forceful Who acts: you, people, She, forceful speech, captain, forceful kick · What happens: say, do, make, listen, use, save · To what, where: people, strength, forceful speech, park, forceful personality, ball · Speech: someone speaks here
«forceful» 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: forceful in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Strong and confident in what you say or do, making people listen.
cc conj case obl nsubj acl:relcl cc conj punct advcl obj xcomp punct root Strong ADJ and CCONJ confident ADJ in ADP what PRON you PRON say VERB or CCONJ do VERB , PUNCT making VERB people NOUN listen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 confident cc 3 confident confident ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Strong conj 4 in in ADP _ 5 what case 5 what what PRON PronType=Rel 3 confident obl 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 say nsubj 7 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 what acl:relcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 do cc 9 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 say conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 making punct 11 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 say advcl 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 making obj 13 listen listen VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 making xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Strong punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present you vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 do present you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 make gerund you not said here people tree rules 4 listen infinitive people not said here vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
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 Using strength or force; powerful.
csubj obj cc conj punct punct root Using VERB strength NOUN or CCONJ force NOUN ; PUNCT powerful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Using use VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 powerful csubj 2 strength strength NOUN Number=Sing 1 Using obj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 force cc 4 force force NOUN Number=Sing 2 strength conj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 powerful punct 6 powerful powerful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 powerful punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use gerund strength or force vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Patient
Example 1 She made a forceful speech about saving the park.
nsubj det amod obj mark acl det obj punct root She PRON made VERB a DET forceful ADJ speech NOUN about SCONJ saving VERB the DET park NOUN . 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 speech det 4 forceful forceful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 speech amod 5 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 about about SCONJ _ 7 saving mark 7 saving save VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 speech acl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 park det 9 park park NOUN Number=Sing 7 saving obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past She a forceful speech vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Product 2 save gerund a forceful speech not said here the park vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent park=Theme
Example 2 The captain has a forceful personality.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET captain NOUN has VERB a DET forceful ADJ personality NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 captain det 2 captain captain NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 personality det 5 forceful forceful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 personality amod 6 personality personality NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present the captain a forceful personality vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent personality=Patient
Example 3 His forceful kick sent the ball flying.
nmod:poss amod nsubj det obj acl punct root His PRON forceful ADJ kick NOUN sent VERB the DET ball NOUN flying VERB . 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 kick nmod:poss 2 forceful forceful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 kick amod 3 kick kick NOUN Number=Sing 4 sent nsubj 4 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ball det 6 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 4 sent obj 7 flying fly VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 ball acl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 sent punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 send past His forceful kick the ball vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme 2 fly gerund the ball not said here vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 kick His = he nom kick «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The waves gave a forceful push against the rocks.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET waves NOUN gave VERB a DET forceful ADJ push NOUN against ADP the DET rocks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 waves det 2 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 push det 5 forceful forceful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 push amod 6 push push NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 7 against against ADP _ 9 rocks case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rocks det 9 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give past the waves a forceful push against the rocks vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent push=Theme
Example 5 «Stop that now,» he said in a forceful voice.
punct ccomp obj advmod punct punct nsubj case det amod obl punct root « PUNCT Stop VERB that PRON now ADV , PUNCT » PUNCT he PRON said VERB in ADP a DET forceful ADJ voice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Stop punct 2 Stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 said ccomp 3 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 Stop obj 4 now now ADV PronType=Dem 2 Stop advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 Stop punct 6 » » PUNCT _ 2 Stop punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 said nsubj 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 in in ADP _ 12 voice case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 voice det 11 forceful forceful ADJ Degree=Pos 12 voice amod 12 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 8 said obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop in a quote infinitive that now vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality that=Eventuality 2 say speech: assert past he a forceful voice vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 6 Her forceful argument changed our minds.
nmod:poss amod nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root Her PRON forceful ADJ argument NOUN changed VERB our PRON minds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 argument nmod:poss 2 forceful forceful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 argument amod 3 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 4 changed nsubj 4 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 minds nmod:poss 6 minds mind NOUN Number=Plur 4 changed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 changed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 change past Her forceful argument our minds vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient 2 argue Her = she nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent 3 mind our nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
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 forcenext → forcefully↑ back to F in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forceful/