oblique Who acts: Oblique, oblique line, angle, Oblique words, Oblique narration, someone · What happens: mean, slant, meet, not be, say, be · To what, where: line, angle, right angle, something, indirect way, slash sign · Speech: someone speaks here
«oblique» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: oblique in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Oblique means slanting, not straight up and not flat; at an angle.
The tree, 12 words nsubj xcomp punct advmod advmod advmod cc advmod conj punct case det parataxis punct root Oblique NOUN means VERB slanting VERB , PUNCT not PART straight ADV up ADV and CCONJ not PART flat ADJ ; PUNCT at ADP an DET angle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oblique oblique NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 slanting slant VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 up punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 up advmod 6 straight straight ADV _ 7 up advmod 7 up up ADV _ 3 slanting advmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 flat cc 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 flat advmod 10 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 7 up conj 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 angle punct 12 at at ADP _ 14 angle case 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 angle det 14 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Oblique vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 slant not said to happen gerund Oblique not said here vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=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: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
An oblique line meets another line at an angle that is not a right angle.
The tree, 15 words det amod nsubj det obj case det obl nsubj cop advmod det amod acl:relcl punct root An DET oblique ADJ line NOUN meets VERB another DET line NOUN at ADP an DET angle NOUN that PRON is AUX not PART a DET right ADJ angle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 line det 2 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 3 line amod 3 line line NOUN Number=Sing 4 meets nsubj 4 meets meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 line det 6 line line NOUN Number=Sing 4 meets obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 angle case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 angle det 9 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 4 meets obl 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 angle nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 angle cop 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 angle advmod 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 angle det 14 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 15 angle amod 15 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 9 angle acl:relcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 meets punct
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1 meet present a oblique line another line a angle vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Co-Agent 2 not is a present a angle a right angle tree rules
Meaning 3 Oblique words say something in an indirect way, not plainly.
amod nsubj obj case det amod obl punct advmod advmod punct root Oblique ADJ words NOUN say VERB something PRON in ADP an DET indirect ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT not PART plainly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 2 words amod 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 say nsubj 3 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 say obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 way case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 way det 7 indirect indirect ADJ Degree=Pos 8 way amod 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 say obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 plainly punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 plainly advmod 11 plainly plainly ADV _ 3 say advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 say punct
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1 say speech: assert present Oblique words something a indirect way plainly property vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent something=Theme in way=Manner
Meaning 4 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
An oblique is the slash sign /, as in «and/or».
det nsubj cop det compound cc punct case case punct conj punct punct root An DET oblique NOUN is AUX the DET slash NOUN sign NOUN / SYM , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT and/or NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 oblique det 2 oblique oblique NOUN Number=Sing 6 sign nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sign cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sign det 5 slash slash NOUN Number=Sing 6 sign compound 6 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 / / SYM _ 12 and/or cc 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 and/or punct 9 as as ADP _ 12 and/or case 10 in in ADP _ 12 and/or case 11 « « PUNCT _ 12 and/or punct 12 and/or and/or NOUN Number=Sing 6 sign conj 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 and/or punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 sign punct
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1 is a present a oblique the slash sign / and/or tree rules
Meaning 5 Oblique narration (also called reported speech) means telling what someone said in your own words, without repeating their exact words.
The tree, 20 words amod nsubj punct advmod acl amod xcomp punct xcomp obj nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss amod obl punct mark conj nmod:poss amod obj punct root Oblique ADJ narration NOUN ( PUNCT also ADV called VERB reported VERB speech NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB telling VERB what PRON someone PRON said VERB in ADP your PRON own ADJ words NOUN , PUNCT without SCONJ repeating VERB their PRON exact ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 2 narration amod 2 narration narration NOUN Number=Sing 9 means nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 called punct 4 also also ADV _ 5 called advmod 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 narration acl 6 reported report VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 speech amod 7 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 called punct 9 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 means xcomp 11 what what PRON PronType=Int 10 telling obj 12 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 said nsubj 13 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 what acl:relcl 14 in in ADP _ 17 words case 15 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 words nmod:poss 16 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 17 words amod 17 words word NOUN Number=Plur 13 said obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 repeating punct 19 without without SCONJ _ 20 repeating mark 20 repeating repeat VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 telling conj 21 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 23 words nmod:poss 22 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 23 words amod 23 words word NOUN Number=Plur 20 repeating obj 24 . . PUNCT _ 9 means punct
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1 call participle Oblique narration not said here reported speech vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 report participle vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 mean present Oblique narration vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 tell speech: assert not said to happen gerund Oblique narration not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient 5 say speech: assert past someone your own words vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in word=Manner 6 repeat gerund Oblique narration not said here words's exact words vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Eventuality 7 word your nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent 8 word words = word nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 The sun's rays hit the ground at an oblique angle in winter.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det obj case det amod obl case nmod punct root The DET sun NOUN 's PART rays NOUN hit VERB the DET ground NOUN at ADP an DET oblique ADJ angle NOUN in ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sun det 2 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 4 rays nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 sun case 4 rays ray NOUN Number=Plur 5 hit nsubj 5 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 ground det 7 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 5 hit obj 8 at at ADP _ 11 angle case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 angle det 10 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 11 angle amod 11 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 5 hit obl 12 in in ADP _ 13 winter case 13 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 11 angle nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 hit punct
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1 hit past the sun's rays the ground a oblique angle in winter vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent ground=Theme at angle=Destination 2 ray the sun nom ray «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Draw an oblique line from one corner of the square.
