insolence
Who acts: Insolence, king, you, I · What happens: be, not tolerate, stop, say, not forgive · To what, where: rude cheeky behaviour, proud manner, such insolence, insolence · Speech: someone speaks here
«insolence» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: insolence in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Insolence is rude, cheeky behaviour towards someone in charge or older than you.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insolence | insolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 behaviour | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 behaviour | cop |
| 3 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 behaviour | amod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 rude | punct |
| 5 | cheeky | cheeky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 behaviour | amod |
| 6 | behaviour | behaviour | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 8 someone | case |
| 8 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 6 behaviour | nmod |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 charge | case |
| 10 | charge | charge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 someone | nmod |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 older | cc |
| 12 | older | old | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 someone | conj |
| 13 | than | than | ADP | _ | 14 you | case |
| 14 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 older | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 behaviour | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Insolence | rude cheeky behaviour | towards someone | tree rules |
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
Insolence is a proud and disrespectful manner.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insolence | insolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 manner | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 manner | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 manner | det |
| 4 | proud | proud | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 manner | amod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 disrespectful | cc |
| 6 | disrespectful | disrespectful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 proud | conj |
| 7 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 manner | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Insolence | a proud manner | tree rules |
Example 1
The king would not tolerate such insolence.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 tolerate | nsubj |
| 3 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 tolerate | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 tolerate | advmod |
| 5 | tolerate | tolerate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 insolence | amod |
| 7 | insolence | insolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 tolerate | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 tolerate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not tolerate | would | the king | such insolence | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer insolence=Stimulus |
Example 2
Stop that insolence and say sorry.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 insolence | det |
| 3 | insolence | insolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Stop | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 say | cc |
| 5 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Stop | conj |
| 6 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 say | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Stop | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | that insolence | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality insolence=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | say speech: apologize | infinitive | you not said here | sorry property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
I will not forgive your insolence.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 forgive | nsubj |
| 2 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 forgive | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 forgive | advmod |
| 4 | forgive | forgive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 insolence | nmod:poss |
| 6 | insolence | insolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 forgive | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 forgive | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not forgive | future | I | your insolence | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insolence=Theme |
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