misbehave Who acts: machine, printer, you, puppy, little brother, brother · What happens: misbehave, mean, behave, be, not follow, not work · To what, where: rules, shoe, Two boys, school trip · Speech: someone speaks here
«misbehave» 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: misbehave in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To misbehave means to behave badly, to be naughty or not follow the rules.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj mark xcomp advmod punct mark cop parataxis cc advmod conj det obj punct root To PART misbehave VERB means VERB to PART behave VERB badly ADV , PUNCT to PART be AUX naughty ADJ or CCONJ not PART follow VERB the DET rules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 misbehave mark 2 misbehave misbehave VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 behave mark 5 behave behave VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 5 behave advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 naughty punct 8 to to PART _ 10 naughty mark 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 naughty cop 10 naughty naughty ADJ Degree=Pos 5 behave parataxis 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 follow cc 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 follow advmod 13 follow follow VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 naughty conj 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 rules det 15 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 13 follow obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 misbehave to-infinitive tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 behave not said to happen to-infinitive badly property vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 4 is to-infinitive naughty property tree rules 5 not follow infinitive the rules vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=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 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A machine that misbehaves does not work as it should.
det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl aux advmod mark nsubj advcl punct root A DET machine NOUN that PRON misbehaves VERB does AUX not PART work VERB as SCONJ it PRON should AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 machine det 2 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 7 work nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 misbehaves nsubj 4 misbehaves misbehave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 machine acl:relcl 5 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 work aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 work advmod 7 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 as as SCONJ _ 10 should mark 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 should nsubj 10 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 work advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 work punct
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1 misbehave present a machine tree rules 2 not work present · do-support a machine vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"the printer is misbehaving again".
punct det nsubj aux advmod punct punct root " PUNCT the DET printer NOUN is AUX misbehaving VERB again ADV " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 misbehaving punct 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 printer det 3 printer printer NOUN Number=Sing 5 misbehaving nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 misbehaving aux 5 misbehaving misbehave VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 again again ADV _ 5 misbehaving advmod 7 " " PUNCT _ 5 misbehaving punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 misbehaving punct
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1 misbehave in a quote present · progressive the printer again tree rules
Example 1 If you misbehave, you'll miss break time.
mark nsubj advcl punct nsubj aux compound obl:unmarked punct root If SCONJ you PRON misbehave VERB , PUNCT you PRON 'll AUX miss VERB break NOUN time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 misbehave mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 misbehave nsubj 3 misbehave misbehave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 miss advcl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 misbehave punct 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 miss nsubj 6 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 miss aux 7 miss miss VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 break break NOUN Number=Sing 9 time compound 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 7 miss obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 miss punct
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1 misbehave a condition, not said to happen present you tree rules 2 miss future you time vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
Example 2 The puppy misbehaved and chewed my shoe.
det nsubj cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET puppy NOUN misbehaved VERB and CCONJ chewed VERB my PRON shoe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 misbehaved nsubj 3 misbehaved misbehave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 chewed cc 5 chewed chew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 misbehaved conj 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 shoe nmod:poss 7 shoe shoe NOUN Number=Sing 5 chewed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 misbehaved punct
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1 misbehave past the puppy tree rules 2 chew past the puppy not said here my shoe vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient
Example 3 Two boys misbehaved on the school trip.
nummod acl case det compound obl punct root Two NUM boys NOUN misbehaved VERB on ADP the DET school NOUN trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 boys nummod 2 boys boy NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 misbehaved misbehave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 boys acl 4 on on ADP _ 7 trip case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 trip det 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 trip compound 7 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 3 misbehaved obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 boys punct
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1 misbehave participle Two boys not said here the school trip tree rules
Example 4 My little brother always misbehaves when he's tired.
nmod:poss amod nsubj advmod mark nsubj cop ccomp punct root My PRON little ADJ brother NOUN always ADV misbehaves VERB when SCONJ he PRON 's AUX tired ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 brother nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 misbehaves nsubj 4 always always ADV PronType=Tot 5 misbehaves advmod 5 misbehaves misbehave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 when when SCONJ _ 9 tired mark 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 tired nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 tired cop 9 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 5 misbehaves ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 misbehaves punct
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1 misbehave present My little brother always property tree rules 2 is present brother tired property tree rules
Example 5 The computer is misbehaving again.
det nsubj aux advmod punct root The DET computer NOUN is AUX misbehaving VERB again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 computer det 2 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 4 misbehaving nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 misbehaving aux 4 misbehaving misbehave VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 again again ADV _ 4 misbehaving advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 misbehaving punct
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1 misbehave present · progressive the computer again tree rules
Example 6 Nobody misbehaved during the assembly.
nsubj case det obl punct root Nobody PRON misbehaved VERB during ADP the DET assembly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 misbehaved nsubj 2 misbehaved misbehave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 during during ADP _ 5 assembly case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 assembly det 5 assembly assembly NOUN Number=Sing 2 misbehaved obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 misbehaved punct
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1 misbehave past Nobody during the assembly tree rules
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