diligent

Who acts: She, diligent pupil, diligent ant, they, He, diligent gardener · What happens: work, pay, not give up, do, be, store · To what, where: attention, diligent search, diligent pupil, homework, food, lost ring

«diligent» 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: diligent in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Working hard and carefully, paying attention to details and not giving up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Working	work	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Working	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 carefully	cc
4	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	2 hard	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 paying	punct
6	paying	pay	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Working	conj
7	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 paying	obj
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 details	case
9	details	detail	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 paying	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 giving	cc
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 giving	advmod
12	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Working	conj
13	up	up	ADP	_	12 giving	compound:prt
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Working	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	work	gerund		hard property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	pay	gerund	attention	to details	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset
3	not give up	gerund			vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Done carefully and thoroughly: «a diligent search».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	1 Done	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 thoroughly	cc
4	thoroughly	thoroughly	ADV	_	2 carefully	conj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 search	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 search	det
8	diligent	diligent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 search	amod
9	search	search	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Done	obl
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 search	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	participle		a diligent search				carefully property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

She is a diligent pupil who always does her homework.

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	5 pupil	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 pupil	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 pupil	det
4	diligent	diligent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 pupil	amod
5	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 does	nsubj
7	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	8 does	advmod
8	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 pupil	acl:relcl
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 homework	nmod:poss
10	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 does	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 pupil	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	She	a diligent pupil					tree rules
2	do	present	a diligent pupil	pupil's homework				always property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality

Example 2

The diligent ant stored food for winter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ant	det
2	diligent	diligent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 ant	amod
3	ant	ant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	stored	store	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 ant	acl
5	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stored	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 winter	case
7	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stored	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	store	participle	the diligent ant not said here	food			winter		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme

Example 3

After a diligent search, they found the lost ring.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	4 search	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 search	det
3	diligent	diligent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 search	amod
4	search	search	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 found	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 search	punct
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 found	nsubj
7	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ring	det
9	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 ring	amod
10	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 found	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	they	the lost ring			after a diligent search		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Topic
2	lose	participle							vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

He was diligent about practising the piano every day.

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 diligent	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 diligent	cop
3	diligent	diligent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	about	about	SCONJ	_	5 practising	mark
5	practising	practise	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 diligent	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 piano	det
7	piano	piano	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 practising	obj
8	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	9 day	det
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 practising	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 diligent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	He					diligent property	tree rules
2	practise	gerund	He not said here	the piano			day		tree rules

Example 5

The diligent gardener weeded the beds daily.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 gardener	det
2	diligent	diligent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 gardener	amod
3	gardener	gardener	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 weeded	nsubj
4	weeded	weed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 beds	det
6	beds	bed	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 weeded	obj
7	daily	daily	ADV	_	4 weeded	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 weeded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weed	past	the diligent gardener	the beds				daily property	vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bed=Source

Example 6

(formal) Candidates are expected to be diligent in checking their answers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Candidates	amod
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	Candidates	candidate	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 expected	nsubj:pass
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 expected	aux:pass
6	expected	expect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	9 diligent	mark
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 diligent	cop
9	diligent	diligent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 expected	xcomp
10	in	in	SCONJ	_	11 checking	mark
11	checking	check	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 diligent	advcl
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 answers	nmod:poss
13	answers	answer	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 checking	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 expected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	expect	present · passive		formal Candidates		vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	is not said to happen	to-infinitive	formal Candidates not said here		diligent property	tree rules
3	check	gerund	formal Candidates not said here	Candidates's answers		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme
4	answer		Candidates = candidate			nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

The little Princess was very diligent, and her favorite studies were music and poetry.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Princess	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Princess	amod
3	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 diligent	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 diligent	cop
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 diligent	advmod
6	diligent	diligent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 music	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 music	cc
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 studies	nmod:poss
10	favorite	favorite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 studies	amod
11	studies	study	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 music	nsubj
12	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 music	cop
13	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 diligent	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 poetry	cc
15	poetry	poetry	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 music	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 diligent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	the little Princess		diligent property	tree rules
2	is a	past	Princess's favorite studies	music and poetry		tree rules
3	study		Princess			nom study «act transitive»: poss=agent

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