gravely Who acts: serious way, something, This, headteacher, soldier, Grandad · What happens: show, be, worry, say, get, shake · To what, where: head, Dorothy · Speech: someone speaks here
«gravely» 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: gravely in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In a very serious way, showing that something is important or worrying.
case det advmod amod punct acl mark nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root In ADP a DET very ADV serious ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT showing VERB that SCONJ something PRON is AUX important ADJ or CCONJ worrying VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 5 way case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 3 very very ADV _ 4 serious advmod 4 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 5 way amod 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 showing punct 7 showing show VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 way acl 8 that that SCONJ _ 11 important mark 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 important nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 important cop 11 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 7 showing ccomp 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 worrying cc 13 worrying worry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 important conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 way punct
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1 show gerund a serious way not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present something important property tree rules 3 worry gerund something not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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 Very badly: gravely ill, gravely injured.
advmod advmod punct advmod nsubj punct amod punct root Very ADV badly ADV : PUNCT gravely ADV ill ADJ , PUNCT gravely ADJ injured ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 badly advmod 2 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 8 injured advmod 3 : : PUNCT _ 2 badly punct 4 gravely gravely ADV _ 8 injured advmod 5 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 8 injured nsubj 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 ill punct 7 gravely gravely ADJ Degree=Pos 8 injured amod 8 injured injured ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 injured punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 «This is very important,» said the headteacher gravely.
punct nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct punct det obj advmod punct root « PUNCT This PRON is AUX very ADV important ADJ , PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB the DET headteacher NOUN gravely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 important punct 2 This this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 important nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 important cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 important advmod 5 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 8 said ccomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 important punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 important punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 headteacher det 10 headteacher headteacher NOUN Number=Sing 8 said obj 11 gravely gravely ADV _ 8 said advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 is in a quote present This important property tree rules 2 say speech: assert past the headteacher gravely property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The soldier was gravely wounded.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET soldier NOUN was AUX gravely ADV wounded ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soldier det 2 soldier soldier NOUN Number=Sing 5 wounded nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 wounded cop 4 gravely gravely ADV _ 5 wounded advmod 5 wounded wounded ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 wounded punct
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1 is past the soldier gravely, wounded property tree rules
Example 3 Grandad was gravely ill but he got better.
nsubj cop amod cc nsubj conj xcomp punct root Grandad PROPN was AUX gravely ADJ ill ADJ but CCONJ he PRON got VERB better ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 4 ill nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 ill cop 3 gravely gravely ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ill amod 4 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 but but CCONJ _ 7 got cc 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 ill conj 8 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 got xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 ill punct
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1 is past Grandad ill property tree rules 2 get past Grandad good property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 She shook her head gravely.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod punct root She PRON shook VERB her PRON head NOUN gravely ADV . 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 shook nsubj 2 shook shake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 head nmod:poss 4 head head NOUN Number=Sing 2 shook obj 5 gravely gravely ADV _ 2 shook advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 shook punct
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1 shake past She her head gravely property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent head=Patient
Example 5 The police are gravely concerned about the missing boy.
det nsubj cop advmod case det amod obl punct root The DET police NOUN are AUX gravely ADV concerned ADJ about ADP the DET missing ADJ boy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 5 concerned nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 concerned cop 4 gravely gravely ADV _ 5 concerned advmod 5 concerned concerned ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 about about ADP _ 9 boy case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 boy det 8 missing missing ADJ Degree=Pos 9 boy amod 9 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 5 concerned obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 concerned punct
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1 is present the police about the missing boy; concerned, gravely property tree rules
Example 6 “It was Dorothy,” said the Lion gravely.
punct nsubj cop nsubj punct punct det nsubj advmod punct root “ PUNCT It PRON was AUX Dorothy PROPN , PUNCT ” PUNCT said VERB the DET Lion PROPN gravely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 7 said punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 Dorothy nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 Dorothy cop 4 Dorothy Dorothy PROPN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 Dorothy punct 6 ” " PUNCT _ 4 Dorothy punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Lion det 9 Lion Lion PROPN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 10 gravely gravely ADV _ 7 said advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 is a in a quote past It Dorothy tree rules 2 say speech: assert past Dorothy gravely property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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