neutral

Who acts: referee, Pure water, Switzerland, She, you, face · What happens: not take, have, not connect, show, be, stay · To what, where: side, argument, electric charge, engine, strong feeling, war · Speech: someone speaks here

«neutral» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: neutral in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Not taking any side in an argument, game or war.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 taking	advmod
2	taking	take	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	4 side	det
4	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 taking	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 argument	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 argument	det
7	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 taking	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 game	punct
9	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 argument	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 war	cc
11	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 argument	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 taking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not take	gerund		any side		a argument and game or war			vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent side=Value in argument=Location

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: science — kept apart, not parsed.

Neither acid nor alkali (pH 7, like pure water).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	2 acid	det
2	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	4 alkali	cc
4	alkali	alkali	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 acid	conj
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 pH	punct
6	pH	ph	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 alkali	appos
7	7	7	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 pH	flat
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 water	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 water	case
10	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 water	amod
11	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pH	conj
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 pH	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 acid	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

Having no electric charge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 charge	det
3	electric	electric	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 charge	amod
4	charge	charge	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Having	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Having	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	gerund		no electric charge					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charge=Patient

Meaning 4

Of colour: not bright; beige, grey, cream.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	2 colour	case
2	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 bright	punct
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 bright	advmod
5	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 colour	amod
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 beige	punct
7	beige	beige	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bright	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 grey	punct
9	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bright	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cream	punct
11	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bright	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 colour	punct

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

Meaning 5

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The gear position in a car where the engine is not connected to the wheels.

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	3 position	det
2	gear	gear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 position	compound
3	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 car	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 car	det
6	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 position	nmod
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	12 connected	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 engine	det
9	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 connected	nsubj:pass
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 connected	aux:pass
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 connected	advmod
12	connected	connect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 car	acl:relcl
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 wheels	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 wheels	det
15	wheels	wheel	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 connected	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 position	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not connect	present · passive		the engine				to the wheels	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to wheel=Co-Patient

Meaning 6

Showing no strong feeling (a neutral face).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Showing	show	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 feeling	det
3	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 feeling	amod
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Showing	obj
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 face	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 face	det
7	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 face	amod
8	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 feeling	appos
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 face	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Showing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	gerund		no strong feeling					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient

Example 1

The referee must be neutral.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 referee	det
2	referee	referee	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 neutral	nsubj
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 neutral	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 neutral	cop
5	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 neutral	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	must	the referee					neutral property	tree rules

Example 2

Pure water is neutral, neither acid nor alkali.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 water	amod
2	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 neutral	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 neutral	cop
4	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 acid	punct
6	neither	neither	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	7 acid	cc:preconj
7	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 neutral	appos
8	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	9 alkali	cc
9	alkali	alkali	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 acid	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 neutral	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Pure water					neutral property	tree rules

Example 3

Switzerland stayed neutral in the war.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Switzerland	Switzerland	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 stayed	nsubj
2	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 stayed	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 war	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 war	det
6	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stayed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	past	Switzerland			the war		neutral property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in war=Location

Example 4

She painted the walls a neutral beige.

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 painted	nsubj
2	painted	paint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 walls	det
4	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 painted	obj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 beige	det
6	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 beige	amod
7	beige	beige	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 painted	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 painted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	paint	past	She	the walls					vn coloring-24 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent wall=Patient beige=Result

Example 5

Put the car in neutral before starting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 car	det
3	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 neutral	case
5	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Put	obl
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	7 starting	mark
7	starting	start	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Put	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	the car		neutral			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent car=Theme in neutral=Destination
2	start	gerund	you not said here						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 6

His face was neutral, so I could not tell if he was cross.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 face	nmod:poss
2	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 neutral	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 neutral	cop
4	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 tell	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	10 tell	advmod
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 tell	nsubj
8	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 tell	aux
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 tell	advmod
10	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 neutral	conj
11	if	if	SCONJ	_	14 cross	mark
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 cross	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 cross	cop
14	cross	cross	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 tell	ccomp
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 neutral	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	past	His face	neutral property	tree rules
2	not tell speech: assert	could	I		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a condition, not said to happen	past	he	cross property	tree rules

Example 7

The final was played at a neutral ground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 final	det
2	final	final	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 played	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 played	aux:pass
4	played	play	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	at	at	ADP	_	8 ground	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ground	det
7	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 ground	amod
8	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 played	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past · passive		the final		a neutral ground			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

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