disproportionate

Who acts: Missing, giant, disproportionate number, cost, drawing, legs · What happens: compare, miss, be, seem, term, have · To what, where: whole term, disproportionate punishment, football, disproportionate hands, Sam, repair

«disproportionate» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: disproportionate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Too large or too small compared with something else; not in a fair or sensible proportion: «a disproportionate punishment».

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 large	advmod
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 proportion	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 small	cc
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 small	advmod
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 large	conj
6	compared	compare	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 small	advcl
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 compared	obl
9	else	else	ADV	_	8 something	advmod
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 proportion	punct
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 proportion	advmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	17 proportion	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 proportion	det
14	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 proportion	amod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 sensible	cc
16	sensible	sensible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 fair	conj
17	proportion	proportion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
18	:	:	PUNCT	_	22 punishment	punct
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	22 punishment	punct
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 punishment	det
21	disproportionate	disproportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 punishment	amod
22	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 proportion	appos
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 punishment	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 proportion	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	compare	participle						with something	vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with something=Co-Patient

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.

Example 1

Missing a whole term of football for being late once seemed a disproportionate punishment.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Missing	miss	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 seemed	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 term	det
3	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 term	amod
4	term	term	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Missing	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 football	case
6	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 term	nmod
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	9 late	mark
8	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 late	cop
9	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Missing	advcl
10	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	11 seemed	advmod
11	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 punishment	det
13	disproportionate	disproportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 punishment	amod
14	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 seemed	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	miss	gerund		a whole term of football		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer term=Stimulus
2	is	gerund			late property	tree rules
3	seem	past	Missing	a disproportionate punishment	once property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme punishment=Attribute
4	term			football		nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

The giant had disproportionate hands, far too big for his body.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 giant	det
2	giant	giant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	disproportionate	disproportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hands	amod
5	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 big	punct
7	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 big	advmod
8	too	too	ADV	_	9 big	advmod
9	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 had	parataxis
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 body	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 body	nmod:poss
12	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 big	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the giant	disproportionate hands					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient

Example 3

A disproportionate number of the sweets went to Sam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 number	det
2	disproportionate	disproportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 number	amod
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 went	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 sweets	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sweets	det
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 went	nsubj
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 Sam	case
9	Sam	Sam	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 went	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	a disproportionate number			Sam			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to sam=Initial_Location

Example 4

The cost of the repair was disproportionate to the value of the old bike.

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	2 cost	det
2	cost	cost	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 disproportionate	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 repair	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 repair	det
5	repair	repair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cost	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 disproportionate	cop
7	disproportionate	disproportionate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 value	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 value	det
10	value	value	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 disproportionate	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 bike	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 bike	det
13	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 bike	amod
14	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 value	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 disproportionate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	the cost of the repair		to the value of the old bike; disproportionate property	tree rules
2	cost			the repair		nom cost «possession transitive»: of=patient
3	value			the old bike		nom value «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

The drawing looks odd because the legs are disproportionate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 drawing	det
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	nsubj
3	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	odd	odd	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looks	xcomp
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	9 disproportionate	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 legs	det
7	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 disproportionate	nsubj
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 disproportionate	cop
9	disproportionate	disproportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looks	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	the drawing					odd property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	is	present	the legs					disproportionate property	tree rules

Example 6

Small schools spend a disproportionate amount on heating.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 schools	amod
2	schools	school	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 spend	nsubj
3	spend	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 amount	det
5	disproportionate	disproportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 amount	amod
6	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spend	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 heating	case
8	heating	heating	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 amount	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spend	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	present	Small schools	a disproportionate amount				on heating goal	vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent amount=Asset on heating=Goal

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