critical Who acts: She, my, danger, film, something, you · What happens: say, be, find, draw, happen, depend · To what, where: evidence, expert judgement, critical praise, critical temperature, exact point, best · Speech: someone speaks here
«critical» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: critical in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Saying what is bad or wrong about someone or something; finding fault: «She was critical of my drawing».
The tree, 18 words csubj nsubj cop ccomp cc conj case obl cc conj punct amod punct punct nsubj cop parataxis case nmod:poss obl punct punct root Saying VERB what PRON is AUX bad ADJ or CCONJ wrong ADJ about ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON ; PUNCT finding VERB fault NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON was AUX critical ADJ of ADP my PRON drawing NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 fault csubj 2 what what PRON PronType=Int 4 bad nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bad cop 4 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Saying ccomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 wrong cc 6 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 bad conj 7 about about ADP _ 8 someone case 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 bad obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 something cc 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 someone conj 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Saying punct 12 finding find VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 fault amod 13 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 : : PUNCT _ 13 fault punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 18 critical punct 16 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 critical nsubj 17 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 critical cop 18 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 13 fault parataxis 19 of of ADP _ 21 drawing case 20 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 drawing nmod:poss 21 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 18 critical obl 22 » » PUNCT _ 18 critical punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 13 fault punct
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1 say speech: assert gerund vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is present about someone; bad property tree rules 3 be tree rules 4 find gerund vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 5 is in a quote past She of my drawing; critical property tree rules 6 draw in a quote my nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
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 Very important, because what happens next depends on it: «a critical moment», «critical information».
The tree, 14 words advmod advmod punct mark nsubj csubj advmod case obl punct punct det amod obl punct punct punct amod appos punct punct root Very ADV important ADJ , PUNCT because SCONJ what PRON happens VERB next ADV depends VERB on ADP it PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET critical ADJ moment NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT critical ADJ information NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 important advmod 2 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 8 depends advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 important punct 4 because because SCONJ _ 6 happens mark 5 what what PRON PronType=Int 6 happens nsubj 6 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 depends csubj 7 next next ADV _ 6 happens advmod 8 depends depend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 on on ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 depends obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 moment punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 moment punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 moment det 14 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 15 moment amod 15 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 8 depends obl 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 moment punct 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 information punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 20 information punct 19 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 20 information amod 20 information information NOUN Number=Sing 15 moment appos 21 » » PUNCT _ 20 information punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 8 depends punct
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1 happen present next property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 depend present moment on it vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on it=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: health — kept apart, not parsed.
Very ill or badly hurt and in danger of dying: «in a critical condition».
The tree, 14 words advmod advcl cc advmod conj cc case conj mark acl punct punct case det amod punct punct root Very ADV ill ADJ or CCONJ badly ADV hurt VERB and CCONJ in ADP danger NOUN of SCONJ dying VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT in ADP a DET critical ADJ condition NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 ill advmod 2 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 16 condition advcl 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 hurt cc 4 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 5 hurt advmod 5 hurt hurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 ill conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 danger cc 7 in in ADP _ 8 danger case 8 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 5 hurt conj 9 of of SCONJ _ 10 dying mark 10 dying die VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 danger acl 11 : : PUNCT _ 16 condition punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 16 condition punct 13 in in ADP _ 16 condition case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 condition det 15 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 16 condition amod 16 condition condition NOUN Number=Sing root root 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 condition punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 16 condition punct
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1 hurt participle badly property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 die gerund danger not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Meaning 4 Thinking carefully and judging fairly using evidence: «critical thinking».
advmod cc conj advmod advcl obj punct punct amod conj punct punct root Thinking VERB carefully ADV and CCONJ judging VERB fairly ADV using VERB evidence NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT critical ADJ thinking VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 carefully carefully ADV _ 1 Thinking advmod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 judging cc 4 judging judge VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Thinking conj 5 fairly fairly ADV _ 4 judging advmod 6 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 judging advcl 7 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 6 using obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 thinking punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 11 thinking punct 10 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 11 thinking amod 11 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Thinking conj 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 thinking punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Thinking punct
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1 think speech: other gerund carefully property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 judge gerund fairly property vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent 3 use gerund evidence vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Patient 4 think speech: other in a quote gerund vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 Giving expert judgement about books, films or art: «The film got critical praise».
The tree, 13 words csubj amod obj case obl punct conj cc conj punct punct det nsubj amod obj punct punct root Giving VERB expert ADJ judgement NOUN about ADP books NOUN , PUNCT films NOUN or CCONJ art NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET film NOUN got VERB critical ADJ praise NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Giving give VERB VerbForm=Ger 14 got csubj 2 expert expert ADJ Degree=Pos 3 judgement amod 3 judgement judgement NOUN Number=Sing 1 Giving obj 4 about about ADP _ 5 books case 5 books book NOUN Number=Plur 1 Giving obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 films punct 7 films film NOUN Number=Plur 5 books conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 art cc 9 art art NOUN Number=Sing 5 books conj 10 : : PUNCT _ 14 got punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 14 got punct 12 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 film det 13 film film NOUN Number=Sing 14 got nsubj 14 got get VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 15 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 16 praise amod 16 praise praise NOUN Number=Sing 14 got obj 17 » » PUNCT _ 14 got punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 14 got punct
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1 give gerund expert judgement about books and films or art vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judgement=Theme 2 get in a quote past the film critical praise vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer praise=Stimulus
Meaning 6 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
At the exact point where something changes: «critical temperature», «critical mass».
