forever Who acts: I, queue, He, We, Dinosaurs, car journey · What happens: love, take, lose, be, stay, forget · To what, where: you, keys, best friends, ocean, lunch, it · Speech: someone speaks here
«forever» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: forever in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 For all time, with no end: «I'll love you forever».
The tree, 11 words case det punct case det appos punct punct nsubj aux parataxis obj advmod punct punct root For ADP all DET time NOUN , PUNCT with ADP no DET end NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON 'll AUX love VERB you PRON forever ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 3 time case 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 3 time det 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 end punct 5 with with ADP _ 7 end case 6 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 end det 7 end end NOUN Number=Sing 3 time appos 8 : : PUNCT _ 12 love punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 12 love punct 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 love nsubj 11 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 love aux 12 love love VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 end parataxis 13 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 love obj 14 forever forever ADV _ 12 love advmod 15 » » PUNCT _ 12 love punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 time punct
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1 love in a quote future I you forever property vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
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 Informal: for a very long time: «The queue took forever».
The tree, 10 words amod punct case det advmod amod punct punct det nsubj parataxis advmod punct punct root Informal ADJ : PUNCT for ADP a DET very ADV long ADJ time NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET queue NOUN took VERB forever ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 7 time amod 2 : : PUNCT _ 7 time punct 3 for for ADP _ 7 time case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 time det 5 very very ADV _ 6 long advmod 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 : : PUNCT _ 12 took punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 12 took punct 10 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 queue det 11 queue queue NOUN Number=Sing 12 took nsubj 12 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 time parataxis 13 forever forever ADV _ 12 took advmod 14 » » PUNCT _ 12 took punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 time punct
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1 take in a quote past the queue forever property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Again and again, all the time: «He's forever losing his keys».
The tree, 12 words advmod cc conj punct det:predet det punct punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis nmod:poss obj punct punct root Again ADV and CCONJ again ADV , PUNCT all DET the DET time NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT He PRON 's AUX forever ADV losing VERB his PRON keys NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Again again ADV _ 7 time advmod 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 again cc 3 again again ADV _ 1 Again conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 1 Again punct 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 time det:predet 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 time det 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 : : PUNCT _ 13 losing punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 13 losing punct 10 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 losing nsubj 11 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 losing aux 12 forever forever ADV _ 13 losing advmod 13 losing lose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 time parataxis 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 keys nmod:poss 15 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 13 losing obj 16 » » PUNCT _ 13 losing punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 time punct
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1 lose in a quote present · progressive He his keys forever property vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Eventuality
Example 1 We'll be best friends forever.
nsubj aux cop amod advmod punct root We PRON 'll AUX be AUX best ADJ friends NOUN forever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 friends nsubj 2 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 friends aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 friends cop 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 friends amod 5 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 forever forever ADV _ 5 friends advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 friends punct
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1 is a future We best friends forever property tree rules
Example 2 Dinosaurs are gone forever.
nsubj cop advmod punct root Dinosaurs NOUN are AUX gone ADJ forever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 3 gone nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 gone cop 3 gone gone ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 forever forever ADV _ 3 gone advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 gone punct
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1 is present Dinosaurs forever, gone property tree rules
Example 3 The car journey took forever.
det compound nsubj advmod punct root The DET car NOUN journey NOUN took VERB forever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 journey det 2 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 journey compound 3 journey journey NOUN Number=Sing 4 took nsubj 4 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 forever forever ADV _ 4 took advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 took punct
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1 take past the car journey forever property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Plastic can stay in the ocean almost forever.
nsubj aux case det obl advmod advmod punct root Plastic NOUN can AUX stay VERB in ADP the DET ocean NOUN almost ADV forever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 3 stay nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 stay aux 3 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 ocean case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ocean det 6 ocean ocean NOUN Number=Sing 3 stay obl 7 almost almost ADV _ 8 forever advmod 8 forever forever ADV _ 3 stay advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stay punct
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1 stay can Plastic the ocean forever property vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ocean=Location
Example 5 He's forever forgetting his lunch.
nsubj aux advmod nmod:poss obj punct root He PRON 's AUX forever ADV forgetting VERB his PRON lunch NOUN . 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 4 forgetting nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 forgetting aux 3 forever forever ADV _ 4 forgetting advmod 4 forgetting forget VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 lunch nmod:poss 6 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 4 forgetting obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 forgetting punct
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1 forget present · progressive He his lunch forever property tree rules
Example 6 I wish summer would last forever.
nsubj nsubj aux ccomp advmod punct root I PRON wish VERB summer NOUN would AUX last VERB forever ADV . 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 2 wish nsubj 2 wish wish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 5 last nsubj 4 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 last aux 5 last last VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wish ccomp 6 forever forever ADV _ 5 last advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 wish punct
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1 wish present I vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 last would summer forever property vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Once you delete it, it may be gone forever.
mark nsubj advcl obj punct nsubj aux aux:pass advmod punct root Once SCONJ you PRON delete VERB it PRON , PUNCT it PRON may AUX be AUX gone VERB forever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Once once SCONJ _ 3 delete mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 delete nsubj 3 delete delete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 gone advcl 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 delete obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 3 delete punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 gone nsubj 7 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 gone aux 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 gone aux:pass 9 gone go VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 forever forever ADV _ 9 gone advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 gone punct
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1 delete present you it vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 go may · passive it forever property vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 8 Things you post online can stay there forever.
nsubj nsubj acl:relcl advmod aux advmod advmod punct root Things NOUN you PRON post VERB online ADV can AUX stay VERB there ADV forever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Things thing NOUN Number=Plur 6 stay nsubj 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 post nsubj 3 post post VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Things acl:relcl 4 online online ADV _ 3 post advmod 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 stay aux 6 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 there there ADV PronType=Dem 6 stay advmod 8 forever forever ADV _ 6 stay advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 stay punct
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1 post present you Things not said here online property vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 2 stay can Things there forever property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 Yes, he is forever following people.
discourse punct nsubj aux advmod obj punct root Yes INTJ , PUNCT he PRON is AUX forever ADV following VERB people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 6 following discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Yes punct 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 following nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 following aux 5 forever forever ADV _ 6 following advmod 6 following follow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 following obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 following punct
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1 follow present · progressive he people forever property vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme
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