inoperative Who acts: Inoperative, lift, smoke alarm, battery, formal ticket machine, old rule · What happens: mean, not work, have, be, use, become · To what, where: rule, that, stairs, inoperative equipment, teacher
«inoperative» 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: inoperative in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Inoperative means not working or not in use.
nsubj advmod xcomp cc advmod case conj punct root Inoperative ADJ means VERB not PART working VERB or CCONJ not PART in ADP use NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Inoperative inoperative ADJ Degree=Pos 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 working advmod 4 working work VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 8 use cc 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 use advmod 7 in in ADP _ 8 use case 8 use use NOUN Number=Sing 4 working conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Inoperative vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not work not said to happen gerund Inoperative not said here vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
The lift is inoperative.
det nsubj cop punct root The DET lift NOUN is AUX inoperative ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lift det 2 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 4 inoperative nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 inoperative cop 4 inoperative inoperative ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 inoperative punct
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1 is present the lift inoperative property tree rules
Meaning 2 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Inoperative can mean a rule or law that no longer has any effect.
nsubj aux det obj cc conj obj advmod advmod parataxis det obj punct root Inoperative PROPN can AUX mean VERB a DET rule NOUN or CCONJ law NOUN that PRON no ADV longer ADV has VERB any DET effect NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Inoperative Inoperative PROPN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 rule det 5 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 law cc 7 law law NOUN Number=Sing 5 rule conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 has obj 9 no no ADV _ 10 longer advmod 10 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 11 has advmod 11 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 rule parataxis 12 any any DET PronType=Ind 13 effect det 13 effect effect NOUN Number=Sing 11 has obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Inoperative a rule or law vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Topic 2 have present that long property tree rules
Example 1 (formal) The lift is inoperative; please use the stairs.
punct punct det nsubj cop conj punct discourse parataxis det obj punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET lift NOUN is AUX inoperative ADJ ; PUNCT please INTJ use VERB the DET stairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lift det 5 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 7 inoperative nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 inoperative cop 7 inoperative inoperative ADJ Degree=Pos 2 formal conj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 use punct 9 please please INTJ _ 10 use discourse 10 use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 formal parataxis 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 stairs det 12 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 10 use obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 formal punct
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1 is present the lift inoperative property tree rules 2 use infinitive the stairs vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stair=Patient
Example 2 The smoke alarm was inoperative because the battery was flat.
det compound nsubj cop mark det nsubj cop advcl punct root The DET smoke NOUN alarm NOUN was AUX inoperative ADJ because SCONJ the DET battery NOUN was AUX flat ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 alarm det 2 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 3 alarm compound 3 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 5 inoperative nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 inoperative cop 5 inoperative inoperative ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 because because SCONJ _ 10 flat mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 battery det 8 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 10 flat nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 flat cop 10 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 5 inoperative advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 inoperative punct
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1 is past the smoke alarm inoperative property tree rules 2 is past the battery flat property tree rules
Example 3 (formal) The ticket machine is currently inoperative.
punct amod punct det compound nsubj cop advmod punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET ticket NOUN machine NOUN is AUX currently ADV inoperative ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 6 machine amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ticket det 5 ticket ticket NOUN Number=Sing 6 machine compound 6 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 9 inoperative nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 inoperative cop 8 currently currently ADV _ 9 inoperative advmod 9 inoperative inoperative ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 inoperative punct
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1 is present formal ticket machine currently, inoperative property tree rules
Example 4 Two of the five lights were inoperative.
case det nummod obl cop parataxis punct root Two NUM of ADP the DET five NUM lights NOUN were AUX inoperative ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 2 of of ADP _ 5 lights case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lights det 4 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 lights nummod 5 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 7 inoperative obl 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 inoperative cop 7 inoperative inoperative ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Two parataxis 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Two punct
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1 is past of the five lights; inoperative property tree rules
Example 5 The old rule became inoperative when the new one began.
det amod nsubj xcomp mark det amod nsubj advcl punct root The DET old ADJ rule NOUN became VERB inoperative ADJ when SCONJ the DET new ADJ one NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 rule det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 rule amod 3 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 4 became nsubj 4 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 inoperative inoperative ADJ Degree=Pos 4 became xcomp 6 when when SCONJ _ 10 began mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 one det 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 one amod 9 one one NOUN Number=Sing 10 began nsubj 10 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 became advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 became punct
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1 become past the old rule inoperative property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 begin past the new one vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 6 Report any inoperative equipment to the teacher.
det amod obj case det obl punct root Report VERB any DET inoperative ADJ equipment NOUN to ADP the DET teacher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Report report VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 any any DET PronType=Ind 4 equipment det 3 inoperative inoperative ADJ Degree=Pos 4 equipment amod 4 equipment equipment NOUN Number=Sing 1 Report obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 teacher case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 teacher det 7 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 1 Report obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Report punct
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1 report imperative you not said here any inoperative equipment the teacher vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent equipment=Topic to teacher=Recipient
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