moderation
Who acts: Moderation, you, old man · What happens: mean, do, have, eat, drink, be · To what, where: much, something, sensible amount, sweets, moderation, tea
«moderation» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: moderation in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Moderation means doing or having something in a sensible amount, not too much.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moderation | moderation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | doing | do | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 having | cc |
| 5 | having | have | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 doing | conj |
| 6 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 having | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 amount | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 amount | det |
| 9 | sensible | sensible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 amount | amod |
| 10 | amount | amount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 having | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 much | punct |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 much | advmod |
| 13 | too | too | ADV | _ | 14 much | advmod |
| 14 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 doing | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Moderation | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | do not said to happen | gerund | Moderation not said here | much | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | have | gerund | Moderation not said here | something | a sensible amount | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
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.
Example 1
Eat sweets in moderation.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eat | eat | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | sweets | sweet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Eat | obj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 moderation | case |
| 4 | moderation | moderation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Eat | obl |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Eat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | imperative | you not said here | sweets | moderation | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient |
Example 2
The old man drank his tea with moderation.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 drank | nsubj |
| 4 | drank | drink | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 tea | nmod:poss |
| 6 | tea | tea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 drank | obj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 moderation | case |
| 8 | moderation | moderation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 drank | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 drank | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drink | past | the old man | man's tea | with moderation | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Patient |
Example 3
Moderation is wiser than greed.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moderation | moderation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wiser | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wiser | cop |
| 3 | wiser | wise | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 4 | than | than | ADP | _ | 5 greed | case |
| 5 | greed | greed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wiser | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 wiser | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Moderation | than greed; wise property | tree rules |
Example 4
Play games, but do so in moderation.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Play | play | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | games | game | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Play | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 do | punct |
| 4 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 5 do | cc |
| 5 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Play | parataxis |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 do | advmod |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 moderation | case |
| 8 | moderation | moderation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 do | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Play | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | play | imperative | you not said here | games | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme | ||||
| 2 | do | present | moderation | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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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