considerable

Who acts: storm, It, He, formal difference, This · What happens: amount, think about, cause, take, finish, be · To what, where: money, considerable damage, considerable amount, model, time, new bridge

«considerable» 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: considerable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Large in size, amount or importance; quite a lot: a considerable amount of money.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 size	case
3	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Large	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 amount	punct
5	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 size	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 importance	cc
7	importance	importance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 size	conj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 lot	punct
9	quite	quite	DET	PronType=Ind	11 lot	det:predet
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 lot	det
11	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Large	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 amount	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 amount	det
14	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 amount	amod
15	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 lot	appos
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 money	case
17	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 amount	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Large	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	amount			money					nom amount «possession transitive»: of=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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Worth thinking about or important: a considerable writer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	thinking	think	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Worth	xcomp
3	about	about	ADP	_	2 thinking	obl
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 important	cc
5	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Worth	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 writer	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 writer	det
8	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 writer	amod
9	writer	writer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Worth	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Worth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think about speech: other	gerund							vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The storm caused considerable damage to the roofs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 storm	det
2	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	nsubj
3	caused	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 damage	amod
5	damage	damage	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 roofs	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 roofs	det
8	roofs	roof	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 caused	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	past	the storm	considerable damage				to the roofs	vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient

Example 2

It took a considerable amount of time to finish the model.

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	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 amount	det
4	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 amount	amod
5	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 time	case
7	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 amount	nmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 finish	mark
9	finish	finish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 time	acl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 model	det
11	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 finish	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	take	past	It	a considerable amount of time	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme
2	finish	to-infinitive		the model	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality model=Eventuality
3	amount			time	nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

(formal) A considerable number of pupils were absent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 number	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 number	det
5	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 number	amod
6	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 pupils	case
8	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 absent	obl
9	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 absent	cop
10	absent	absent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 number	appos
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 number	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past						of pupils; absent property	tree rules

Example 4

The new bridge was built at considerable cost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bridge	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bridge	amod
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 built	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 built	aux:pass
5	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 cost	case
7	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cost	amod
8	cost	cost	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 built	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past · passive		the new bridge		considerable cost			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 5

He has considerable skill at chess.

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 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 skill	amod
4	skill	skill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 chess	case
6	chess	chess	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 skill	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	He	considerable skill		chess			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Patient

Example 6

(formal) The difference between the two totals is considerable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 difference	amod
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 difference	det
5	difference	difference	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 considerable	nsubj
6	between	between	ADP	_	9 totals	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 totals	det
8	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 totals	nummod
9	totals	total	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 difference	nmod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 considerable	cop
11	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 considerable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the formal difference between the two totals					considerable property	tree rules

Example 7

This I did, and before long had amassed a considerable sum.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 did	nsubj
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 did	nsubj
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 amassed	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 amassed	cc
6	before	before	ADP	_	7 long	case
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 amassed	obl
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 amassed	aux
9	amassed	amass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 did	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 sum	det
11	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 sum	amod
12	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 amassed	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	This						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	amass	past · perfect	This not said here	a considerable sum			before long		vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sum=Theme

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