helpful Who acts: Sam, Drawing, map, helpful tip, your, shop assistant · What happens: describe, be, help, make, thank, draw · To what, where: someone, others, something, job, you, classroom
«helpful» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: helpful in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Helpful describes someone who is willing to help others.
amod obj nsubj cop acl:relcl mark xcomp obj punct root Helpful ADJ describes VERB someone PRON who PRON is AUX willing ADJ to PART help VERB others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 describes amod 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 describes obj 4 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 willing nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 willing cop 6 willing willing ADJ Degree=Pos 3 someone acl:relcl 7 to to PART _ 8 help mark 8 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 willing xcomp 9 others other NOUN Number=Plur 8 help obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present someone vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 2 is present willing property tree rules 3 help to-infinitive others vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Beneficiary
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 Helpful describes something useful that makes a job easier.
amod obj amod nsubj acl:relcl det obj xcomp punct root Helpful ADJ describes VERB something PRON useful ADJ that PRON makes VERB a DET job NOUN easier ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 describes amod 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 describes obj 4 useful useful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 makes nsubj 6 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 something acl:relcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 job det 8 job job NOUN Number=Sing 6 makes obj 9 easier easy ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 makes xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present something vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 make present a job easy property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset job=Product
Example 1 Thank you for being so helpful.
obj case cop advmod obl punct root Thank VERB you PRON for ADP being AUX so ADV helpful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 2 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 1 Thank obj 3 for for ADP _ 6 helpful case 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 helpful cop 5 so so ADV _ 6 helpful advmod 6 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Thank obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Thank punct
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1 thank speech: thank present you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme 2 is gerund helpful property tree rules
Example 2 Sam is helpful in the classroom.
nsubj cop case det obl punct root Sam PROPN is AUX helpful ADJ in ADP the DET classroom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 3 helpful nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 helpful cop 3 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 classroom case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 classroom det 6 classroom classroom NOUN Number=Sing 3 helpful obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 helpful punct
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1 is present Sam the classroom helpful property tree rules
Example 3 Drawing a picture is helpful in maths problems.
csubj det obj cop case compound obl punct root Drawing VERB a DET picture NOUN is AUX helpful ADJ in ADP maths NOUN problems NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drawing draw VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 helpful csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 picture det 3 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 1 Drawing obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 helpful cop 5 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 problems case 7 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 8 problems compound 8 problems problem NOUN Number=Plur 5 helpful obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 helpful punct
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1 draw gerund a picture vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme 2 is present Drawing maths problems helpful property tree rules
Example 4 The map was really helpful.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET map NOUN was AUX really ADV helpful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 map det 2 map map NOUN Number=Sing 5 helpful nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 helpful cop 4 really really ADV _ 5 helpful advmod 5 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 helpful punct
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1 is past the map helpful property tree rules
Example 5 Here's a helpful tip: check your answers.
cop det amod nsubj punct parataxis nmod:poss obj punct root Here ADV 's AUX a DET helpful ADJ tip NOUN : PUNCT check VERB your PRON answers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Here here ADV PronType=Dem root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Here cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tip det 4 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tip amod 5 tip tip NOUN Number=Sing 1 Here nsubj 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 check punct 7 check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 tip parataxis 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 answers nmod:poss 9 answers answer NOUN Number=Plur 7 check obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Here punct
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1 is present a helpful tip here property tree rules 2 check infinitive your answers vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 3 answer your nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The shop assistant was very helpful.
det compound nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET shop NOUN assistant NOUN was AUX very ADV helpful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 assistant det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 assistant compound 3 assistant assistant NOUN Number=Sing 6 helpful nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 helpful cop 5 very very ADV _ 6 helpful advmod 6 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 helpful punct
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1 is past the shop assistant helpful property tree rules
Example 7 Being helpful at home makes everyone happier.
cop csubj case obl obj xcomp punct root Being AUX helpful ADJ at ADP home NOUN makes VERB everyone PRON happier ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 helpful cop 2 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 makes csubj 3 at at ADP _ 4 home case 4 home home NOUN Number=Sing 2 helpful obl 5 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 5 makes obj 7 happier happy ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 makes xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 makes punct
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1 is gerund home helpful property tree rules 2 make present everyone happy property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everyone=Product
Example 8 That comment wasn't very helpful.
det nsubj cop advmod advmod punct root That DET comment NOUN was AUX n't PART very ADV helpful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 comment det 2 comment comment NOUN Number=Sing 6 helpful nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 helpful cop 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 helpful advmod 5 very very ADV _ 6 helpful advmod 6 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 helpful punct
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1 not is past that comment helpful property tree rules
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