clumsiness

Who acts: you, moving, awkward unskilful way, I, clumsiness, him · What happens: be, move, drop, bump, break, say · To what, where: awkward careless way, things, awkward unskilful way, people, juice, clumsiness · Speech: someone speaks here

«clumsiness» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: clumsiness in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Being clumsy: moving in an awkward, careless way so that you drop, bump into or break things.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 clumsy	cop
2	clumsy	clumsy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 moving	punct
4	moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 bump	csubj
5	in	in	ADP	_	10 way	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
7	awkward	awkward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 way	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 awkward	punct
9	careless	careless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 way	amod
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 moving	obl
11	so	so	SCONJ	_	16 bump	mark
12	that	that	SCONJ	_	14 drop	mark
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 drop	nsubj
14	drop	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 bump	advcl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 drop	punct
16	bump	bump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 clumsy	conj
17	into	into	ADP	_	16 bump	obl
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 break	cc
19	break	break	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 bump	conj
20	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 break	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 clumsy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	gerund				clumsy property	tree rules
2	move	gerund			a awkward careless way		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in way=Trajectory
3	drop	present	you				vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
4	bump	present	moving				vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme
5	break	infinitive	moving not said here	things			vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Patient

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

Saying or doing things in an awkward, unskilful way that can upset people.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 doing	cc
3	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Saying	conj
4	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 doing	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	10 way	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
7	awkward	awkward	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 way	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 awkward	punct
9	unskilful	unskilful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 way	amod
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 doing	obl
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 upset	nsubj
12	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 upset	aux
13	upset	upset	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 way	acl:relcl
14	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 upset	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Saying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	do	gerund		things	a awkward unskilful way	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality
3	upset	can	a awkward unskilful way	people		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer

Example 1

Through clumsiness, I knocked my juice over.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Through	through	ADP	_	2 clumsiness	case
2	clumsiness	clumsiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 knocked	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 clumsiness	punct
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 knocked	nsubj
5	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 juice	nmod:poss
7	juice	juice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 knocked	obj
8	over	over	ADV	_	5 knocked	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 knocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock over	past	I	my juice		clumsiness		over property	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent juice=Theme through clumsiness=Destination

Example 2

His clumsiness made him trip on the stairs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 clumsiness	nmod:poss
2	clumsiness	clumsiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 made	obj
5	trip	trip	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 made	xcomp
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 stairs	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 stairs	det
8	stairs	stair	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 trip	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	His clumsiness	him = he					tree rules
2	trip	infinitive	him = he not said here			the stairs			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stair=Trajectory

Example 3

Carrying too much at once often leads to clumsiness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Carrying	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 leads	csubj
2	too	too	ADV	_	3 much	advmod
3	much	much	ADV	_	1 Carrying	advmod
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 once	case
5	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	1 Carrying	obl
6	often	often	ADV	_	7 leads	advmod
7	leads	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 clumsiness	case
9	clumsiness	clumsiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 leads	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 leads	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	gerund							vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	lead	present	Carrying					to clumsiness; often property	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to clumsiness=Patient

Example 4

She laughed at her own clumsiness.

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 laughed	nsubj
2	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	6 clumsiness	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 clumsiness	nmod:poss
5	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 clumsiness	amod
6	clumsiness	clumsiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 laughed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 laughed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	laugh	past	She			her own clumsiness			vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Puppies are full of clumsiness when they are young.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Puppies	puppy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 full	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 full	cop
3	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 clumsiness	case
5	clumsiness	clumsiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 full	obl
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 young	advmod
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 young	nsubj
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 young	cop
9	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 full	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Puppies					of clumsiness; full property	tree rules
2	is	present	Puppies = puppy					young property	tree rules

Example 6

Tiredness can cause clumsiness, so be careful with knives.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tiredness	tiredness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cause	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 cause	aux
3	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	clumsiness	clumsiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cause	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 careful	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	8 careful	advmod
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 careful	cop
8	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cause	conj
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 knives	case
10	knives	knife	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 careful	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	can	Tiredness	clumsiness					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition clumsiness=Patient
2	is	infinitive	Tiredness not said here					with knives; careful property	tree rules

Example 7

The new boy's clumsiness with words made him shy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boy	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boy	amod
3	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 clumsiness	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 boy	case
5	clumsiness	clumsiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 made	nsubj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 words	case
7	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 made	obl
8	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 made	obj
10	shy	shy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 made	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the new boy's clumsiness	boy				with words; shy property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product

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