minimum

Who acts: minimum temperature, You, value, He, minimum number · What happens: allow, be, keep, find, do · To what, where: 2 ° C., minimum, noise, library, minimum value, list

«minimum» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: minimum in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The smallest amount, number or level possible or allowed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 amount	det
2	smallest	small	ADJ	Degree=Sup	3 amount	amod
3	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 possible	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 number	punct
5	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 amount	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 level	cc
7	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 amount	conj
8	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 allowed	cc
10	allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 possible	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 possible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	allow	participle							vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer

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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Being the smallest possible or allowed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 smallest	cop
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 smallest	det
3	smallest	small	ADJ	Degree=Sup	root	root
4	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 smallest	xcomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 allowed	cc
6	allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 possible	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 smallest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund						possible, small property	tree rules
2	allow	participle							vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"the minimum age".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 age	punct
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 age	det
3	minimum	minimum	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 age	amod
4	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 age	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 age	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The minimum temperature last night was 2 °C.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 temperature	det
2	minimum	minimum	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 temperature	amod
3	temperature	temperature	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 C.	nsubj
4	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 night	amod
5	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 temperature	nmod:unmarked
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 C.	cop
7	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 C.	nummod
8	°	°	SYM	_	9 C.	compound
9	C.	c.	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the minimum temperature last night	2 ° C.					tree rules

Example 2

You must be a minimum of 120 cm tall for this ride.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 minimum	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 minimum	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 minimum	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 minimum	det
5	minimum	minimum	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 cm	case
7	120	120	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 cm	nummod
8	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 tall	obl
9	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 minimum	conj
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 ride	case
11	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	12 ride	det
12	ride	ride	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tall	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 minimum	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	must	You	a minimum					tree rules
2	be		You not said here					of 120 cm; for this ride	tree rules

Example 3

Keep noise to a minimum in the library.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obj
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 minimum	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 minimum	det
5	minimum	minimum	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 library	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 library	det
8	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	noise		the library		to a minimum	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent noise=Theme in library=Location

Example 4

Find the minimum value in the list: 7, 3, 9, 5. It is 3.

Sentence 1: Find the minimum value in the list: 7, 3, 9, 5.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Find	find	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 value	det
3	minimum	minimum	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 value	amod
4	value	value	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Find	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 list	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 list	det
7	list	list	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Find	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 7	punct
9	7	7	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 list	appos
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 3	punct
11	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 7	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 9	punct
13	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 7	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 5	punct
15	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 7	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Find	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	imperative	you not said here	the minimum value		the list			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Topic

Sentence 2: It is 3.

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	3 3	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 3	cop
3	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 3	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	value	3					tree rules

Example 5

He did the bare minimum of homework.

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 did	nsubj
2	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 minimum	det
4	bare	bare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 minimum	amod
5	minimum	minimum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 homework	case
7	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 minimum	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	He	the bare minimum of homework					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minimum=Eventuality

Example 6

The minimum number of players is four.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 number	det
2	minimum	minimum	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 number	amod
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 four	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 players	case
5	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 number	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 four	cop
7	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 four	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the minimum number of players	four					tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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