deficiency Who acts: deficiency, Lack, Sailors, Iron deficiency, formal report, Eating · What happens: be, need, not have, cause, lack, have · To what, where: lack, enough, weakness, D deficiency, sunlight, scurvy
«deficiency» 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: deficiency in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A deficiency is a lack of something that is needed, not having enough of it.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det case nmod nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct advmod advcl obj case nmod punct root A DET deficiency NOUN is AUX a DET lack NOUN of ADP something PRON that PRON is AUX needed VERB , PUNCT not PART having VERB enough ADJ of ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 deficiency det 2 deficiency deficiency NOUN Number=Sing 5 lack nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lack cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lack det 5 lack lack NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 something case 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 lack nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 needed nsubj:pass 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 needed aux:pass 10 needed need VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 something acl:relcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 having punct 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 having advmod 13 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 needed advcl 14 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 13 having obj 15 of of ADP _ 16 it case 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 enough nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 lack punct
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1 is a present a deficiency a lack of something tree rules 2 need present · passive vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme 3 not have gerund enough of deficiency vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enough=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 A deficiency is a weakness or fault in something.
det nsubj cop det cc conj case nmod punct root A DET deficiency NOUN is AUX a DET weakness NOUN or CCONJ fault NOUN in ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 deficiency det 2 deficiency deficiency NOUN Number=Sing 5 weakness nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 weakness cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 weakness det 5 weakness weakness NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 fault cc 7 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing 5 weakness conj 8 in in ADP _ 9 something case 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 fault nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 weakness punct
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1 is a present a deficiency a weakness or fault in something tree rules
Example 1 Lack of sunlight can cause vitamin D deficiency.
nsubj case nmod aux compound compound obj punct root Lack NOUN of ADP sunlight NOUN can AUX cause VERB vitamin NOUN D NOUN deficiency NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lack lack NOUN Number=Sing 5 cause nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 sunlight case 3 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 1 Lack nmod 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 cause aux 5 cause cause VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 vitamin vitamin NOUN Number=Sing 7 D compound 7 D D NOUN Number=Sing 8 deficiency compound 8 deficiency deficiency NOUN Number=Sing 5 cause obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 cause punct
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1 cause can Lack of sunlight D deficiency vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition deficiency=Patient 2 lack sunlight nom lack «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 Sailors once had scurvy from a vitamin C deficiency.
nsubj advmod obj case det compound compound obl punct root Sailors NOUN once ADV had VERB scurvy NOUN from ADP a DET vitamin NOUN C NOUN deficiency NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 3 had nsubj 2 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 had advmod 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 scurvy scurvy NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 5 from from ADP _ 9 deficiency case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 deficiency det 7 vitamin vitamin NOUN Number=Sing 8 C compound 8 C c NOUN Number=Sing 9 deficiency compound 9 deficiency deficiency NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past Sailors scurvy a C deficiency once property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scurvy=Patient
Example 3 Iron deficiency can make you tired.
compound nsubj aux obj xcomp punct root Iron NOUN deficiency NOUN can AUX make VERB you PRON tired ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 2 deficiency compound 2 deficiency deficiency NOUN Number=Sing 4 make nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 make aux 4 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 make obj 6 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 4 make xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 make punct
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1 make can Iron deficiency you tired property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product
Example 4 (formal) The report pointed out deficiencies in the plan.
punct amod punct det nsubj compound:prt obj case det nmod punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET report NOUN pointed VERB out ADP deficiencies NOUN in ADP the DET plan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 report amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 report det 5 report report NOUN Number=Sing 6 pointed nsubj 6 pointed point VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 out out ADP _ 6 pointed compound:prt 8 deficiencies deficiency NOUN Number=Plur 6 pointed obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 plan case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 plan det 11 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 8 deficiencies nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 pointed punct
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1 point out past the formal report deficiencies in the plan vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent deficiency=Patient in plan=Theme
Example 5 There is a deficiency of 20 chairs for the concert.
expl det nsubj case nummod nmod case det nmod punct root There PRON is VERB a DET deficiency NOUN of ADP 20 NUM chairs NOUN for ADP the DET concert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 deficiency det 4 deficiency deficiency NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 7 chairs case 6 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 chairs nummod 7 chairs chair NOUN Number=Plur 4 deficiency nmod 8 for for ADP _ 10 concert case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 concert det 10 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 7 chairs nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present a deficiency of 20 chairs for the concert there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Eating many kinds of food helps prevent deficiencies.
csubj amod obj case nmod xcomp obj punct root Eating VERB many ADJ kinds NOUN of ADP food NOUN helps VERB prevent VERB deficiencies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 helps csubj 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 kinds amod 3 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 1 Eating obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 food case 5 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 kinds nmod 6 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 prevent prevent VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 helps xcomp 8 deficiencies deficiency NOUN Number=Plur 7 prevent obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 helps punct
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1 eat gerund many kinds of food vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient 2 help present Eating vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 prevent infinitive Eating not said here deficiencies vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer deficiency=Theme
Example 7 Poor Jason was greatly abashed, and made up his mind that the people of Iolchos were exceedingly ill-bred, to take such public notice of an accidental deficiency in his dress.
The tree, 31 words amod nsubj aux:pass advmod punct cc conj compound:prt nmod:poss obj mark det nsubj case nmod aux:pass advmod compound punct advcl punct mark conj amod amod obj case det amod nmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Poor ADJ Jason PROPN was AUX greatly ADV abashed VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ made VERB up ADP his PRON mind NOUN that SCONJ the DET people NOUN of ADP Iolchos PROPN were AUX exceedingly ADV ill ADJ - PUNCT bred VERB , PUNCT to PART take VERB such ADJ public ADJ notice NOUN of ADP an DET accidental ADJ deficiency NOUN in ADP his PRON dress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Jason amod 2 Jason Jason PROPN Number=Sing 5 abashed nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 abashed aux:pass 4 greatly greatly ADV _ 5 abashed advmod 5 abashed abash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 made punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 made cc 8 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 abashed conj 9 up up ADP _ 8 made compound:prt 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 mind nmod:poss 11 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 8 made obj 12 that that SCONJ _ 21 bred mark 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 people det 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 21 bred nsubj 15 of of ADP _ 16 Iolchos case 16 Iolchos Iolchos PROPN Number=Sing 14 people nmod 17 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 21 bred aux:pass 18 exceedingly exceedingly ADV _ 21 bred advmod 19 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 21 bred compound 20 - - PUNCT _ 19 ill punct 21 bred breed VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 made advcl 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 take punct 23 to to PART _ 24 take mark 24 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 abashed conj 25 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 27 notice amod 26 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 27 notice amod 27 notice notice NOUN Number=Sing 24 take obj 28 of of ADP _ 31 deficiency case 29 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 deficiency det 30 accidental accidental ADJ Degree=Pos 31 deficiency amod 31 deficiency deficiency NOUN Number=Sing 27 notice nmod 32 in in ADP _ 34 dress case 33 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 34 dress nmod:poss 34 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 24 take obl 35 . . PUNCT _ 5 abashed punct
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1 abash past · passive Poor Jason greatly property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 2 make up participle Jason's mind vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mind=Pivot 3 breed past · passive the people of Iolchos exceedingly property tree rules 4 take to-infinitive such public notice of a accidental deficiency Jason's dress vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent notice=Value in dress=Location 5 mind Jason nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent 6 notice a accidental deficiency nom notice «communication transitive»: of=patient
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