erratic

Who acts: you, car, results, we, Our, erratic running · What happens: change, not predict, carry, leave, not find, type · To what, where: way, large boulder, place, type, rock, erratic way

«erratic» 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: erratic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Not regular or steady; changing suddenly in a way you cannot predict.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 regular	advmod
2	regular	regular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 steady	cc
4	steady	steady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 regular	conj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 regular	punct
6	changing	change	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 regular	advcl
7	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	6 changing	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 way	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 changing	obl
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 predict	nsubj
12	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 predict	aux
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 predict	advmod
14	predict	predict	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 way	acl:relcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 regular	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	gerund				a way		suddenly property	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not predict	can	you	a way not said here					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot way=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

Usage: geology, noun: an erratic — kept apart, not parsed.

A large boulder carried far by a glacier and left in a place where that type of rock is not normally found.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 boulder	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boulder	amod
3	boulder	boulder	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 boulder	acl
5	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 carried	advmod
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 glacier	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 glacier	det
8	glacier	glacier	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 carried	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 left	cc
10	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 carried	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 place	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 place	det
13	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 left	obl
14	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	22 found	advmod
15	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	16 type	det
16	type	type	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 found	nsubj:pass
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 rock	case
18	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 type	nmod
19	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 found	aux:pass
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	22 found	advmod
21	normally	normally	ADV	_	22 found	advmod
22	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 place	acl:relcl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 boulder	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	carry	participle	a large boulder not said here	by a glacier; far property	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	leave	participle		in a place result	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in place=Result
3	not find	present · passive	that type of rock	normally property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
4	type		rock		nom type «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The car moved in an erratic way across the lanes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 car	det
2	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moved	nsubj
3	moved	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 way	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
6	erratic	erratic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moved	obl
8	across	across	ADP	_	10 lanes	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 lanes	det
10	lanes	lane	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 moved	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 moved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	past	the car			a erratic way		across the lanes	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme in way=Source across lane=Trajectory

Example 2

Our results were erratic, so we repeated the test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 results	nmod:poss
2	results	result	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 erratic	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 erratic	cop
4	erratic	erratic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 repeated	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	8 repeated	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 repeated	nsubj
8	repeated	repeat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 erratic	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 test	det
10	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 repeated	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 erratic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	Our results		erratic property	tree rules
2	repeat	past	we	the test		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent test=Eventuality
3	result		Our			nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

The puppy's erratic running made us laugh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 running	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 puppy	case
4	erratic	erratic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 running	amod
5	running	running	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	nsubj
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 made	obj
8	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 made	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	make	past	the puppy's erratic running	us	tree rules
2	laugh	infinitive	us not said here		vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	run		the puppy		nom running «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The Wi-Fi is erratic: it keeps cutting out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Fi	det
2	Wi	Wi	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Fi	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 Wi	punct
4	Fi	fi	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 erratic	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 erratic	cop
6	erratic	erratic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 keeps	punct
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 keeps	nsubj
9	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 erratic	parataxis
10	cutting	cut	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 keeps	xcomp
11	out	out	ADP	_	10 cutting	compound:prt
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 erratic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	the Wi Fi	erratic property	tree rules
2	keep	present	Fi		tree rules
3	cut out	gerund	Fi not said here		vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 5

His erratic moods confused his friends.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 moods	nmod:poss
2	erratic	erratic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 moods	amod
3	moods	mood	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 confused	nsubj
4	confused	confuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 friends	nmod:poss
6	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 confused	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 confused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confuse	past	His erratic moods	his friends					vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient

Example 6

A huge erratic boulder sits alone in the field, left by a glacier.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 boulder	det
2	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boulder	amod
3	erratic	erratic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boulder	amod
4	boulder	boulder	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sits	nsubj
5	sits	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	alone	alone	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sits	xcomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 field	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 field	det
9	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sits	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 left	punct
11	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 field	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 glacier	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 glacier	det
14	glacier	glacier	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 left	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	present	a huge erratic boulder			the field		alone property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in field=Location
2	leave	participle		the field not said here				by a glacier	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by glacier=Location

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