informative
Who acts: Informative, museum guide, you, documentary, informative text, poster · What happens: mean, give, write, be, use · To what, where: useful facts, informative talk, informative leaflet, facts
«informative» 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: informative in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Informative means giving useful facts and knowledge.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Informative | informative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | giving | give | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | useful | useful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 facts | amod |
| 5 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 giving | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 knowledge | cc |
| 7 | knowledge | knowledge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 facts | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Informative | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | give not said to happen | gerund | Informative not said here | useful facts and knowledge | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme |
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 museum guide gave an informative talk.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 guide | det |
| 2 | museum | museum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 guide | compound |
| 3 | guide | guide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 talk | det |
| 6 | informative | informative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 talk | amod |
| 7 | talk | talk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the museum guide | a informative talk | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talk=Theme |
Example 2
Write an informative leaflet about recycling.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Write | write | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 leaflet | det |
| 3 | informative | informative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 leaflet | amod |
| 4 | leaflet | leaflet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Write | obj |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 recycling | case |
| 6 | recycling | recycling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 leaflet | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Write | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | imperative | you not said here | a informative leaflet | about recycling | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent leaflet=Recipient about recycling=Topic |
Example 3
The documentary about sharks was very informative.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 documentary | det |
| 2 | documentary | documentary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 informative | nsubj |
| 3 | about | about | ADP | _ | 4 sharks | case |
| 4 | sharks | shark | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 documentary | nmod |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 informative | cop |
| 6 | very | very | ADV | _ | 7 informative | advmod |
| 7 | informative | informative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 informative | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the documentary about sharks | informative property | tree rules |
Example 4
An informative text uses facts, not opinions.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 text | det |
| 2 | informative | informative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 text | amod |
| 3 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 uses | nsubj |
| 4 | uses | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 uses | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 opinions | punct |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 opinions | advmod |
| 8 | opinions | opinion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 facts | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 uses | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present | a informative text | facts and opinions | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Patient |
Example 5
Thanks for the informative email.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thanks | thanks | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 email | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 email | det |
| 4 | informative | informative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 email | amod |
| 5 | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Thanks | nmod | ||
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Thanks | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6
The poster was colourful and informative.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 poster | det |
| 2 | poster | poster | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 colourful | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 colourful | cop |
| 4 | colourful | colourful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 informative | cc |
| 6 | informative | informative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 colourful | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 colourful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the poster | colourful property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the poster not said here | tree rules |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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