correction Who acts: correction, change, act, you, your, teacher · What happens: be, make, put, mean, do, correct · To what, where: change, something, act, mistakes, punishment, corrections
«correction» 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: correction in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A correction is a change that makes something right that was wrong.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj amod nsubj cop acl:relcl punct root A DET correction NOUN is AUX a DET change NOUN that PRON makes VERB something PRON right ADJ that PRON was AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 correction det 2 correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 5 change nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 change cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 change det 5 change change NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 makes nsubj 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 change acl:relcl 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 makes obj 9 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 8 something amod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 wrong nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 wrong cop 12 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 something acl:relcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 change punct
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1 is a present a correction a change tree rules 2 make present a change something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 3 is past wrong 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.
Meaning 2 Correction is the act of putting mistakes right.
nsubj cop det mark acl obj advmod punct root Correction NOUN is AUX the DET act NOUN of SCONJ putting VERB mistakes NOUN right ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 4 act nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 act cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 act det 4 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 putting mark 6 putting put VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 act acl 7 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 6 putting obj 8 right right ADV _ 6 putting advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 act punct
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1 is a present Correction the act tree rules 2 put gerund the act not said here mistakes right property vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent mistake=Goal
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Correction can mean punishment, as in old prisons.
nsubj aux obj punct case case amod parataxis punct root Correction NOUN can AUX mean VERB punishment NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP old ADJ prisons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 punishment punishment NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 prisons punct 6 as as ADP _ 9 prisons case 7 in in ADP _ 9 prisons case 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 prisons amod 9 prisons prison NOUN Number=Plur 3 mean parataxis 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Correction punishment vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent punishment=Topic
Example 1 Do your corrections in green pen.
nmod:poss obj case amod obl punct root Do VERB your PRON corrections NOUN in ADP green ADJ pen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 corrections nmod:poss 3 corrections correction NOUN Number=Plur 1 Do obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 pen case 5 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 6 pen amod 6 pen pen NOUN Number=Sing 1 Do obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here your corrections green pen vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correction=Eventuality 2 correct your nom correction «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The teacher made a correction to my spelling.
det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN made VERB a DET correction NOUN to ADP my PRON spelling 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 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 correction det 5 correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 spelling case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 spelling nmod:poss 8 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the teacher a correction to my spelling vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correction=Product 2 spell my nom spelling «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 There were three corrections on the board.
expl nummod nsubj case det nmod punct root There PRON were VERB three NUM corrections NOUN on ADP the DET board NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 were expl 2 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 corrections nummod 4 corrections correction NOUN Number=Plur 2 were nsubj 5 on on ADP _ 7 board case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 board det 7 board board NOUN Number=Sing 4 corrections nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 were punct
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1 be past three corrections on the board there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Use correction tape to cover the mistake.
compound obj mark advcl det obj punct root Use VERB correction NOUN tape NOUN to PART cover VERB the DET mistake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 3 tape compound 3 tape tape NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 4 to to PART _ 5 cover mark 5 cover cover VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mistake det 7 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 5 cover obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here correction tape vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tape=Patient 2 cover to-infinitive you not said here the mistake vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mistake=Destination
Example 5 The newspaper printed a correction the next day.
det nsubj det obj det amod obl:unmarked punct root The DET newspaper NOUN printed VERB a DET correction NOUN the DET next ADJ day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 newspaper det 2 newspaper newspaper NOUN Number=Sing 3 printed nsubj 3 printed print VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 correction det 5 correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 3 printed obj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 day det 7 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 8 day amod 8 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 printed obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 printed punct
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1 print past the newspaper a correction day vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correction=Theme
Example 6 She took the correction kindly and tried again.
nsubj det obj advmod cc conj advmod punct root She PRON took VERB the DET correction NOUN kindly ADV and CCONJ tried VERB again ADV . 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 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 correction det 4 correction correction NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 5 kindly kindly ADV _ 2 took advmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 tried cc 7 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 took conj 8 again again ADV _ 7 tried advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past She the correction kindly property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correction=Theme 2 try past She not said here again vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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