The tree, 11 words case det amod obl advmod nsubj punct punct amod obl punct punct punct amod appos punct punct root At ADP the DET exact ADJ point NOUN where ADV something PRON changes VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT critical ADJ temperature NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT critical ADJ mass NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 4 point case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 point det 3 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 4 point amod 4 point point NOUN Number=Sing 7 changes obl 5 where where ADV PronType=Rel 7 changes advmod 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 changes nsubj 7 changes change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 temperature punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 11 temperature punct 10 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 11 temperature amod 11 temperature temperature NOUN Number=Sing 7 changes obl 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 temperature punct 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 mass punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 16 mass punct 15 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 16 mass amod 16 mass mass NOUN Number=Sing 11 temperature appos 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 mass punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 changes punct
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1 change present something critical temperature the exact point vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Don't be so critical of your little brother; he's trying his best.
The tree, 14 words advmod cop advmod ccomp case nmod:poss amod obl punct nsubj aux advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX so ADV critical ADJ of ADP your PRON little ADJ brother NOUN ; PUNCT he PRON 's AUX trying VERB his PRON best ADJ . 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 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 critical advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 critical cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 critical advmod 5 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do ccomp 6 of of ADP _ 9 brother case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 brother nmod:poss 8 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 9 brother amod 9 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 critical obl 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 trying punct 11 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 trying nsubj 12 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 trying aux 13 trying try VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Do advcl 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 best nmod:poss 15 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 13 trying obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive you not said here of your little brother; critical property tree rules 3 try present · progressive he his best vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality
Example 2 Good critical thinking means checking where information comes from.
amod amod nsubj xcomp advmod nsubj advcl obl punct root Good ADJ critical ADJ thinking NOUN means VERB checking VERB where ADV information NOUN comes VERB from ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 thinking amod 2 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 3 thinking amod 3 thinking thinking NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 checking check VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 means xcomp 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 8 comes advmod 7 information information NOUN Number=Sing 8 comes nsubj 8 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 checking advcl 9 from from ADP _ 8 comes obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Good critical thinking vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 check not said to happen gerund Good critical thinking not said here vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 come present information vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
det nsubj aux:pass case obl case det amod obl punct root The DET man NOUN was AUX taken VERB to ADP hospital NOUN in ADP a DET critical ADJ condition NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 man det 2 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 taken nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 taken aux:pass 4 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 hospital case 6 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 4 taken obl 7 in in ADP _ 10 condition case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 condition det 9 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 10 condition amod 10 condition condition NOUN Number=Sing 4 taken obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 taken punct
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1 take past · passive the man a critical condition to hospital vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to hospital=Destination
Example 4 The next five minutes of the match are critical.
det amod nummod nsubj case det nmod cop punct root The DET next ADJ five NUM minutes NOUN of ADP the DET match NOUN are AUX critical ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 minutes det 2 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 4 minutes amod 3 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 minutes nummod 4 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 9 critical nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 7 match case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 match det 7 match match NOUN Number=Sing 4 minutes nmod 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 critical cop 9 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 critical punct
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1 is present the next five minutes of the match critical property tree rules
Example 5 Water is critical for life on Earth.
nsubj cop case obl case nmod punct root Water NOUN is AUX critical ADJ for ADP life NOUN on ADP Earth PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 critical nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 critical cop 3 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 life case 5 life life NOUN Number=Sing 3 critical obl 6 on on ADP _ 7 Earth case 7 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 5 life nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 critical punct
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1 is present Water for life on Earth; critical property tree rules
Example 6 The book received critical acclaim.
det nsubj amod obj punct root The DET book NOUN received VERB critical ADJ acclaim NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 book det 2 book book NOUN Number=Sing 3 received nsubj 3 received receive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 acclaim amod 5 acclaim acclaim NOUN Number=Sing 3 received obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 received punct
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1 receive past the book critical acclaim vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acclaim=Theme
Example 7 In science we learned that a dam has a critical water level.
case obl nsubj mark det nsubj ccomp det amod compound obj punct root In ADP science NOUN we PRON learned VERB that SCONJ a DET dam NOUN has VERB a DET critical ADJ water NOUN level NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 4 learned obl 3 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 learned nsubj 4 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 8 has mark 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dam det 7 dam dam NOUN Number=Sing 8 has nsubj 8 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 learned ccomp 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 level det 10 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 12 level amod 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 12 level compound 12 level level NOUN Number=Sing 8 has obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 learned punct
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1 learn past we science vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have present a dam a critical water level vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent level=Patient
Example 8 It is critical that you wash your hands before cooking.
nsubj cop mark nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj mark advcl punct root It PRON is AUX critical ADJ that SCONJ you PRON wash VERB your PRON hands NOUN before SCONJ cooking VERB . PUNCT 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 3 critical nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 critical cop 3 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 wash mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 wash nsubj 6 wash wash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 critical advcl 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 hands nmod:poss 8 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 6 wash obj 9 before before SCONJ _ 10 cooking mark 10 cooking cook VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 wash advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 critical punct
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1 is present It critical property tree rules 2 wash present you your hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient 3 cook gerund you not said here vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 9 However, even in this critical moment, Ludovine did not lose her head.
The tree, 12 words advmod punct advmod case det amod obl punct nsubj aux advmod nmod:poss obj punct root However ADV , PUNCT even ADV in ADP this DET critical ADJ moment NOUN , PUNCT Ludovine PROPN did AUX not PART lose VERB her PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 12 lose advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 However punct 3 even even ADV _ 7 moment advmod 4 in in ADP _ 7 moment case 5 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 moment det 6 critical critical ADJ Degree=Pos 7 moment amod 7 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 12 lose obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 moment punct 9 Ludovine Ludovine PROPN Number=Sing 12 lose nsubj 10 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 lose aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 lose advmod 12 lose lose VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 13 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 head nmod:poss 14 head head NOUN Number=Sing 12 lose obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 12 lose punct
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1 not lose past · do-support Ludovine Ludovine's head moment however property vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Eventuality
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