functional Who acts: functional lift, its, functional kitchen, you, rules, Having · What happens: work, do, go up, job, make, be · To what, where: job, input number, one output number, functional part, plain functional tables, robot
«functional» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: functional in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Working properly and able to do its job: a functional lift goes up and down.
The tree, 15 words csubj advmod cc conj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct det amod nsubj advmod cc conj punct root Working VERB properly ADV and CCONJ able ADJ to PART do VERB its PRON job NOUN : PUNCT a DET functional ADJ lift NOUN goes VERB up ADV and CCONJ down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Working work VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 goes csubj 2 properly properly ADV _ 1 Working advmod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 able cc 4 able able ADJ Degree=Pos 2 properly conj 5 to to PART _ 6 do mark 6 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Working advcl 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 job nmod:poss 8 job job NOUN Number=Sing 6 do obj 9 : : PUNCT _ 13 goes punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 lift det 11 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos 12 lift amod 12 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 13 goes nsubj 13 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 14 up up ADV _ 13 goes advmod 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 down cc 16 down down ADV _ 14 up conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 13 goes punct
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1 work gerund properly property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 do to-infinitive its job vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality 3 go up present a functional lift vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 4 job its = it nom job «act intransitive»: poss=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 Made to be useful and practical rather than pretty: a functional kitchen has what you need and no decorations.
The tree, 19 words mark cop xcomp cc conj cc fixed conj punct det amod nsubj parataxis obj nsubj ccomp cc det conj punct root Made VERB to PART be AUX useful ADJ and CCONJ practical ADJ rather ADV than ADP pretty ADV : PUNCT a DET functional ADJ kitchen NOUN has VERB what PRON you PRON need VERB and CCONJ no DET decorations NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 to to PART _ 4 useful mark 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 useful cop 4 useful useful ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Made xcomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 practical cc 6 practical practical ADJ Degree=Pos 4 useful conj 7 rather rather ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 9 pretty cc 8 than than ADP _ 7 rather fixed 9 pretty pretty ADV _ 4 useful conj 10 : : PUNCT _ 14 has punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 kitchen det 12 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos 13 kitchen amod 13 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 14 has nsubj 14 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Made parataxis 15 what what PRON PronType=Int 17 need obj 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 need nsubj 17 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 has ccomp 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 decorations cc 19 no no DET PronType=Neg 20 decorations det 20 decorations decoration NOUN Number=Plur 17 need conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 1 Made punct
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1 make participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 is to-infinitive useful property tree rules 3 be tree rules 4 have present a functional kitchen tree rules 5 need present you vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
To do with functions, rules that turn each input number into one output number.
The tree, 14 words mark case obl punct conj nsubj acl:relcl det compound obj case nummod compound obl punct root To PART do VERB with ADP functions NOUN , PUNCT rules NOUN that PRON turn VERB each DET input NOUN number NOUN into ADP one NUM output NOUN number NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 do mark 2 do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 4 functions case 4 functions function NOUN Number=Plur 2 do obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 rules punct 6 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 4 functions conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 turn nsubj 8 turn turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 rules acl:relcl 9 each each DET PronType=Tot 11 number det 10 input input NOUN Number=Sing 11 number compound 11 number number NOUN Number=Sing 8 turn obj 12 into into ADP _ 15 number case 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 number nummod 14 output output NOUN Number=Sing 15 number compound 15 number number NOUN Number=Sing 8 turn obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 do punct
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1 do to-infinitive with functions and rules vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 turn present rules each input number one output number vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent number=Theme into number=Trajectory
Meaning 4 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Having a job or role inside a system: the heart is a functional part of the body.
The tree, 17 words csubj det obj cc conj case det nmod punct det obj cop det amod case det nmod punct root Having VERB a DET job NOUN or CCONJ role NOUN inside ADP a DET system NOUN : PUNCT the DET heart NOUN is AUX a DET functional ADJ part NOUN of ADP the DET body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 15 part csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 job det 3 job job NOUN Number=Sing 1 Having obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 role cc 5 role role NOUN Number=Sing 3 job conj 6 inside inside ADP _ 8 system case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 system det 8 system system NOUN Number=Sing 5 role nmod 9 : : PUNCT _ 1 Having punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 heart det 11 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 1 Having obj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 part cop 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 part det 14 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos 15 part amod 15 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 16 of of ADP _ 18 body case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 body det 18 body body NOUN Number=Sing 15 part nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 15 part punct
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1 have gerund a job or role inside a system tree rules 2 is a present Having a functional part of the body tree rules
Example 1 The old printer is slow, but it is still functional.
