incurable Who acts: doctors, illness, person, incurable habit, quality, incurable optimist · What happens: not cure, not make, not go away, help, feel, be · To what, where: incurable illness, illness, person, incurable disease, Grandad, incurable chatterbox · Speech: someone speaks here
«incurable» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: incurable in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An incurable illness cannot be cured: doctors cannot make it go away, though they may help the person feel better.
The tree, 22 words det amod nsubj:pass aux advmod aux:pass punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis obj xcomp advmod punct mark nsubj aux conj det obj xcomp xcomp punct root An DET incurable ADJ illness NOUN can AUX not PART be AUX cured VERB : PUNCT doctors NOUN can AUX not PART make VERB it PRON go VERB away ADV , PUNCT though SCONJ they PRON may AUX help VERB the DET person NOUN feel VERB better ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 illness det 2 incurable incurable ADJ Degree=Pos 3 illness amod 3 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 7 cured nsubj:pass 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 cured aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 cured advmod 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 cured aux:pass 7 cured cure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 : : PUNCT _ 12 make punct 9 doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 12 make nsubj 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 make aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 make advmod 12 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 cured parataxis 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 make obj 14 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 make xcomp 15 away away ADV _ 14 go advmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 help punct 17 though though SCONJ _ 20 help mark 18 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 help nsubj 19 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 20 help aux 20 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 make conj 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 person det 22 person person NOUN Number=Sing 20 help obj 23 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 help xcomp 24 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 23 feel xcomp 25 . . PUNCT _ 7 cured punct
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1 not cure can · passive a incurable illness vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Source 2 not make can doctors illness tree rules 3 not go away infinitive illness not said here away property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 help may doctors = doctor the person vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent person=Beneficiary clause=Theme 5 feel infinitive the person not said here 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 An incurable habit or quality is so strong that it will never change: an incurable optimist always hopes for the best.
The tree, 21 words det amod nsubj cc conj cop advmod mark nsubj aux advmod advcl punct det amod nsubj advmod conj case det obl punct root An DET incurable ADJ habit NOUN or CCONJ quality NOUN is AUX so ADV strong ADJ that SCONJ it PRON will AUX never ADV change VERB : PUNCT an DET incurable ADJ optimist NOUN always ADV hopes VERB for ADP the DET best ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 habit det 2 incurable incurable ADJ Degree=Pos 3 habit amod 3 habit habit NOUN Number=Sing 8 strong nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 quality cc 5 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 3 habit conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 strong cop 7 so so ADV _ 8 strong advmod 8 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 that that SCONJ _ 13 change mark 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 change nsubj 11 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 change aux 12 never never ADV PronType=Neg 13 change advmod 13 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 strong advcl 14 : : PUNCT _ 19 hopes punct 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 optimist det 16 incurable incurable ADJ Degree=Pos 17 optimist amod 17 optimist optimist NOUN Number=Sing 19 hopes nsubj 18 always always ADV PronType=Tot 19 hopes advmod 19 hopes hope VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 strong conj 20 for for ADP _ 22 best case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 best det 22 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 19 hopes obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 8 strong punct
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1 is present a incurable habit or quality strong property tree rules 2 not change future quality vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 hope present a incurable optimist for the best; always property vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for good=Theme
Example 1 The vet said the old dog's illness was incurable.
det nsubj det amod nmod:poss case nsubj cop ccomp punct root The DET vet NOUN said VERB the DET old ADJ dog NOUN 's PART illness NOUN was AUX incurable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vet det 2 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 dog det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 dog amod 6 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 8 illness nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 dog case 8 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 10 incurable nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 incurable cop 10 incurable incurable ADJ Degree=Pos 3 said ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the vet vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is past the old dog's illness incurable property tree rules
Example 2 Grandad has an incurable disease, but medicine helps him feel comfortable.
nsubj det amod obj punct cc nsubj conj obj xcomp xcomp punct root Grandad PROPN has VERB an DET incurable ADJ disease NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ medicine NOUN helps VERB him PRON feel VERB comfortable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 disease det 4 incurable incurable ADJ Degree=Pos 5 disease amod 5 disease disease NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 helps punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 helps cc 8 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 9 helps nsubj 9 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 has conj 10 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 helps obj 11 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 helps xcomp 12 comfortable comfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 11 feel xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Grandad a incurable disease vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disease=Patient 2 help present medicine Grandad vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 feel infinitive Grandad not said here comfortable property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 My sister is an incurable chatterbox.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod punct root My PRON sister NOUN is AUX an DET incurable ADJ chatterbox 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 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 6 chatterbox nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 chatterbox cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 chatterbox det 5 incurable incurable ADJ Degree=Pos 6 chatterbox amod 6 chatterbox chatterbox NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 chatterbox punct
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1 is a present My sister a incurable chatterbox tree rules
Example 4 Scientists are working hard to find treatments for incurable illnesses.
