impropriety Who acts: Behaviour, small wrong act, good behaviour, inquiry, judge, coach · What happens: not be, be, break, rule, accuse, find · To what, where: rules, official, impropriety, money, appearance, stranger
«impropriety» 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: impropriety in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Behaviour that is not right, honest or acceptable, especially for someone in an important job.
The tree, 15 words nsubj nsubj cop advmod punct conj cc conj punct advmod case parataxis case det amod nmod punct root Behaviour NOUN that PRON is AUX not PART right ADJ , PUNCT honest ADJ or CCONJ acceptable ADJ , PUNCT especially ADV for ADP someone PRON in ADP an DET important ADJ job NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 5 right nsubj 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 right nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 right cop 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 right advmod 5 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 honest punct 7 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 5 right conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 acceptable cc 9 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos 5 right conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 someone punct 11 especially especially ADV _ 13 someone advmod 12 for for ADP _ 13 someone case 13 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 right parataxis 14 in in ADP _ 17 job case 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 job det 16 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 17 job amod 17 job job NOUN Number=Sing 13 someone nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 right punct
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1 not is present Behaviour right property tree rules 2 be Behaviour not said here tree rules 3 be Behaviour not said here 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 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A small wrong or rude act that breaks the rules of good behaviour.
det amod amod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj case amod nmod punct root A DET small ADJ wrong ADJ or CCONJ rude ADJ act NOUN that PRON breaks VERB the DET rules NOUN of ADP good ADJ behaviour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 act det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 act amod 3 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 act amod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 rude cc 5 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wrong conj 6 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 breaks nsubj 8 breaks break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 act acl:relcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 rules det 10 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 8 breaks obj 11 of of ADP _ 13 behaviour case 12 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 13 behaviour amod 13 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 10 rules nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 act punct
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1 break present a small wrong act the rules of good behaviour vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient 2 rule good behaviour nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 1 The official was accused of financial impropriety.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET official NOUN was AUX accused VERB of ADP financial ADJ impropriety NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 official det 2 official official NOUN Number=Sing 4 accused nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 accused aux:pass 4 accused accuse VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 impropriety case 6 financial financial ADJ Degree=Pos 7 impropriety amod 7 impropriety impropriety NOUN Number=Sing 4 accused obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 accused punct
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1 accuse past · passive the official of financial impropriety vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme of impropriety=Attribute
Example 2 An inquiry found no impropriety in how the money was spent.
det nsubj det obj mark advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root An DET inquiry NOUN found VERB no DET impropriety NOUN in SCONJ how ADV the DET money NOUN was AUX spent VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 inquiry det 2 inquiry inquiry NOUN Number=Sing 3 found nsubj 3 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 impropriety det 5 impropriety impropriety NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obj 6 in in SCONJ _ 11 spent mark 7 how how ADV PronType=Int 11 spent advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 money det 9 money money NOUN Number=Sing 11 spent nsubj:pass 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 spent aux:pass 11 spent spend VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 found advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find past a inquiry no impropriety vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent impropriety=Topic 2 spend past · passive the money vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset
Example 3 The judge stepped away to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
det nsubj advmod mark advcl det obj case nmod punct root The DET judge NOUN stepped VERB away ADV to PART avoid VERB any DET appearance NOUN of ADP impropriety NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 3 stepped nsubj 3 stepped step VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 away away ADV _ 3 stepped advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 avoid mark 6 avoid avoid VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 stepped advcl 7 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 appearance det 8 appearance appearance NOUN Number=Sing 6 avoid obj 9 of of ADP _ 10 impropriety case 10 impropriety impropriety NOUN Number=Sing 8 appearance nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 stepped punct
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1 step away past the judge away property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 avoid to-infinitive the judge not said here any appearance of impropriety vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent appearance=Location
Example 4 In old novels, being alone with a stranger was seen as an impropriety.
The tree, 13 words case amod obl punct aux:pass advmod mark det nsubj aux:pass case det obl punct root In ADP old ADJ novels NOUN , PUNCT being AUX alone ADV with SCONJ a DET stranger NOUN was AUX seen VERB as ADP an DET impropriety NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 novels case 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 novels amod 3 novels novel NOUN Number=Plur 11 seen obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 novels punct 5 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 seen aux:pass 6 alone alone ADV _ 5 being advmod 7 with with SCONJ _ 11 seen mark 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 stranger det 9 stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 11 seen nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 seen aux:pass 11 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 as as ADP _ 14 impropriety case 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 impropriety det 14 impropriety impropriety NOUN Number=Sing 11 seen obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 seen punct
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1 see gerund · passive a stranger old novels as a impropriety vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as impropriety=Attribute
Example 5 The club's treasurer was cleared of impropriety.
det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET club NOUN 's PART treasurer NOUN was AUX cleared VERB of ADP impropriety NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 club det 2 club club NOUN Number=Sing 4 treasurer nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 club case 4 treasurer treasurer NOUN Number=Sing 6 cleared nsubj:pass 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 cleared aux:pass 6 cleared clear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 impropriety case 8 impropriety impropriety NOUN Number=Sing 6 cleared obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 cleared punct
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1 clear past · passive the club's treasurer of impropriety vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme of impropriety=Source
Example 6 The coach was careful to avoid any impropriety in choosing the team.
det nsubj cop mark xcomp det obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET coach NOUN was AUX careful ADJ to PART avoid VERB any DET impropriety NOUN in SCONJ choosing VERB the DET team NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 4 careful nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 careful cop 4 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 avoid mark 6 avoid avoid VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 careful xcomp 7 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 impropriety det 8 impropriety impropriety NOUN Number=Sing 6 avoid obj 9 in in SCONJ _ 10 choosing mark 10 choosing choose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 avoid advcl 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 team det 12 team team NOUN Number=Sing 10 choosing obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 careful punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the coach careful property tree rules 2 avoid to-infinitive the coach not said here any impropriety vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent impropriety=Location 3 choose gerund the coach not said here the team vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Theme
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