delete Who acts: She, He, Press, you, Things, I · What happens: delete, mean, take away, wipe out, be, remove · To what, where: something, writing, words, 12 photos, phone, 80 songs · Speech: someone speaks here
«delete» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: delete in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To delete means to take away or wipe out something, like a photo, a file or a word.
The tree, 18 words mark csubj mark ccomp advmod cc conj compound:prt obj punct case det conj punct det conj cc det conj punct root To PART delete VERB means VERB to PART take VERB away ADV or CCONJ wipe VERB out ADP something PRON , PUNCT like ADP a DET photo NOUN , PUNCT a DET file NOUN or CCONJ a DET word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 delete mark 2 delete delete VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 take mark 5 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 away away ADV _ 5 take advmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 wipe cc 8 wipe wipe VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 take conj 9 out out ADP _ 8 wipe compound:prt 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 wipe obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 photo punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 photo case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 photo det 14 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 10 something conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 file punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 file det 17 file file NOUN Number=Sing 10 something conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 word cc 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 word det 20 word word NOUN Number=Sing 10 something conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 delete to-infinitive vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 take away not said to happen to-infinitive away property vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 wipe out infinitive something vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=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 In writing, to delete is to cross out or remove words.
case obl punct mark advcl cop mark compound:prt cc conj obj punct root In ADP writing NOUN , PUNCT to PART delete VERB is AUX to PART cross VERB out ADP or CCONJ remove VERB words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 writing case 2 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 8 cross obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 writing punct 4 to to PART _ 5 delete mark 5 delete delete VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 , advcl 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 cross cop 7 to to PART _ 8 cross mark 8 cross cross VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 out out ADP _ 8 cross compound:prt 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 remove cc 11 remove remove VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 cross conj 12 words word NOUN Number=Plur 11 remove obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 cross punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 delete to-infinitive vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is present writing cross property tree rules 3 remove infinitive words vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme
Example 1 She deleted 12 photos from her phone.
nsubj nummod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON deleted VERB 12 NUM photos NOUN from ADP her PRON phone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 deleted nsubj 2 deleted delete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 photos nummod 4 photos photo NOUN Number=Plur 2 deleted obj 5 from from ADP _ 7 phone case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 phone nmod:poss 7 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 2 deleted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 deleted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 delete past She 12 photos her phone vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme from phone=Initial_Location
Example 2 He had 80 songs and deleted 15.
nsubj nummod obj cc conj obj punct root He PRON had VERB 80 NUM songs NOUN and CCONJ deleted VERB 15 NUM . 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 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 80 80 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 songs nummod 4 songs song NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 deleted cc 6 deleted delete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 had conj 7 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 deleted obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have past He 80 songs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Patient 2 delete past He not said here 15 vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 15=Theme
Example 3 How many emails are left after she deletes 9?
advmod amod nsubj aux:pass mark nsubj advcl obj punct root How ADV many ADJ emails NOUN are AUX left VERB after SCONJ she PRON deletes VERB 9 NUM ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 emails amod 3 emails email NOUN Number=Plur 5 left nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 left aux:pass 5 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 after after SCONJ _ 8 deletes mark 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 deletes nsubj 8 deletes delete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 left advcl 9 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 deletes obj 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 left punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 leave present · passive many emails vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 delete present she 9 vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 9=Theme
Example 4 Each day he deletes 5 old messages.
det obl:unmarked nsubj nummod amod obj punct root Each DET day NOUN he PRON deletes VERB 5 NUM old ADJ messages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 day det 2 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 deletes obl:unmarked 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 deletes nsubj 4 deletes delete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 messages nummod 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 messages amod 7 messages message NOUN Number=Plur 4 deletes obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 deletes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 delete present he 5 old messages day vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
Example 5 Press delete to remove the letter.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root Press NOUN delete VERB to PART remove VERB the DET letter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Press press NOUN Number=Sing 2 delete nsubj 2 delete delete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 remove mark 4 remove remove VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 delete xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 letter det 6 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 4 remove obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 delete punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 delete present Press tree rules 2 remove to-infinitive Press not said here the letter vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme
Example 6 Delete the extra word in the sentence.
det amod obj case det nmod punct root Delete VERB the DET extra ADJ word NOUN in ADP the DET sentence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Delete delete VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 word det 3 extra extra ADJ Degree=Pos 4 word amod 4 word word NOUN Number=Sing 1 Delete obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 sentence case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sentence det 7 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 4 word nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Delete punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 delete imperative you not said here the extra word the sentence vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme
Example 7 Things you post online can be hard to delete.
nsubj nsubj acl:relcl advmod aux cop mark xcomp punct root Things NOUN you PRON post VERB online ADV can AUX be AUX hard ADJ to PART delete VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Things thing NOUN Number=Plur 7 hard nsubj 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 post nsubj 3 post post VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Things acl:relcl 4 online online ADV _ 3 post advmod 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 hard aux 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 hard cop 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 to to PART _ 9 delete mark 9 delete delete VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hard xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 hard punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 post present you Things not said here online property vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 2 is can Things hard property tree rules 3 delete to-infinitive Things not said here vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 8 I have had greater confidence in my young friends, and have deleted the fairy who did not exist in the tale as told to me.
The tree, 25 words nsubj aux amod obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct cc aux parataxis det obj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl case det obl mark advcl case obl punct root I PRON have AUX had VERB greater ADJ confidence NOUN in ADP my PRON young ADJ friends NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ have AUX deleted VERB the DET fairy NOUN who PRON did AUX not PART exist VERB in ADP the DET tale NOUN as SCONJ told VERB to ADP me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 had nsubj 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 had aux 3 had have VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 greater great ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 confidence amod 5 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 friends case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 friends nmod:poss 8 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 9 friends amod 9 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 deleted punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 13 deleted cc 12 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 deleted aux 13 deleted delete VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 3 had parataxis 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 fairy det 15 fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 13 deleted obj 16 who who PRON PronType=Rel 19 exist nsubj 17 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 19 exist aux 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 19 exist advmod 19 exist exist VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 fairy acl:relcl 20 in in ADP _ 22 tale case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 tale det 22 tale tale NOUN Number=Sing 19 exist obl 23 as as SCONJ _ 24 told mark 24 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 exist advcl 25 to to ADP _ 26 me case 26 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 24 told obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present · perfect I greater confidence in my young friends vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confidence=Patient 2 delete present · perfect the fairy vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fairy=Theme 3 not exist past · do-support the fairy the tale vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tale=Location 4 tell speech: assert participle the fairy not said here me vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to i=Recipient
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