importance Who acts: Importance, something, person, teacher, Sleep, great importance · What happens: be, matter, respect, explain, wash, grow · To what, where: person, importance, children, jobs, order, places
«importance» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: importance in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Importance is how much something matters or how valuable it is.
nsubj cop advmod nsubj acl:relcl cc advmod obl nsubj cop punct root Importance NOUN is AUX how ADV much ADJ something PRON matters VERB or CCONJ how ADV valuable ADJ it PRON is AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 4 much nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 much cop 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 4 much advmod 4 much much ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 matters nsubj 6 matters matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 much acl:relcl 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 valuable cc 8 how how ADV PronType=Int 9 valuable advmod 9 valuable valuable ADJ Degree=Pos 6 matters obl 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 valuable nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 valuable cop 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 much punct
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1 is present Importance much property tree rules 2 matter present something vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 3 is present Importance valuable property tree rules
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 How powerful or respected a person is: «a person of importance».
The tree, 11 words advmod xcomp cc det nsubj cop punct punct det advcl case nmod punct punct root How ADV powerful ADJ or CCONJ respected VERB a DET person NOUN is AUX : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET person NOUN of ADP importance NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 powerful advmod 2 powerful powerful ADJ Degree=Pos 4 respected xcomp 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 respected cc 4 respected respect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 person det 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing 11 person nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 person cop 8 : : PUNCT _ 7 is punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 11 person punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 person det 11 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 respected advcl 12 of of ADP _ 13 importance case 13 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 11 person nmod 14 » » PUNCT _ 11 person punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 respected punct
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1 respect participle powerful property vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a in a quote present a person a person of importance tree rules
Example 1 The teacher explained the importance of washing hands.
det nsubj det obj case amod nmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN explained VERB the DET importance NOUN of ADP washing VERB hands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 explained nsubj 3 explained explain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 importance det 5 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 3 explained obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 hands case 7 washing wash VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 hands amod 8 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 5 importance nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 explained punct
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1 explain speech: assert past the teacher the importance of washing hands vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent importance=Topic 2 wash gerund vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Sleep is of great importance for growing children.
nsubj cop case amod mark acl obj punct root Sleep NOUN is AUX of ADP great ADJ importance NOUN for SCONJ growing VERB children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sleep sleep NOUN Number=Sing 5 importance nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 importance cop 3 of of ADP _ 5 importance case 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 importance amod 5 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for SCONJ _ 7 growing mark 7 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 importance acl 8 children child NOUN Number=Plur 7 growing obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 importance punct
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1 is present Sleep of great importance tree rules 2 grow gerund great importance not said here children vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location child=Theme
Example 3 List your jobs in order of importance.
nmod:poss obj case obl case nmod punct root List VERB your PRON jobs NOUN in ADP order NOUN of ADP importance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 List list VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 jobs nmod:poss 3 jobs job NOUN Number=Plur 1 List obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 order case 5 order order NOUN Number=Sing 1 List obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 importance case 7 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 5 order nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 List punct
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1 list imperative you not said here your jobs order of importance tree rules 2 job your nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent 3 order importance nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 Never forget the importance of a seat belt.
advmod det obj case det compound nmod punct root Never ADV forget VERB the DET importance NOUN of ADP a DET seat NOUN belt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 forget advmod 2 forget forget VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 importance det 4 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 2 forget obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 belt case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 belt det 7 seat seat NOUN Number=Sing 8 belt compound 8 belt belt NOUN Number=Sing 4 importance nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 forget punct
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1 not forget imperative you not said here the importance of a seat belt tree rules
Example 5 He felt full of his own importance.
nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss amod obl punct root He PRON felt VERB full ADJ of ADP his PRON own ADJ importance NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 2 felt xcomp 4 of of ADP _ 7 importance case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 importance nmod:poss 6 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 importance amod 7 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 3 full obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past He full property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 6 The map shows places of historical importance.
det nsubj obj case amod nmod punct root The DET map NOUN shows VERB places NOUN of ADP historical ADJ importance NOUN . 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 3 shows nsubj 3 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 places place NOUN Number=Plur 3 shows obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 importance case 6 historical historical ADJ Degree=Pos 7 importance amod 7 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 4 places nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 shows punct
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1 show present the map places of historical importance vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent place=Recipient
Example 7 No doubt it contains secrets of great importance.
det nsubj nsubj obj case amod nmod punct root No DET doubt NOUN it PRON contains VERB secrets NOUN of ADP great ADJ importance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no DET PronType=Neg 2 doubt det 2 doubt doubt NOUN Number=Sing 4 contains nsubj 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 contains nsubj 4 contains contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 secrets secret NOUN Number=Plur 4 contains obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 importance case 7 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 8 importance amod 8 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 5 secrets nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 contains punct
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1 contain present no doubt secrets of great importance vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot secret=Theme
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