facile Who acts: thought, Saying, critic, film, you, facile solution · What happens: say, do, ignore, be, call, end · To what, where: real problem, facile answer, ending, facile reply, reply, one person · Speech: someone speaks here
«facile» 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: facile in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Too simple; said or done without careful thought, so it ignores the real problem.
The tree, 14 words advmod advcl punct conj cc conj case amod obl punct advmod nsubj det amod obj punct root Too ADV simple ADJ ; PUNCT said VERB or CCONJ done VERB without ADP careful ADJ thought NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON ignores VERB the DET real ADJ problem NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Too too ADV _ 2 simple advmod 2 simple simple ADJ Degree=Pos 13 ignores advcl 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 4 said punct 4 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 simple conj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 done cc 6 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 said conj 7 without without ADP _ 9 thought case 8 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos 9 thought amod 9 thought thought NOUN Number=Sing 6 done obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 ignores punct 11 so so ADV _ 13 ignores advmod 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 ignores nsubj 13 ignores ignore VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 problem det 15 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 16 problem amod 16 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 13 ignores obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 13 ignores punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert participle thought not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 do participle thought not said here without careful thought vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 ignore present thought the real problem vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: old or literary — kept apart, not parsed.
Done easily, smooth and effortless.
advmod punct parataxis cc conj punct root Done VERB easily ADV , PUNCT smooth ADJ and CCONJ effortless ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 easily easily ADV _ 1 Done advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 smooth punct 4 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Done parataxis 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 effortless cc 6 effortless effortless ADJ Degree=Pos 4 smooth conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Done punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do participle easily property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Saying «just be happy» is a facile answer to sadness.
csubj punct advmod cop ccomp punct cop det amod case nmod punct root Saying VERB « PUNCT just ADV be AUX happy ADJ » PUNCT is AUX a DET facile ADJ answer NOUN to ADP sadness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 answer csubj 2 « « PUNCT _ 5 happy punct 3 just just ADV _ 5 happy advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 happy cop 5 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Saying ccomp 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 happy punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 answer cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 answer det 9 facile facile ADJ Degree=Pos 10 answer amod 10 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 to to ADP _ 12 sadness case 12 sadness sadness NOUN Number=Sing 10 answer nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 answer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert gerund vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is in a quote infinitive happy property tree rules 3 be speech: assert present Saying a facile answer to sadness tree rules
Example 2 The critic called the film's ending facile.
det acl det nmod:poss case obj amod punct root The DET critic NOUN called VERB the DET film NOUN 's PART ending NOUN facile ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 critic det 2 critic critic NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 critic acl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 film det 5 film film NOUN Number=Sing 7 ending nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 film case 7 ending ending NOUN Number=Sing 3 called obj 8 facile facile ADJ Degree=Pos 7 ending amod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 critic punct
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1 call participle the critic not said here the film's ending vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ending=Recipient 2 end the film nom ending «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 Don't give a facile reply; think it through.
aux advmod det amod obj punct conj obj advmod punct root Do AUX n't PART give VERB a DET facile ADJ reply NOUN ; PUNCT think VERB it PRON through ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 give aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 give advmod 3 give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 reply det 5 facile facile ADJ Degree=Pos 6 reply amod 6 reply reply NOUN Number=Sing 3 give obj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 think punct 8 think think VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 give conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 think obj 10 through through ADV _ 8 think advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 give punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not give imperative · do-support you not said here a facile reply vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reply=Theme 2 think speech: other infinitive you not said here reply through property vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme
Example 4 There is no facile solution to traffic jams.
expl det amod nsubj case compound nmod punct root There PRON is VERB no DET facile ADJ solution NOUN to ADP traffic NOUN jams NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 solution det 4 facile facile ADJ Degree=Pos 5 solution amod 5 solution solution NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 6 to to ADP _ 8 jams case 7 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 8 jams compound 8 jams jam NOUN Number=Plur 5 solution nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 be present no facile solution to traffic jams there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 His facile excuses annoyed the teacher.
nmod:poss amod nsubj det nsubj punct root His PRON facile ADJ excuses NOUN annoyed ADJ the DET teacher NOUN . PUNCT 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 excuses nmod:poss 2 facile facile ADJ Degree=Pos 3 excuses amod 3 excuses excuse NOUN Number=Plur 4 annoyed nsubj 4 annoyed annoyed ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 teacher det 6 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 annoyed nsubj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 annoyed punct
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1 excuse His = he nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 It is facile to blame one person for the whole problem.
nsubj cop mark xcomp nummod obj case det amod obl punct root It PRON is AUX facile ADJ to PART blame VERB one NUM person NOUN for ADP the DET whole ADJ problem NOUN . 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 3 facile nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 facile cop 3 facile facile ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 blame mark 5 blame blame VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 facile xcomp 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 person nummod 7 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 blame obj 8 for for ADP _ 11 problem case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 problem det 10 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 11 problem amod 11 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 5 blame obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 facile punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It facile property tree rules 2 blame to-infinitive one person for the whole problem vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent person=Theme for problem=Attribute
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