intensifying

Who acts: intensifying word, hurricane, rain, we, Adding more salt, heat · What happens: become, intensify, make, move, run, add · To what, where: something, colour, word, warm water, flavour, intensifying word

«intensifying» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: intensifying in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Becoming stronger, greater or more extreme: an intensifying storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Becoming	become	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 extreme	csubj
2	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	1 Becoming	xcomp
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 greater	punct
4	greater	great	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 stronger	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 more	cc
6	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 stronger	conj
7	extreme	extreme	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 storm	punct
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 storm	det
10	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 storm	amod
11	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 extreme	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 extreme	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	gerund						strong property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	intensify	gerund							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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

Making something stronger: intensifying the colour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Making	obj
3	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 something	amod
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 intensifying	punct
5	intensifying	intensify	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Making	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 colour	det
7	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 intensifying	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	intensify	gerund		the colour					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent colour=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

An intensifying word (an intensifier) makes another word stronger, like «very», «really», «so», «totally».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 word	amod
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 makes	nsubj
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 intensifier	punct
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 intensifier	det
6	intensifier	intensifier	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	appos
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 intensifier	punct
8	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	10 word	det
10	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 makes	obj
11	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 makes	xcomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 very	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	15 very	case
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 very	punct
15	very	very	ADV	_	8 makes	obj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 very	punct
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 «	punct
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 really	punct
19	really	really	ADV	_	22 «	advmod
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 really	punct
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 «	punct
22	«	«	PUNCT	_	23 so	punct
23	so	so	ADV	_	8 makes	parataxis
24	»	»	PUNCT	_	23 so	punct
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 totally	punct
26	«	«	PUNCT	_	27 totally	punct
27	totally	totally	ADV	_	23 so	conj
28	»	»	PUNCT	_	27 totally	punct
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intensify	gerund							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	make	present	a intensifying word	another word				strong property	tree rules

Example 1

The hurricane is intensifying as it moves over warm water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hurricane	det
2	hurricane	hurricane	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 intensifying	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 intensifying	aux
4	intensifying	intensify	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	7 moves	mark
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 moves	nsubj
7	moves	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 intensifying	advcl
8	over	over	ADP	_	10 water	case
9	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 water	amod
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 moves	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 intensifying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intensify	present · progressive	the hurricane						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	move	present	hurricane			warm water			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over water=Trajectory

Example 2

The rain was intensifying, so we ran for shelter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rain	det
2	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 intensifying	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 intensifying	aux
4	intensifying	intensify	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 ran	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	8 ran	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 ran	nsubj
8	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 intensifying	advcl
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 shelter	case
10	shelter	shelter	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ran	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 intensifying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intensify	past · progressive	the rain						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	run	past	we					for shelter	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for shelter=Beneficiary

Example 3

Adding more salt kept intensifying the flavour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Adding	add	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 salt	amod
2	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 salt	amod
3	salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kept	nsubj
4	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 kept	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 flavour	det
7	flavour	flavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 intensifying	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	add speech: assert	gerund			vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	keep	past	Adding more salt		tree rules
3	intensify	gerund	Adding more salt not said here	the flavour	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent flavour=Patient

Example 4

«Very» is an intensifying word.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Very	punct
2	Very	very	ADV	_	7 word	advmod
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Very	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 word	cop
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 word	det
6	intensifying	intensify	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 word	amod
7	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intensify	gerund							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	is a	present		a intensifying word					tree rules

Example 5

The heat was intensifying through the afternoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 heat	det
2	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 intensifying	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 intensifying	aux
4	intensifying	intensify	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 afternoon	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 afternoon	det
7	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 intensifying	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 intensifying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intensify	past · progressive	the heat				afternoon		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

Competition was intensifying in the final round.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Competition	competition	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intensifying	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 intensifying	aux
3	intensifying	intensify	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 round	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 round	det
6	final	final	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 round	amod
7	round	round	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intensifying	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 intensifying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intensify	past · progressive	Competition			the final round			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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