concise

Who acts: Short, you, answer, Her, your, Good instructions · What happens: say, need, leave out, shorten, cover, write · To what, where: few words, important things, main points, concise summary, three sentences, science conclusion · Speech: someone speaks here

«concise» 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: concise in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Short and clear, saying what is needed in few words without leaving out important things.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 saying	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 clear	cc
3	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Short	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 saying	punct
5	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	8 needed	nsubj:pass
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 needed	aux:pass
8	needed	need	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 saying	ccomp
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 words	case
10	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 words	amod
11	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 needed	obl
12	without	without	SCONJ	_	13 leaving	mark
13	leaving	leave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 needed	advcl
14	out	out	ADP	_	13 leaving	compound:prt
15	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 things	amod
16	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 leaving	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 saying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund	Short			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	need	present · passive			few words	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme
3	leave out	gerund		important things		vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme

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: of books — kept apart, not parsed.

Shortened but still covering the main points (a concise dictionary).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shortened	shorten	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	but	but	CCONJ	_	4 covering	cc
3	still	still	ADV	_	4 covering	advmod
4	covering	cover	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Shortened	conj
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 points	det
6	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 points	amod
7	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 covering	obj
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 dictionary	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 dictionary	det
10	concise	concise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 dictionary	amod
11	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 points	appos
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 dictionary	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Shortened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shorten	participle							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	cover	gerund		the main points			still		vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme point=Destination

Example 1

Write a concise summary of the story in three sentences.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 summary	det
3	concise	concise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 summary	amod
4	summary	summary	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 story	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 story	det
7	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 summary	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 sentences	case
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 sentences	nummod
10	sentences	sentence	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Write	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	a concise summary of the story		three sentences			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent summary=Theme in sentence=Destination

Example 2

Her answer was concise and correct.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 answer	nmod:poss
2	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 concise	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 concise	cop
4	concise	concise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 correct	cc
6	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 concise	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 concise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her answer	concise property	tree rules
2	be speech: disagree		Her answer not said here		tree rules
3	answer		Her = she		nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

Try to be concise in your science conclusion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	4 concise	mark
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 concise	cop
4	concise	concise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Try	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 conclusion	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 conclusion	nmod:poss
7	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 conclusion	compound
8	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 concise	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	try	imperative	you not said here			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	is not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	your science conclusion	concise property	tree rules
3	conclude		your			nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The concise dictionary fits in my school bag.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 fits	det
2	concise	concise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fits	amod
3	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fits	compound
4	fits	fit	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 bag	case
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bag	nmod:poss
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bag	compound
8	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fits	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fits	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

Good instructions are clear and concise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 instructions	amod
2	instructions	instruction	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 clear	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 clear	cop
4	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 concise	cc
6	concise	concise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 clear	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 clear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Good instructions					clear property	tree rules
2	be		Good instructions not said here						tree rules

Example 6

His speech was concise, just two minutes long.

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 speech	nmod:poss
2	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 concise	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 concise	cop
4	concise	concise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 long	punct
6	just	just	ADV	_	9 long	advmod
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 minutes	nummod
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 long	obl:unmarked
9	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 concise	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 concise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	His speech		concise property	tree rules
2	be		His speech not said here	minute		tree rules
3	speak		His = he			nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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