manner Who acts: way, person, polite ways, She, you, It · What happens: do, happen, behave, say, thank, speak · To what, where: something, way, you, calm manner, manners, bad manners · Speech: someone speaks here
«manner» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: manner in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The way in which something is done or happens.
det nsubj case obl nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl cc punct root The DET way NOUN in ADP which PRON something PRON is AUX done VERB or CCONJ happens VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 way det 2 way way NOUN Number=Sing 9 happens nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 which case 4 which which PRON PronType=Rel 7 done obl 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 done nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 done aux:pass 7 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 way acl:relcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 7 done cc 9 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 happens punct
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1 do present · passive something the way vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality 2 happen present the way vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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 The way a person behaves towards others.
det obl:unmarked det nsubj case obl punct root The DET way NOUN a DET person NOUN behaves VERB towards ADP others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 way det 2 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 behaves obl:unmarked 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 person det 4 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 behaves nsubj 5 behaves behave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 towards towards ADP _ 7 others case 7 others other NOUN Number=Plur 5 behaves obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 behaves punct
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1 behave present a person the way towards others vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 manners: polite ways of behaving, such as saying please and thank you.
The tree, 12 words nsubj punct amod mark acl punct mark fixed appos discourse cc conj obj punct root manners NOUN : PUNCT polite ADJ ways NOUN of SCONJ behaving VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP saying VERB please INTJ and CCONJ thank VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 manners manners NOUN Number=Ptan 4 ways nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 ways punct 3 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ways amod 4 ways way NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 behaving mark 6 behaving behave VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 ways acl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 saying punct 8 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ 10 saying mark 9 as as ADP _ 8 such fixed 10 saying say VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 ways appos 11 please please INTJ _ 10 saying discourse 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 thank cc 13 thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 saying conj 14 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 thank obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 ways punct
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1 behave gerund polite ways not said here vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert gerund vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 thank speech: thank present you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Meaning 4 all manner of: all kinds of.
det case punct det nmod nmod punct root all DET manner NOUN of ADP : PUNCT all DET kinds NOUN of ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 all all DET PronType=Tot 2 manner det 2 manner manner NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 6 kinds case 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 kinds punct 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 kinds det 6 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 2 manner nmod 7 of of ADP _ 6 kinds nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 manner punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 She spoke in a calm manner.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root She PRON spoke VERB in ADP a DET calm ADJ manner 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 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 6 manner case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 manner det 5 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 6 manner amod 6 manner manner NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past She a calm manner vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Mind your manners and say thank you.
nmod:poss obj cc conj ccomp obj punct root Mind VERB your PRON manners NOUN and CCONJ say VERB thank VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mind mind VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 manners nmod:poss 3 manners manners NOUN Number=Ptan 1 Mind obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 say cc 5 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Mind conj 6 thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 say ccomp 7 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 thank obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Mind punct
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1 mind imperative you not said here your manners vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manners=Theme 2 say speech: assert present you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 thank speech: thank present you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Example 3 It's bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
nsubj cop amod mark acl case nmod:poss obl amod punct root It PRON 's AUX bad ADJ manners NOUN to PART talk VERB with ADP your PRON mouth NOUN full ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 manners nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 manners cop 3 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 4 manners amod 4 manners manners NOUN Number=Ptan root root 5 to to PART _ 6 talk mark 6 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 manners acl 7 with with ADP _ 9 mouth case 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 mouth nmod:poss 9 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 6 talk obl 10 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 9 mouth amod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 manners punct
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1 is a present It bad manners tree rules 2 talk to-infinitive with your mouth vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with mouth=Co-Agent
Example 4 "Quickly" is an adverb of manner.
punct nsubj punct cop det case nmod punct root " PUNCT Quickly ADV " PUNCT is AUX an DET adverb NOUN of ADP manner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Quickly punct 2 Quickly quickly ADV _ 6 adverb nsubj 3 " " PUNCT _ 2 Quickly punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 adverb cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 adverb det 6 adverb adverb NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 manner case 8 manner manner NOUN Number=Sing 6 adverb nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 adverb punct
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1 is a present a adverb of manner tree rules
Example 5 The shop sells all manner of toys.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET shop NOUN sells VERB all DET manner NOUN of ADP toys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells nsubj 3 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 manner det 5 manner manner NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 toys case 7 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 5 manner nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sells punct
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1 sell present the shop all manner of toys vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manner=Theme
Example 6 He has a friendly manner with children.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root He PRON has VERB a DET friendly ADJ manner NOUN with ADP children 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 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 manner det 4 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 manner amod 5 manner manner NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 children case 7 children child NOUN Number=Plur 5 manner nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present He a friendly manner with children vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manner=Patient
Example 7 In a manner of speaking, we won.
case det obl mark acl punct nsubj punct root In ADP a DET manner NOUN of SCONJ speaking VERB , PUNCT we PRON won VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 manner case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 manner det 3 manner manner NOUN Number=Sing 8 won obl 4 of of SCONJ _ 5 speaking mark 5 speaking speak VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 manner acl 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 manner punct 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 won nsubj 8 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 won punct
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1 speak speech: other gerund a manner not said here vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 win past we a manner vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in manner=Eventuality
Example 8 In this manner many weeks passed by.
case det compound amod nsubj:pass obl punct root In ADP this DET manner NOUN many ADJ weeks NOUN passed VERB by ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 manner case 2 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 manner det 3 manner manner NOUN Number=Sing 5 weeks compound 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 weeks amod 5 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 6 passed nsubj:pass 6 passed pass VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 by by ADP _ 6 passed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 passed punct
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1 pass by participle · passive manner many weeks vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory
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