decorative Who acts: Decorative, something, We, plates, Christmas lights, cake · What happens: mean, use, make, look, be, describe · To what, where: something, someone, little work, decorative border, poems, decorative icing flowers · Speech: someone speaks here
«decorative» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: decorative in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Decorative means used to make something look pretty or attractive, rather than to be useful.
The tree, 15 words nsubj ccomp mark advcl obj xcomp xcomp cc conj punct cc fixed mark cop conj punct root Decorative ADJ means VERB used VERB to PART make VERB something PRON look VERB pretty ADJ or CCONJ attractive ADJ , PUNCT rather ADV than ADP to PART be AUX useful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Decorative decorative ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 used advcl 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 make obj 7 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make xcomp 8 pretty pretty ADJ Degree=Pos 7 look xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 attractive cc 10 attractive attractive ADJ Degree=Pos 8 pretty conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 useful punct 12 rather rather ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 16 useful cc 13 than than ADP _ 12 rather fixed 14 to to PART _ 16 useful mark 15 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 16 useful cop 16 useful useful ADJ Degree=Pos 8 pretty conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Decorative vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 make to-infinitive something tree rules 4 look infinitive something not said here pretty property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 5 is to-infinitive something not said here useful 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 Decorative can also describe someone or something that looks nice but does little work.
The tree, 14 words reparandum aux advmod obj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp cc conj amod obj punct root Decorative ADJ can AUX also ADV describe VERB someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON that PRON looks VERB nice ADJ but CCONJ does VERB little ADJ work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Decorative decorative ADJ Degree=Pos 4 describe reparandum 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 describe aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 describe advmod 4 describe describe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 describe obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 something cc 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 someone conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 looks nsubj 9 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 something acl:relcl 10 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos 9 looks xcomp 11 but but CCONJ _ 12 does cc 12 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 looks conj 13 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 14 work amod 14 work work NOUN Number=Sing 12 does obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 describe punct
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1 describe can someone vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 2 look present nice property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 do present little work vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality
Example 1 We drew a decorative border around our poems.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root We PRON drew VERB a DET decorative ADJ border NOUN around ADP our PRON poems 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 drew nsubj 2 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 border det 4 decorative decorative ADJ Degree=Pos 5 border amod 5 border border NOUN Number=Sing 2 drew obj 6 around around ADP _ 8 poems case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 poems nmod:poss 8 poems poem NOUN Number=Plur 5 border nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 drew punct
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1 draw past We a decorative border our poems vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent border=Theme
Example 2 The plates on Nan's wall are only decorative, not for eating off.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj case nmod:poss case nmod cop advmod punct advmod mark conj compound:prt punct root The DET plates NOUN on ADP Nan PROPN 's PART wall NOUN are AUX only ADV decorative ADJ , PUNCT not PART for SCONJ eating VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plates det 2 plates plate NOUN Number=Plur 9 decorative nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 6 wall case 4 Nan Nan PROPN Number=Sing 6 wall nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Nan case 6 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 2 plates nmod 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 decorative cop 8 only only ADV _ 9 decorative advmod 9 decorative decorative ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 eating punct 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 eating advmod 12 for for SCONJ _ 13 eating mark 13 eating eat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 decorative conj 14 off off ADP _ 13 eating compound:prt 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 decorative punct
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1 is present the plates on Nan's wall decorative property tree rules 2 not eat off gerund the plates on Nan's wall not said here vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Christmas lights are decorative and cheerful.
compound nsubj cop cc conj punct root Christmas PROPN lights NOUN are AUX decorative ADJ and CCONJ cheerful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 2 lights compound 2 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 4 decorative nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 decorative cop 4 decorative decorative ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 cheerful cc 6 cheerful cheerful ADJ Degree=Pos 4 decorative conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 decorative punct
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1 is present Christmas lights decorative property tree rules 2 be Christmas lights not said here tree rules
Example 4 The cake had decorative icing flowers on top.
det nsubj amod compound obj case obl punct root The DET cake NOUN had VERB decorative ADJ icing NOUN flowers NOUN on ADP top NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cake det 2 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 decorative decorative ADJ Degree=Pos 6 flowers amod 5 icing icing NOUN Number=Sing 6 flowers compound 6 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 7 on on ADP _ 8 top case 8 top top NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the cake decorative icing flowers top vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient
Example 5 The old fireplace is decorative and never used.
det amod nsubj cop cc advmod conj punct root The DET old ADJ fireplace NOUN is AUX decorative ADJ and CCONJ never ADV used VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 fireplace det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fireplace amod 3 fireplace fireplace NOUN Number=Sing 5 decorative nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 decorative cop 5 decorative decorative ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 used cc 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 used advmod 8 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 decorative conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 decorative punct
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1 is present the old fireplace decorative property tree rules 2 not use participle the old fireplace not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Celtic knots are a famous decorative pattern.
amod nsubj cop det amod amod punct root Celtic ADJ knots NOUN are AUX a DET famous ADJ decorative ADJ pattern NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Celtic celtic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 knots amod 2 knots knot NOUN Number=Plur 7 pattern nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 pattern cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pattern det 5 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pattern amod 6 decorative decorative ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pattern amod 7 pattern pattern NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 pattern punct
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1 is a present Celtic knots a famous decorative pattern tree rules
Example 7 The sword on the wall was purely decorative and very blunt.
det nsubj case det nmod cop advmod cc advmod conj punct root The DET sword NOUN on ADP the DET wall NOUN was AUX purely ADV decorative ADJ and CCONJ very ADV blunt ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sword det 2 sword sword NOUN Number=Sing 8 decorative nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 wall case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wall det 5 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 2 sword nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 decorative cop 7 purely purely ADV _ 8 decorative advmod 8 decorative decorative ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 blunt cc 10 very very ADV _ 11 blunt advmod 11 blunt blunt ADJ Degree=Pos 8 decorative conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 decorative punct
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1 is past the sword on the wall decorative, purely property tree rules 2 be the sword on the wall not said here tree rules
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