fallible Who acts: Fallible, Fallible things, people, memory, we, Computers · What happens: mean, make, be, not be, write down, check · To what, where: mistakes, things, answers, sign · Speech: someone speaks here
«fallible» 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: fallible in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Fallible means able to make mistakes or be wrong.
nsubj xcomp mark xcomp obj cc cop conj punct root Fallible ADJ means VERB able ADJ to PART make VERB mistakes NOUN or CCONJ be AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fallible fallible ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 able able ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 able xcomp 6 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 5 make obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 wrong cc 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 wrong cop 9 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Fallible able property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 make to-infinitive Fallible not said here mistakes vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product 3 is infinitive Fallible not said here wrong property tree rules
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 Fallible things, like memory or tests, are not always reliable.
amod nsubj punct case appos cc conj punct cop advmod advmod punct root Fallible ADJ things NOUN , PUNCT like ADP memory NOUN or CCONJ tests NOUN , PUNCT are AUX not PART always ADV reliable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fallible fallible ADJ Degree=Pos 2 things amod 2 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 12 reliable nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 memory punct 4 like like ADP _ 5 memory case 5 memory memory NOUN Number=Sing 2 things appos 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 tests cc 7 tests test NOUN Number=Plur 5 memory conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 2 things punct 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 reliable cop 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 reliable advmod 11 always always ADV PronType=Tot 12 reliable advmod 12 reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 reliable punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is present Fallible things always, reliable property tree rules
Example 1 All people are fallible, even teachers.
det nsubj cop punct advmod obl punct root All DET people NOUN are AUX fallible ADJ , PUNCT even ADV teachers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 fallible nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fallible cop 4 fallible fallible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 teachers punct 6 even even ADV _ 7 teachers advmod 7 teachers teacher NOUN Number=Plur 4 fallible obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 fallible punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present all people teachers obl ; fallible property tree rules
Example 2 Our memory is fallible, so we write things down.
nmod:poss nsubj cop punct advmod nsubj conj obj compound:prt punct root Our PRON memory NOUN is AUX fallible ADJ , PUNCT so ADV we PRON write VERB things NOUN down ADP . PUNCT 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 memory nmod:poss 2 memory memory NOUN Number=Sing 4 fallible nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fallible cop 4 fallible fallible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 write punct 6 so so ADV _ 8 write advmod 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 write nsubj 8 write write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fallible conj 9 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 8 write obj 10 down down ADP _ 8 write compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 fallible punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Our memory fallible property tree rules 2 write down present we things vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
Example 3 Computers are fallible too when the data is wrong.
nsubj cop advmod advmod det nsubj cop advcl punct root Computers NOUN are AUX fallible ADJ too ADV when ADV the DET data NOUN is AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Computers computer NOUN Number=Plur 3 fallible nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 fallible cop 3 fallible fallible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 too too ADV _ 9 wrong advmod 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 wrong advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 data det 7 data data NOUN Number=Sing 9 wrong nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 wrong cop 9 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fallible advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 fallible punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Computers fallible property tree rules 2 is present the data wrong property tree rules
Example 4 Being fallible is why we check our answers.
cop csubj cop nsubj advcl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct root Being AUX fallible ADJ is AUX why ADV we PRON check VERB our PRON answers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 fallible cop 2 fallible fallible ADJ Degree=Pos 4 why csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 why cop 4 why why ADV PronType=Rel root root 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 check nsubj 6 check check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 why advcl:relcl 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 answers nmod:poss 8 answers answer NOUN Number=Plur 6 check obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 why punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is gerund fallible property tree rules 2 is present why property tree rules 3 check present we our answers vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 4 answer our nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The detective knew eyewitnesses are fallible.
det nsubj nsubj cop ccomp punct root The DET detective NOUN knew VERB eyewitnesses NOUN are AUX fallible ADJ . PUNCT 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 knew nsubj 3 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 eyewitnesses eyewitness NOUN Number=Plur 6 fallible nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fallible cop 6 fallible fallible ADJ Degree=Pos 3 knew ccomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 knew punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 know past the detective vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 is present eyewitnesses fallible property tree rules
Example 6 Admitting you are fallible is a sign of good sense.
csubj nsubj cop ccomp cop det case amod nmod punct root Admitting VERB you PRON are AUX fallible ADJ is AUX a DET sign NOUN of ADP good ADJ sense NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Admitting admit VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 sign csubj 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 fallible nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fallible cop 4 fallible fallible ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Admitting ccomp 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sign cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sign det 7 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 sense case 9 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sense amod 10 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 7 sign nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 sign punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 admit speech: other gerund vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 2 is present you fallible property tree rules 3 is a present Admitting a sign of good sense tree rules
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.
← previous fallennext → fallow↑ back to F in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fallible/