objective

Who acts: aim, learning objective, main objective, referee, you, Height · What happens: try, reach, base, measure, check, be · To what, where: lesson objective, facts, objective report, objective fact, nicest opinion, objective

«objective» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: objective in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

An aim or goal you are trying to reach (the lesson objective).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 aim	det
2	aim	aim	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 trying	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 goal	cc
4	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 aim	conj
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 trying	nsubj
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 trying	aux
7	trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 reach	mark
9	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 trying	xcomp
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 objective	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 objective	det
12	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 objective	compound
13	objective	objective	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 reach	obj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 objective	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 trying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	present · progressive	a aim or goal						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	reach not said to happen	to-infinitive	a aim or goal not said here	the lesson objective					vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent objective=Theme

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.

Based on facts and not on personal feelings or opinions; fair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Based	base	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 fair	advcl
2	on	on	ADP	_	3 facts	case
3	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Based	obl
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 feelings	cc
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 feelings	advmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 feelings	case
7	personal	personal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 feelings	amod
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 facts	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 opinions	cc
10	opinions	opinion	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 feelings	conj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 fair	punct
12	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 fair	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	base	participle				facts and personal feelings or opinions			vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on fact=Source

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Real and able to be measured or checked.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 able	cc
3	able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Real	conj
4	to	to	PART	_	6 measured	mark
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 measured	aux:pass
6	measured	measure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 able	xcomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 checked	cc
8	checked	check	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 measured	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Real	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	measure	to-infinitive · passive							vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»
2	check	participle							vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: noun, science — kept apart, not parsed.

The lens nearest the object in a microscope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lens	det
2	lens	lens	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 object	nsubj
3	nearest	near	ADJ	Degree=Sup	5 object	amod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 object	det
5	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 microscope	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 microscope	det
8	microscope	microscope	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 object	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 object	punct

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

Example 1

Today's learning objective is to measure angles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 objective	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Today	case
3	learning	learning	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 objective	compound
4	objective	objective	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 measure	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 measure	cop
6	to	to	PART	_	7 measure	mark
7	measure	measure	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	angles	angle	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 measure	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 measure	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Today's learning objective					measure property	tree rules

Example 2

Our main objective is to finish the project.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 objective	nmod:poss
2	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 objective	amod
3	objective	objective	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 finish	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 finish	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 finish	mark
6	finish	finish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 project	det
8	project	project	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 finish	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 finish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Our main objective					finish property	tree rules

Example 3

A referee must be objective and fair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 referee	det
2	referee	referee	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 objective	nsubj
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 objective	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 objective	cop
5	objective	objective	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 fair	cc
7	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 objective	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 objective	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	must	a referee					objective property	tree rules
2	be		a referee not said here						tree rules

Example 4

Write an objective report: facts only.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 report	det
3	objective	objective	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 report	amod
4	report	report	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 facts	punct
6	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Write	parataxis
7	only	only	ADV	_	6 facts	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	a objective report					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent report=Theme

Example 5

Height is an objective fact; who is nicest is an opinion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Height	height	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fact	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 fact	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fact	det
4	objective	objective	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fact	amod
5	fact	fact	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 opinion	punct
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 opinion	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 opinion	cop
9	nicest	nice	ADJ	Degree=Sup	12 opinion	amod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 opinion	cop
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 opinion	det
12	opinion	opinion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fact	parataxis
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fact	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Height	a objective fact					tree rules
2	is a	present	a objective fact	a nicest opinion					tree rules

Example 6

The team reached its objective of raising 100 pounds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reached	nsubj
3	reached	reach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 objective	nmod:poss
5	objective	objective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reached	obj
6	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 raising	mark
7	raising	raise	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 objective	acl
8	100	100	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 pounds	nummod
9	pounds	pound	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 raising	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 reached	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	past	the team	team's objective					vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent objective=Theme
2	raise	gerund	team's objective not said here	100 pounds					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pound=Theme

Example 7

Look through the objective lens of the microscope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	through	through	ADP	_	5 lens	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 lens	det
4	objective	objective	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 lens	amod
5	lens	lens	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 microscope	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 microscope	det
8	microscope	microscope	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lens	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here					through the objective lens of the microscope	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through lens=Theme

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