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offensive

Who acts: big attack, Using, offensive smell, joke, offensive play, team · What happens: upset, do, attack, score, not defend, launch · To what, where: people, offensive team, offensive, offensive words, class, bin

«offensive» 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: offensive in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Rude or insulting, likely to upset people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 insulting	cc
3	insulting	insulting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Rude	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 likely	punct
5	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Rude	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 upset	mark
7	upset	upset	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 likely	xcomp
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 upset	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Rude	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	upset	to-infinitive		people					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer

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

Very unpleasant to the senses: an offensive smell.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 unpleasant	advmod
2	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 senses	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 senses	det
5	senses	sens	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 unpleasant	obl
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 smell	punct
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 smell	det
8	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 smell	amod
9	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 senses	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 unpleasant	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: sport, US — kept apart, not parsed.

To do with attacking and scoring, not defending: the offensive team.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	SCONJ	_	4 attacking	mark
4	attacking	attack	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 do	advcl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 scoring	cc
6	scoring	score	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 attacking	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 defending	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 defending	advmod
9	defending	defend	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 attacking	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 team	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 team	det
12	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 team	amod
13	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 defending	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive							vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	attack	gerund							vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	score	gerund							vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	not defend	gerund		the offensive team					vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A big attack in a war: launch an offensive.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 attack	det
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 attack	amod
3	attack	attack	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 launch	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 war	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 war	det
6	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 attack	nmod
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 launch	punct
8	launch	launch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 offensive	det
10	offensive	offensive	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 launch	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 launch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	launch	infinitive	a big attack in a war	a offensive					vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offensive=Theme

Example 1

Using offensive words in class is not allowed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 allowed	csubj:pass
2	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 words	amod
3	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Using	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 class	case
5	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Using	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 allowed	aux:pass
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 allowed	advmod
8	allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 allowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	gerund		offensive words		class			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
2	not allow	present · passive	Using						vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»

Example 2

There was an offensive smell coming from the bin.

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	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smell	det
4	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 smell	amod
5	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	coming	come	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 smell	acl
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 bin	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bin	det
9	bin	bin	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 coming	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a offensive smell			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	come	gerund	a offensive smell not said here			the bin			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from bin=Initial_Location

Example 3

That joke is offensive to many people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 joke	det
2	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 offensive	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 offensive	cop
4	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 people	case
6	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 people	amod
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 offensive	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 offensive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	that joke					to many people; offensive property	tree rules

Example 4

Our team's offensive play was brilliant.

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	2 team	nmod:poss
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 play	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 team	case
4	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 play	amod
5	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 brilliant	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 brilliant	cop
7	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 brilliant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Our team's offensive play					brilliant property	tree rules
2	play		Our team						nom play «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The army began a spring offensive.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 army	det
2	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 began	nsubj
3	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 spring	det
5	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 began	obj
6	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 began	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	begin	past	the army				spring	offensive property	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 6

When she was blamed, she went on the offensive.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	SCONJ	_	4 blamed	mark
2	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 blamed	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 blamed	aux:pass
4	blamed	blame	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 went	advcl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 blamed	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 went	nsubj
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 offensive	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 offensive	det
10	offensive	offensive	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 went	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blame	past · passive		she					vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	go	past	she			the offensive			vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on offensive=Location

Example 7

And indeed Tink was darting about again, using offensive language.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 darting	cc
2	indeed	indeed	ADV	_	5 darting	advmod
3	Tink	Tink	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 darting	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 darting	aux
5	darting	dart	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	about	about	ADV	_	7 again	advmod
7	again	again	ADV	_	5 darting	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 using	punct
9	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 darting	conj
10	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 language	amod
11	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 using	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 darting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dart about	past · progressive	Tink				again	indeed property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	use	gerund	Tink not said here	offensive language					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Patient

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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