deficient Who acts: diet, she, Sailors, soil, plants, report · What happens: not have, need, have, be, feel, get · To what, where: enough, body, weaknesses, iron, food deficient, nitrogen · Speech: someone speaks here
«deficient» 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: deficient in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Not having enough of something that is needed, especially in the body or diet: «deficient in iron».
The tree, 17 words advmod obj case obl nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct advmod case det obl cc conj punct punct obl case nmod punct punct root Not PART having VERB enough ADJ of ADP something PRON that PRON is AUX needed VERB , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP the DET body NOUN or CCONJ diet NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT deficient NOUN in ADP iron NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 having advmod 2 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 3 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 2 having obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 enough obl 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 needed nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 needed aux:pass 8 needed need VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 something acl:relcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 body punct 10 especially especially ADV _ 13 body advmod 11 in in ADP _ 13 body case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 body det 13 body body NOUN Number=Sing 2 having obl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 diet cc 15 diet diet NOUN Number=Sing 13 body conj 16 : : PUNCT _ 18 deficient punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 18 deficient punct 18 deficient deficient NOUN Number=Sing 2 having obl 19 in in ADP _ 20 iron case 20 iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 18 deficient nmod 21 » » PUNCT _ 18 deficient punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 having punct
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1 not have gerund enough the body or diet deficient in iron obl vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enough=Patient 2 need present · passive vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme
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 Not good enough; having weaknesses or faults: «deficient skills».
advmod advmod punct conj obj cc conj punct punct compound obl punct punct root Not PART good ADJ enough ADV ; PUNCT having VERB weaknesses NOUN or CCONJ faults NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT deficient NOUN skills NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 good advmod 2 good good ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 enough enough ADV _ 2 good advmod 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 5 having punct 5 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 good conj 6 weaknesses weakness NOUN Number=Plur 5 having obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 faults cc 8 faults fault NOUN Number=Plur 6 weaknesses conj 9 : : PUNCT _ 12 skills punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 12 skills punct 11 deficient deficient NOUN Number=Sing 12 skills compound 12 skills skill NOUN Number=Plur 5 having obl 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 skills punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 good punct
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1 have gerund weaknesses or faults deficient skills obl vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weakness=Patient
Example 1 Her diet was deficient in iron, so she felt tired.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case obl punct advmod nsubj conj xcomp punct root Her PRON diet NOUN was AUX deficient ADJ in ADP iron NOUN , PUNCT so ADV she PRON felt VERB tired ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 diet nmod:poss 2 diet diet NOUN Number=Sing 4 deficient nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 deficient cop 4 deficient deficient ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 iron case 6 iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 4 deficient obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 felt punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 felt advmod 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 felt nsubj 10 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 deficient conj 11 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 10 felt xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 deficient punct
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1 is past Her diet iron deficient property tree rules 2 feel past she tired property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 2 Sailors long ago got ill from food deficient in vitamin C.
nsubj advmod advmod xcomp case compound obl case compound nmod root Sailors NOUN long ADV ago ADV got VERB ill ADJ from ADP food NOUN deficient NOUN in ADP vitamin NOUN C. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 4 got nsubj 2 long long ADV Degree=Pos 3 ago advmod 3 ago ago ADV _ 4 got advmod 4 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 4 got xcomp 6 from from ADP _ 8 deficient case 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 8 deficient compound 8 deficient deficient NOUN Number=Sing 4 got obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 C. case 10 vitamin vitamin NOUN Number=Sing 11 C. compound 11 C. c. NOUN Number=Sing 8 deficient nmod
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1 get past Sailors food deficient in vitamin C. ago, ill property vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from deficient=Destination
Example 3 The soil is deficient in nitrogen, so the plants are yellow.
det nsubj cop case obl punct advmod det nsubj cop conj punct root The DET soil NOUN is AUX deficient ADJ in ADP nitrogen NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET plants NOUN are AUX yellow ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soil det 2 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 4 deficient nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 deficient cop 4 deficient deficient ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 nitrogen case 6 nitrogen nitrogen NOUN Number=Sing 4 deficient obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 yellow punct 8 so so ADV _ 12 yellow advmod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 plants det 10 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 12 yellow nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 yellow cop 12 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 4 deficient conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 deficient punct
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1 is present the soil nitrogen deficient property tree rules 2 is present the plants yellow property tree rules
Example 4 The report found the old bridge was deficient and unsafe.
det nsubj det amod nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root The DET report NOUN found VERB the DET old ADJ bridge NOUN was AUX deficient ADJ and CCONJ unsafe ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 report det 2 report report NOUN Number=Sing 3 found nsubj 3 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bridge det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bridge amod 6 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 8 deficient nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 deficient cop 8 deficient deficient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 found ccomp 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 unsafe cc 10 unsafe unsafe ADJ Degree=Pos 8 deficient conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find past the report vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 is past the old bridge deficient property tree rules 3 be the old bridge not said here tree rules
Example 5 He was deficient in sleep after the long trip.
nsubj cop case obl case det amod obl punct root He PRON was AUX deficient ADJ in ADP sleep NOUN after ADP the DET long ADJ trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 deficient nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 deficient cop 3 deficient deficient ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 sleep case 5 sleep sleep NOUN Number=Sing 3 deficient obl 6 after after ADP _ 9 trip case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 trip det 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 9 trip amod 9 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 3 deficient obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 deficient punct
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1 is past He sleep after the long trip deficient property tree rules
Example 6 (formal) The candidate's answer was deficient in detail.
punct parataxis punct det nmod:poss case nsubj cop case obl punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET candidate NOUN 's PART answer NOUN was AUX deficient ADJ in ADP detail 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 9 deficient parataxis 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 candidate det 5 candidate candidate NOUN Number=Sing 7 answer nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 candidate case 7 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 9 deficient nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 deficient cop 9 deficient deficient ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 in in ADP _ 11 detail case 11 detail detail NOUN Number=Sing 9 deficient obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 deficient punct
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1 is past the candidate's answer detail deficient property tree rules 2 answer the candidate nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The Russian peasant is by no means deficient in humor, a fact of which the Skazkas offer abundant evidence.
The tree, 19 words det amod nsubj cop case obl xcomp case obl punct det obl case nmod det compound nsubj amod conj punct root The DET Russian ADJ peasant NOUN is AUX by ADP no DET means VERB deficient ADJ in ADP humor NOUN , PUNCT a DET fact NOUN of ADP which PRON the DET Skazkas PROPN offer NOUN abundant ADJ evidence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 peasant det 2 Russian Russian ADJ Degree=Pos 3 peasant amod 3 peasant peasant NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 means cop 5 by by ADP _ 6 no case 6 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 means obl 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 deficient deficient ADJ Degree=Pos 7 means xcomp 9 in in ADP _ 10 humor case 10 humor humor NOUN Number=Sing 8 deficient obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 fact punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 fact det 13 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obl 14 of of ADP _ 15 which case 15 which which PRON PronType=Rel 13 fact nmod 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 offer det 17 Skazkas Skazkas PROPN Number=Sing 18 offer compound 18 offer offer NOUN Number=Sing 15 which nsubj 19 abundant abundant ADJ Degree=Pos 20 evidence amod 20 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 18 offer conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 is present the Russian peasant by no; a fact obl ; deficient, mean property tree rules
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