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nought

Who acts: you, Nought point, 's, temperature, million, Anything · What happens: spell, write, be, let, play, fall · To what, where: naught, nought, units column, 's, noughts, six noughts · Speech: someone speaks here

«nought» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: nought in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

The number zero, 0.

detappospunctconjpunctrootTheDETnumberNOUNzeroNUM,PUNCT0NUM.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 numberdet
2numbernumberNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3zerozeroNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card2 numberappos
4,,PUNCT_5 0punct
500NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 zeroconj
6..PUNCT_2 numberpunct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

Nothing (more often spelled "naught").

punctadvmodadvmodaclpunctobjpunctpunctpunctrootNothingPRON(PUNCTmoreADVoftenADVspelledVERB"PUNCTnaughtPRON"PUNCT)PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NothingnothingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Negrootroot
2((PUNCT_5 spelledpunct
3moremoreADVDegree=Cmp5 spelledadvmod
4oftenoftenADV_5 spelledadvmod
5spelledspellVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass1 Nothingacl
6""PUNCT_7 naughtpunct
7naughtnaughtPRONPronType=Neg5 spelledobj
8""PUNCT_7 naughtpunct
9))PUNCT_5 spelledpunct
10..PUNCT_1 Nothingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1spellparticiplenaughtoften propertyvn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent naught=Theme

Example 1

Write a nought in the units column.

detobjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootWriteVERBaDETnoughtPRONinADPtheDETunitsNOUNcolumnNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WritewriteVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 noughtdet
3noughtnoughtPRONPronType=Neg1 Writeobj
4ininADP_7 columncase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 columndet
6unitsunitNOUNNumber=Plur7 columncompound
7columncolumnNOUNNumber=Sing1 Writeobl
8..PUNCT_1 Writepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1writeimperativeyou not said herenoughtthe units columnvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nought=Theme in column=Destination

Example 2

Nought point five is the same as a half.

compoundnsubjflatcopdetcasedetoblpunctrootNoughtPRONpointNOUNfiveNUMisAUXtheDETsameADJasADPaDEThalfNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NoughtnoughtPRONPronType=Neg2 pointcompound
2pointpointNOUNNumber=Sing6 samensubj
3fivefiveNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card2 pointflat
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 samecop
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 samedet
6samesameADJDegree=Posrootroot
7asasADP_9 halfcase
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 halfdet
9halfhalfNOUNNumber=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac6 sameobl
10..PUNCT_6 samepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentNought pointas a half; same propertytree rules

Example 3

Let's play noughts and crosses.

objxcompobjccconjpunctrootLetVERB'sPRONplayVERBnoughtsNOUNandCCONJcrossesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LetletVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2'swePRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs1 Letobj
3playplayVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Letxcomp
4noughtsnoughtNOUNNumber=Plur3 playobj
5andandCCONJ_6 crossescc
6crossescrossNOUNNumber=Plur4 noughtsconj
7..PUNCT_1 Letpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1letimperativeyou not said here'stree rules
2playinfinitive's not said herenoughts and crossesvn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nought=Theme

Example 4

The temperature fell to nought degrees.

detnsubjcasecompoundoblpunctrootTheDETtemperatureNOUNfellVERBtoADPnoughtPRONdegreesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 temperaturedet
2temperaturetemperatureNOUNNumber=Sing3 fellnsubj
3fellfallVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoADP_6 degreescase
5noughtnoughtPRONPronType=Neg6 degreescompound
6degreesdegreeNOUNNumber=Plur3 fellobl
7..PUNCT_3 fellpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fallpastthe temperatureto nought degreesvn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to degree=Theme

Example 5

A million has six noughts.

detnsubjnummodobjpunctrootADETmillionNUMhasVERBsixNUMnoughtsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 milliondet
2millionmillionNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card3 hasnsubj
3hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4sixsixNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card5 noughtsnummod
5noughtsnoughtNOUNNumber=Plur3 hasobj
6..PUNCT_3 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresenta millionsix noughtsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nought=Patient

Example 6

Anything multiplied by nought is nought.

nsubjaclcaseoblcoppunctrootAnythingPRONmultipliedVERBbyADPnoughtPRONisAUXnoughtPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnythinganythingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind6 noughtnsubj
2multipliedmultiplyVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass1 Anythingacl
3bybyADP_4 noughtcase
4noughtnoughtPRONPronType=Neg2 multipliedobl
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 noughtcop
6noughtnoughtPRONPronType=Negrootroot
7..PUNCT_6 noughtpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1multiplyparticipleby noughtvn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent by nought=Co-Theme
2is apresentAnythingnoughttree rules

Example 7

The score was three–nought. (UK sport usually says "three–nil")

Sentence 1: The score was three–nought.

detnsubjcoppunctappospunctrootTheDETscoreNOUNwasAUXthreeNUM–PUNCTnoughtPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 scoredet
2scorescoreNOUNNumber=Sing4 threensubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 threecop
4threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Cardrootroot
5–-PUNCT_6 noughtpunct
6noughtnoughtPRONPronType=Neg4 threeappos
7..PUNCT_4 threepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastthe scorethreetree rules

Sentence 2: (UK sport usually says "three–nil")

punctcompoundnsubjadvmodpunctnummodpunctobjpunctpunctroot(PUNCTUKPROPNsportNOUNusuallyADVsaysVERB"PUNCTthreeNUM–PUNCTnilNOUN"PUNCT)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_5 sayspunct
2UKUKPROPNNumber=Sing3 sportcompound
3sportsportNOUNNumber=Sing5 saysnsubj
4usuallyusuallyADV_5 saysadvmod
5sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6""PUNCT_9 nilpunct
7threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card9 nilnummod
8––PUNCT_9 nilpunct
9nilnilNOUNNumber=Sing5 saysobj
10""PUNCT_9 nilpunct
11))PUNCT_5 sayspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresentUK sportthree nilusually propertyvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nil=Topic

Example 8

She saw nought the first day.

nsubjobjdetamodobl:unmarkedpunctrootShePRONsawVERBnoughtPRONtheDETfirstADJdayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 sawnsubj
2sawseeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3noughtnoughtPRONPronType=Neg2 sawobj
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 daydet
5firstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord6 dayamod
6daydayNOUNNumber=Sing2 sawobl:unmarked
7..PUNCT_2 sawpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1seepastShenoughtdayvn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nought=Stimulus

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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