irregularity

Who acts: irregularity, doctor, you, irregularities, coastline, Auditors · What happens: be, not be, not follow, notice, look, make · To what, where: something, pattern, irregularity, heartbeat, number pattern, election

«irregularity» 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: irregularity in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An irregularity is something that is not normal, even or regular: a bump, a gap or a change from the pattern.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 irregularity	det
2	irregularity	irregularity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	cop
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 normal	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 normal	cop
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 normal	advmod
8	normal	normal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 something	acl:relcl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 regular	punct
10	even	even	ADV	_	12 regular	advmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 regular	cc
12	regular	regular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 normal	conj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 bump	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 bump	det
15	bump	bump	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 gap	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 gap	det
18	gap	gap	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 bump	conj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 change	cc
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 change	det
21	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 bump	conj
22	from	from	ADP	_	24 pattern	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 pattern	det
24	pattern	pattern	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 bump	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a irregularity	something		tree rules
2	not is	present			normal property	tree rules
3	be					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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Something wrong or against the rules, often in money or voting: «financial irregularities».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Something	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 rules	cc
4	against	against	ADP	_	6 rules	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rules	det
6	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Something	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 money	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	10 money	advmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 money	case
10	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rules	appos
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 voting	cc
12	voting	voting	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 money	conj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 irregularities	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 irregularities	punct
15	financial	financial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 irregularities	amod
16	irregularities	irregularity	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Something	appos
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 irregularities	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Being uneven or not following a pattern.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 uneven	cop
2	uneven	uneven	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 following	cc
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 following	advmod
5	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 uneven	conj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pattern	det
7	pattern	pattern	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 following	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 uneven	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund						uneven property	tree rules
2	not follow	gerund		a pattern					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Theme

Example 1

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 2

Look for the irregularity in the number pattern.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 irregularity	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 irregularity	det
4	irregularity	irregularity	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 pattern	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pattern	det
7	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pattern	compound
8	pattern	pattern	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here			the number pattern		for the irregularity	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for irregularity=Theme in pattern=Location

Example 3

There were irregularities in the election.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 were	expl
2	were	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	irregularities	irregularity	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 were	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 election	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 election	det
6	election	election	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 were	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 were	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	irregularities			the election; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in election=Location

Example 4

The irregularity of the coastline makes it hard to measure.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 irregularity	det
2	irregularity	irregularity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 makes	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 coastline	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 coastline	det
5	coastline	coastline	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 irregularity	nmod
6	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 makes	obj
8	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 makes	xcomp
9	to	to	PART	_	10 measure	mark
10	measure	measure	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 hard	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	the irregularity of the coastline	coastline				hard property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
2	measure	to-infinitive	coastline not said here						vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Auditors found irregularities in the accounts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Auditors	auditor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	irregularities	irregularity	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 found	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 accounts	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 accounts	det
6	accounts	account	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 found	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	Auditors	irregularities		the accounts			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent irregularity=Topic

Example 6

The tiles had small irregularities.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tiles	det
2	tiles	tile	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 irregularities	amod
5	irregularities	irregularity	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the tiles	small irregularities					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent irregularity=Patient

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