matter Who acts: Matter, things, feelings, It, you, Solids · What happens: be, make, take up, have, deal, matter · To what, where: everything, space, mass, subject, matter, order · Speech: someone speaks here
«matter» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: matter in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Matter is what everything is made of; all things that take up space and have mass are matter.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl obl punct det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt obj cc conj obj cop acl:relcl punct root Matter NOUN is AUX what PRON everything PRON is AUX made VERB of ADP ; PUNCT all DET things NOUN that PRON take VERB up ADP space NOUN and CCONJ have VERB mass NOUN are AUX matter ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 3 what nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 what cop 3 what what PRON PronType=Int root root 4 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 made nsubj:pass 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 made aux:pass 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 what acl:relcl 7 of of ADP _ 6 made obl 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 matter punct 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 things det 10 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 19 matter nsubj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 take nsubj 12 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 things acl:relcl 13 up up ADP _ 12 take compound:prt 14 space space NOUN Number=Sing 12 take obj 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 have cc 16 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 take conj 17 mass mass NOUN Number=Sing 16 have obj 18 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 matter cop 19 matter mat ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 what acl:relcl 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 what punct
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1 is a present Matter tree rules 2 make present · passive everything vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 3 take up present all things space vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Theme 4 have present all things not said here mass vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mass=Patient 5 is present all things mat 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.
Meaning 2 A matter is a subject or problem to deal with: a serious matter.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det cc conj mark acl obl punct det amod appos punct root A DET matter NOUN is AUX a DET subject NOUN or CCONJ problem NOUN to PART deal VERB with ADP : PUNCT a DET serious ADJ matter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 matter det 2 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 5 subject nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 subject cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 subject det 5 subject subject NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 problem cc 7 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 5 subject conj 8 to to PART _ 9 deal mark 9 deal deal VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 problem acl 10 with with ADP _ 9 deal obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 14 matter punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 matter det 13 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 14 matter amod 14 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 5 subject appos 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 subject punct
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1 is a present a matter a subject or problem tree rules 2 deal to-infinitive a matter not said here vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 To matter is to be important: your feelings matter.
mark csubj cop mark cop punct nmod:poss nsubj parataxis punct root To PART matter VERB is AUX to PART be AUX important ADJ : PUNCT your PRON feelings NOUN matter VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 matter mark 2 matter matter VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 important csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 important cop 4 to to PART _ 6 important mark 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 important cop 6 important important ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 matter punct 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 feelings nmod:poss 9 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 10 matter nsubj 10 matter matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 important parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 important punct
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1 matter to-infinitive vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 2 is present important property tree rules 3 matter present your feelings vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 4 «What's the matter?» asks what is wrong.
punct nsubj cop det ccomp punct punct nsubj cop ccomp punct root « PUNCT What PRON 's AUX the DET matter NOUN ? PUNCT » PUNCT asks VERB what PRON is AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 matter punct 2 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 matter nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 matter cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 matter det 5 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 8 asks ccomp 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 matter punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 matter punct 8 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 11 wrong nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 wrong cop 11 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 asks ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 asks punct
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1 is a in a quote present the matter tree rules 2 ask speech: ask present vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present wrong property tree rules
Example 1 It does not matter which order you add.
nsubj aux advmod det obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root It PRON does AUX not PART matter VERB which DET order NOUN you PRON add VERB . 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 matter nsubj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 matter aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 matter advmod 4 matter matter VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 which which DET PronType=Int 6 order det 6 order order NOUN Number=Sing 4 matter obj 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 add nsubj 8 add add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 order acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 matter punct
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1 not matter present · do-support It which order tree rules 2 add speech: assert present you which order not said here vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Patient
Example 2 No matter how you count, there are 12.
det nsubj advmod nsubj advcl punct expl cop punct root No DET matter NOUN how ADV you PRON count VERB , PUNCT there PRON are AUX 12 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no DET PronType=Neg 2 matter det 2 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 9 12 nsubj 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 count advmod 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 count nsubj 5 count count VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 are advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 count punct 7 there there PRON PronType=Dem 8 are expl 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 12 cop 9 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 12 punct
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1 count present you vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 2 is a present no matter 12 tree rules
Example 3 What is the matter with the sum?
cop det nsubj case det nmod punct root What PRON is AUX the DET matter NOUN with ADP the DET sum NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 matter det 4 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 with with ADP _ 7 sum case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sum det 7 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 4 matter nmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
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1 is a present the matter with the sum tree rules
Example 4 What's the matter? You look sad.
Sentence 1: What's the matter?
cop det nsubj punct root What PRON 's AUX the DET matter NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 matter det 4 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
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1 is a present the matter tree rules
Sentence 2: You look sad.
nsubj xcomp punct root You PRON look VERB sad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 look nsubj 2 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 2 look xcomp 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 look punct
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1 look present You sad property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 Everything around us is made of matter.
nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass case obl punct root Everything PRON around ADP us PRON is AUX made VERB of ADP matter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 5 made nsubj:pass 2 around around ADP _ 3 us case 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Everything nmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 matter case 7 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make present · passive Everything of matter vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 6 Solids, liquids and gases are states of matter.
nsubj punct conj cc conj cop case nmod punct root Solids NOUN , PUNCT liquids NOUN and CCONJ gases NOUN are AUX states NOUN of ADP matter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Solids solid NOUN Number=Plur 7 states nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 liquids punct 3 liquids liquid NOUN Number=Plur 1 Solids conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 gases cc 5 gases gas NOUN Number=Plur 1 Solids conj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 states cop 7 states state NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 matter case 9 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 7 states nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 states punct
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1 is a present Solids and liquids and gases states of matter tree rules
Example 7 It doesn't matter if you lose, just have fun.
nsubj aux advmod mark nsubj advcl punct advmod conj obj punct root It PRON does AUX n't PART matter VERB if SCONJ you PRON lose VERB , PUNCT just ADV have VERB fun NOUN . 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 matter nsubj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 matter aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 matter advmod 4 matter matter VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 if if SCONJ _ 7 lose mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 lose nsubj 7 lose lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 matter advcl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 have punct 9 just just ADV _ 10 have advmod 10 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 matter conj 11 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 10 have obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 matter punct
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1 not matter present · do-support It vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 2 lose a condition, not said to happen present you vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 have infinitive fun vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Patient
Example 8 Every vote matters.
det nsubj punct root Every DET vote NOUN matters VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 vote det 2 vote vote NOUN Number=Sing 3 matters nsubj 3 matters matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 matters punct
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1 matter present every vote vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Example 9 As a matter of fact, I've already finished.
case det obl case nmod punct nsubj aux advmod punct root As ADP a DET matter NOUN of ADP fact NOUN , PUNCT I PRON 've AUX already ADV finished VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 matter case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 matter det 3 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 10 finished obl 4 of of ADP _ 5 fact case 5 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 3 matter nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 matter punct 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 finished nsubj 8 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 finished aux 9 already already ADV _ 10 finished advmod 10 finished finish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 finished punct
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1 finish present · perfect I as a matter of fact vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 matter fact nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 10 “O Peter, you know it matters.”
punct discourse obl punct nsubj nsubj ccomp punct punct root “ PUNCT O INTJ Peter PROPN , PUNCT you PRON know VERB it PRON matters VERB . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 6 know punct 2 O o INTJ _ 3 Peter discourse 3 Peter Peter PROPN Number=Sing 6 know obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Peter punct 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 know nsubj 6 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 matters nsubj 8 matters matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 know ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 know punct 10 ” " PUNCT _ 6 know punct
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1 know in a quote present you Peter vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 matter in a quote present it vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
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