illusory

Who acts: it, moving pattern, picture, lake, lead, feeling · What happens: seem, base, move, be, not move, prove · To what, where: illusion, mirage, illusory effects, eyes, illusory 3D cube, art

«illusory» 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: illusory in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Not real, though it seems real; based on an illusion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 real	advmod
2	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 seems	punct
4	though	though	SCONJ	_	6 seems	mark
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 seems	nsubj
6	seems	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 real	conj
7	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 seems	xcomp
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 based	punct
9	based	base	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 real	conj
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 illusion	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 illusion	det
12	illusion	illusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 based	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 real	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	present	it					real property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
2	base	participle				a illusion			vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on illusion=Source

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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Seeming true or possible but actually false: an illusory hope, an illusory advantage.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeming	seem	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 hope	csubj
2	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Seeming	xcomp
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 possible	cc
4	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 true	conj
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	7 false	cc
6	actually	actually	ADV	_	7 false	advmod
7	false	false	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 true	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Seeming	punct
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 hope	det
10	illusory	illusory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 hope	amod
11	hope	hope	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 advantage	punct
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 advantage	det
14	illusory	illusory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 advantage	amod
15	advantage	advantage	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hope	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 hope	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	gerund						true property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The moving pattern was illusory; the picture was not really moving.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 pattern	det
2	moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 pattern	amod
3	pattern	pattern	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 illusory	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 illusory	cop
5	illusory	illusory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 moving	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 picture	det
8	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 moving	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 moving	aux
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 moving	advmod
11	really	really	ADV	_	12 moving	advmod
12	moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 illusory	parataxis
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 illusory	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	move	gerund			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	is	past	the moving pattern	illusory property	tree rules
3	not move	past · progressive	the picture		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

The lake in the desert was illusory — it was a mirage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lake	det
2	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 illusory	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 desert	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 desert	det
5	desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lake	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 illusory	cop
7	illusory	illusory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	12 mirage	punct
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 mirage	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 mirage	cop
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 mirage	det
12	mirage	mirage	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 illusory	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 illusory	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the lake in the desert					illusory property	tree rules
2	is a	past	lake	a mirage					tree rules

Example 3

His lead in the race proved illusory when he tripped.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 lead	nmod:poss
2	lead	lead	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 proved	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 race	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 race	det
5	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lead	nmod
6	proved	prove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	illusory	illusory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 proved	xcomp
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 tripped	advmod
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 tripped	nsubj
10	tripped	trip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 proved	ccomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 proved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prove	past	His lead in the race					illusory property	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	trip	past	lead						vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The feeling of safety in a car without seatbelts is illusory.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 feeling	det
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 illusory	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 safety	case
4	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feeling	nmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 car	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 car	det
7	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 safety	nmod
8	without	without	ADP	_	9 seatbelts	case
9	seatbelts	seatbelt	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 feeling	nmod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 illusory	cop
11	illusory	illusory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 illusory	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the feeling of safety in a car without seatbelts					illusory property	tree rules

Example 5

Magicians create illusory effects to fool our eyes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Magicians	magician	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 create	nsubj
2	create	create	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	illusory	illusory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 effects	amod
4	effects	effect	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 create	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 fool	mark
6	fool	fool	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 create	advcl
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 eyes	nmod:poss
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 fool	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 create	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	create	present	Magicians	illusory effects					vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Result
2	fool	to-infinitive	Magicians not said here	our eyes					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient

Example 6

In art we made an illusory 3D cube on flat paper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 art	case
2	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cube	det
6	illusory	illusory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cube	amod
7	3D	3d	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cube	amod
8	cube	cube	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obj
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 paper	case
10	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 paper	amod
11	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	we	a illusory 3D cube		art		on flat paper	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cube=Product

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