det amod nsubj cop punct cc nsubj cop advmod conj punct root The DET old ADJ printer NOUN is AUX slow ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON is AUX still ADV functional ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 printer det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 printer amod 3 printer printer NOUN Number=Sing 5 slow nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 slow cop 5 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 functional punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 11 functional cc 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 functional nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 functional cop 10 still still ADV _ 11 functional advmod 11 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos 5 slow conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 slow punct
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1 is present the old printer slow property tree rules 2 is present printer still functional property tree rules
Example 2 Our design must be functional as well as good-looking.
nmod:poss nsubj aux cop cc fixed mark amod punct conj punct root Our PRON design NOUN must AUX be AUX functional ADJ as ADV well ADV as SCONJ good ADJ - PUNCT looking VERB . 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 design nmod:poss 2 design design NOUN Number=Sing 5 functional nsubj 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 functional aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 functional cop 5 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 as as ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 11 looking cc 7 well well ADV Degree=Pos 6 as fixed 8 as as SCONJ _ 11 looking mark 9 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 11 looking amod 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 good punct 11 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 functional conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 functional punct
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1 is must Our design functional property tree rules 2 look gerund Our design not said here vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 design Our nom design «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The school canteen has plain, functional tables.
det compound nsubj amod punct amod obj punct root The DET school NOUN canteen NOUN has VERB plain ADJ , PUNCT functional ADJ tables NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 canteen det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 canteen compound 3 canteen canteen NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 plain plain ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tables amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 plain punct 7 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tables amod 8 tables table NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the school canteen plain functional tables vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Patient
Example 4 After the storm, only one lift was functional.
case det obl punct advmod nummod nsubj cop punct root After ADP the DET storm NOUN , PUNCT only ADV one NUM lift NOUN was AUX functional ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 storm case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 storm det 3 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 9 functional obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 storm punct 5 only only ADV _ 6 one advmod 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 lift nummod 7 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 9 functional nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 functional cop 9 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 functional punct
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1 is past one lift after the storm functional property tree rules
Example 5 Wellies are functional rather than fashionable.
nsubj cop cc fixed conj punct root Wellies NOUN are AUX functional ADJ rather ADV than ADP fashionable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wellies welly NOUN Number=Plur 3 functional nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 functional cop 3 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 rather rather ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 6 fashionable cc 5 than than ADP _ 4 rather fixed 6 fashionable fashionable ADJ Degree=Pos 3 functional conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 functional punct
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1 is present Wellies functional property tree rules 2 be Wellies not said here tree rules
Example 6 The robot we built in class is now fully functional!
det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl case obl cop advmod advmod punct root The DET robot NOUN we PRON built VERB in ADP class NOUN is AUX now ADV fully ADV functional ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 robot det 2 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 10 functional nsubj 3 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 built nsubj 4 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 robot acl:relcl 5 in in ADP _ 6 class case 6 class class NOUN Number=Sing 4 built obl 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 functional cop 8 now now ADV PronType=Dem 10 functional advmod 9 fully fully ADV _ 10 functional advmod 10 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 10 functional punct
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1 build past we the robot not said here class vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robot=Product 2 is present the robot now fully, functional property tree rules
Example 7 A function machine turns each input into one output.
det compound nsubj det obj case nummod obl punct root A DET function NOUN machine NOUN turns VERB each DET input NOUN into ADP one NUM output NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 machine det 2 function function NOUN Number=Sing 3 machine compound 3 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 4 turns nsubj 4 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 each each DET PronType=Tot 6 input det 6 input input NOUN Number=Sing 4 turns obj 7 into into ADP _ 9 output case 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 output nummod 9 output output NOUN Number=Sing 4 turns obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 turns punct
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1 turn present a function machine each input one output vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent input=Theme into output=Trajectory
Example 8 Each part of a flower has a functional role.
det nsubj case det nmod det amod obj punct root Each DET part NOUN of ADP a DET flower NOUN has VERB a DET functional ADJ role NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 part det 2 part part NOUN Number=Sing 6 has nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 flower case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 flower det 5 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 2 part nmod 6 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 role det 8 functional functional ADJ Degree=Pos 9 role amod 9 role role NOUN Number=Sing 6 has obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 has punct
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1 have present each part of a flower a functional role vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent role=Patient
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