laziness Who acts: Laziness, you, Leaving, Mum, She, one · What happens: not want, work, make, be, mean, not finish · To what, where: effort, homework, grasshopper, dishes, laziness, Mum · Speech: someone speaks here
«laziness» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: laziness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Laziness is not wanting to work or make an effort, even when you are able to.
The tree, 16 words nsubj aux advmod mark xcomp cc conj det obj punct advmod advmod nsubj cop xcomp mark punct root Laziness NOUN is AUX not PART wanting VERB to PART work VERB or CCONJ make VERB an DET effort NOUN , PUNCT even ADV when ADV you PRON are AUX able ADJ to PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laziness laziness NOUN Number=Sing 4 wanting nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 wanting aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 wanting advmod 4 wanting want VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 to to PART _ 6 work mark 6 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 wanting xcomp 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 make cc 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 work conj 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 effort det 10 effort effort NOUN Number=Sing 8 make obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 able punct 12 even even ADV _ 16 able advmod 13 when when ADV PronType=Int 16 able advmod 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 able nsubj 15 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 able cop 16 able able ADJ Degree=Pos 8 make xcomp 17 to to PART _ 16 able mark 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 wanting punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not want present · progressive Laziness vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 work not said to happen to-infinitive Laziness not said here vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 make infinitive Laziness not said here a effort vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset effort=Product 4 is present you able property 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.
Example 1 His laziness meant the homework was never finished.
nmod:poss nsubj det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod ccomp punct root His PRON laziness NOUN meant VERB the DET homework NOUN was AUX never ADV finished VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 laziness nmod:poss 2 laziness laziness NOUN Number=Sing 3 meant nsubj 3 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 homework det 5 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 8 finished nsubj:pass 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 finished aux:pass 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 finished advmod 8 finished finish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 meant ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 meant punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean past His laziness vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not finish past · passive the homework vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality
Example 2 The grasshopper's laziness left him hungry in winter.
det nmod:poss case nsubj obj xcomp case obl punct root The DET grasshopper NOUN 's PART laziness NOUN left VERB him PRON hungry ADJ in ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 grasshopper det 2 grasshopper grasshopper NOUN Number=Sing 4 laziness nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 grasshopper case 4 laziness laziness NOUN Number=Sing 5 left nsubj 5 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 left obj 7 hungry hungry ADJ Degree=Pos 5 left xcomp 8 in in ADP _ 9 winter case 9 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 5 left obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 left punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 leave past the grasshopper's laziness grasshopper winter hungry property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
Example 3 Leaving the dishes out of laziness made Mum cross.
csubj det obj case case obl obj xcomp punct root Leaving VERB the DET dishes NOUN out ADP of ADP laziness NOUN made VERB Mum PROPN cross VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leaving leave VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 made csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dishes det 3 dishes dish NOUN Number=Plur 1 Leaving obj 4 out out ADP _ 6 laziness case 5 of of ADP _ 6 laziness case 6 laziness laziness NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leaving obl 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 7 made obj 9 cross cross VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 made xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 leave gerund the dishes laziness vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dish=Theme out laziness=Location 2 make past Leaving Mum tree rules 3 cross infinitive Mum not said here vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Laziness is not the same as being tired.
nsubj cop advmod det case cop obl punct root Laziness NOUN is AUX not PART the DET same ADJ as ADP being AUX tired ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laziness laziness NOUN Number=Sing 5 same nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 same cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 same advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 same det 5 same same ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 as as ADP _ 8 tired case 7 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 tired cop 8 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 5 same obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 same punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is present Laziness same property tree rules 2 is gerund tired property tree rules
Example 5 She fought her laziness and went for a run.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj case det obl punct root She PRON fought VERB her PRON laziness NOUN and CCONJ went VERB for ADP a DET run 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 2 fought nsubj 2 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 laziness nmod:poss 4 laziness laziness NOUN Number=Sing 2 fought obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 went cc 6 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 fought conj 7 for for ADP _ 9 run case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 run det 9 run run NOUN Number=Sing 6 went obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 fought punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fight past She her laziness vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laziness=Co-Agent 2 go past She not said here for a run vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for run=Beneficiary
Example 6 The cat's laziness was funny; it slept all day.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct nsubj conj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET cat NOUN 's PART laziness NOUN was AUX funny ADJ ; PUNCT it PRON slept VERB all DET day NOUN . 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 4 laziness nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 cat case 4 laziness laziness NOUN Number=Sing 6 funny nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 funny cop 6 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 slept punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 slept nsubj 9 slept sleep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 funny conj 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 11 day det 11 day day NOUN Number=Sing 9 slept obl:unmarked 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 funny punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the cat's laziness funny property tree rules 2 sleep past laziness day vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det amod cc nsubj aux conj obj advmod punct discourse punct advmod case amod conj punct root Laziness NOUN is AUX a DET serious ADJ illness NOUN and CCONJ one NUM must AUX cure VERB it PRON immediately ADV ; PUNCT yes INTJ , PUNCT even ADV from ADP early ADJ childhood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Laziness laziness NOUN Number=Sing 5 illness nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 illness cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 illness det 4 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 5 illness amod 5 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 cure cc 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 cure nsubj 8 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 cure aux 9 cure cure VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 illness conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 cure obj 11 immediately immediately ADV _ 9 cure advmod 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 childhood punct 13 yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 18 childhood discourse 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 childhood punct 15 even even ADV _ 18 childhood advmod 16 from from ADP _ 18 childhood case 17 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 18 childhood amod 18 childhood childhood NOUN Number=Sing 5 illness conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 illness punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Laziness a serious illness and early childhood tree rules 2 cure must one Laziness immediately property vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer it=Source
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