impracticable Who acts: Impossible, practice, road, plan, Walking, flooded road · What happens: carry out, sound, use, travel, be, build · To what, where: practice, tunnel, desert, grain, books, two trips
«impracticable» 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: impracticable in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Impossible to do or carry out in practice, even if it sounds good.
The tree, 13 words nsubj mark aux cc compound:prt case obl punct advmod mark nsubj parataxis xcomp punct root Impossible ADJ to PART do AUX or CCONJ carry VERB out ADP in ADP practice NOUN , PUNCT even ADV if SCONJ it PRON sounds VERB good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Impossible impossible ADJ Degree=Pos 5 carry nsubj 2 to to PART _ 3 do mark 3 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 carry aux 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 carry cc 5 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 out out ADP _ 5 carry compound:prt 7 in in ADP _ 8 practice case 8 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 5 carry obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 sounds punct 10 even even ADV _ 13 sounds advmod 11 if if SCONJ _ 13 sounds mark 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 sounds nsubj 13 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 carry parataxis 14 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 13 sounds xcomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 carry punct
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1 carry out infinitive · do-support Impossible practice vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 sound a condition, not said to happen present practice good property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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: of a road or path — kept apart, not parsed.
Impossible to use or travel on: the road was impracticable after the flood.
The tree, 13 words mark xcomp cc conj obl punct det nsubj cop conj case det obl punct root Impossible ADJ to PART use VERB or CCONJ travel VERB on ADP : PUNCT the DET road NOUN was AUX impracticable ADJ after ADP the DET flood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Impossible impossible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 to to PART _ 3 use mark 3 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Impossible xcomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 travel cc 5 travel travel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 use conj 6 on on ADP _ 5 travel obl 7 : : PUNCT _ 11 impracticable punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 road det 9 road road NOUN Number=Sing 11 impracticable nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 impracticable cop 11 impracticable impracticable ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Impossible conj 12 after after ADP _ 14 flood case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 flood det 14 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 11 impracticable obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Impossible punct
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1 use to-infinitive vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 travel infinitive vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is past the road after the flood impracticable property tree rules
Example 1 The plan to build a tunnel to the island proved impracticable.
det nsubj mark acl det obj case det obl xcomp punct root The DET plan NOUN to PART build VERB a DET tunnel NOUN to ADP the DET island NOUN proved VERB impracticable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plan det 2 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 10 proved nsubj 3 to to PART _ 4 build mark 4 build build VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 plan acl 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tunnel det 6 tunnel tunnel NOUN Number=Sing 4 build obj 7 to to ADP _ 9 island case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 island det 9 island island NOUN Number=Sing 4 build obl 10 proved prove VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 impracticable impracticable ADJ Degree=Pos 10 proved xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 proved punct
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1 build to-infinitive the plan not said here a tunnel to the island vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tunnel=Product 2 prove past the plan impracticable property vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Walking across the desert in a day is impracticable.
csubj case det obl case det obl cop punct root Walking VERB across ADP the DET desert NOUN in ADP a DET day NOUN is AUX impracticable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Walking walk VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 impracticable csubj 2 across across ADP _ 4 desert case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 desert det 4 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 1 Walking obl 5 in in ADP _ 7 day case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 1 Walking obl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 impracticable cop 9 impracticable impracticable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 impracticable punct
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1 walk gerund the desert day vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across desert=Trajectory 2 is present Walking impracticable property tree rules
Example 3 The flooded road was impracticable for cars.
det amod nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET flooded VERB road NOUN was AUX impracticable ADJ for ADP cars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 road det 2 flooded flood VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 road amod 3 road road NOUN Number=Sing 5 impracticable nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 impracticable cop 5 impracticable impracticable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 cars case 7 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 5 impracticable obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 impracticable punct
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1 flood participle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is past the flooded road for cars; impracticable property tree rules
Example 4 The idea was clever but impracticable.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET idea NOUN was AUX clever ADJ but CCONJ impracticable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 idea det 2 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 4 clever nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 clever cop 4 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 but but CCONJ _ 6 impracticable cc 6 impracticable impracticable ADJ Degree=Pos 4 clever conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 clever punct
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1 is past the idea clever property tree rules 2 be the idea not said here tree rules
Example 5 It was impracticable to count every grain of sand.
nsubj cop mark advcl det obj case nmod punct root It PRON was AUX impracticable ADJ to PART count VERB every DET grain NOUN of ADP sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 impracticable nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 impracticable cop 3 impracticable impracticable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 count mark 5 count count VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 impracticable advcl 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 grain det 7 grain grain NOUN Number=Sing 5 count obj 8 of of ADP _ 9 sand case 9 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 7 grain nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 impracticable punct
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1 is past It impracticable property tree rules 2 count to-infinitive every grain of sand vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grain=Theme
Example 6 Carrying all the books home at once was impracticable, so we took two trips.
The tree, 14 words csubj det:predet det obj advmod case obl cop punct advmod nsubj parataxis nummod obj punct root Carrying VERB all DET the DET books NOUN home ADV at ADP once ADV was AUX impracticable ADJ , PUNCT so ADV we PRON took VERB two NUM trips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Carrying carry VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 impracticable csubj 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 books det:predet 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 books det 4 books book NOUN Number=Plur 1 Carrying obj 5 home home ADV _ 1 Carrying advmod 6 at at ADP _ 7 once case 7 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 1 Carrying obl 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 impracticable cop 9 impracticable impracticable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 took punct 11 so so ADV _ 13 took advmod 12 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 took nsubj 13 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 impracticable parataxis 14 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 trips nummod 15 trips trip NOUN Number=Plur 13 took obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 impracticable punct
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1 carry gerund all books home property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme 2 is past Carrying impracticable property tree rules 3 take past we two trips vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Theme
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