improve Who acts: your, her, you, we, our, She · What happens: make, improve, handwrite, get, read, improve on · To what, where: something, handwriting, reading, story, more adjectives, times tables
«improve» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: improve in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To make something better (improve your handwriting).
mark obj xcomp punct conj nmod:poss obj punct punct root To PART make VERB something PRON better ADJ ( PUNCT improve VERB your PRON handwriting NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 make obj 4 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 make xcomp 5 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 improve punct 6 improve improve VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 make conj 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 handwriting nmod:poss 8 handwriting handwriting NOUN Number=Sing 6 improve obj 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 improve punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make to-infinitive something good property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 2 improve infinitive your handwriting vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent handwriting=Patient 3 handwrite your nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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 To get better (her reading improved).
mark xcomp punct nmod:poss obj acl punct punct root To PART get VERB better ADJ ( PUNCT her PRON reading NOUN improved VERB ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 get mark 2 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 get xcomp 4 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 reading punct 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 reading nmod:poss 6 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 2 get obj 7 improved improve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 reading acl 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 reading punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 get punct
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1 get to-infinitive her reading good property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer reading=Stimulus 2 improve participle her reading not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 read her = she nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Improve on: to do better than before.
compound:prt punct mark conj advmod case obl punct root Improve VERB on ADP : PUNCT to PART do VERB better ADV than ADP before ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Improve improve VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on ADP _ 1 Improve compound:prt 3 : : PUNCT _ 5 do punct 4 to to PART _ 5 do mark 5 do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Improve conj 6 better well ADV Degree=Cmp 5 do advmod 7 than than ADP _ 8 before case 8 before before ADV _ 6 better obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Improve punct
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1 improve on imperative you not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 do to-infinitive you not said here well property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 You can improve your story by adding more adjectives.
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj mark advcl amod obj punct root You PRON can AUX improve VERB your PRON story NOUN by SCONJ adding VERB more ADJ adjectives NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 improve nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 improve aux 3 improve improve VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 story nmod:poss 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 improve obj 6 by by SCONJ _ 7 adding mark 7 adding add VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 improve advcl 8 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 adjectives amod 9 adjectives adjective NOUN Number=Plur 7 adding obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 improve punct
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1 improve can You your story vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent story=Patient 2 add speech: assert gerund You not said here more adjectives vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adjective=Patient
Example 2 My times tables have really improved this term.
nmod:poss compound nsubj:pass aux advmod det obl:unmarked punct root My PRON times NOUN tables NOUN have AUX really ADV improved VERB this DET term NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 times nmod:poss 2 times time NOUN Number=Plur 3 tables compound 3 tables table NOUN Number=Plur 6 improved nsubj:pass 4 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 improved aux 5 really really ADV _ 6 improved advmod 6 improved improve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 term det 8 term term NOUN Number=Sing 6 improved obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 improved punct
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1 improve present · perfect · passive times tables this term obl:unmarked vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient
Example 3 How could we improve our experiment?
advmod aux nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root How ADV could AUX we PRON improve VERB our PRON experiment NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 4 improve advmod 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 improve aux 3 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 improve nsubj 4 improve improve VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 experiment nmod:poss 6 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 4 improve obj 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 improve punct
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1 improve could we our experiment vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent experiment=Patient 2 experiment our nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The weather improved in the afternoon.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET weather NOUN improved VERB in ADP the DET afternoon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 weather det 2 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 improved improve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 weather acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 afternoon case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 afternoon det 6 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 3 improved obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 weather punct
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1 improve participle the weather not said here afternoon vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 Practise every day to improve your swimming.
det appos mark acl nmod:poss obj punct root Practise NOUN every DET day NOUN to PART improve VERB your PRON swimming NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Practise practise NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 every every DET PronType=Tot 3 day det 3 day day NOUN Number=Sing 1 Practise appos 4 to to PART _ 5 improve mark 5 improve improve VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 day acl 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 swimming nmod:poss 7 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 5 improve obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Practise punct
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1 improve to-infinitive your swimming vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent swimming=Patient 2 swim your nom swimming «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 She improved on her best time by two seconds.
nsubj case nmod:poss amod obl case nummod obl punct root She PRON improved VERB on ADP her PRON best ADJ time NOUN by ADP two NUM seconds NOUN . PUNCT 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 improved nsubj 2 improved improve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 6 time case 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 time nmod:poss 5 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 6 time amod 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 improved obl 7 by by ADP _ 9 seconds case 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 seconds nummod 9 seconds second NOUN Number=Plur 2 improved obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 improved punct
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1 improve past She second; time vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 Eating well can improve how you feel.
csubj advmod aux advmod nsubj ccomp punct root Eating VERB well ADV can AUX improve VERB how ADV you PRON feel VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 improve csubj 2 well well ADV Degree=Pos 1 Eating advmod 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 improve aux 4 improve improve VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 how how ADV PronType=Int 7 feel advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 feel nsubj 7 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 improve ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 improve punct
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1 eat gerund well property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 improve can Eating tree rules 3 feel present you vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 8 Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one’s prejudices.”
The tree, 13 words nsubj det obj advmod punct cc conj advmod case det nmod:poss case obl punct punct root Travel NOUN improves VERB the DET mind NOUN wonderfully ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ does VERB away ADV with ADP all DET one NOUN ’s PART prejudices NOUN . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Travel travel NOUN Number=Sing 2 improves nsubj 2 improves improve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 mind det 4 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 2 improves obj 5 wonderfully wonderfully ADV _ 2 improves advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 does punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 does cc 8 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 improves conj 9 away away ADV _ 8 does advmod 10 with with ADP _ 14 prejudices case 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 12 one det 12 one one NOUN Number=Sing 14 prejudices nmod:poss 13 ’s 's PART _ 12 one case 14 prejudices prejudice NOUN Number=Plur 8 does obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 improves punct 16 ” " PUNCT _ 2 improves punct
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1 improve present Travel the mind wonderfully property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mind=Patient 2 do away present Travel not said here with all one's prejudices; away property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 prejudice all one nom prejudice «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
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