grainy Who acts: Grainy, food, grainy photo, Grainy bread, old photo, custard · What happens: mean, have, not be, look, make, be · To what, where: rough texture, visible grain pattern, anything, nice grainy texture · Speech: someone speaks here
«grainy» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: grainy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Grainy means having a rough texture with small bits or grains in it, like sand, or food that is not smooth.
The tree, 21 words nsubj ccomp det amod obj case amod nmod cc conj case nmod punct case obl punct cc conj nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl punct root Grainy ADJ means VERB having VERB a DET rough ADJ texture NOUN with ADP small ADJ bits NOUN or CCONJ grains NOUN in ADP it PRON , PUNCT like ADP sand NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ food NOUN that PRON is AUX not PART smooth ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grainy grainy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 texture det 5 rough rough ADJ Degree=Pos 6 texture amod 6 texture texture NOUN Number=Sing 3 having obj 7 with with ADP _ 9 bits case 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bits amod 9 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 6 texture nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 grains cc 11 grains grain NOUN Number=Plur 9 bits conj 12 in in ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 grains nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 sand punct 15 like like ADP _ 16 sand case 16 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 3 having obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 food punct 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 food cc 19 food food NOUN Number=Sing 16 sand conj 20 that that PRON PronType=Rel 23 smooth nsubj 21 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 smooth cop 22 not not PART Polarity=Neg 23 smooth advmod 23 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 19 food acl:relcl 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Grainy vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have gerund a rough texture with small bits or grains in texture; like sand or food vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent texture=Patient 3 not is present food smooth 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 A grainy photo or video is not clear and looks spotty, made of tiny dots.
The tree, 15 words det amod nsubj cc conj cop advmod cc conj xcomp punct parataxis case amod obl punct root A DET grainy ADJ photo NOUN or CCONJ video NOUN is AUX not PART clear ADJ and CCONJ looks VERB spotty ADJ , PUNCT made VERB of ADP tiny ADJ dots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 photo det 2 grainy grainy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 photo amod 3 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 8 clear nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 video cc 5 video video NOUN Number=Sing 3 photo conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 clear cop 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 clear advmod 8 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 looks cc 10 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 clear conj 11 spotty spotty ADJ Degree=Pos 10 looks xcomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 made punct 13 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 clear parataxis 14 of of ADP _ 16 dots case 15 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 16 dots amod 16 dots dot NOUN Number=Plur 13 made obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 clear punct
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1 not is present a grainy photo or video clear property tree rules 2 look present a grainy photo or video not said here spotty property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 make participle of tiny dots vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Meaning 3 Grainy bread or wood has a visible grain pattern.
amod nsubj cc conj det amod compound obj punct root Grainy ADJ bread NOUN or CCONJ wood NOUN has VERB a DET visible ADJ grain NOUN pattern NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grainy grainy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 bread amod 2 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 wood cc 4 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 2 bread conj 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 pattern det 7 visible visible ADJ Degree=Pos 9 pattern amod 8 grain grain NOUN Number=Sing 9 pattern compound 9 pattern pattern NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present Grainy bread or wood a visible grain pattern vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient
Example 1 The old photo of Great-Grandma is grainy and faded.
det amod nsubj case amod punct nmod cop cc conj punct root The DET old ADJ photo NOUN of ADP Great ADJ - PUNCT Grandma NOUN is AUX grainy ADJ and CCONJ faded VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 photo det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 photo amod 3 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 9 grainy nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 7 Grandma case 5 Great great ADJ Degree=Pos 7 Grandma amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 Great punct 7 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 3 photo nmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 grainy cop 9 grainy grainy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 faded cc 11 faded fade VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 grainy conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 grainy punct
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1 is present the old photo of Great Grandma grainy property tree rules 2 fade past the old photo of Great Grandma not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 The custard went grainy because it got too hot.
det nsubj xcomp mark nsubj advcl advmod xcomp punct root The DET custard NOUN went VERB grainy ADJ because SCONJ it PRON got VERB too ADV hot ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 custard det 2 custard custard NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 grainy grainy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 went xcomp 5 because because SCONJ _ 7 got mark 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 went advcl 8 too too ADV _ 9 hot advmod 9 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 7 got xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past the custard grainy property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 get past custard hot property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 3 The video of the UFO was too grainy to prove anything.
det nsubj case det nmod cop advmod mark advcl obj punct root The DET video NOUN of ADP the DET UFO NOUN was AUX too ADV grainy ADJ to PART prove VERB anything PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 video det 2 video video NOUN Number=Sing 8 grainy nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 UFO case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 UFO det 5 UFO ufo NOUN Number=Sing 2 video nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 grainy cop 7 too too ADV _ 8 grainy advmod 8 grainy grainy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 to to PART _ 10 prove mark 10 prove prove VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 grainy advcl 11 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 prove obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 grainy punct
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1 is past the video of the UFO grainy property tree rules 2 prove to-infinitive the video of the UFO not said here anything vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme
Example 4 This bread has a nice grainy texture.
det nsubj det amod amod obj punct root This DET bread NOUN has VERB a DET nice ADJ grainy ADJ texture NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 bread det 2 bread bread 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 7 texture det 5 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos 7 texture amod 6 grainy grainy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 texture amod 7 texture texture NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present this bread a nice grainy texture vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent texture=Patient
Example 5 The beach sand felt grainy between my toes.
det compound nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET beach NOUN sand NOUN felt VERB grainy ADJ between ADP my PRON toes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sand det 2 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 3 sand compound 3 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 4 felt nsubj 4 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 grainy grainy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 felt xcomp 6 between between ADP _ 8 toes case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 toes nmod:poss 8 toes toe NOUN Number=Plur 5 grainy obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 felt punct
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1 feel past the beach sand grainy property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 6 When you zoom right in, the picture becomes grainy.
advmod nsubj advcl advmod advmod punct det nsubj xcomp punct root When ADV you PRON zoom VERB right ADV in ADV , PUNCT the DET picture NOUN becomes VERB grainy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 3 zoom advmod 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 zoom nsubj 3 zoom zoom VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 becomes advcl 4 right right ADV _ 5 in advmod 5 in in ADV _ 3 zoom advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 zoom punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 picture det 8 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 9 becomes nsubj 9 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 grainy grainy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 becomes xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 becomes punct
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1 zoom present you vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 become present the picture grainy property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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