composure Who acts: She, crowd, He, I, goalkeeper, teacher · What happens: be, keep, boo, lose, start, cry · To what, where: composure, great composure, strong wills · Speech: someone speaks here
«composure» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: composure in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Being calm and in control of your feelings, especially in a difficult or stressful moment.
The tree, 15 words cop csubj cc case case nmod:poss nmod punct advmod case det amod cc conj nmod punct root Being AUX calm ADJ and CCONJ in ADP control NOUN of ADP your PRON feelings NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP a DET difficult ADJ or CCONJ stressful ADJ moment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 calm cop 2 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 5 control csubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 control cc 4 in in ADP _ 5 control case 5 control control NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 feelings case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 feelings nmod:poss 8 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 5 control nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 16 moment punct 10 especially especially ADV _ 16 moment advmod 11 in in ADP _ 16 moment case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 moment det 13 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 16 moment amod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 stressful cc 15 stressful stressful ADJ Degree=Pos 13 difficult conj 16 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 8 feelings nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 control punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is gerund calm property tree rules
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 She kept her composure even when the crowd booed.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod advmod det nsubj parataxis punct root She PRON kept VERB her PRON composure NOUN even ADV when ADV the DET crowd NOUN booed VERB . PUNCT 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 kept nsubj 2 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 composure nmod:poss 4 composure composure NOUN Number=Sing 2 kept obj 5 even even ADV _ 9 booed advmod 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 booed advmod 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 crowd det 8 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 9 booed nsubj 9 booed boo VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 kept parataxis 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 kept punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep past She her composure vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent composure=Theme 2 boo past the crowd tree rules
Example 2 He lost his composure and started to cry.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj mark xcomp punct root He PRON lost VERB his PRON composure NOUN and CCONJ started VERB to PART cry VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 lost nsubj 2 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 composure nmod:poss 4 composure composure NOUN Number=Sing 2 lost obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 started cc 6 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 lost conj 7 to to PART _ 8 cry mark 8 cry cry VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 started xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 lost punct
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1 lose past He his composure vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent composure=Eventuality 2 start past He not said here vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 cry speech: express to-infinitive He not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 After a deep breath, I regained my composure.
case det amod obl punct nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root After ADP a DET deep ADJ breath NOUN , PUNCT I PRON regained VERB my PRON composure NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 4 breath case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 breath det 3 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 4 breath amod 4 breath breath NOUN Number=Sing 7 regained obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 breath punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 regained nsubj 7 regained regain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 composure nmod:poss 9 composure composure NOUN Number=Sing 7 regained obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 regained punct
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1 regain past I my composure after a deep breath vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent composure=Theme
Example 4 The goalkeeper showed great composure in the penalty shootout.
det nsubj amod obj case det compound obl punct root The DET goalkeeper NOUN showed VERB great ADJ composure NOUN in ADP the DET penalty NOUN shootout NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 goalkeeper det 2 goalkeeper goalkeeper NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 composure amod 5 composure composure NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 shootout case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 shootout det 8 penalty penalty NOUN Number=Sing 9 shootout compound 9 shootout shootout NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past the goalkeeper great composure in the penalty shootout vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent composure=Patient in shootout=Topic
Example 5 The teacher spoke with composure during the fire alarm.
det nsubj case obl case det compound obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN spoke VERB with ADP composure NOUN during ADP the DET fire NOUN alarm 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 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 composure case 5 composure composure NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 6 during during ADP _ 9 alarm case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 alarm det 8 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 9 alarm compound 9 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the teacher during the fire alarm with composure vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with composure=Co-Agent
Example 6 It's hard to keep your composure when you're very nervous.
expl cop mark xcomp nmod:poss obj advmod nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root It PRON 's AUX hard ADJ to PART keep VERB your PRON composure NOUN when ADV you PRON 're AUX very ADV nervous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 hard expl 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 hard cop 3 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 keep mark 5 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 hard xcomp 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 composure nmod:poss 7 composure composure NOUN Number=Sing 5 keep obj 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 12 nervous advmod 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 nervous nsubj 10 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 nervous cop 11 very very ADV _ 12 nervous advmod 12 nervous nervous ADJ Degree=Pos 5 keep advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 hard punct
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1 is present hard property tree rules 2 keep to-infinitive your composure vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent composure=Theme 3 is present you nervous property tree rules
Example 7 The pilot's composure kept the passengers calm.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det nsubj ccomp punct root The DET pilot NOUN 's PART composure NOUN kept VERB the DET passengers NOUN calm VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pilot det 2 pilot pilot NOUN Number=Sing 4 composure nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 pilot case 4 composure composure NOUN Number=Sing 5 kept nsubj 5 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 passengers det 7 passengers passenger NOUN Number=Plur 8 calm nsubj 8 calm calm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kept ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 kept punct
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1 keep past the pilot's composure tree rules 2 calm present the passengers vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 8 It was hard for any one to preserve composure on such a day; but these people had strong wills, as unbending as their hard fortune.
The tree, 25 words expl cop mark det nsubj mark ccomp obj case det:predet det obl punct cc det nsubj conj amod obj punct mark advcl case nmod:poss amod obl punct root It PRON was AUX hard ADJ for SCONJ any DET one NOUN to PART preserve VERB composure NOUN on ADP such DET a DET day NOUN ; PUNCT but CCONJ these DET people NOUN had VERB strong ADJ wills NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ unbending VERB as ADP their PRON hard ADJ fortune NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 hard expl 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 hard cop 3 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 for for SCONJ _ 8 preserve mark 5 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 one det 6 one one NOUN Number=Sing 8 preserve nsubj 7 to to PART _ 8 preserve mark 8 preserve preserve VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 hard ccomp 9 composure composure NOUN Number=Sing 8 preserve obj 10 on on ADP _ 13 day case 11 such such DET PronType=Ind 13 day det:predet 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 day det 13 day day NOUN Number=Sing 8 preserve obl 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 had punct 15 but but CCONJ _ 18 had cc 16 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 17 people det 17 people people NOUN Number=Plur 18 had nsubj 18 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 hard conj 19 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 20 wills amod 20 wills will NOUN Number=Plur 18 had obj 21 , , PUNCT _ 23 unbending punct 22 as as SCONJ _ 23 unbending mark 23 unbending unbend VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 18 had advcl 24 as as ADP _ 27 fortune case 25 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 27 fortune nmod:poss 26 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 27 fortune amod 27 fortune fortune NOUN Number=Sing 23 unbending obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 3 hard punct
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1 is past hard property tree rules 2 preserve to-infinitive any one composure day vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent composure=Beneficiary 3 have past this people strong wills vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent will=Patient 4 unbend gerund this people not said here as people's hard fortune vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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