flaw Who acts: flaw, fault, small flaw, you, only flaw, His · What happens: be, spoil, find, flaw, have, look · To what, where: small mark, something, weakness, flaw, argument, one big flaw
«flaw» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: flaw in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A flaw is a small mark, crack or fault that spoils something.
det nsubj cop det amod punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root A DET flaw NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ mark NOUN , PUNCT crack NOUN or CCONJ fault NOUN that PRON spoils VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flaw det 2 flaw flaw NOUN Number=Sing 6 mark nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mark cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 mark det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mark amod 6 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 crack punct 8 crack crack NOUN Number=Sing 6 mark conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 fault cc 10 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing 6 mark conj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 spoils nsubj 12 spoils spoil VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 fault acl:relcl 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 spoils obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 mark punct
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1 is a present a flaw a small mark and crack or fault tree rules 2 spoil present fault something 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 A flaw is a weakness or mistake in a plan, an argument or a person's character.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det cc conj case det nmod punct det parataxis cc det nmod:poss case conj punct root A DET flaw NOUN is AUX a DET weakness NOUN or CCONJ mistake NOUN in ADP a DET plan NOUN , PUNCT an DET argument NOUN or CCONJ a DET person NOUN 's PART character NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flaw det 2 flaw flaw NOUN Number=Sing 5 weakness nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 weakness cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 weakness det 5 weakness weakness NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 mistake cc 7 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 5 weakness conj 8 in in ADP _ 10 plan case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 plan det 10 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 7 mistake nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 argument punct 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 argument det 13 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 5 weakness parataxis 14 or or CCONJ _ 18 character cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 person det 16 person person NOUN Number=Sing 18 character nmod:poss 17 's 's PART _ 16 person case 18 character character NOUN Number=Sing 13 argument conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 weakness punct
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1 is a present a flaw a weakness or mistake in a plan tree rules
Example 1 There's a small flaw in the glass.
expl det amod nsubj case det nmod punct root There PRON 's VERB a DET small ADJ flaw NOUN in ADP the DET glass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 's expl 2 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 flaw det 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 flaw amod 5 flaw flaw NOUN Number=Sing 2 's nsubj 6 in in ADP _ 8 glass case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 glass det 8 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 5 flaw nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 's punct
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1 be present a small flaw in the glass there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Can you find the flaw in this argument?
aux nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Can AUX you PRON find VERB the DET flaw NOUN in ADP this DET argument NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 find aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 find nsubj 3 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 flaw det 5 flaw flaw NOUN Number=Sing 3 find obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 argument case 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 argument det 8 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 3 find obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 find punct
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1 find can you the flaw this argument vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flaw=Topic
Example 3 His only flaw is that he is always late.
nmod:poss amod nsubj:outer cop mark nsubj cop advmod punct root His PRON only ADJ flaw NOUN is AUX that SCONJ he PRON is AUX always ADV late ADJ . 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 flaw nmod:poss 2 only only ADJ Degree=Pos 3 flaw amod 3 flaw flaw NOUN Number=Sing 9 late nsubj:outer 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 late cop 5 that that SCONJ _ 9 late mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 late nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 late cop 8 always always ADV PronType=Tot 9 late advmod 9 late late ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 late punct
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1 is present His only flaw always, late property tree rules 2 flaw His = he nom flaw «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The plan had one big flaw: nobody had the key.
det nsubj nummod amod obj punct nsubj conj det obj punct root The DET plan NOUN had VERB one NUM big ADJ flaw NOUN : PUNCT nobody PRON had VERB the DET key NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plan det 2 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 flaw nummod 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 flaw amod 6 flaw flaw NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 had punct 8 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 9 had nsubj 9 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 had conj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 key det 11 key key NOUN Number=Sing 9 had obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the plan one big flaw vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flaw=Patient 2 have past nobody the key vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Patient
Example 5 The jeweller looked for flaws in the diamond.
det nsubj case obl case det obl punct root The DET jeweller NOUN looked VERB for ADP flaws NOUN in ADP the DET diamond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 jeweller det 2 jeweller jeweller NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 flaws case 5 flaws flaw NOUN Number=Plur 3 looked obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 diamond case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 diamond det 8 diamond diamond NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the jeweller the diamond for flaws vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for flaw=Theme in diamond=Location
Example 6 The flaw in the experiment was that we did not keep it fair.
det nsubj case det nmod cop mark nsubj aux advmod obj xcomp punct root The DET flaw NOUN in ADP the DET experiment NOUN was AUX that SCONJ we PRON did AUX not PART keep VERB it PRON fair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flaw det 2 flaw flaw NOUN Number=Sing 11 keep nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 experiment case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 experiment det 5 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 2 flaw nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 keep cop 7 that that SCONJ _ 11 keep mark 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 keep nsubj 9 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 keep aux 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 keep advmod 11 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 keep obj 13 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 11 keep xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 keep punct
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1 not is past · do-support the flaw in the experiment fair, keep property tree rules
Example 7 Everyone has flaws, and that's all right.
nsubj obj punct cc nsubj cop advmod conj punct root Everyone PRON has VERB flaws NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ that PRON 's AUX all ADV right ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 flaws flaw NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 right punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 right cc 6 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 right nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 right cop 8 all all ADV _ 9 right advmod 9 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 2 has conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Everyone flaws vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flaw=Patient 2 is present that all, right property tree rules
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