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greater

Who acts: Greater, Greater London, number, sign, 54, it · What happens: mean, be, have, chance, walk, need · To what, where: city, more tens · Speech: someone speaks here

«greater» 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: greater in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Greater means bigger or more. 9 is greater than 5.

Sentence 1: Greater means bigger or more.

nsubjccompccconjpunctrootGreaterADJmeansVERBbiggerADJorCCONJmoreADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GreatergreatADJDegree=Cmp2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3biggerbigADJDegree=Cmp2 meansccomp
4ororCCONJ_5 morecc
5moremoreADJDegree=Cmp3 biggerconj
6..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentGreatervn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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.

Sentence 2: 9 is greater than 5.

obl:unmarkedcopcaseoblpunctroot9NUMisAUXgreaterADJthanADP5NUM.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
199NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 greaterobl:unmarked
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 greatercop
3greatergreatADJDegree=Cmprootroot
4thanthanADP_5 5case
555NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 greaterobl
6..PUNCT_3 greaterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthan 5; 9 obl:unmarked; great propertytree rules

Meaning 2

Greater means more important or better: «a greater artist».

nsubjadvmodccompccconjpunctpunctdetamodparataxispunctpunctrootGreaterADJmeansVERBmoreADVimportantADJorCCONJbetterADJ:PUNCT«PUNCTaDETgreaterADJartistNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GreatergreatADJDegree=Cmp2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3moremoreADVDegree=Cmp4 importantadvmod
4importantimportantADJDegree=Pos2 meansccomp
5ororCCONJ_6 bettercc
6bettergoodADJDegree=Cmp4 importantconj
7::PUNCT_11 artistpunct
8««PUNCT_11 artistpunct
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 artistdet
10greatergreatADJDegree=Cmp11 artistamod
11artistartistNOUNNumber=Sing2 meansparataxis
12»»PUNCT_11 artistpunct
13..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentGreatervn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Meaning 3

«Greater London» or «Greater Sydney» means the city with all the towns around it.

The tree, 14 words
punctamodnsubjpunctccpunctamodconjpunctdetobjcasedet:predetdetnmodcasenmodpunctroot«PUNCTGreaterADJLondonPROPN»PUNCTorCCONJ«PUNCTGreaterADJSydneyPROPN»PUNCTmeansVERBtheDETcityNOUNwithADPallDETtheDETtownsNOUNaroundADPitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_3 Londonpunct
2GreatergreatADJDegree=Cmp3 Londonamod
3LondonLondonPROPNNumber=Sing10 meansnsubj
4»»PUNCT_3 Londonpunct
5ororCCONJ_8 Sydneycc
6««PUNCT_8 Sydneypunct
7GreatergreatADJDegree=Cmp8 Sydneyamod
8SydneySydneyPROPNNumber=Sing3 Londonconj
9»»PUNCT_8 Sydneypunct
10meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 citydet
12citycityNOUNNumber=Sing10 meansobj
13withwithADP_16 townscase
14allallDETPronType=Tot16 townsdet:predet
15thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art16 townsdet
16townstownNOUNNumber=Plur12 citynmod
17aroundaroundADP_18 itcase
18ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs16 townsnmod
19..PUNCT_10 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentGreater London or Greater Sydneythe citywith all towns around cityvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent city=Topic

Example 1

Which is greater, 45 or 54?

nsubjcoppunctoblccconjpunctrootWhichPRONisAUXgreaterADJ,PUNCT45NUMorCCONJ54NUM?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhichwhichPRONPronType=Rel3 greaternsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 greatercop
3greatergreatADJDegree=Cmprootroot
4,,PUNCT_5 45punct
54545NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 greaterobl
6ororCCONJ_7 54cc
75454NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 45conj
8??PUNCT_3 greaterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresent45 obl; great propertytree rules

Example 2

12 is 3 greater than 9.

obl:unmarkedcopnummodcaseoblpunctroot12NUMisAUX3NUMgreaterADJthanADP9NUM.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
11212NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card4 greaterobl:unmarked
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 greatercop
333NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card4 greaternummod
4greatergreatADJDegree=Cmprootroot
5thanthanADP_6 9case
699NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card4 greaterobl
7..PUNCT_4 greaterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthan 9; 12 obl:unmarked; great propertytree rules

Example 3

A number is 5 greater than 8.

