comparable Who acts: quality, results, two towns, plants, cheap bike, Prices · What happens: make, compare, not be, be, need, amount · To what, where: sense, size, speed, it, comparable amounts, water
«comparable» 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: comparable in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Similar in size, amount or quality, so it makes sense to compare them: «two schools of comparable size».
The tree, 18 words case obl punct conj cc conj punct advmod nsubj conj obj mark acl obj punct punct nummod obl case amod nmod punct punct root Similar ADJ in ADP size NOUN , PUNCT amount NOUN or CCONJ quality NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON makes VERB sense NOUN to PART compare VERB them PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT two NUM schools NOUN of ADP comparable ADJ size NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Similar similar ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 in in ADP _ 3 size case 3 size size NOUN Number=Sing 1 Similar obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 amount punct 5 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 3 size conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 quality cc 7 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 3 size conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 makes punct 9 so so ADV _ 11 makes advmod 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 makes nsubj 11 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Similar conj 12 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 11 makes obj 13 to to PART _ 14 compare mark 14 compare compare VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 sense acl 15 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 compare obj 16 : : PUNCT _ 19 schools punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 19 schools punct 18 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 19 schools nummod 19 schools school NOUN Number=Plur 11 makes obl 20 of of ADP _ 22 size case 21 comparable comparable ADJ Degree=Pos 22 size amod 22 size size NOUN Number=Sing 19 schools nmod 23 » » PUNCT _ 22 size punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 1 Similar punct
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1 make present quality sense two schools of comparable size obl vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material sense=Product 2 compare to-infinitive quality not said here size vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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 Able to be compared: «These results are not comparable».
mark aux:pass advcl punct punct det nsubj cop advmod conj punct punct root Able ADJ to PART be AUX compared VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT These DET results NOUN are AUX not PART comparable ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Able able ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 to to PART _ 4 compared mark 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 compared aux:pass 4 compared compare VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Able advcl 5 : : PUNCT _ 11 comparable punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 11 comparable punct 7 These this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 8 results det 8 results result NOUN Number=Plur 11 comparable nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 comparable cop 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 comparable advmod 11 comparable comparable ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Able conj 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 comparable punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Able punct
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1 compare to-infinitive · passive vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle» 2 not is in a quote present this results comparable property tree rules
Example 1 The two towns are comparable in size.
det nummod nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET two NUM towns NOUN are AUX comparable ADJ in ADP size NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 towns det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 towns nummod 3 towns town NOUN Number=Plur 5 comparable nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 comparable cop 5 comparable comparable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 size case 7 size size NOUN Number=Sing 5 comparable obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 comparable punct
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1 is present the two towns size comparable property tree rules
Example 2 Is a cat's speed comparable to a dog's?
cop det nmod:poss case csubj case det obl case punct root Is AUX a DET cat NOUN 's PART speed NOUN comparable ADJ to ADP a DET dog NOUN 's PART ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 speed cop 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 cat det 3 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 5 speed nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 cat case 5 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 6 comparable csubj 6 comparable comparable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 to to ADP _ 9 dog case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 dog det 9 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 6 comparable obl 10 's 's PART _ 9 dog case 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 comparable punct
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1 is a present a cat's speed tree rules
Example 3 To make it a fair test, the plants need comparable amounts of water.
The tree, 13 words mark advcl obj det amod obj punct det nsubj amod obj case nmod punct root To PART make VERB it PRON a DET fair ADJ test NOUN , PUNCT the DET plants NOUN need VERB comparable ADJ amounts NOUN of ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 need advcl 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 make obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 test det 5 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 6 test amod 6 test test NOUN Number=Sing 2 make obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 need punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 plants det 9 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 10 need nsubj 10 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 comparable comparable ADJ Degree=Pos 12 amounts amod 12 amounts amount NOUN Number=Plur 10 need obj 13 of of ADP _ 14 water case 14 water water NOUN Number=Sing 12 amounts nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 10 need punct
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1 make to-infinitive the plants not said here it vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset it=Beneficiary test=Product 2 need present the plants comparable amounts of water vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amount=Theme 3 amount water nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 This cheap bike is comparable with the expensive one.
det amod nsubj cop case det amod obl punct root This DET cheap ADJ bike NOUN is AUX comparable ADJ with ADP the DET expensive ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 bike det 2 cheap cheap ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bike amod 3 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 5 comparable nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 comparable cop 5 comparable comparable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 with with ADP _ 9 one case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 one det 8 expensive expensive ADJ Degree=Pos 9 one amod 9 one one NOUN Number=Sing 5 comparable obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 comparable punct
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1 is present this cheap bike with the expensive one; comparable property tree rules
Example 5 Prices in the two shops are comparable.
nsubj case det nummod nmod cop punct root Prices NOUN in ADP the DET two NUM shops NOUN are AUX comparable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prices price NOUN Number=Plur 7 comparable nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 5 shops case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shops det 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 shops nummod 5 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 1 Prices nmod 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 comparable cop 7 comparable comparable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 comparable punct
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1 is present Prices in the two shops comparable property tree rules
Example 6 The numbers are not comparable because one is in metres and one in feet.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop advmod mark nummod cop case obl:unmarked cc nummod case conj punct root The DET numbers NOUN are AUX not PART comparable ADJ because SCONJ one NUM is AUX in ADP metres NOUN and CCONJ one NUM in ADP feet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 numbers det 2 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 5 comparable nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 comparable cop 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 comparable advmod 5 comparable comparable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 because because SCONJ _ 10 metres mark 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 metres nummod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 metres cop 9 in in ADP _ 10 metres case 10 metres metre NOUN Number=Plur 5 comparable obl:unmarked 11 and and CCONJ _ 14 feet cc 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 feet nummod 13 in in ADP _ 14 feet case 14 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 10 metres conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 comparable punct
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1 not is present the numbers comparable property tree rules 2 is present one metres and one feet tree rules
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