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commendable

Who acts: effort, It, She, team, report, school · What happens: deserve, admire, be, return, lose, show · To what, where: praise, worthy, lost wallet, commendable patience, commendable effort, rain

«commendable» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: commendable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Deserving praise, worthy of being admired.

objpunctoblmarkaux:passaclpunctrootDeservingVERBpraiseNOUN,PUNCTworthyNOUNofSCONJbeingAUXadmiredVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DeservingdeserveVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
2praisepraiseNOUNNumber=Sing1 Deservingobj
3,,PUNCT_4 worthypunct
4worthyworthyNOUNNumber=Sing1 Deservingobl
5ofofSCONJ_7 admiredmark
6beingbeAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part7 admiredaux:pass
7admiredadmireVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 worthyacl
8..PUNCT_1 Deservingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1deservegerundpraiseworthy obltree rules
2admiregerund · passiveworthy not said herevn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»

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.

Example 1

Your effort this term has been commendable.

nmod:possnsubjdetnmod:unmarkedauxcoppunctrootYourPRONeffortNOUNthisDETtermNOUNhasAUXbeenAUXcommendableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1YouryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 effortnmod:poss
2efforteffortNOUNNumber=Sing7 commendablensubj
3thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem4 termdet
4termtermNOUNNumber=Sing2 effortnmod:unmarked
5hashaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 commendableaux
6beenbeAUXTense=Past VerbForm=Part7 commendablecop
7commendablecommendableADJDegree=Posrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 commendablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresent · perfectYour effort this termcommendable propertytree rules

Example 2

It was commendable of him to return the lost wallet.

nsubjcopcaseoblmarkadvcldetamodobjpunctrootItPRONwasAUXcommendableADJofADPhimPRONtoPARTreturnVERBtheDETlostVERBwalletNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 commendablensubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 commendablecop
3commendablecommendableADJDegree=Posrootroot
4ofofADP_5 himcase
5himhePRONCase=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 commendableobl
6totoPART_7 returnmark
7returnreturnVERBVerbForm=Inf3 commendableadvcl
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 walletdet
9lostloseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass10 walletamod
10walletwalletNOUNNumber=Sing7 returnobj
11..PUNCT_3 commendablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastItof him = he; commendable propertytree rules
2returnto-infinitivethe lost walletvn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wallet=Theme
3loseparticiplevn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She showed commendable patience with the little ones.

nsubjamodobjcasedetamodnmodpunctrootShePRONshowedVERBcommendableADJpatienceNOUNwithADPtheDETlittleADJonesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 showednsubj
2showedshowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3commendablecommendableADJDegree=Pos4 patienceamod
4patiencepatienceNOUNNumber=Sing2 showedobj
5withwithADP_8 onescase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 onesdet
7littlelittleADJDegree=Pos8 onesamod
8onesoneNOUNNumber=Plur4 patiencenmod
9..PUNCT_2 showedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1showpastShecommendable patiencewith the little onesvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent patience=Recipient

Example 4

The team made a commendable effort in the rain.

detnsubjdetamodobjcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETteamNOUNmadeVERBaDETcommendableADJeffortNOUNinADPtheDETrainNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 teamdet
2teamteamNOUNNumber=Sing3 madensubj
3mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 effortdet
5commendablecommendableADJDegree=Pos6 effortamod
6efforteffortNOUNNumber=Sing3 madeobj
7ininADP_9 raincase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 raindet
9rainrainNOUNNumber=Sing3 madeobl
10..PUNCT_3 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastthe teama commendable effortthe rainvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset effort=Product

Example 5

The report praised the school's commendable work on safety.

detnsubjdetnmod:posscaseamodobjcaseoblpunctrootTheDETreportNOUNpraisedVERBtheDETschoolNOUN'sPARTcommendableADJworkNOUNonADPsafetyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 reportdet
2reportreportNOUNNumber=Sing3 praisednsubj
3praisedpraiseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 schooldet
5schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing8 worknmod:poss
6's'sPART_5 schoolcase
7commendablecommendableADJDegree=Pos8 workamod
8workworkNOUNNumber=Sing3 praisedobj
9ononADP_10 safetycase
10safetysafetyNOUNNumber=Sing3 praisedobl
11..PUNCT_3 praisedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1praisepastthe reportthe school's commendable worksafetyvn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme
2workthe schoolnom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

His honesty was commendable.

nmod:possnsubjcoppunctrootHisPRONhonestyNOUNwasAUXcommendableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 honestynmod:poss
2honestyhonestyNOUNNumber=Sing4 commendablensubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 commendablecop
4commendablecommendableADJDegree=Posrootroot
5..PUNCT_4 commendablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastHis honestycommendable propertytree rules

Example 7

That's a commendable idea; let's try it.

nsubjcopdetamodpunctparataxisobjxcompobjpunctrootThatPRON'sAUXaDETcommendableADJideaNOUN;PUNCTletVERB'sPRONtryVERBitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThatthatPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem5 ideansubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 ideacop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 ideadet
4commendablecommendableADJDegree=Pos5 ideaamod
5ideaideaNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6;;PUNCT_7 letpunct
7letletVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin5 ideaparataxis
8'swePRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs7 letobj
9trytryVERBVerbForm=Inf7 letxcomp
10ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 tryobj
11..PUNCT_5 ideapunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentThata commendable ideatree rules
2letinfinitive'stree rules
3tryinfinitive's not said hereideavn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

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