det amod obj case nummod obl case det nmod punct root Draw VERB an DET oblique ADJ line NOUN from ADP one NUM corner NOUN of ADP the DET square NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Draw draw VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 line det 3 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 4 line amod 4 line line NOUN Number=Sing 1 Draw obj 5 from from ADP _ 7 corner case 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 corner nummod 7 corner corner NOUN Number=Sing 1 Draw obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 square case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 square det 10 square square NOUN Number=Sing 7 corner nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Draw punct
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1 draw imperative you not said here a oblique line one corner of the square vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent line=Theme from corner=Initial_Location
Example 3 An oblique angle is either acute or obtuse.
det amod nsubj cop cc:preconj cc conj punct root An DET oblique ADJ angle NOUN is AUX either CCONJ acute ADJ or CCONJ obtuse ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 angle det 2 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 3 angle amod 3 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 6 acute nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 acute cop 5 either either CCONJ _ 6 acute cc:preconj 6 acute acute ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 obtuse cc 8 obtuse obtuse ADJ Degree=Pos 6 acute conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 acute punct
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1 is present a oblique angle acute property tree rules 2 be a oblique angle not said here tree rules
Example 4 The photo was taken from an oblique view above the town.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl case det nmod punct root The DET photo NOUN was AUX taken VERB from ADP an DET oblique ADJ view NOUN above ADP the DET town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 photo det 2 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 4 taken nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 taken aux:pass 4 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 from from ADP _ 8 view case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 view det 7 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 8 view amod 8 view view NOUN Number=Sing 4 taken obl 9 above above ADP _ 11 town case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 town det 11 town town NOUN Number=Sing 8 view nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 taken punct
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1 take past · passive the photo a oblique view above the town vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: subject=Theme from view=Initial_Location
Example 5 She made an oblique comment about people who are always late.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl punct root She PRON made VERB an DET oblique ADJ comment NOUN about ADP people NOUN who PRON are AUX always ADV late ADV . PUNCT 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 comment det 4 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 5 comment amod 5 comment comment NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 about about ADP _ 7 people case 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 comment nmod 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 late nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 late cop 10 always always ADV PronType=Tot 11 late advmod 11 late late ADV Degree=Pos 7 people acl:relcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past She a oblique comment about people vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comment=Product 2 is present people always, late property tree rules
Example 6 His answer was so oblique that nobody understood it.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj advcl obj punct root His PRON answer NOUN was AUX so ADV oblique ADJ that SCONJ nobody PRON understood VERB it PRON . PUNCT 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 answer nmod:poss 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 5 oblique nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 oblique cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 oblique advmod 5 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 that that SCONJ _ 8 understood mark 7 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 8 understood nsubj 8 understood understand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 oblique advcl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 understood obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 oblique punct
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1 is past His answer oblique property tree rules 2 understand past nobody answer vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus 3 answer His = he nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The ladder leaned at an oblique angle against the wall.
det acl case det amod obl case det nmod punct root The DET ladder NOUN leaned VERB at ADP an DET oblique ADJ angle NOUN against ADP the DET wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ladder det 2 ladder ladder NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 leaned lean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 ladder acl 4 at at ADP _ 7 angle case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 angle det 6 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 7 angle amod 7 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 3 leaned obl 8 against against ADP _ 10 wall case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 wall det 10 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 7 angle nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 ladder punct
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1 lean participle the ladder not said here a oblique angle against the wall vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at angle=Location
Example 8 Write the date as day oblique month in that box.
det obj case compound amod obl case det obl punct root Write VERB the DET date NOUN as ADP day NOUN oblique ADJ month NOUN in ADP that DET box NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 date det 3 date date NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obj 4 as as ADP _ 7 month case 5 day day NOUN Number=Sing 7 month compound 6 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 7 month amod 7 month month NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 box case 9 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 box det 10 box box NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Write punct
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1 write imperative you not said here the date that box month vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent date=Theme in box=Destination
Example 9 I have given him a name, and changed the narration into the oblique narration, and toned down the dialect.
The tree, 19 words nsubj aux iobj det obj punct cc conj det obj case det amod obl punct cc parataxis compound:prt det obj punct root I PRON have AUX given VERB him PRON a DET name NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ changed VERB the DET narration NOUN into ADP the DET oblique ADJ narration NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ toned VERB down ADP the DET dialect NOUN . PUNCT 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 given nsubj 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 given aux 3 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 given iobj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 name det 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing 3 given obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 changed punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 changed cc 9 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 given conj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 narration det 11 narration narration NOUN Number=Sing 9 changed obj 12 into into ADP _ 15 narration case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 narration det 14 oblique oblique ADJ Degree=Pos 15 narration amod 15 narration narration NOUN Number=Sing 9 changed obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 toned punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 toned cc 18 toned tone VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 changed parataxis 19 down down ADP _ 18 toned compound:prt 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 dialect det 21 dialect dialect NOUN Number=Sing 18 toned obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 given punct
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1 give present · perfect I a name him = he vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient name=Theme 2 change past I not said here the narration into the oblique narration result vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent narration=Patient into narration=Result 3 tone down participle the dialect vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent dialect=Patient
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