never

Who acts: I, He, million years, time, She, Tom · What happens: not mean, not mind, mean, not worry, be, not say · To what, where: strong way, it, 12, strong no, that, stiff forms · Speech: someone speaks here

«never» in the school dictionary: its 7 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: never in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Never means not at any time, not even once.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 means	advmod
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 time	case
5	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	6 time	det
6	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 once	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 once	advmod
9	even	even	ADV	_	10 once	advmod
10	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	2 means	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not mean	present					time	once property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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

Never can also mean «not» in a strong way: «Never mind» means do not worry about it.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	4 mean	advmod
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 not	punct
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 way	advmod
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 not	punct
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 way	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 way	det
10	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 way	amod
11	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obl
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 mind	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 mind	punct
14	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	15 mind	advmod
15	mind	mind	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	17 means	nsubj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 mind	punct
17	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	parataxis
18	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	20 worry	aux
19	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	20 worry	advmod
20	worry	worry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 means	ccomp
21	about	about	ADP	_	22 it	case
22	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 worry	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	not mean	can	in a strong way	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
2	not mind in a quote	infinitive		vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	not worry	infinitive · do-support	about way	vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about it=Stimulus

Meaning 3

«Never ever» is a strong way to say never.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 way	punct
2	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	3 ever	advmod
3	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	8 way	advmod
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 ever	punct
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 way	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
7	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	10 say	mark
10	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 way	acl
11	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	10 say	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a strong way			ever		tree rules
2	not say speech: assert	to-infinitive							vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: casual, UK, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

«Never!» or «you never!» means I can't believe it: «He ate 12? Never!».

Sentence 1: «Never!» or «you never!» means I can't believe it: «He ate 12?

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Never	punct
2	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	11 means	nsubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Never	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Never	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 means	cc
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 means	punct
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 means	nsubj
8	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	11 means	advmod
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	8 never	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 never	punct
11	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 believe	nsubj
13	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 believe	aux
14	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 believe	advmod
15	believe	believe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 means	ccomp
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 believe	obj
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	20 ate	punct
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 ate	punct
19	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 ate	nsubj
20	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 means	conj
21	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	20 ate	obj
22	?	?	PUNCT	_	11 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	not mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not believe	can	I	it	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
3	eat in a quote	past	He	12	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 12=Patient

Sentence 2: Never!».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Never	punct
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	1 Never	punct
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Never	punct

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

Meaning 5

Usage: casual, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

«I never» often means simply «I didn't» about one time: «I never touched it!».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 means	nsubj
3	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	6 means	advmod
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 never	punct
5	often	often	ADV	_	6 means	advmod
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	simply	simply	ADV	_	6 means	advmod
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 did	punct
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 did	nsubj
10	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 means	ccomp
11	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 did	advmod
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 did	punct
13	about	about	ADP	_	15 time	case
14	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 time	nummod
15	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 did	obl
16	:	:	PUNCT	_	20 touched	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 touched	punct
18	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	20 touched	nsubj
19	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	20 touched	advmod
20	touched	touch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 means	parataxis
21	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 touched	obj
22	!	!	PUNCT	_	20 touched	punct
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 touched	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	not mean	present	I			often, simply property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not do in a quote	past	I		time		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not touch in a quote	past	I	it			vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme

Meaning 6

Usage: rough — kept apart, not parsed.

«Never in a million years» and «not never» (broken grammar) mean a strong no: «I ain't never doing that.».

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 years	punct
2	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	6 years	advmod
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 years	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 million	det
5	million	million	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 years	nummod
6	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 mean	nsubj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 years	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 grammar	cc
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 grammar	punct
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 grammar	advmod
11	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	15 grammar	advmod
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 never	punct
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 grammar	punct
14	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 grammar	amod
15	grammar	grammar	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 years	conj
16	)	)	PUNCT	_	15 grammar	punct
17	mean	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 no	det
19	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 no	amod
20	no	no	NOUN	_	17 mean	obj
21	:	:	PUNCT	_	17 mean	punct
22	«	«	PUNCT	_	24 ai	punct
23	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	24 ai	nsubj
24	ai	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 mean	parataxis
25	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	27 doing	advmod
26	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	27 doing	advmod
27	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	24 ai	advcl
28	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	27 doing	obj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	24 ai	punct
30	»	»	PUNCT	_	24 ai	punct
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	break	participle			vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	mean	present	million years and broken grammar	a strong no	tree rules
3	not do in a quote	gerund	million years and broken grammar not said here	that	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality

Meaning 7

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

«At no time», «on no occasion» and «under no circumstances» are the stiff forms: «Under no circumstances may the door be left open.».

