moral

Who acts: story, person, Moral support, moral, Telling, She · What happens: teach, do, be, believe, help, encourage · To what, where: truth, moral thing, dentist, man, money, moral question · Speech: someone speaks here

«moral» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: moral in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The lesson about right and wrong that a story teaches (the moral of the story).

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lesson	det
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	about	about	ADV	_	4 right	advmod
4	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 lesson	amod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 wrong	cc
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 right	conj
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 teaches	mark
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 story	det
9	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 teaches	nsubj
10	teaches	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 right	advcl
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 moral	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 moral	det
13	moral	moral	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lesson	appos
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 story	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 story	det
16	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 moral	nmod
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 moral	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lesson	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	teach speech: other	present	a story						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

To do with what is right and wrong (a moral choice).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	SCONJ	_	6 right	mark
4	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	6 right	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 right	cop
6	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 do	ccomp
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 wrong	cc
8	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 right	conj
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 choice	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 choice	det
11	moral	moral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 choice	amod
12	choice	choice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 right	parataxis
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 choice	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	right property	tree rules
3	be			tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Good, honest and fair (a very moral person).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 honest	punct
3	honest	honest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Good	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 fair	cc
5	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Good	conj
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 person	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 person	det
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 moral	advmod
9	moral	moral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 person	amod
10	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fair	parataxis
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 person	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Good	punct

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

Meaning 4

Morals (plural noun): a person's beliefs about right and wrong.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Morals	moral	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 right	nsubj
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 noun	punct
3	plural	plural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 noun	amod
4	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Morals	appos
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 noun	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 right	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 person	det
8	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 beliefs	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 person	case
10	beliefs	belief	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 right	nsubj
11	about	about	ADV	_	12 right	advmod
12	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 wrong	cc
14	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 right	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 right	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe		a person						nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 5

Moral support: help by being there and encouraging, not by doing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moral	moral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 support	amod
2	support	support	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 help	punct
4	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 support	acl
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 there	case
6	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 there	cop
7	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 help	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 encouraging	cc
9	encouraging	encourage	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 help	advcl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 doing	punct
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 doing	advmod
12	by	by	SCONJ	_	13 doing	mark
13	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 encouraging	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 support	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	help	infinitive	Moral support not said here		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	is	gerund		there property	tree rules
3	encourage	gerund	Moral support not said here		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4	not do	gerund	Moral support not said here		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The moral of the story is: don't tell lies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 moral	det
2	moral	moral	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tell	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 story	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 story	det
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 moral	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 tell	cop
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 tell	punct
8	do	do	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 tell	aux
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 tell	advmod
10	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	lies	lie	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 tell	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present · do-support	the moral of the story					tell property	tree rules

Example 2

Aesop's fables each end with a moral.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Aesop	Aesop	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 fables	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Aesop	case
3	fables	fable	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	5 end	det
5	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fables	appos
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 moral	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 moral	det
8	moral	moral	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 end	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fables	punct

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

Example 3

Telling the truth was the moral thing to do.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Telling	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 thing	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 truth	det
3	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Telling	obj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 thing	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 thing	det
6	moral	moral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 thing	amod
7	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 do	mark
9	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 thing	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 thing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	gerund		the truth	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient
2	is a	past	Telling	the moral thing	tree rules
3	do	to-infinitive			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

She came to the dentist with me for moral support.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 came	nsubj
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 dentist	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 dentist	det
5	dentist	dentist	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	obl
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 me	case
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 came	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 support	case
9	moral	moral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 support	amod
10	support	support	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	She			the dentist		with me; for moral support	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to dentist=Initial_Location

Example 5

He is a man of strong morals.

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	4 man	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 man	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 man	det
4	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 morals	case
6	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 morals	amod
7	morals	moral	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 man	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 man	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	a man				of strong morals	tree rules

Example 6

Should you keep money you find? That's a moral question.

Sentence 1: Should you keep money you find?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 keep	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 keep	nsubj
3	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keep	obj
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 find	nsubj
6	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 money	acl:relcl
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	should	you	money					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
2	find	present	you	money not said here					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Topic

Sentence 2: That's a moral question.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 question	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 question	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 question	det
4	moral	moral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 question	amod
5	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 question	punct

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

Example 7

“Do you mean to say that the story has a moral?”

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct
2	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 mean	nsubj
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 say	mark
6	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 mean	xcomp
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 has	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 story	det
9	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 has	nsubj
10	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 say	ccomp
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 moral	det
12	moral	moral	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 has	obj
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct
14	”	"	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean in a quote	present · do-support	you		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	say speech: ask not said to happen, in a quote	to-infinitive	you not said here		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	have in a quote	present	the story	a moral	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moral=Patient

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