nsubj aux xcomp mark xcomp obj case amod nmod punct root Scientists NOUN are AUX working VERB hard ADJ to PART find VERB treatments NOUN for ADP incurable ADJ illnesses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 3 working nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 working aux 3 working work VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 3 working xcomp 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 hard xcomp 7 treatments treatment NOUN Number=Plur 6 find obj 8 for for ADP _ 10 illnesses case 9 incurable incurable ADJ Degree=Pos 10 illnesses amod 10 illnesses illness NOUN Number=Plur 7 treatments nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 working punct
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1 work present · progressive Scientists hard property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 find to-infinitive Scientists not said here treatments for incurable illnesses vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent treatment=Theme for illness=Beneficiary
Example 5 Dad is an incurable optimist about the weather.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root Dad NOUN is AUX an DET incurable ADJ optimist NOUN about ADP the DET weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 5 optimist nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 optimist cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 optimist det 4 incurable incurable ADJ Degree=Pos 5 optimist amod 5 optimist optimist NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 about about ADP _ 8 weather case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 weather det 8 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 5 optimist nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 optimist punct
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1 is a present Dad a incurable optimist about the weather tree rules
Example 6 Some illnesses that were once incurable can now be cured.
det nsubj:pass nsubj acl:relcl case obl aux advmod aux:pass punct root Some DET illnesses NOUN that PRON were AUX once SCONJ incurable NOUN can AUX now ADV be AUX cured VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 illnesses det 2 illnesses illness NOUN Number=Plur 10 cured nsubj:pass 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 were nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 illnesses acl:relcl 5 once once SCONJ _ 6 incurable case 6 incurable incurable NOUN Number=Sing 4 were obl 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 cured aux 8 now now ADV PronType=Dem 10 cured advmod 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 cured aux:pass 10 cured cure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 cured punct
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1 cure can · passive some illnesses now vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Source
Example 7 She was incurably curious about everything.
nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root She PRON was AUX incurably ADV curious ADJ about ADP everything PRON . 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 4 curious nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 curious cop 3 incurably incurably ADV _ 4 curious advmod 4 curious curious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 about about ADP _ 6 everything case 6 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 4 curious obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 curious punct
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1 is past She about everything; curious, incurably property tree rules
Example 8 Meanwhile, the wound of Telephus proving incurable, he consulted an oracle, and the response was, that he alone who had inflicted the wound possessed the power of curing it.
The tree, 29 words advmod punct det nsubj case nmod amod obl punct nsubj det obj punct cc det nsubj cop punct mark nsubj advmod nsubj aux acl:relcl det nsubj conj det obj mark acl obj punct root Meanwhile ADV , PUNCT the DET wound NOUN of ADP Telephus PROPN proving VERB incurable NOUN , PUNCT he PRON consulted VERB an DET oracle NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET response NOUN was AUX , PUNCT that SCONJ he PRON alone ADV who PRON had AUX inflicted VERB the DET wound NOUN possessed VERB the DET power NOUN of SCONJ curing VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Meanwhile meanwhile ADV _ 8 incurable advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Meanwhile punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 wound det 4 wound wound NOUN Number=Sing 8 incurable nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 Telephus case 6 Telephus Telephus PROPN Number=Sing 4 wound nmod 7 proving prove VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 incurable amod 8 incurable incurable NOUN Number=Sing 11 consulted obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 incurable punct 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 consulted nsubj 11 consulted consult VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 oracle det 13 oracle oracle NOUN Number=Sing 11 consulted obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 28 possessed punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 28 possessed cc 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 response det 17 response response NOUN Number=Sing 28 possessed nsubj 18 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 25 inflicted cop 19 , , PUNCT _ 25 inflicted punct 20 that that SCONJ _ 25 inflicted mark 21 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 inflicted nsubj 22 alone alone ADV _ 25 inflicted advmod 23 who who PRON PronType=Rel 25 inflicted nsubj 24 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 25 inflicted aux 25 inflicted inflict VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 17 response acl:relcl 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 wound det 27 wound wound NOUN Number=Sing 28 possessed nsubj 28 possessed possess VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 consulted conj 29 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 30 power det 30 power power NOUN Number=Sing 28 possessed obj 31 of of SCONJ _ 32 curing mark 32 curing cure VERB VerbForm=Ger 30 power acl 33 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 32 curing obj 34 . . PUNCT _ 11 consulted punct
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1 prove gerund vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 incurable the wound of Telephus meanwhile property tree rules 3 consult past wound a oracle vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oracle=Theme 4 is past · perfect response alone, inflict property tree rules 5 possess past the response the power vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot power=Theme 6 cure gerund the power not said here power vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer it=Source 7 wound Telephus nom wound «state transitive»: of=patient
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