diplomatically

Who acts: governments, She, cake, teacher, two countries, Dad · What happens: not upset, offend, mean, talk, agree, work · To what, where: people, quarrel, subject, Toad, turns · Speech: someone speaks here

«diplomatically» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: diplomatically in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In a tactful way, careful not to upset or offend people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 way	det
3	tactful	tactful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 way	amod
4	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 careful	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 way	punct
6	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 upset	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 upset	mark
9	upset	upset	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 careful	advcl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 offend	cc
11	offend	offend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 upset	conj
12	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 offend	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 careful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not upset	to-infinitive							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	offend	infinitive		people					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer

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

By means of diplomacy, the work of governments talking and agreeing with each other.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	2 means	case
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 diplomacy	case
4	diplomacy	diplomacy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 work	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 work	det
7	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 diplomacy	appos
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 governments	case
9	governments	government	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 work	nmod
10	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 governments	acl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 agreeing	cc
12	agreeing	agree	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 talking	conj
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 each	case
14	each	each	DET	ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp	12 agreeing	obl
15	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 each	fixed
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	mean	present		of diplomacy	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	talk	gerund	governments not said here		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	agree speech: agree	gerund	governments not said here	with each	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with each=Co-Agent
4	work		governments		nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 1

She diplomatically said the cake was «interesting».

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	3 said	nsubj
2	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	_	3 said	advmod
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cake	det
5	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 interesting	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 interesting	cop
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 interesting	punct
8	interesting	interesting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 said	ccomp
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 interesting	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	She					diplomatically property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is in a quote	past	the cake					interesting property	tree rules

Example 2

The teacher dealt with the argument diplomatically.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dealt	nsubj
3	dealt	deal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 argument	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 argument	det
6	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dealt	obl
7	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	_	3 dealt	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dealt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	deal	past	the teacher					with the argument; diplomatically property	vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with argument=Theme

Example 3

The two countries settled the quarrel diplomatically.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 countries	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 countries	nummod
3	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 settled	nsubj
4	settled	settle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 quarrel	det
6	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 settled	obj
7	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	_	4 settled	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 settled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	settle	past	the two countries	the quarrel				diplomatically property	vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme quarrel=Location

Example 4

Dad diplomatically changed the subject.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	nsubj
2	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	_	3 changed	advmod
3	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 subject	det
5	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	Dad	the subject				diplomatically property	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient

Example 5

Badger answered Toad diplomatically, so as not to make him angry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Badger	Badger	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 answered	nsubj
2	answered	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 answered	obj
4	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	_	2 answered	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 make	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	10 make	advmod
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 make	mark
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 make	advmod
9	to	to	PART	_	10 make	mark
10	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 answered	conj
11	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 make	obj
12	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 make	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 answered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	answer speech: assert	past	Badger		Toad			diplomatically property	vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent toad=Eventuality
2	not make	to-infinitive	Badger not said here	Toad				angry property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product

Example 6

I diplomatically suggested we take turns.

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 suggested	nsubj
2	diplomatically	diplomatically	ADV	_	3 suggested	advmod
3	suggested	suggest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 take	nsubj
5	take	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 suggested	ccomp
6	turns	turn	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 take	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 suggested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suggest speech: suggest	past	I					diplomatically property	vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	take	present	we	turns					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turn=Theme

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