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 time	punct
2	At	at	ADP	_	4 time	case
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 time	det
4	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 forms	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 time	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 occasion	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 occasion	punct
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 occasion	case
9	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	10 occasion	det
10	occasion	occasion	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 time	parataxis
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 occasion	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 circumstances	cc
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 circumstances	punct
14	under	under	ADP	_	16 circumstances	case
15	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	16 circumstances	det
16	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 occasion	conj
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 occasion	punct
18	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 forms	cop
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 forms	det
20	stiff	stiff	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 forms	amod
21	forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
22	:	:	PUNCT	_	21 forms	punct
23	«	«	PUNCT	_	31 left	punct
24	Under	under	ADP	_	26 circumstances	case
25	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	26 circumstances	det
26	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	31 left	obl
27	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	31 left	aux
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 door	det
29	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 left	nsubj:pass
30	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	31 left	aux:pass
31	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 forms	parataxis
32	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	31 left	xcomp
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	31 left	punct
34	»	»	PUNCT	_	31 left	punct
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	21 forms	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	no time	the stiff forms					tree rules
2	leave in a quote	may · passive		the door		no circumstances		open property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme under circumstance=Location

Example 1

She never eats the red candies.

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	3 eats	nsubj
2	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	3 eats	advmod
3	eats	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 candies	det
5	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 candies	amod
6	candies	candy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 eats	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 eats	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not eat	present	She	the red candies					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent candy=Patient

Example 2

He never misses a day of practice.

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	3 misses	nsubj
2	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	3 misses	advmod
3	misses	miss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 day	det
5	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 misses	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 practice	case
7	practice	practice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 day	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 misses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not miss	present	He				day		vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

Tom never spends his coins.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 spends	nsubj
2	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	3 spends	advmod
3	spends	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 coins	nmod:poss
5	coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 spends	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not spend	present	Tom	Tom's coins					vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Asset
2	coin		Tom						nom coin «possession transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Never cross the road without looking both ways.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 cross	advmod
2	cross	cross	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 road	det
4	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cross	obj
5	without	without	SCONJ	_	6 looking	mark
6	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 cross	advcl
7	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	8 ways	det
8	ways	way	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 looking	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cross	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not cross	imperative	you not said here	the road					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient
2	look	gerund	you not said here	both ways					vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=Attribute

Example 5

I have never been on a plane.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	7 plane	advmod
4	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 plane	cop
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 plane	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 plane	det
7	plane	plane	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	I						vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	not is	participle				a plane			tree rules

Example 6

Never mind, we can try again tomorrow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 mind	advmod
2	mind	mind	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 try	punct
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 try	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 try	aux
6	try	try	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 mind	ccomp
7	again	again	ADV	_	6 try	advmod
8	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 try	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not mind	imperative	you not said here						vn care-88.1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	try	can	we				again; tomorrow		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 7

A square never has five sides.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 square	det
2	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
3	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	4 has	advmod
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 sides	nummod
6	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not have	present	a square	five sides					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient

Example 8

Better late than never!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Better	well	ADV	Degree=Cmp	2 late	advmod
2	late	late	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	than	than	ADP	_	4 never	case
4	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 late	obl
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 late	punct

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

Example 9

«She got 20 out of 20.» «Never! Seriously?» (casual)

Sentence 1: «She got 20 out of 20.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct
2	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 got	nsubj
3	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 got	obj
5	out	out	ADP	_	7 20	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 20	case
7	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 20	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get in a quote	past	She	20		20			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 20=Stimulus

Sentence 2: «Never!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Never	punct
2	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	root	root
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Never	punct

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

Sentence 3: Seriously?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seriously	seriously	ADV	_	root	root
2	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Seriously	punct
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	1 Seriously	punct

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

Sentence 4: (casual)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 casual	punct
2	casual	casual	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 casual	punct

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

Example 10

I never took your crisps, ask him (casual, means «I didn't»)

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 took	nsubj
2	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	3 took	advmod
3	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 crisps	nmod:poss
5	crisps	crisp	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 took	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 ask	punct
7	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 took	conj
8	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 ask	obj
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 casual	punct
10	casual	casual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ask	ccomp
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 means	punct
12	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 took	parataxis
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 did	punct
14	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 did	nsubj
15	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 means	ccomp
16	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 did	advmod
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 did	punct
18	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	not take	past	I	your crisps		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crisp=Theme
2	ask speech: ask	infinitive	I not said here		him = he	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
3	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	not do in a quote	past	I			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 11

Never in a million years, mate — sod off. (rough)

Sentence 1: Never in a million years, mate — sod off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	5 years	advmod
2	in	in	ADP	_	5 years	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 million	det
4	million	million	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 years	nummod
5	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 mate	punct
7	mate	mate	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 years	conj
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 sod	punct
9	sod	sod	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 years	acl:relcl
10	off	off	ADP	_	9 sod	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 years	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sod off	infinitive	million years and mate not said here						vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (rough)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 rough	punct
2	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 rough	punct

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

Example 12

At no time did the number of passengers exceed 40; state the maximum possible number. (formal exam)

Sentence 1: At no time did the number of passengers exceed 40; state the maximum possible number.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	3 time	case
2	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	3 time	det
3	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	obl
4	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 number	det
6	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 exceed	nsubj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 passengers	case
8	passengers	passenger	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 number	nmod
9	exceed	exceed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 did	parataxis
10	40	40	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 exceed	obj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 state	punct
12	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	obl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 number	det
14	maximum	maximum	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 number	amod
15	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 number	amod
16	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 state	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past		state the maximum possible number			time		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	exceed	present	the number of passengers	40					vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot 40=Theme

Sentence 2: (formal exam)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 exam	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 exam	amod
3	exam	exam	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 exam	punct

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

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