convincing Who acts: Convincing, you, something, She, speech, Her · What happens: mean, make, believe, be, persuade, convince · To what, where: someone, mum, dog, convincing 5 win, scam, convincing evidence · Speech: someone speaks here
«convincing» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: convincing in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Convincing means making you believe something is true or right: «a convincing argument».
The tree, 13 words nsubj xcomp nsubj xcomp nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct punct det amod parataxis punct punct root Convincing ADJ means VERB making VERB you PRON believe VERB something PRON is AUX true ADJ or CCONJ right ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET convincing ADJ argument NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 believe nsubj 5 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 making xcomp 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 true nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 true cop 8 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 5 believe ccomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 right cc 10 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 8 true conj 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 argument punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 argument punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 argument det 14 convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos 15 argument amod 15 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 5 believe parataxis 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 argument punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Convincing vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make not said to happen gerund Convincing not said here tree rules 3 believe not said to happen present you vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 is present something true property tree rules 5 be something 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.
Meaning 2 Convincing means clear and complete: «a convincing win».
nsubj xcomp cc conj punct punct det amod parataxis punct punct root Convincing ADJ means VERB clear ADJ and CCONJ complete ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET convincing ADJ win NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 complete cc 5 complete complete ADJ Degree=Pos 3 clear conj 6 : : PUNCT _ 2 means punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 10 win punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 win det 9 convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos 10 win amod 10 win win NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 win punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Convincing clear property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Meaning 3 As a verb form, convincing means persuading someone: «She is convincing her mum to get a dog».
The tree, 17 words case det compound obl punct nsubj xcomp obj punct punct nsubj aux ccomp nmod:poss iobj mark advcl det obj punct punct root As ADP a DET verb NOUN form NOUN , PUNCT convincing ADJ means VERB persuading VERB someone PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON is AUX convincing VERB her PRON mum NOUN to PART get VERB a DET dog NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 4 form case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 form det 3 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 4 form compound 4 form form NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 form punct 6 convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos 7 means nsubj 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 persuading persuade VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 means xcomp 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 persuading obj 10 : : PUNCT _ 14 convincing punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 14 convincing punct 12 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 convincing nsubj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 convincing aux 14 convincing convince VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 means ccomp 15 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 mum nmod:poss 16 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 14 convincing iobj 17 to to PART _ 18 get mark 18 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 convincing advcl 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 dog det 20 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 18 get obj 21 » » PUNCT _ 14 convincing punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present convincing as a verb form vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 persuade not said to happen gerund convincing not said here someone vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient 3 convince in a quote present · progressive She her mum vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mum=Experiencer 4 get in a quote to-infinitive She not said here a dog vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus
Example 1 Her speech was very convincing.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod punct root Her PRON speech NOUN was AUX very ADV convincing ADJ . PUNCT 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 speech nmod:poss 2 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 5 convincing nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 convincing cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 convincing advmod 5 convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 convincing punct
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1 is past Her speech convincing property tree rules 2 speak Her = she nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The team had a convincing 5–0 win.
det nsubj det amod nummod case nmod obj punct root The DET team NOUN had VERB a DET convincing ADJ 5 NUM – SYM 0 NUM win NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 win det 5 convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos 9 win amod 6 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 win nummod 7 – – SYM ExtPos=ADP 8 0 case 8 0 0 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 5 nmod 9 win win NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the team a convincing 5 win vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent win=Patient
Example 3 That fake email looked convincing, but it was a scam.
det amod nsubj xcomp punct cc nsubj cop det parataxis punct root That DET fake ADJ email NOUN looked VERB convincing ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON was AUX a DET scam NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 email det 2 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 3 email amod 3 email email NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked nsubj 4 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos 4 looked xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 scam punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 11 scam cc 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 scam nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 scam cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 scam det 11 scam scam NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked parataxis 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 looked punct
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1 look past that fake email convincing property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 is a past email a scam tree rules
Example 4 His excuse wasn't very convincing.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod advmod punct root His PRON excuse NOUN was AUX n't PART very ADV convincing ADJ . PUNCT 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 excuse nmod:poss 2 excuse excuse NOUN Number=Sing 6 convincing nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 convincing cop 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 convincing advmod 5 very very ADV _ 6 convincing advmod 6 convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 convincing punct
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1 not is past His excuse convincing property tree rules 2 excuse His = he nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 We need convincing evidence for our science claim.
nsubj amod obj case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root We PRON need VERB convincing ADJ evidence NOUN for ADP our PRON science NOUN claim NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos 4 evidence amod 4 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 5 for for ADP _ 8 claim case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 claim nmod:poss 7 science science NOUN Number=Sing 8 claim compound 8 claim claim NOUN Number=Sing 4 evidence nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present We convincing evidence for our science claim vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot evidence=Theme 2 claim our nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 I'm convincing Dad to take us swimming.
nsubj cop amod mark acl obj obj punct root I PRON 'm AUX convincing ADJ Dad NOUN to PART take VERB us PRON swimming NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 Dad nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 Dad cop 3 convincing convincing ADJ Degree=Pos 4 Dad amod 4 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 to to PART _ 6 take mark 6 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 Dad acl 7 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 take obj 8 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 6 take obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 Dad punct
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1 is a present I convincing Dad tree rules 2 take to-infinitive us vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument we=Theme swimming=Destination
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