leniently Who acts: teacher, judge, Dad, it, his · What happens: mean, give, expect, treat, deal, mark · To what, where: gentle strict way, smaller punishment, late pupils, test, birthday, Rules · Speech: someone speaks here
«leniently» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: leniently in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Leniently means in a gentle, less strict way, giving a smaller punishment than expected.
The tree, 14 words advmod case det amod punct advmod amod obl punct ccomp det amod obj mark advcl punct root Leniently ADV means VERB in ADP a DET gentle ADJ , PUNCT less ADV strict ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT giving VERB a DET smaller ADJ punishment NOUN than SCONJ expected VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leniently leniently ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 9 way case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 way det 5 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 9 way amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 way punct 7 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 8 strict advmod 8 strict strict ADJ Degree=Pos 9 way amod 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 giving punct 11 giving give VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 punishment det 13 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 14 punishment amod 14 punishment punishment NOUN Number=Sing 11 giving obj 15 than than SCONJ _ 16 expected mark 16 expected expect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 giving advcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present a gentle strict way leniently property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 give gerund a smaller punishment vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent punishment=Theme 3 expect participle vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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 The teacher treated the late pupils leniently.
det nsubj det amod obj advmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN treated VERB the DET late ADJ pupils NOUN leniently ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 treated nsubj 3 treated treat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pupils det 5 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 6 pupils amod 6 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 3 treated obj 7 leniently leniently ADV _ 3 treated advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 treated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 treat past the teacher the late pupils leniently property vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pupil=Recipient
Example 2 The judge dealt leniently with the young driver.
det nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root The DET judge NOUN dealt VERB leniently ADV with ADP the DET young ADJ driver NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 3 dealt nsubj 3 dealt deal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 leniently leniently ADV _ 3 dealt advmod 5 with with ADP _ 8 driver case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 driver det 7 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 8 driver amod 8 driver driver NOUN Number=Sing 3 dealt obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 dealt punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 deal past the judge with the young driver; leniently property vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with driver=Theme
Example 3 The test was marked leniently.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod punct root The DET test NOUN was AUX marked VERB leniently ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 test det 2 test test NOUN Number=Sing 4 marked nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 marked aux:pass 4 marked mark VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 leniently leniently ADV _ 4 marked advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 marked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mark past · passive the test leniently property vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination
Example 4 Dad acted leniently because it was my birthday.
nsubj advmod mark nsubj cop nmod:poss advcl punct root Dad NOUN acted VERB leniently ADV because SCONJ it PRON was AUX my PRON birthday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 acted nsubj 2 acted act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 leniently leniently ADV _ 2 acted advmod 4 because because SCONJ _ 8 birthday mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 birthday nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 birthday cop 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 birthday nmod:poss 8 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 2 acted advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 acted punct
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1 act past Dad leniently property vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a past it my birthday tree rules
Example 5 Rules about lunch were applied leniently on sports day.
nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass advmod case compound obl punct root Rules NOUN about ADP lunch NOUN were AUX applied VERB leniently ADV on ADP sports NOUN day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 5 applied nsubj:pass 2 about about ADP _ 3 lunch case 3 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rules nmod 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 applied aux:pass 5 applied apply VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 leniently leniently ADV _ 5 applied advmod 7 on on ADP _ 9 day case 8 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 9 day compound 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 5 applied obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 applied punct
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1 apply past · passive Rules about lunch day leniently property vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 6 He was punished leniently for his first mistake.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case nmod:poss amod obl punct root He PRON was AUX punished VERB leniently ADV for ADP his PRON first ADJ mistake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 punished nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 punished aux:pass 3 punished punish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 leniently leniently ADV _ 3 punished advmod 5 for for ADP _ 8 mistake case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mistake nmod:poss 7 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 mistake amod 8 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 3 punished obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 punished punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 punish past · passive He for his first mistake; leniently property vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Patient for mistake=Theme 2 mistake his = he nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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