inordinate Who acts: He, queue, She, We, film, cat · What happens: be, expect, amount, spend, choose, cause · To what, where: time, inordinate amount, pencil, inordinate delay, inordinate number
«inordinate» 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: inordinate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Much more than is usual, reasonable or expected; too much.
advmod advmod case cop obl punct cc conj punct advmod conj punct root Much ADV more ADJ than ADP is AUX usual ADJ , PUNCT reasonable ADJ or CCONJ expected VERB ; PUNCT too ADV much ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Much much ADV _ 2 more advmod 2 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 reasonable advmod 3 than than ADP _ 5 usual case 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 usual cop 5 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 2 more obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 reasonable punct 7 reasonable reasonable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 expected cc 9 expected expect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 reasonable conj 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 reasonable punct 11 too too ADV _ 12 much advmod 12 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 7 reasonable conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 reasonable punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present usual property tree rules 2 expect participle vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: 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.
Meaning 2 Unreasonably large: an inordinate amount of time.
advmod punct det amod appos case nmod punct root Unreasonably ADV large ADJ : PUNCT an DET inordinate ADJ amount NOUN of ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unreasonably unreasonably ADV _ 2 large advmod 2 large large ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 6 amount punct 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 amount det 5 inordinate inordinate ADJ Degree=Pos 6 amount amod 6 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 2 large appos 7 of of ADP _ 8 time case 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 amount nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 large punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 amount time nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 He spent an inordinate amount of time choosing a pencil.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod advcl det obj punct root He PRON spent VERB an DET inordinate ADJ amount NOUN of ADP time NOUN choosing VERB a DET pencil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 spent nsubj 2 spent spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 amount det 4 inordinate inordinate ADJ Degree=Pos 5 amount amod 5 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 2 spent obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 time case 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 amount nmod 8 choosing choose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 spent advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 pencil det 10 pencil pencil NOUN Number=Sing 8 choosing obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 spent punct
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1 spend past He a inordinate amount of time vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Asset 2 choose gerund He not said here a pencil vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme 3 amount time nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 The queue caused an inordinate delay.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET queue NOUN caused VERB an DET inordinate ADJ delay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queue det 2 queue queue NOUN Number=Sing 3 caused nsubj 3 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 delay det 5 inordinate inordinate ADJ Degree=Pos 6 delay amod 6 delay delay NOUN Number=Sing 3 caused obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 caused punct
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1 cause past the queue a inordinate delay vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition delay=Patient
Example 3 She was inordinately proud of her sandcastle.
nsubj cop advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON was AUX inordinately ADV proud ADJ of ADP her PRON sandcastle 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 4 proud nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 proud cop 3 inordinately inordinately ADV _ 4 proud advmod 4 proud proud ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 sandcastle case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 sandcastle nmod:poss 7 sandcastle sandcastle NOUN Number=Sing 4 proud obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 proud punct
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1 is past She of her sandcastle; inordinately, proud property tree rules
Example 4 We received an inordinate number of emails about lost property.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod case amod nmod punct root We PRON received VERB an DET inordinate ADJ number NOUN of ADP emails NOUN about ADP lost VERB property NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 received nsubj 2 received receive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 number det 4 inordinate inordinate ADJ Degree=Pos 5 number amod 5 number number NOUN Number=Sing 2 received obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 emails case 7 emails email NOUN Number=Plur 5 number nmod 8 about about ADP _ 10 property case 9 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 property amod 10 property property NOUN Number=Sing 7 emails nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 received punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 receive past We a inordinate number of emails about lost property vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme 2 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The film was of inordinate length — almost four hours.
det nsubj cop case amod punct advmod nummod parataxis punct root The DET film NOUN was AUX of ADP inordinate ADJ length NOUN — PUNCT almost ADV four NUM hours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 6 length nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 length cop 4 of of ADP _ 6 length case 5 inordinate inordinate ADJ Degree=Pos 6 length amod 6 length length NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 — - PUNCT _ 10 hours punct 8 almost almost ADV _ 9 four advmod 9 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 hours nummod 10 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 6 length parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 length punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the film of inordinate length tree rules
Example 6 The cat spends an inordinate amount of time asleep.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod xcomp punct root The DET cat NOUN spends VERB an DET inordinate ADJ amount NOUN of ADP time NOUN asleep ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 spends nsubj 3 spends spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 amount det 5 inordinate inordinate ADJ Degree=Pos 6 amount amod 6 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 3 spends obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 time case 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 amount nmod 9 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 3 spends xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 spends punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 spend present the cat a inordinate amount of time asleep property vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Asset 2 amount time nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
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