ill
Who acts: He, I, She, you, doctor, people · What happens: be, feel, go, fall, stay, help · To what, where: bed, people, you, ease, bad food, him · Speech: someone speaks here
«ill» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: ill in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Sick, not well.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sick | sick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 well | punct |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 well | advmod |
| 4 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Sick | advmod |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Sick | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"He is ill in bed."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 ill | punct |
| 2 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 ill | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 ill | cop |
| 4 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 bed | case |
| 6 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ill | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 ill | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 ill | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | He | bed | ill property | tree rules |
Meaning 2
Bad or harmful.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 3 harmful | cc |
| 3 | harmful | harmful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Bad | conj |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Bad | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"ill effects".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 effects | punct |
| 2 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 effects | amod |
| 3 | effects | effect | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 effects | punct |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 effects | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
As an adverb, badly: "ill-treated".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADP | _ | 3 adverb | case |
| 2 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 adverb | det |
| 3 | adverb | adverb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 treated | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 adverb | punct |
| 5 | badly | badly | ADV | Degree=Pos | 10 treated | advmod |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 treated | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 treated | punct |
| 8 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 treated | amod |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 ill | punct |
| 10 | treated | treated | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 10 treated | punct |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 treated | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 4
As a noun (plural "ills"), problems or troubles.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADP | _ | 3 noun | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 noun | det |
| 3 | noun | noun | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 7 ills | punct |
| 5 | plural | plural | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 ills | amod |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 ills | punct |
| 7 | ills | ill | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 noun | appos |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 ills | punct |
| 9 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 7 ills | punct |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 problems | punct |
| 11 | problems | problem | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 noun | conj |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 troubles | cc |
| 13 | troubles | trouble | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 problems | conj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 noun | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
I felt ill and went home.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 felt | nsubj |
| 2 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 felt | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 went | cc |
| 5 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 felt | conj |
| 6 | home | home | ADV | _ | 5 went | advmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 felt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | I | ill property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | go | past | I not said here | home property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
She fell ill with flu.
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 fell | nsubj |
| 2 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 fell | xcomp |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 flu | case |
| 5 | flu | flu | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ill | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 fell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall | past | She | ill property | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
Stay home when you are ill.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | home | home | ADV | _ | 1 Stay | advmod |
| 3 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 6 ill | mark |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 ill | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 ill | cop |
| 6 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Stay | advcl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Stay | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | imperative | you not said here | home property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | you | ill property | tree rules |
Example 4
The doctor helps people who are ill.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 doctor | det |
| 2 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 helps | nsubj |
| 3 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 helps | obj |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 ill | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 ill | cop |
| 7 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 people | acl:relcl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 helps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | present | the doctor | people | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary | ||||
| 2 | is | present | people | ill property | tree rules |
Example 5
Too much sun can make you ill.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too | too | ADV | _ | 2 much | advmod |
| 2 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sun | amod |
| 3 | sun | sun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 make | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 make | aux |
| 5 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 make | obj |
| 7 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 make | xcomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 make | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | can | much sun | you | ill property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
Example 6
He was ill at ease at the party.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 ill | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 ill | cop |
| 3 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 ease | case |
| 5 | ease | ease | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ill | obl |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 party | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 party | det |
| 8 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 ease | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 ill | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | He | ease at the party | ill property | tree rules |
Example 7
Don't speak ill of others.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 speak | aux |
| 2 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 3 speak | advmod |
| 3 | speak | speak | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 speak | xcomp |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 others | case |
| 6 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 ill | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 speak | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not speak speech: other | imperative · do-support | you not said here | ill property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 8
Eating bad food made him ill.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eating | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 made | csubj |
| 2 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 food | amod |
| 3 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Eating | obj |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 made | obj |
| 6 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 made | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | gerund | bad food | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient | |||||
| 2 | make | past | Eating | him = he | ill property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |
Example 9
“Perhaps he is ill,” Michael said.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 ill | punct |
| 2 | Perhaps | perhaps | ADV | _ | 5 ill | advmod |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 ill | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 ill | cop |
| 5 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 said | ccomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 ill | punct |
| 7 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 ill | punct |
| 8 | Michael | Michael | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 said | nsubj |
| 9 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | he | ill, perhaps property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | Michael | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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