irregularities
Who acts: things, News, club, Exam board, doctor, table top · What happens: not be, be, find, account, cancel, report · To what, where: irregularities, accounts, election, one test centre, irregularity, heartbeat
«irregularities» 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: irregularities in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: euphemism, official — kept apart, not parsed.
fraud, cheating or wrongdoing, especially with money, votes or exams.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fraud | fraud | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 cheating | punct |
| 3 | cheating | cheating | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 fraud | conj |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 wrongdoing | cc |
| 5 | wrongdoing | wrongdoing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 fraud | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 money | punct |
| 7 | especially | especially | ADV | _ | 9 money | advmod |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 money | case |
| 9 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 fraud | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 votes | punct |
| 11 | votes | vote | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 fraud | conj |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 exams | cc |
| 13 | exams | exam | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 votes | conj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 fraud | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: literal — kept apart, not parsed.
things that are not even, regular or normal (an irregularity in a surface, in a heartbeat).
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 regular | nsubj |
| 2 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 regular | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 regular | cop |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 regular | advmod |
| 5 | even | even | ADV | _ | 7 regular | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 regular | punct |
| 7 | regular | regular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 normal | cc |
| 9 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 regular | conj |
| 10 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 12 irregularity | punct |
| 11 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 irregularity | det |
| 12 | irregularity | irregularity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 regular | parataxis |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 surface | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 surface | det |
| 15 | surface | surface | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 irregularity | nmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 heartbeat | punct |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 heartbeat | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 heartbeat | det |
| 19 | heartbeat | heartbeat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 irregularity | conj |
| 20 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 12 irregularity | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 regular | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | things | regular property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | things not said here | tree rules |
Example 1
News: Auditors found irregularities in the club's accounts.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | News | news | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 found | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 Auditors | punct |
| 3 | Auditors | auditor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 found | nsubj |
| 4 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | irregularities | irregularity | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 found | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 accounts | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 club | det |
| 8 | club | club | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 accounts | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 club | case |
| 10 | accounts | account | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 found | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 found | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | past | News | irregularities | the club's accounts | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent irregularity=Topic | |||
| 2 | account | the club | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 2
The election was cancelled after reports of irregularities.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 election | det |
| 2 | election | election | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cancelled | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 cancelled | aux:pass |
| 4 | cancelled | cancel | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 6 reports | case |
| 6 | reports | report | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 cancelled | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 irregularities | case |
| 8 | irregularities | irregularity | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 reports | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 cancelled | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cancel | past · passive | the election | after reports of irregularities | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | report | irregularities | nom report «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Example 3
Exam board: We are investigating irregularities at one test centre.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exam | exam | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 board | compound |
| 2 | board | board | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 investigating | nsubj |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 investigating | punct |
| 4 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 investigating | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 investigating | aux |
| 6 | investigating | investigate | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 7 | irregularities | irregularity | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 investigating | obj |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 centre | case |
| 9 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 centre | nummod |
| 10 | test | test | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 centre | compound |
| 11 | centre | centre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 investigating | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 investigating | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | investigate | present · progressive | Exam board | irregularities | one test centre | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent irregularity=Theme |
Example 4
The doctor noticed an irregularity in his heartbeat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 doctor | det |
| 2 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 noticed | nsubj |
| 3 | noticed | notice | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 irregularity | det |
| 5 | irregularity | irregularity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 noticed | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 heartbeat | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 heartbeat | nmod:poss |
| 8 | heartbeat | heartbeat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 noticed | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 noticed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | notice | past | the doctor | a irregularity | doctor's heartbeat | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer irregularity=Stimulus |
Example 5
The table top had small irregularities in the wood.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 top | det |
| 2 | table | table | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 top | compound |
| 3 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 irregularities | amod |
| 6 | irregularities | irregularity | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 had | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 wood | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 wood | det |
| 9 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the table top | small irregularities | the wood | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent irregularity=Patient |
Example 6
Chat: «financial irregularities» = someone took the money
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chat | chat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 took | nsubj |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 irregularities | punct |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 irregularities | punct |
| 4 | financial | financial | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 irregularities | amod |
| 5 | irregularities | irregularity | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Chat | appos |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 irregularities | punct |
| 7 | = | = | SYM | _ | 9 took | punct |
| 8 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 9 took | nsubj |
| 9 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 money | det |
| 11 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 took | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | Chat | the money | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
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