minor Who acts: person, minor key, It, Mum, minor accident, shop · What happens: not be, sound, study, be, put, not sell · To what, where: adult, music, second subject, university, minor cut, plaster
«minor» 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: minor in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Small or not very important; not serious: «a minor injury».
The tree, 10 words amod cc advmod advmod conj punct advmod punct punct det amod parataxis punct punct root Small ADJ or CCONJ not PART very ADV important ADJ ; PUNCT not PART serious ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET minor ADJ injury NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 serious amod 2 or or CCONJ _ 5 important cc 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 important advmod 4 very very ADV _ 5 important advmod 5 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Small conj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 serious punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 serious advmod 8 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 : : PUNCT _ 13 injury punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 injury punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 injury det 12 minor minor ADJ Degree=Pos 13 injury amod 13 injury injury NOUN Number=Sing 8 serious parataxis 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 injury punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 serious punct
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Meaning 2 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
In law, a person who is not yet an adult (under 18 in many countries).
The tree, 15 words case punct det conj nsubj cop advmod advmod det nmod punct case appos case amod nmod punct punct root In ADP law NOUN , PUNCT a DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX not PART yet ADV an DET adult NOUN ( PUNCT under ADP 18 NUM in ADP many ADJ countries NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 law case 2 law law NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 person punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 2 law conj 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 adult nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 adult cop 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 adult advmod 9 yet yet ADV _ 11 adult advmod 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 adult det 11 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nmod 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 18 punct 13 under under ADP _ 14 18 case 14 18 18 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 adult appos 15 in in ADP _ 17 countries case 16 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 17 countries amod 17 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 14 18 nmod 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 14 18 punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 law punct
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1 not is a present a person a adult yet tree rules
Meaning 3 In music, a minor key or chord often sounds sad.
case obl punct det amod nsubj cc conj advmod xcomp punct root In ADP music NOUN , PUNCT a DET minor ADJ key NOUN or CCONJ chord NOUN often ADV sounds VERB sad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 music case 2 music music NOUN Number=Sing 10 sounds obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 music punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 key det 5 minor minor ADJ Degree=Pos 6 key amod 6 key key NOUN Number=Sing 10 sounds nsubj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 chord cc 8 chord chord NOUN Number=Sing 6 key conj 9 often often ADV _ 10 sounds advmod 10 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sounds xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 sounds punct
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1 sound present a minor key or chord music often, sad property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in music=Location
Meaning 4 Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.
A second subject studied at university.
det amod acl case obl punct root A DET second ADJ subject NOUN studied VERB at ADP university NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 subject det 2 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 subject amod 3 subject subject NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 studied study VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 subject acl 5 at at ADP _ 6 university case 6 university university NOUN Number=Sing 4 studied obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 subject punct
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1 study participle a second subject not said here university vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 It was only a minor cut, so Mum put on a plaster.
nsubj cop advmod det amod punct advmod nsubj parataxis case det obl punct root It PRON was AUX only ADV a DET minor ADJ cut NOUN , PUNCT so ADV Mum PROPN put VERB on ADP a DET plaster 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 6 cut nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 cut cop 3 only only ADV _ 6 cut advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cut det 5 minor minor ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cut amod 6 cut cut NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 put punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 put advmod 9 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 10 put nsubj 10 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 cut parataxis 11 on on ADP _ 13 plaster case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 plaster det 13 plaster plaster NOUN Number=Sing 10 put obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 cut punct
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1 is a past It a minor cut tree rules 2 put past Mum a plaster vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on plaster=Destination
Example 2 There was a minor accident in the car park.
expl det amod nsubj case det compound nmod punct root There PRON was VERB a DET minor ADJ accident NOUN in ADP the DET car NOUN park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 accident det 4 minor minor ADJ Degree=Pos 5 accident amod 5 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 6 in in ADP _ 9 park case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 park det 8 car car NOUN Number=Sing 9 park compound 9 park park NOUN Number=Sing 5 accident nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a minor accident in the car park there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The shop cannot sell knives to minors.
