diagonally

Who acts: you, bishop, shop, rain · What happens: mean, slant, cut, make, move, be · To what, where: slant, sandwich, two triangles, chessboard, square paper, line

«diagonally» 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: diagonally in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Diagonally means in a straight slanting line from one corner to the opposite corner.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Diagonally	diagonally	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	7 line	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 line	det
5	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 line	amod
6	slanting	slant	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 line	amod
7	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 corner	case
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 corner	nummod
10	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 line	nmod
11	to	to	ADP	_	14 corner	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 corner	det
13	opposite	opposite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 corner	amod
14	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 corner	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						in a straight slanting line from one corner to the opposite corner; diagonally property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in line=Attribute
2	slant	gerund							vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=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

Diagonally can mean at a slant, not straight up and down or straight across.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Diagonally	diagonally	ADV	_	3 mean	advmod
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 slant	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 slant	det
6	slant	slant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 up	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 up	advmod
9	straight	straight	ADV	_	10 up	advmod
10	up	up	ADV	_	3 mean	parataxis
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 down	cc
12	down	down	ADV	_	10 up	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 across	cc
14	straight	straight	ADV	_	15 across	advmod
15	across	across	ADV	_	10 up	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can				a slant		diagonally property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Cut the sandwich diagonally to make two triangles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sandwich	det
3	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cut	obj
4	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	_	1 Cut	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Cut	advcl
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 triangles	nummod
8	triangles	triangle	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 make	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	imperative	you not said here	the sandwich				diagonally property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sandwich=Product
2	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	two triangles					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset triangle=Product

Example 2

The bishop moves diagonally on the chessboard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bishop	det
2	bishop	bishop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moves	nsubj
3	moves	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	_	3 moves	advmod
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 chessboard	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 chessboard	det
7	chessboard	chessboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moves	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 moves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	present	the bishop			the chessboard		diagonally property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on chessboard=Trajectory

Example 3

The shop is diagonally opposite the school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 school	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 school	cop
4	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	_	7 school	advmod
5	opposite	opposite	ADP	_	7 school	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 school	det
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 school	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the shop					opposite the school; diagonally property	tree rules

Example 4

Fold the square paper diagonally.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fold	fold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 paper	det
3	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 paper	compound
4	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Fold	obj
5	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	_	1 Fold	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Fold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fold	imperative	you not said here	the square paper				diagonally property	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paper=Patient

Example 5

Draw a line diagonally across the rectangle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 line	det
3	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obj
4	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	_	1 Draw	advmod
5	across	across	ADP	_	7 rectangle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rectangle	det
7	rectangle	rectangle	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	imperative	you not said here	a line		the rectangle		diagonally property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme

Example 6

The rain was falling diagonally in the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rain	det
2	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 falling	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 falling	aux
4	falling	fall	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	_	4 falling	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 wind	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wind	det
8	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 falling	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 falling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past · progressive	the rain			the wind		diagonally property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in wind=Location

Example 7

Always cross the road straight across, not diagonally.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	2 cross	advmod
2	cross	cross	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 road	det
4	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cross	obj
5	straight	straight	ADV	_	6 across	advmod
6	across	across	ADV	_	2 cross	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 diagonally	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 diagonally	advmod
9	diagonally	diagonally	ADV	_	2 cross	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cross	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cross	imperative	you not said here	the road				across, always, diagonally property	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient

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