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emphatic

Who acts: Emphatic, you, emphatic win, answer, Her, He · What happens: mean, say, do, show, be, answer · To what, where: it, clear win, emphatic, emphatic 6 win, last biscuit, exclamation mark · Speech: someone speaks here

«emphatic» 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: emphatic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Emphatic means said or done strongly and clearly, to show you really mean it.

The tree, 14 words
nsubjccompccconjadvmodccconjpunctmarkconjnsubjadvmodccompobjpunctrootEmphaticPROPNmeansVERBsaidVERBorCCONJdoneVERBstronglyADVandCCONJclearlyADV,PUNCTtoPARTshowVERByouPRONreallyADVmeanVERBitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EmphaticEmphaticPROPNNumber=Sing2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3saidsayVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 meansccomp
4ororCCONJ_5 donecc
5donedoVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 saidconj
6stronglystronglyADV_5 doneadvmod
7andandCCONJ_8 clearlycc
8clearlyclearlyADV_6 stronglyconj
9,,PUNCT_11 showpunct
10totoPART_11 showmark
11showshowVERBVerbForm=Inf2 meansconj
12youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs14 meannsubj
13reallyreallyADV_14 meanadvmod
14meanmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 showccomp
15ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs14 meanobj
16..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentEmphaticvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2say speech: assertparticiplevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3doparticiplestrongly propertyvn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4showto-infinitiveEmphatic not said herevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
5meanpresentyouitvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic

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

An emphatic win is a very clear win by a lot.

detamodnsubjcopdetadvmodamodcasedetnmodpunctrootAnDETemphaticADJwinNOUNisAUXaDETveryADVclearADJwinNOUNbyADPaDETlotNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 windet
2emphaticemphaticADJDegree=Pos3 winamod
3winwinNOUNNumber=Sing8 winnsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 wincop
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 windet
6veryveryADV_7 clearadvmod
7clearclearADJDegree=Pos8 winamod
8winwinNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
9bybyADP_11 lotcase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 lotdet
11lotlotNOUNNumber=Sing8 winnmod
12..PUNCT_8 winpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta emphatic wina clear winby a lottree rules

Example 1

Her answer was an emphatic «No!»

nmod:possnsubjcopdetpunctdiscoursepunctpunctrootHerPRONanswerNOUNwasAUXanDETemphaticNOUN«PUNCTNoINTJ!PUNCT»PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HerherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 answernmod:poss
2answeranswerNOUNNumber=Sing5 emphaticnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 emphaticcop
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 emphaticdet
5emphaticemphaticNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6««PUNCT_7 Nopunct
7NonoINTJPolarity=Neg5 emphaticdiscourse
8!!PUNCT_5 emphaticpunct
9»»PUNCT_5 emphaticpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastHer answera emphatictree rules
2answerHer = shenom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

He nodded in an emphatic way.

nsubjcasedetamodoblpunctrootHePRONnoddedVERBinADPanDETemphaticADJwayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 noddednsubj
2noddednodVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_6 waycase
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 waydet
5emphaticemphaticADJDegree=Pos6 wayamod
6waywayNOUNNumber=Sing2 noddedobl
7..PUNCT_2 noddedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1nodpastHein a emphatic wayvn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in way=Theme

Example 3

The team had an emphatic 6–0 win.

detnsubjdetamodnummodcasenmodobjpunctrootTheDETteamNOUNhadVERBanDETemphaticADJ6NUM–SYM0NUMwinNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 teamdet
2teamteamNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadnsubj
3hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 windet
5emphaticemphaticADJDegree=Pos9 winamod
666NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card9 winnummod
7––SYMExtPos=ADP8 0case
800NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card6 6nmod
9winwinNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobj
10..PUNCT_3 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastthe teama emphatic 6 winvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent win=Patient

Example 4

She emphatically denied eating the last biscuit.

nsubjadvmodxcompdetamodobjpunctrootShePRONemphaticallyADVdeniedVERBeatingVERBtheDETlastADJbiscuitNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 deniednsubj
2emphaticallyemphaticallyADV_3 deniedadvmod
3denieddenyVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4eatingeatVERBVerbForm=Ger3 deniedxcomp
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 biscuitdet
6lastlastADJDegree=Pos7 biscuitamod
7biscuitbiscuitNOUNNumber=Sing4 eatingobj
8..PUNCT_3 deniedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1denypastSheemphatically propertyvn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2eatgerundShe not said herethe last biscuitvn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient

Example 5

Use an exclamation mark for an emphatic sentence.

detcompoundobjcasedetamodnmodpunctrootUseVERBanDETexclamationNOUNmarkNOUNforADPanDETemphaticADJsentenceNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UseuseVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 markdet
3exclamationexclamationNOUNNumber=Sing4 markcompound
4markmarkNOUNNumber=Sing1 Useobj
5forforADP_8 sentencecase
6anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 sentencedet
7emphaticemphaticADJDegree=Pos8 sentenceamod
8sentencesentenceNOUNNumber=Sing4 marknmod
9..PUNCT_1 Usepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1useimperativeyou not said herea exclamation markfor a emphatic sentencevn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent mark=Theme for sentence=Eventuality

Example 6

The teacher was emphatic that phones stay in bags.

detnsubjcopmarknsubjadvclcaseoblpunctrootTheDETteacherNOUNwasAUXemphaticADJthatSCONJphonesNOUNstayVERBinADPbagsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 teacherdet
2teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Sing4 emphaticnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 emphaticcop
4emphaticemphaticADJDegree=Posrootroot
5thatthatSCONJ_7 staymark
6phonesphoneNOUNNumber=Plur7 staynsubj
7staystayVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 emphaticadvcl
8ininADP_9 bagscase
9bagsbagNOUNNumber=Plur7 stayobl
10..PUNCT_4 emphaticpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe teacheremphatic propertytree rules
2staypresentphonesbagsvn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bag=Location

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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