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occasional

Who acts: Occasional, We, I, He, Fruit, cake · What happens: mean, happen, describe, make, have, like · To what, where: something, occasional showers, occasional ice cream, occasional mistake, occasional visit, cousins

«occasional» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: occasional in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Occasional means happening sometimes, but not often or regularly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	happening	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	3 happening	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 often	punct
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 often	cc
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 often	advmod
8	often	often	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 regularly	cc
10	regularly	regularly	ADV	_	8 often	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Occasional					often property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	happen not said to happen	gerund	Occasional not said here					sometimes property	vn occur-48.3-1 «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

Occasional can describe something made for a special event, like occasional music.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 describe	advcl
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 describe	aux
3	describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 describe	obj
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 something	acl
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 event	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 event	det
8	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 event	amod
9	event	event	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 music	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	13 music	case
12	occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 music	amod
13	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	can		something					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme
2	make	participle						for a special event; like occasional music	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent for event=Asset

Example 1

We will have occasional showers this afternoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 have	nsubj
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 have	aux
3	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 showers	amod
5	showers	shower	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	obj
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 afternoon	det
7	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	future	We	occasional showers			afternoon		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shower=Patient

Example 2

I like the occasional ice cream.

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 like	nsubj
2	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cream	det
4	occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cream	amod
5	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cream	compound
6	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 like	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	I	the occasional ice cream					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot cream=Theme

Example 3

He makes the occasional mistake.

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	2 makes	nsubj
2	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 mistake	det
4	occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 mistake	amod
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	He	the occasional mistake					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product

Example 4

We get an occasional visit from my cousins.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 get	nsubj
2	get	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 visit	det
4	occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 visit	amod
5	visit	visit	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 get	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 cousins	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 cousins	nmod:poss
8	cousins	cousin	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 get	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present	We	a occasional visit		my cousins			vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent visit=Theme from cousin=Source

Example 5

Fruit is good every day; cake is an occasional treat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 good	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 good	cop
3	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	5 day	det
5	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 good	obl:unmarked
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 treat	punct
7	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 treat	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 treat	cop
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 treat	det
10	occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 treat	amod
11	treat	treat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 good	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Fruit				day	good property	tree rules
2	is a	present	cake	a occasional treat					tree rules

Example 6

The road has only occasional traffic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 road	det
2	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	only	only	ADV	_	6 traffic	advmod
5	occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 traffic	amod
6	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the road	occasional traffic					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent traffic=Patient

Example 7

There was little sound to be heard but the clang of weapons, an occasional screech or splash, and Slightly monotonously counting—five—six—seven—eight—nine—ten—eleven.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 sound	amod
4	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	to	to	PART	_	7 heard	mark
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 heard	aux:pass
7	heard	hear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 sound	acl
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 clang	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 clang	det
10	clang	clang	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 heard	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 weapons	case
12	weapons	weapon	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 clang	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 screech	punct
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 screech	det
15	occasional	occasional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 screech	amod
16	screech	screech	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 clang	conj
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 splash	cc
18	splash	splash	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 screech	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 counting	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 counting	cc
21	Slightly	slightly	ADV	_	23 counting	advmod
22	monotonously	monotonously	ADV	_	23 counting	advmod
23	counting	count	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 was	advcl
24	—	-	PUNCT	_	25 five	punct
25	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	23 counting	obj
26	—	-	PUNCT	_	27 six	punct
27	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	25 five	conj
28	—	-	PUNCT	_	29 seven	punct
29	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	25 five	conj
30	—	-	PUNCT	_	31 eight	punct
31	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	25 five	conj
32	—	-	PUNCT	_	33 nine	punct
33	nine	nine	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	31 eight	conj
34	—	-	PUNCT	_	31 eight	punct
35	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	25 five	conj
36	—	-	PUNCT	_	37 eleven	punct
37	eleven	eleven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	25 five	conj
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	little sound			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	hear	to-infinitive · passive	little sound not said here						vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»
3	count	gerund	little sound not said here	five				monotonously, slightly property	vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent five=Theme
4	clang			weapons					nom clang «event transitive»: of=patient

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