malleable

Who acts: young minds, Gold, Metals, glass, Clay, Aluminium foil · What happens: hammer, press, bend, break, change, influence · To what, where: new shape, gold, iron, Plasticine, materials · Speech: someone speaks here

«malleable» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: malleable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

Able to be hammered, pressed or bent into a new shape without breaking, like gold, copper or clay.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	4 hammered	mark
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 hammered	aux:pass
4	hammered	hammer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Able	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 pressed	punct
6	pressed	press	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 hammered	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 bent	cc
8	bent	bend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 hammered	conj
9	into	into	ADP	_	12 shape	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 shape	det
11	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 shape	amod
12	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bent	obl
13	without	without	SCONJ	_	14 breaking	mark
14	breaking	break	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 bent	advcl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 gold	punct
16	like	like	ADP	_	17 gold	case
17	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 breaking	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 copper	punct
19	copper	copper	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 gold	conj
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 clay	cc
21	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 gold	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	hammer	to-infinitive · passive			vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»
2	press	participle			vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
3	bend	participle		a new shape	vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material into shape=Product
4	break	gerund	gold and copper or clay		vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gold=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

Easily changed or influenced by other people: «young minds are malleable».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Easily	easily	ADV	_	2 changed	advmod
2	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 influenced	cc
4	influenced	influence	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 changed	conj
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 people	case
6	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 people	amod
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 influenced	obl:agent
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 malleable	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 malleable	punct
10	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 minds	amod
11	minds	mind	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 malleable	nsubj
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 malleable	cop
13	malleable	malleable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 changed	conj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 malleable	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	change	participle		easily property	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	influence	participle			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	is in a quote	present	young minds	malleable property	tree rules

Example 1

Gold is so malleable it can be hammered thinner than paper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 malleable	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 malleable	cop
3	so	so	ADV	_	4 malleable	advmod
4	malleable	malleable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 hammered	nsubj:pass
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 hammered	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 hammered	aux:pass
8	hammered	hammer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 malleable	acl:relcl
9	thinner	thin	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 hammered	xcomp
10	than	than	ADP	_	11 paper	case
11	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 thinner	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 malleable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Gold					malleable property	tree rules
2	hammer	can · passive		Gold				thin property	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 2

Metals are malleable, but glass is brittle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Metals	metal	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 malleable	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 malleable	cop
3	malleable	malleable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 brittle	punct
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 brittle	cc
6	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 brittle	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 brittle	cop
8	brittle	brittle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 malleable	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 malleable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Metals					malleable property	tree rules
2	is	present	glass					brittle property	tree rules

Example 3

Clay is malleable when it is wet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 malleable	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 malleable	cop
3	malleable	malleable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 wet	advmod
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 wet	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 wet	cop
7	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 malleable	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 malleable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Clay					malleable property	tree rules
2	is	present	Clay					wet property	tree rules

Example 4

Aluminium foil shows that aluminium is malleable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Aluminium	aluminium	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 foil	compound
2	foil	foil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	nsubj
3	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 malleable	mark
5	aluminium	aluminium	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 malleable	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 malleable	cop
7	malleable	malleable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shows	ccomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	Aluminium foil						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	aluminium					malleable property	tree rules

Example 5

A blacksmith heats iron to make it more malleable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 blacksmith	det
2	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heats	nsubj
3	heats	heat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	iron	iron	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heats	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 heats	advcl
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 make	obj
8	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	9 malleable	advmod
9	malleable	malleable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 make	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 heats	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	heat	present	a blacksmith	iron					vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent iron=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive	a blacksmith not said here	iron				malleable property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

Example 6

Plasticine is malleable, so you can shape it easily.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Plasticine	plasticine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 malleable	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 malleable	cop
3	malleable	malleable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 shape	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	8 shape	advmod
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 shape	nsubj
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 shape	aux
8	shape	shape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 malleable	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 shape	obj
10	easily	easily	ADV	_	8 shape	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 malleable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Plasticine					malleable property	tree rules
2	shape	can	you	Plasticine				easily property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product

Example 7

Young children's ideas can be quite malleable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 children	amod
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ideas	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 children	case
4	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 malleable	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 malleable	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 malleable	cop
7	quite	quite	ADV	_	8 malleable	advmod
8	malleable	malleable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 malleable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	can	Young children's ideas					malleable property	tree rules

Example 8

We tested which materials were malleable by gently hitting them with a hammer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 tested	nsubj
2	tested	test	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	4 materials	det
4	materials	material	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 malleable	nsubj
5	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 malleable	cop
6	malleable	malleable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 tested	ccomp
7	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 hitting	mark
8	gently	gently	ADV	_	9 hitting	advmod
9	hitting	hit	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 tested	advcl
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 hitting	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 hammer	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 hammer	det
13	hammer	hammer	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hitting	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	test	past	We			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	which materials		malleable property	tree rules
3	hit	gerund	We not said here	materials = material	with a hammer; gently property	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Patient with hammer=Instrument

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