detnsubjcopnummodcaseoblpunctrootADETnumberNOUNisAUX5NUMgreaterADJthanADP8NUM.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 numberdet
2numbernumberNOUNNumber=Sing5 greaternsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 greatercop
455NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 greaternummod
5greatergreatADJDegree=Cmprootroot
6thanthanADP_7 8case
788NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 greaterobl
8..PUNCT_5 greaterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresenta numberthan 8; great propertytree rules

Example 4

Is 7 + 3 greater than 9?

copobl:unmarkedccconjcaseoblpunctrootIsAUX7NUM+SYM3NUMgreaterADJthanADP9NUM?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IsbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 greatercop
277NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 greaterobl:unmarked
3++SYM_4 3cc
433NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card2 7conj
5greatergreatADJDegree=Cmprootroot
6thanthanADP_7 9case
799NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 greaterobl
8??PUNCT_5 greaterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthan 9; 7 obl:unmarked; great propertytree rules

Example 5

The sign > means «is greater than».

detnsubjnsubjpunctcopobjfixedpunctpunctrootTheDETsignNOUN>SYMmeansVERB«PUNCTisAUXgreaterADJthanADP»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 signdet
2signsignNOUNNumber=Sing4 meansnsubj
3>>SYMExtPos=ADP4 meansnsubj
4meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5««PUNCT_7 greaterpunct
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 greatercop
7greatergreatADJDegree=Cmp4 meansobj
8thanthanADP_7 greaterfixed
9»»PUNCT_7 greaterpunct
10..PUNCT_4 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentthe signvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2is in a quotepresentgreat propertytree rules

Example 6

54 is greater than 45 because it has more tens.

nsubjcopcaseoblmarknsubjadvclamodobjpunctroot54NUMisAUXgreaterADJthanADP45NUMbecauseSCONJitPRONhasVERBmoreADJtensNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
15454NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 greaternsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 greatercop
3greatergreatADJDegree=Cmprootroot
4thanthanADP_5 45case
54545NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 greaterobl
6becausebecauseSCONJ_8 hasmark
7ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 hasnsubj
8hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 greateradvcl
9moremoreADJDegree=Cmp10 tensamod
10tenstenNOUNNumber=Plur8 hasobj
11..PUNCT_3 greaterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresent54than 45; great propertytree rules
2havepresentitmore tensvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ten=Patient

Example 7

There is a greater chance of rain tomorrow.

expldetamodnsubjcasenmodnmod:unmarkedpunctrootTherePRONisVERBaDETgreaterADJchanceNOUNofADPrainNOUNtomorrowNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheretherePRONPronType=Dem2 isexpl
2isbeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 chancedet
4greatergreatADJDegree=Cmp5 chanceamod
5chancechanceNOUNNumber=Sing2 isnsubj
6ofofADP_7 raincase
7rainrainNOUNNumber=Sing5 chancenmod
8tomorrowtomorrowNOUNNumber=Sing5 chancenmod:unmarked
9..PUNCT_2 ispunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bepresenta greater chance of rain tomorrowtherevn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2chancerainnom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent

Example 8

The greater part of the class walks to school.

detamodnsubjcasedetnmodcaseoblpunctrootTheDETgreaterADJpartNOUNofADPtheDETclassNOUNwalksVERBtoADPschoolNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 partdet
2greatergreatADJDegree=Cmp3 partamod
3partpartNOUNNumber=Sing7 walksnsubj
4ofofADP_6 classcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 classdet
6classclassNOUNNumber=Sing3 partnmod
7walkswalkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8totoADP_9 schoolcase
9schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing7 walksobl
10..PUNCT_7 walkspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1walkpresentthe greater part of the classto school resultvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result

Example 9

Thy need is greater than mine."

nmod:possnsubjcopcaseoblpunctpunctrootThyPRONneedNOUNisAUXgreaterADJthanADPminePRON.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThythyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch2 neednmod:poss
2needneedNOUNNumber=Sing4 greaternsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 greatercop
4greatergreatADJDegree=Cmprootroot
5thanthanADP_6 minecase
6minemyPRONNumber=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs4 greaterobl
7..PUNCT_4 greaterpunct
8""PUNCT_4 greaterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentThy needthan mine; great propertytree rules
2needThynom need «state transitive»: poss=agent

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