inaction Who acts: Inaction, problem, team, safest choice, Doing · What happens: mean, not do, do, criticise, harm, let · To what, where: anything, something, council, potholes, planet, plan
«inaction» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: inaction in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Inaction means not doing anything, especially when something should be done.
nsubj advmod xcomp obj punct advmod advmod nsubj aux aux:pass advcl punct root Inaction NOUN means VERB not PART doing VERB anything PRON , PUNCT especially ADV when ADV something PRON should AUX be AUX done VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Inaction inaction NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 doing advmod 4 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 5 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 doing obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 done punct 7 especially especially ADV _ 12 done advmod 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 12 done advmod 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 done nsubj 10 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 done aux 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 done aux:pass 12 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 doing advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Inaction vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not do not said to happen gerund Inaction not said here anything vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality 3 do should · passive something especially property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
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.
Example 1 The council was criticised for its inaction over the potholes.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case nmod:poss obl case det obl punct root The DET council NOUN was AUX criticised VERB for ADP its PRON inaction NOUN over ADP the DET potholes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 council det 2 council council NOUN Number=Sing 4 criticised nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 criticised aux:pass 4 criticised criticise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 inaction case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 inaction nmod:poss 7 inaction inaction NOUN Number=Sing 4 criticised obl 8 over over ADP _ 10 potholes case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 potholes det 10 potholes pothole NOUN Number=Plur 4 criticised obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 criticised punct
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1 criticise past · passive the council the potholes for council's inaction tree rules
Example 2 Inaction on pollution harms the planet.
nsubj case nmod det obj punct root Inaction NOUN on ADP pollution NOUN harms VERB the DET planet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Inaction inaction NOUN Number=Sing 4 harms nsubj 2 on on ADP _ 3 pollution case 3 pollution pollution NOUN Number=Sing 1 Inaction nmod 4 harms harm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 planet det 6 planet planet NOUN Number=Sing 4 harms obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 harms punct
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1 harm present Inaction on pollution the planet vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus planet=Experiencer
Example 3 His inaction let the problem grow worse.
nmod:poss nsubj det nsubj ccomp xcomp punct root His PRON inaction NOUN let VERB the DET problem NOUN grow VERB worse ADJ . PUNCT 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 inaction nmod:poss 2 inaction inaction NOUN Number=Sing 3 let nsubj 3 let let VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 problem det 5 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 6 grow nsubj 6 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 let ccomp 7 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 grow xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 let punct
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1 let past His inaction tree rules 2 grow present the problem bad property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 After weeks of inaction, the team finally made a plan.
case obl case nmod punct det nsubj advmod det obj punct root After ADP weeks NOUN of ADP inaction NOUN , PUNCT the DET team NOUN finally ADV made VERB a DET plan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 2 weeks case 2 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 9 made obl 3 of of ADP _ 4 inaction case 4 inaction inaction NOUN Number=Sing 2 weeks nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 weeks punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 team det 7 team team NOUN Number=Sing 9 made nsubj 8 finally finally ADV _ 9 made advmod 9 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 plan det 11 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 9 made obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 made punct
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1 make past the team a plan week finally property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset plan=Product
Example 5 Sometimes inaction is the safest choice, like waiting for help.
advmod nsubj cop det amod punct mark acl case obl punct root Sometimes ADV inaction NOUN is AUX the DET safest ADJ choice NOUN , PUNCT like SCONJ waiting VERB for ADP help NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 2 inaction advmod 2 inaction inaction NOUN Number=Sing 6 choice nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 choice cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 choice det 5 safest safe ADJ Degree=Sup 6 choice amod 6 choice choice NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 waiting punct 8 like like SCONJ _ 9 waiting mark 9 waiting wait VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 choice acl 10 for for ADP _ 11 help case 11 help help NOUN Number=Sing 9 waiting obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 choice punct
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1 is a present inaction the safest choice tree rules 2 wait gerund the safest choice not said here for help vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Doing nothing when a friend is bullied is a kind of inaction.
csubj obj advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl cop det case nmod punct root Doing VERB nothing PRON when ADV a DET friend NOUN is AUX bullied VERB is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP inaction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 kind csubj 2 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 1 Doing obj 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 bullied advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 friend det 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 7 bullied nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 bullied aux:pass 7 bullied bully VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Doing advcl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 kind cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 kind det 10 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 12 inaction case 12 inaction inaction NOUN Number=Sing 10 kind nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 kind punct
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1 do gerund nothing vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality 2 bully present · passive a friend vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary 3 is a present Doing a kind of inaction tree rules
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