mentality Who acts: person, coach, we, growth mentality, believing, Mob mentality · What happens: think, feel, win, mind, say, need · To what, where: usual way, ability, winning mentality, you, hard things, waste · Speech: someone speaks here
«mentality» 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: mentality in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The usual way a person or group thinks and feels about things; their attitude: «a winning mentality».
The tree, 17 words det amod obl:unmarked det nsubj cc conj cc conj case obl punct nmod:poss ccomp punct punct det amod appos punct punct root The DET usual ADJ way NOUN a DET person NOUN or CCONJ group NOUN thinks VERB and CCONJ feels VERB about ADP things NOUN ; PUNCT their PRON attitude NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET winning VERB mentality NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 way det 2 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 3 way amod 3 way way NOUN Number=Sing 8 thinks obl:unmarked 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 thinks nsubj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 group cc 7 group group NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 8 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 feels cc 10 feels feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 thinks conj 11 about about ADP _ 12 things case 12 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 10 feels obl 13 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 attitude punct 14 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 attitude nmod:poss 15 attitude attitude NOUN Number=Sing 8 thinks ccomp 16 : : PUNCT _ 20 mentality punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 20 mentality punct 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 mentality det 19 winning win VERB VerbForm=Ger 20 mentality amod 20 mentality mentality NOUN Number=Sing 15 attitude appos 21 » » PUNCT _ 20 mentality punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 8 thinks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other present a person or group the usual way vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 feel present a person or group not said here about things vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent about thing=Location 3 win in a quote gerund vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: 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.
Meaning 2 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A person's mind or thinking ability.
det nmod:poss case cc conj obj punct root A DET person NOUN 's PART mind NOUN or CCONJ thinking VERB ability NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 mind nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 person case 4 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 thinking cc 6 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 mind conj 7 ability ability NOUN Number=Sing 6 thinking obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 mind punct
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1 think speech: other gerund ability vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot ability=Theme 2 mind a person nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Our coach says we need a winning mentality.
nmod:poss nsubj nsubj ccomp det amod obj punct root Our PRON coach NOUN says VERB we PRON need VERB a DET winning VERB mentality NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 coach nmod:poss 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 need nsubj 5 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 says ccomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 mentality det 7 winning win VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 mentality amod 8 mentality mentality NOUN Number=Sing 5 need obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Our coach vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 need present we a winning mentality vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mentality=Theme 3 win gerund vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 A growth mentality means believing you can learn hard things.
det compound nsubj csubj obj aux ccomp amod obj punct root A DET growth NOUN mentality NOUN means VERB believing VERB you PRON can AUX learn VERB hard ADJ things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 mentality det 2 growth growth NOUN Number=Sing 3 mentality compound 3 mentality mentality NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 believing believe VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 learn csubj 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 believing obj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 learn aux 8 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means ccomp 9 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 10 things amod 10 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 8 learn obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present a growth mentality vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 believe gerund you vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus 3 learn can believing hard things vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic
Example 3 Mob mentality made the crowd start pushing.
compound nsubj det nsubj xcomp xcomp punct root Mob NOUN mentality NOUN made VERB the DET crowd NOUN start VERB pushing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mob mob NOUN Number=Sing 2 mentality compound 2 mentality mentality NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 crowd det 5 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 6 start nsubj 6 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 made xcomp 7 pushing push VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 start xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Mob mentality tree rules 2 start infinitive the crowd vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 push gerund the crowd not said here vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Grandma has a «waste not, want not» mentality.
nsubj det punct obj advmod punct conj advmod punct obj punct root Grandma NOUN has VERB a DET « PUNCT waste NOUN not PART , PUNCT want VERB not PART » PUNCT mentality NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 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 waste det 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 waste punct 5 waste waste NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 has advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 want punct 8 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 has conj 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 want advmod 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 not punct 11 mentality mentality NOUN Number=Sing 8 want obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 not have present Grandma a waste vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent waste=Patient 2 not want in a quote infinitive Grandma not said here mentality vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mentality=Theme
Example 5 Her positive mentality helped her finish the race.
nmod:poss amod nsubj obj xcomp det obj punct root Her PRON positive ADJ mentality NOUN helped VERB her PRON finish VERB the DET race NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 mentality nmod:poss 2 positive positive ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mentality amod 3 mentality mentality NOUN Number=Sing 4 helped nsubj 4 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 helped obj 6 finish finish VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 helped xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 race det 8 race race NOUN Number=Sing 6 finish obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 helped punct
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1 help past Her positive mentality her = she vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 finish infinitive her = she not said here the race vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality race=Eventuality
Example 6 The team changed its mentality after the half-time talk.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det compound punct compound obl punct root The DET team NOUN changed VERB its PRON mentality NOUN after ADP the DET half NOUN - PUNCT time NOUN talk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed nsubj 3 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 mentality nmod:poss 5 mentality mentality NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed obj 6 after after ADP _ 11 talk case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 talk det 8 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 10 time compound 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 half punct 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 11 talk compound 11 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 changed punct
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1 change past the team team's mentality after the time talk vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mentality=Patient
Example 7 Copying everyone else is called a herd mentality.
csubj:pass obj advmod aux:pass det compound xcomp punct root Copying VERB everyone PRON else ADV is AUX called VERB a DET herd NOUN mentality NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Copying copy VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 called csubj:pass 2 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 1 Copying obj 3 else else ADV _ 2 everyone advmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 mentality det 7 herd herd NOUN Number=Sing 8 mentality compound 8 mentality mentality NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 copy gerund everyone vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme 2 call speech: assert present · passive Copying a herd mentality vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»
Example 8 An «us versus them» mentality can lead to bullying.
det punct nmod case obl punct nsubj aux case obl punct root An DET « PUNCT us PRON versus ADP them PRON » PUNCT mentality NOUN can AUX lead VERB to ADP bullying NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 mentality det 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 us punct 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 An nmod 4 versus versus ADP _ 5 them case 5 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 us obl 6 » » PUNCT _ 3 us punct 7 mentality mentality NOUN Number=Sing 9 lead nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 lead aux 9 lead lead VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 to to ADP _ 11 bullying case 11 bullying bullying NOUN Number=Sing 9 lead obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 lead punct
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1 lead can a mentality to bullying vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to bullying=Patient
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