headstrong
Who acts: headstrong brother, headstrong princess, you · What happens: have, listen, not wear, not listen, not be · To what, where: own way, coat
«headstrong» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: headstrong in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Determined to have your own way and not willing to listen to others.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determined | determined | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | PART | _ | 3 have | mark |
| 3 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Determined | xcomp |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 way | nmod:poss |
| 5 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 way | amod |
| 6 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 have | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 willing | cc |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 willing | advmod |
| 9 | willing | willing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Determined | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 listen | mark |
| 11 | listen | listen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 willing | xcomp |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 others | case |
| 13 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 listen | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determined | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | to-infinitive | your own way | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient | |||||
| 2 | listen | to-infinitive | to others | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to other=Theme |
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.
Example 1
Her headstrong brother would not wear his coat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 brother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | headstrong | headstrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 brother | amod |
| 3 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wear | nsubj |
| 4 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 wear | aux |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 wear | advmod |
| 6 | wear | wear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 coat | nmod:poss |
| 8 | coat | coat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wear | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 wear | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not wear | would | Her headstrong brother | brother's coat | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |
Example 2
The headstrong princess would not listen to her mother.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 princess | det |
| 2 | headstrong | headstrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 princess | amod |
| 3 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 listen | nsubj |
| 4 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 listen | aux |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 listen | advmod |
| 6 | listen | listen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 mother | case |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 mother | nmod:poss |
| 9 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 listen | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 listen | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not listen | would | the headstrong princess | to princess's mother | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to mother=Theme |
Example 3
Don't be so headstrong; listen to advice.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 headstrong | aux |
| 2 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 headstrong | advmod |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 headstrong | cop |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 headstrong | advmod |
| 5 | headstrong | headstrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 listen | punct |
| 7 | listen | listen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 headstrong | conj |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 advice | case |
| 9 | advice | advice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 listen | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 headstrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | imperative · do-support | you not said here | headstrong property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | listen | infinitive | you not said here | to advice | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to advice=Theme |
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