exaggerate Who acts: it, you, He, advert, toy, I · What happens: exaggerate, be, sound, not exaggerate, not be, swim · To what, where: faces, story
«exaggerate» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: exaggerate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To exaggerate is to make something sound bigger, better, worse or more important than it really is.
The tree, 17 words mark csubj cop mark obj xcomp xcomp punct conj punct conj cc advmod conj mark nsubj advmod advcl punct root To PART exaggerate VERB is AUX to PART make VERB something PRON sound VERB bigger ADJ , PUNCT better ADJ , PUNCT worse ADJ or CCONJ more ADJ important ADJ than SCONJ it PRON really ADV is VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 exaggerate mark 2 exaggerate exaggerate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 make cop 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 make obj 7 sound sound VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make xcomp 8 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 sound xcomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 better punct 10 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 bigger conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 worse punct 12 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 better conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 more cc 14 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 15 important advmod 15 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bigger conj 16 than than SCONJ _ 19 is mark 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 is nsubj 18 really really ADV _ 19 is advmod 19 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 important advcl 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
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1 exaggerate to-infinitive tree rules 2 is present make property tree rules 3 sound infinitive big property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 4 be present it vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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 Don't exaggerate; it wasn't as big as a house!
aux advmod punct nsubj cop advmod advmod parataxis case det obl punct root Do AUX n't PART exaggerate VERB ; PUNCT it PRON was AUX n't PART as ADV big ADJ as ADP a DET house NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 exaggerate aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 exaggerate advmod 3 exaggerate exaggerate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 big punct 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 big nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 big cop 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 big advmod 8 as as ADV _ 9 big advmod 9 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 exaggerate parataxis 10 as as ADP _ 12 house case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 house det 12 house house NOUN Number=Sing 9 big obl 13 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 exaggerate punct
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1 not exaggerate imperative · do-support you not said here tree rules 2 not is past it as a house; big property tree rules
Example 2 He exaggerated how far he could swim.
nsubj advmod advmod nsubj aux ccomp punct root He PRON exaggerated VERB how ADV far ADV he PRON could AUX swim VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 exaggerated nsubj 2 exaggerated exaggerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 4 far advmod 4 far far ADV Degree=Pos 7 swim advmod 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 swim nsubj 6 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 swim aux 7 swim swim VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 exaggerated ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 exaggerated punct
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1 exaggerate past He tree rules 2 swim could he far property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The advert exaggerates how good the toy is.
det nsubj advmod ccomp det nsubj cop punct root The DET advert NOUN exaggerates VERB how ADV good ADJ the DET toy NOUN is AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 advert det 2 advert advert NOUN Number=Sing 3 exaggerates nsubj 3 exaggerates exaggerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 good advmod 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 exaggerates ccomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 toy det 7 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 5 good nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 good cop 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 exaggerates punct
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1 exaggerate present the advert tree rules 2 is present the toy good property tree rules
Example 4 I'm not exaggerating; there really were a hundred bees.
nsubj aux advmod punct expl advmod parataxis det nummod nsubj punct root I PRON 'm AUX not PART exaggerating VERB ; PUNCT there PRON really ADV were VERB a DET hundred NUM bees NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 exaggerating nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 exaggerating aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 exaggerating advmod 4 exaggerating exaggerate VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 were punct 6 there there PRON PronType=Dem 8 were expl 7 really really ADV _ 8 were advmod 8 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 exaggerating parataxis 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hundred det 10 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 bees nummod 11 bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 8 were nsubj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 exaggerating punct
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1 not exaggerate present · progressive I tree rules 2 be past hundred bees there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Cartoons exaggerate people's faces to make them funny.
nsubj nmod:poss case obj mark advcl obj xcomp punct root Cartoons NOUN exaggerate VERB people NOUN 's PART faces NOUN to PART make VERB them PRON funny ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cartoons cartoon NOUN Number=Plur 2 exaggerate nsubj 2 exaggerate exaggerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 faces nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 people case 5 faces face NOUN Number=Plur 2 exaggerate obj 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 exaggerate advcl 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 make obj 9 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 make xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 exaggerate punct
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1 exaggerate present Cartoons people's faces tree rules 2 make to-infinitive Cartoons not said here faces = face funny property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product
Example 6 She exaggerated the story to make her friends laugh.
nsubj det obj mark advcl nmod:poss nsubj parataxis punct root She PRON exaggerated VERB the DET story NOUN to PART make VERB her PRON friends NOUN laugh VERB . PUNCT 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 2 exaggerated nsubj 2 exaggerated exaggerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 story det 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 exaggerated obj 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 exaggerated advcl 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 friends nmod:poss 8 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 9 laugh nsubj 9 laugh laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make parataxis 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 exaggerated punct
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1 exaggerate past She the story tree rules 2 make to-infinitive She not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 laugh present her friends vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Scientists must report what they measured and not exaggerate.
nsubj aux obj nsubj ccomp cc advmod conj punct root Scientists NOUN must AUX report VERB what PRON they PRON measured VERB and CCONJ not PART exaggerate VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 3 report nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 report aux 3 report report VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 what what PRON PronType=Int 6 measured obj 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 measured nsubj 6 measured measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 report ccomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 exaggerate cc 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 exaggerate advmod 9 exaggerate exaggerate VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 report conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 report punct
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1 report must Scientists vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 measure past Scientists = scientist vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme what=Value 3 not exaggerate infinitive Scientists not said here tree rules
Example 8 It would be difficult to exaggerate the old man’s rejoicing now.
expl aux cop mark csubj det amod nsubj ccomp xcomp advmod punct root It PRON would AUX be AUX difficult ADJ to PART exaggerate VERB the DET old ADJ man NOUN ’s AUX rejoicing VERB now ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 difficult expl 2 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 difficult aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 difficult cop 4 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 exaggerate mark 6 exaggerate exaggerate VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 difficult csubj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 man det 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 man amod 9 man man NOUN Number=Sing 10 ’s nsubj 10 ’s be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 exaggerate ccomp 11 rejoicing rejoice VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 ’s xcomp 12 now now ADV PronType=Dem 11 rejoicing advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 difficult punct
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1 is would difficult property tree rules 2 exaggerate to-infinitive tree rules 3 rejoice gerund now vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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