB it PRON more ADV . 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 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Making obj 3 clearer clear ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 something amod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 easier cc 5 easier easy ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 clearer conj 6 to to PART _ 7 understand mark 7 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 easier xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 explaining punct 9 by by SCONJ _ 10 explaining mark 10 explaining explain VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Making conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 explaining obj 12 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 10 explaining advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Making punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make gerund something 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 3 explain speech: assert gerund it vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
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: cooking — kept apart, not parsed.
Making a liquid, such as butter or soup, clear by removing the bits in it.
The tree, 15 words csubj det amod punct case fixed obj cc conj punct mark advcl det obj case obl punct root Making VERB a DET liquid ADJ , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP butter NOUN or CCONJ soup NOUN , PUNCT clear ADJ by SCONJ removing VERB the DET bits NOUN in ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 clear csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 butter det 3 liquid liquid ADJ Degree=Pos 7 butter amod 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 butter punct 5 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 7 butter case 6 as as ADP _ 5 such fixed 7 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 1 Making obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 soup cc 9 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 7 butter conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 1 Making punct 11 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos root root 12 by by SCONJ _ 13 removing mark 13 removing remove VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 clear advcl 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 bits det 15 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 13 removing obj 16 in in ADP _ 17 it case 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 removing obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 clear punct
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1 make gerund a liquid butter or soup vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset butter=Product 2 remove gerund the bits soup vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Helping to make something clear: «a clarifying question».
csubj mark xcomp obj amod punct punct det amod punct punct root Helping VERB to PART make VERB something PRON clear ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET clarifying VERB question NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Helping help VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 question csubj 2 to to PART _ 3 make mark 3 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Helping xcomp 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 make obj 5 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 6 : : PUNCT _ 1 Helping punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 10 question punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 question det 9 clarifying clarify VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 question amod 10 question question NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 question punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 question punct
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1 help gerund vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 make to-infinitive something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 3 clarify in a quote gerund vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Can I ask a clarifying question, please?
aux nsubj det amod obj punct discourse punct root Can AUX I PRON ask VERB a DET clarifying VERB question NOUN , PUNCT please INTJ ? 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 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 question det 5 clarifying clarify VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 question amod 6 question question NOUN Number=Sing 3 ask obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 ask punct 8 please please INTJ _ 3 ask discourse 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask can I a clarifying question vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient 2 clarify gerund vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 The teacher was clarifying the rules of the game.
det nsubj aux det obj case det nmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN was AUX clarifying VERB the DET rules NOUN of ADP the DET game 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 4 clarifying nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 clarifying aux 4 clarifying clarify VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rules det 6 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 4 clarifying obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 game case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 game det 9 game game NOUN Number=Sing 6 rules nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 clarifying punct
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1 clarify past · progressive the teacher the rules of the game vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent rule=Patient 2 rule the game nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 3 Thanks for clarifying that; now I understand.
mark acl obj punct advmod nsubj parataxis punct root Thanks NOUN for SCONJ clarifying VERB that PRON ; PUNCT now ADV I PRON understand VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thanks thanks NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 for for SCONJ _ 3 clarifying mark 3 clarifying clarify VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Thanks acl 4 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 clarifying obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Thanks punct 6 now now ADV PronType=Dem 1 Thanks advmod 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 understand nsubj 8 understand understand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Thanks parataxis 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Thanks punct
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1 clarify gerund Thanks not said here Thanks vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent that=Patient 2 understand present I vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 Clarifying the question first helps you solve it.
csubj det obj advmod obj xcomp obj punct root Clarifying VERB the DET question NOUN first ADV helps VERB you PRON solve VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clarifying clarify VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 helps csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 question det 3 question question NOUN Number=Sing 1 Clarifying obj 4 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 1 Clarifying advmod 5 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 helps obj 7 solve solve VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 helps xcomp 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 solve obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 helps punct
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1 clarify gerund the question first property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent question=Patient 2 help present Clarifying you vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 solve infinitive you not said here question vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Example 5 Mum is clarifying butter for the curry.
nsubj aux obj case det obl punct root Mum NOUN is AUX clarifying VERB butter NOUN for ADP the DET curry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 clarifying nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 clarifying aux 3 clarifying clarify VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 3 clarifying obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 curry case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 curry det 7 curry curry NOUN Number=Sing 3 clarifying obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 clarifying punct
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1 clarify present · progressive Mum butter for the curry vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent butter=Patient
Example 6 The coach drew a picture, clarifying where everyone should stand.
det nsubj det obj punct advcl advmod nsubj aux xcomp punct root The DET coach NOUN drew VERB a DET picture NOUN , PUNCT clarifying VERB where ADV everyone PRON should AUX stand VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 3 drew nsubj 3 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 picture det 5 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 3 drew obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 clarifying punct 7 clarifying clarify VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 drew advcl 8 where where ADV PronType=Rel 11 stand advmod 9 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 11 stand nsubj 10 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 stand aux 11 stand stand VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 clarifying xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 drew punct
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1 draw past the coach a picture vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme 2 clarify gerund the coach not said here tree rules 3 stand should everyone vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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