curliness Who acts: quality, something, curliness, Damp air, us, Hair curliness · What happens: be, have, bend, curl, grow, mean · To what, where: curls, rainy weather, fur, curliness, us, families · Speech: someone speaks here
«curliness» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: curliness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The quality of being curly, having curls or twists: «the curliness of her hair».
The tree, 14 words det nsubj case cop punct advcl obj cc conj punct punct det parataxis case nmod:poss nmod punct punct root The DET quality NOUN of ADP being AUX curly ADJ , PUNCT having VERB curls NOUN or CCONJ twists NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET curliness NOUN of ADP her PRON hair NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 quality det 2 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 5 curly nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 curly case 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 curly cop 5 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 having punct 7 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 curly advcl 8 curls curl NOUN Number=Plur 7 having obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 twists cc 10 twists twist NOUN Number=Plur 8 curls conj 11 : : PUNCT _ 14 curliness punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 14 curliness punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 curliness det 14 curliness curliness NOUN Number=Sing 5 curly parataxis 15 of of ADP _ 17 hair case 16 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 hair nmod:poss 17 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 14 curliness nmod 18 » » PUNCT _ 14 curliness punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 curly punct
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1 is gerund the quality curly property tree rules 2 have gerund the quality not said here curls or twists vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curl=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 How much something bends or curls, such as a pig's tail, a fern or ribbon.
The tree, 16 words advmod amod nsubj cc conj punct case fixed det nmod:poss case ccomp punct det appos cc conj punct root How ADV much ADJ something PRON bends VERB or CCONJ curls VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET pig NOUN 's PART tail NOUN , PUNCT a DET fern NOUN or CCONJ ribbon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 bends nsubj 4 bends bend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 curls cc 6 curls curl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bends conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 tail punct 8 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 tail case 9 as as ADP _ 8 such fixed 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 pig det 11 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 13 tail nmod:poss 12 's 's PART _ 11 pig case 13 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 6 curls ccomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 fern punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 fern det 16 fern fern NOUN Number=Sing 13 tail appos 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 ribbon cc 18 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 16 fern conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 bends punct
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1 bend present something vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 curl present something not said here vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The curliness of her hair grew in the rainy weather.
det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod case det amod obl punct root The DET curliness NOUN of ADP her PRON hair NOUN grew VERB in ADP the DET rainy ADJ weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 curliness det 2 curliness curliness NOUN Number=Sing 6 grew nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 hair case 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 hair nmod:poss 5 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 2 curliness nmod 6 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 10 weather case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 weather det 9 rainy rainy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 weather amod 10 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 6 grew obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 grew punct
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1 grow past the curliness of curliness's hair the rainy weather vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in weather=Location
Example 2 My dog's curliness means he doesn't shed much fur.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj nsubj aux advmod ccomp advmod obj punct root My PRON dog NOUN 's PART curliness NOUN means VERB he PRON does AUX n't PART shed VERB much ADV fur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dog nmod:poss 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 curliness nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 dog case 4 curliness curliness NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 shed nsubj 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 shed aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 shed advmod 9 shed shed VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means ccomp 10 much much ADV _ 11 fur advmod 11 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 9 shed obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present My dog's curliness vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not shed present · do-support curliness fur vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fur=Source
Example 3 Damp air increases the curliness of my hair.
amod nsubj det obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Damp ADJ air NOUN increases VERB the DET curliness NOUN of ADP my PRON hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Damp damp ADJ Degree=Pos 2 air amod 2 air air NOUN Number=Sing 3 increases nsubj 3 increases increase VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 curliness det 5 curliness curliness NOUN Number=Sing 3 increases obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 hair case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 hair nmod:poss 8 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 5 curliness nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 increases punct
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1 increase present Damp air the curliness of my hair vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer curliness=Patient
Example 4 The curliness of the pig's tail made us laugh.
det nsubj case det nmod:poss case nmod obj xcomp punct root The DET curliness NOUN of ADP the DET pig NOUN 's PART tail NOUN made VERB us PRON laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 curliness det 2 curliness curliness NOUN Number=Sing 8 made nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 7 tail case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 pig det 5 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 7 tail nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 pig case 7 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 2 curliness nmod 8 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 made obj 10 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 made xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 made punct
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1 make past the curliness of the pig's tail us tree rules 2 laugh infinitive us not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Hair curliness can run in families.
compound nsubj aux case obl punct root Hair NOUN curliness NOUN can AUX run VERB in ADP families NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 2 curliness compound 2 curliness curliness NOUN Number=Sing 4 run nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 run aux 4 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 families case 6 families family NOUN Number=Plur 4 run obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 run punct
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1 run can Hair curliness families vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in family=Trajectory
Example 6 The ribbon kept its curliness after we pulled it with the scissors.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark nsubj advcl obj case det obl punct root The DET ribbon NOUN kept VERB its PRON curliness NOUN after SCONJ we PRON pulled VERB it PRON with ADP the DET scissors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ribbon det 2 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept nsubj 3 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 curliness nmod:poss 5 curliness curliness NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept obj 6 after after SCONJ _ 8 pulled mark 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 pulled nsubj 8 pulled pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 kept advcl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 pulled obj 10 with with ADP _ 12 scissors case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 scissors det 12 scissors scissors NOUN Number=Plur 8 pulled obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 kept punct
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1 keep past the ribbon ribbon's curliness vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curliness=Theme 2 pull past we curliness with the scissors vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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