contradistinction Who acts: Contradistinction, things, Mammals, reptiles, writer, Living things · What happens: tell, show, be, feed, not do, describe · To what, where: two things, babies milk, Facts, contradistinction · Speech: someone speaks here
«contradistinction» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: contradistinction in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Contradistinction is telling two things apart by showing how they are opposite or different.
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux nummod obj advmod mark advcl advmod nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root Contradistinction NOUN is AUX telling VERB two NUM things NOUN apart ADV by SCONJ showing VERB how ADV they PRON are AUX opposite ADJ or CCONJ different ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Contradistinction contradistinction NOUN Number=Sing 3 telling nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 telling aux 3 telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger root root 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 things nummod 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 3 telling obj 6 apart apart ADV _ 3 telling advmod 7 by by SCONJ _ 8 showing mark 8 showing show VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 telling advcl 9 how how ADV PronType=Int 12 opposite advmod 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 opposite nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 opposite cop 12 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 8 showing ccomp 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 different cc 14 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 12 opposite conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 telling punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present · progressive Contradistinction two things apart property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thing=Recipient 2 show gerund Contradistinction not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present things = thing opposite property tree rules 4 be things = thing not said here 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 Mammals feed their babies milk, in contradistinction to reptiles, which do not.
The tree, 12 words nsubj nmod:poss compound obj punct case conj case nmod punct nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct root Mammals NOUN feed VERB their PRON babies NOUN milk NOUN , PUNCT in ADP contradistinction NOUN to ADP reptiles NOUN , PUNCT which PRON do VERB not PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mammals mammal NOUN Number=Plur 2 feed nsubj 2 feed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 milk nmod:poss 4 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 5 milk compound 5 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 contradistinction punct 7 in in ADP _ 8 contradistinction case 8 contradistinction contradistinction NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed conj 9 to to ADP _ 10 reptiles case 10 reptiles reptile NOUN Number=Plur 8 contradistinction nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 do punct 12 which which PRON PronType=Rel 13 do nsubj 13 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 reptiles acl:relcl 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 do advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 feed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feed present Mammals Mammals's babies milk vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent milk=Theme 2 not do present reptiles vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The essay described day, in contradistinction to night.
det amod nmod:unmarked punct case conj case nmod punct root The DET essay NOUN described VERB day NOUN , PUNCT in ADP contradistinction NOUN to ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 essay det 2 essay essay NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 described describe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 day amod 4 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 essay nmod:unmarked 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 contradistinction punct 6 in in ADP _ 7 contradistinction case 7 contradistinction contradistinction NOUN Number=Sing 2 essay conj 8 to to ADP _ 9 night case 9 night night NOUN Number=Sing 7 contradistinction nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 essay punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 describe participle vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Facts, in contradistinction to opinions, can be checked.
nsubj:pass punct case appos case nmod punct aux aux:pass punct root Facts NOUN , PUNCT in ADP contradistinction NOUN to ADP opinions NOUN , PUNCT can AUX be AUX checked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 10 checked nsubj:pass 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 contradistinction punct 3 in in ADP _ 4 contradistinction case 4 contradistinction contradistinction NOUN Number=Sing 1 Facts appos 5 to to ADP _ 6 opinions case 6 opinions opinion NOUN Number=Plur 4 contradistinction nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 1 Facts punct 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 checked aux 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 checked aux:pass 10 checked check VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 checked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 check can · passive Facts vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 4 The writer drew a contradistinction between bravery and foolishness.
det nsubj det obj case nmod cc conj punct root The DET writer NOUN drew VERB a DET contradistinction NOUN between ADP bravery NOUN and CCONJ foolishness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 writer det 2 writer writer NOUN Number=Sing 3 drew nsubj 3 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 contradistinction det 5 contradistinction contradistinction NOUN Number=Sing 3 drew obj 6 between between ADP _ 7 bravery case 7 bravery bravery NOUN Number=Sing 5 contradistinction nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 foolishness cc 9 foolishness foolishness NOUN Number=Sing 7 bravery conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 drew punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 draw past the writer a contradistinction between bravery and foolishness vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contradistinction=Theme
Example 5 Living things, in contradistinction to rocks, grow and reproduce.
amod nsubj punct case appos case nmod punct cc conj punct root Living ADJ things NOUN , PUNCT in ADP contradistinction NOUN to ADP rocks NOUN , PUNCT grow VERB and CCONJ reproduce VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Living living ADJ Degree=Pos 2 things amod 2 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 9 grow nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 contradistinction punct 4 in in ADP _ 5 contradistinction case 5 contradistinction contradistinction NOUN Number=Sing 2 things appos 6 to to ADP _ 7 rocks case 7 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 5 contradistinction nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 2 things punct 9 grow grow VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 reproduce cc 11 reproduce reproduce VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 9 grow conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 grow punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 grow infinitive Living things vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 reproduce infinitive Living things not said here vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 In contradistinction to his noisy brother, Tom was very quiet.
case obl case nmod:poss amod nmod punct nsubj cop advmod punct root In ADP contradistinction NOUN to ADP his PRON noisy ADJ brother NOUN , PUNCT Tom PROPN was AUX very ADV quiet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 contradistinction case 2 contradistinction contradistinction NOUN Number=Sing 11 quiet obl 3 to to ADP _ 6 brother case 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 brother nmod:poss 5 noisy noisy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 brother amod 6 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 2 contradistinction nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 contradistinction punct 8 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 11 quiet nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 quiet cop 10 very very ADV _ 11 quiet advmod 11 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 quiet punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past Tom contradistinction to his noisy brother quiet property tree rules
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