enhance

Who acts: pinch, Adding, your, detective, new playground, Lights · What happens: make, improve, enhance, pinch, add, write · To what, where: something, quality, picture, photo, flavour, salt

«enhance» 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: enhance in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make something better, stronger or more attractive; to improve the quality or value.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 improve	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 make	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 stronger	punct
6	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 better	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 attractive	cc
8	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	9 attractive	advmod
9	attractive	attractive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 stronger	conj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 improve	punct
11	to	to	PART	_	12 improve	mark
12	improve	improve	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 quality	det
14	quality	quality	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 improve	obj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 value	cc
16	value	value	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 quality	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 improve	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		something				good property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	improve	to-infinitive		the quality or value					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent quality=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: computing, images — kept apart, not parsed.

To make a picture or sound clearer: «enhance the photo».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 picture	det
4	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 sound	cc
6	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 picture	conj
7	clearer	clear	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 sound	amod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 enhance	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 enhance	punct
10	enhance	enhance	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 make	advcl:relcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 photo	det
12	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 enhance	obj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 enhance	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a picture or sound					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset picture=Product
2	enhance in a quote	infinitive		the photo					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent photo=Patient

Example 1

A pinch of salt enhances the flavour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pinch	det
2	pinch	pinch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 enhances	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 salt	case
4	salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pinch	nmod
5	enhances	enhance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 flavour	det
7	flavour	flavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 enhances	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 enhances	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enhance	present	a pinch of salt	the flavour					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent flavour=Patient
2	pinch			salt					nom pinch «state transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Adding adjectives can enhance your writing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Adding	add	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 enhance	csubj
2	adjectives	adjective	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Adding	obj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 enhance	aux
4	enhance	enhance	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 writing	nmod:poss
6	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 enhance	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 enhance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	add speech: assert	gerund		adjectives	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adjective=Patient
2	enhance	can	Adding	your writing	vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent writing=Patient
3	write		your		nom writing «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

The detective enhanced the photo to see the number plate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 enhanced	nsubj
3	enhanced	enhance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 photo	det
5	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 enhanced	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 see	mark
7	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 enhanced	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 plate	det
9	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 plate	compound
10	plate	plate	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 see	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 enhanced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enhance	past	the detective	the photo					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent photo=Patient
2	see	to-infinitive	the detective not said here	the number plate					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer plate=Stimulus

Example 4

The new playground enhanced the school grounds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 playground	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 playground	amod
3	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 enhanced	nsubj
4	enhanced	enhance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 grounds	det
6	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 grounds	compound
7	grounds	grounds	NOUN	Number=Ptan	4 enhanced	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 enhanced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enhance	past	the new playground	the school grounds					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent grounds=Patient

Example 5

Lights enhance the beauty of the Christmas tree.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 enhance	nsubj
2	enhance	enhance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 beauty	det
4	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 enhance	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 tree	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tree	det
7	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 tree	compound
8	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 beauty	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 enhance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enhance	present	Lights	the beauty of the Christmas tree					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent beauty=Patient

Example 6

Performance-enhancing drugs are against the rules in sport.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Performance	performance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 enhancing	compound
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Performance	punct
3	enhancing	enhance	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 drugs	amod
4	drugs	drug	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 rules	nsubj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 rules	cop
6	against	against	ADP	_	8 rules	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 rules	det
8	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 sport	case
10	sport	sport	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rules	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 rules	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enhance	gerund							vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	enhancing drugs			sport		against the rules	tree rules

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