det nsubj aux advmod obj case obl punct root The DET shop NOUN can AUX not PART sell VERB knives NOUN to ADP minors 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 5 sell nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 sell aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 sell advmod 5 sell sell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 knives knife NOUN Number=Plur 5 sell obj 7 to to ADP _ 8 minors case 8 minors minor NOUN Number=Plur 5 sell obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 sell punct
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1 not sell can the shop knives minors vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent knife=Theme to minor=Recipient
Example 4 This song is in a minor key and sounds sad.
det nsubj cop case det amod cc conj xcomp punct root This DET song NOUN is AUX in ADP a DET minor ADJ key NOUN and CCONJ sounds VERB sad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 song det 2 song song NOUN Number=Sing 7 key nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 key cop 4 in in ADP _ 7 key case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 key det 6 minor minor ADJ Degree=Pos 7 key amod 7 key key NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 sounds cc 9 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 key conj 10 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 9 sounds xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 key punct
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1 is present this song a minor key tree rules 2 sound present this song not said here sad property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 The dog is a minor character in the book.
det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root The DET dog NOUN is AUX a DET minor ADJ character NOUN in ADP the DET book NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 6 character nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 character cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 character det 5 minor minor ADJ Degree=Pos 6 character amod 6 character character NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 book case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 book det 9 book book NOUN Number=Sing 6 character nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 character punct
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1 is a present the dog a minor character the book tree rules
Example 6 We had a minor problem with the projector.
nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root We PRON had VERB a DET minor ADJ problem NOUN with ADP the DET projector NOUN . PUNCT 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 problem det 4 minor minor ADJ Degree=Pos 5 problem amod 5 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 projector case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 projector det 8 projector projector NOUN Number=Sing 5 problem nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We a minor problem with the projector vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Patient
Example 7 Most bumps in the playground are minor.
amod nsubj case det nmod cop punct root Most ADJ bumps NOUN in ADP the DET playground NOUN are AUX minor ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Most most ADJ Degree=Sup 2 bumps amod 2 bumps bump NOUN Number=Plur 7 minor nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 playground case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 playground det 5 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 2 bumps nmod 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 minor cop 7 minor minor ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 minor punct
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1 is present Most bumps in the playground minor property tree rules
Example 8 Minor punctuation errors (omitted or incorrect punctuation, mismatched quote marks etc.) have been amended without note.
The tree, 16 words amod compound nsubj punct acl cc amod conj punct compound obj advmod punct aux aux:pass advcl case obl punct root Minor ADJ punctuation NOUN errors NOUN ( PUNCT omitted VERB or CCONJ incorrect ADJ punctuation NOUN , PUNCT mismatched VERB quote NOUN marks NOUN etc. NOUN ) PUNCT have AUX been AUX amended VERB without ADP note NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Minor minor ADJ Degree=Pos 3 errors amod 2 punctuation punctuation NOUN Number=Sing 3 errors compound 3 errors error NOUN Number=Plur 10 mismatched nsubj 4 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 omitted punct 5 omitted omit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 errors acl 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 punctuation cc 7 incorrect incorrect ADJ Degree=Pos 8 punctuation amod 8 punctuation punctuation NOUN Number=Sing 5 omitted conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 mismatched punct 10 mismatched mismatch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 quote quote NOUN Number=Sing 12 marks compound 12 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 10 mismatched obj 13 etc. etc. NOUN Abbr=Yes Number=Plur 17 amended advmod 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 etc. punct 15 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 amended aux 16 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 17 amended aux:pass 17 amended amend VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 mismatched advcl 18 without without ADP _ 19 note case 19 note note NOUN Number=Sing 17 amended obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 mismatched punct
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1 omit participle Minor punctuation errors not said here vn neglect-75.1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 mismatch past Minor punctuation errors quote marks tree rules 3 amend present · perfect · passive Minor punctuation errors not said here without note tree rules
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