obstinacy
Who acts: state, your, obstinacy, her, he · What happens: refuse, not change, give in, mind, get, make · To what, where: mind, him, trouble, her, game, own obstinacy
«obstinacy» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: obstinacy in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
The state of refusing to change your mind or give in, even when you should.
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 | 2 state | det |
| 2 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 4 refusing | mark |
| 4 | refusing | refuse | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 state | acl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 change | mark |
| 6 | change | change | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 refusing | xcomp |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 mind | nmod:poss |
| 8 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 change | obj |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 give | cc |
| 10 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 change | conj |
| 11 | in | in | ADV | _ | 10 give | advmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 should | punct |
| 13 | even | even | ADV | _ | 16 should | advmod |
| 14 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 16 should | advmod |
| 15 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 16 should | nsubj |
| 16 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 give | advcl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 state | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | refuse | gerund | the state not said here | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not change | to-infinitive | the state not said here | your mind | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | ||||
| 3 | give in | infinitive | the state not said here | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | mind | your | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=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.
Example 1
His obstinacy got him into trouble.
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 obstinacy | nmod:poss |
| 2 | obstinacy | obstinacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 got | obj |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 trouble | case |
| 6 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | His obstinacy | him = he | trouble | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
Example 2
Her obstinacy made her refuse to eat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 obstinacy | nmod:poss |
| 2 | obstinacy | obstinacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | nsubj |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 made | obj |
| 5 | refuse | refuse | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 made | xcomp |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 eat | mark |
| 7 | eat | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 refuse | xcomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | Her obstinacy | her = she | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | refuse | infinitive | her = she not said here | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not eat | to-infinitive | her = she not said here | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
Through his own obstinacy he lost the game.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Through | through | ADP | _ | 4 obstinacy | case |
| 2 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 obstinacy | nmod:poss |
| 3 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 obstinacy | amod |
| 4 | obstinacy | obstinacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lost | obl |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 lost | nsubj |
| 6 | lost | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 game | det |
| 8 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lost | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 lost | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | past | he | the game | his own obstinacy | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |
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