partial Who acts: Partial, I, We, shop, plan, judge · What happens: mean, support, be, like, see, eclipse · To what, where: one side, it, partial eclipse, special glasses, Sun, partial refund · Speech: someone speaks here
«partial» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: partial in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Partial means not complete; only part of something.
nsubj advmod xcomp punct advmod parataxis case nmod punct root Partial ADJ means VERB not PART complete ADJ ; PUNCT only ADV part NOUN of ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 complete advmod 4 complete complete ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 part punct 6 only only ADV _ 7 part advmod 7 part part NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 8 of of ADP _ 9 something case 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 part nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Partial complete property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 Partial means unfairly supporting one side or person more than another.
nsubj advmod ccomp nummod obj cc conj amod case obl punct root Partial ADJ means VERB unfairly ADV supporting VERB one NUM side NOUN or CCONJ person NOUN more ADJ than ADP another DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 unfairly unfairly ADV _ 4 supporting advmod 4 supporting support VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 side nummod 6 side side NOUN Number=Sing 4 supporting obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 person cc 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 6 side conj 9 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 person amod 10 than than ADP _ 11 another case 11 another another DET PronType=Ind 9 more obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Partial vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 support gerund one side or person unfairly property vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer side=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To be partial to something means to like it a lot, as in "I'm partial to a scone".
The tree, 19 words mark cop nsubj case obl mark xcomp obj det obl:unmarked punct mark fixed punct nsubj cop conj case det obl punct punct root To PART be AUX partial ADJ to ADP something PRON means VERB to PART like VERB it PRON a DET lot NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP " PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX partial ADJ to ADP a DET scone NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 partial mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 partial cop 3 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 6 means nsubj 4 to to ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 partial obl 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 like mark 8 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means xcomp 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 like obj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 lot det 11 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 8 like obl:unmarked 12 , , PUNCT _ 18 partial punct 13 as as SCONJ _ 18 partial mark 14 in in ADP _ 13 as fixed 15 " " PUNCT _ 18 partial punct 16 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 18 partial nsubj 17 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 partial cop 18 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 8 like conj 19 to to ADP _ 21 scone case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 scone det 21 scone scone NOUN Number=Sing 18 partial obl 22 " " PUNCT _ 21 scone punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 is to-infinitive to something; partial property tree rules 2 mean present partial vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 like not said to happen to-infinitive partial not said here it a lot obl:unmarked vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme 4 is in a quote present I to a scone; partial property tree rules
Example 1 We saw a partial eclipse of the Sun through special glasses.
nsubj det amod obj case det nmod case amod obl punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET partial ADJ eclipse NOUN of ADP the DET Sun PROPN through ADP special ADJ glasses NOUN . PUNCT 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 eclipse det 4 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 5 eclipse amod 5 eclipse eclipse NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 Sun case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Sun det 8 Sun Sun PROPN Number=Sing 5 eclipse nmod 9 through through ADP _ 11 glasses case 10 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 11 glasses amod 11 glasses glass NOUN Number=Plur 2 saw obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a partial eclipse of the Sun special glasses vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eclipse=Stimulus 2 eclipse the Sun nom eclipse «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 The shop gave us a partial refund because the box was damaged.
det nsubj iobj det amod obj mark det nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root The DET shop NOUN gave VERB us PRON a DET partial ADJ refund NOUN because SCONJ the DET box NOUN was AUX damaged VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 gave iobj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 refund det 6 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 7 refund amod 7 refund refund NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 8 because because SCONJ _ 12 damaged mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 box det 10 box box NOUN Number=Sing 12 damaged nsubj:pass 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 damaged aux:pass 12 damaged damage VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 gave advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the shop a partial refund us vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient refund=Theme 2 damage past · passive the box vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 3 The plan was only a partial success.
det nsubj cop advmod det amod punct root The DET plan NOUN was AUX only ADV a DET partial ADJ success NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plan det 2 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 7 success nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 success cop 4 only only ADV _ 7 success advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 success det 6 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 7 success amod 7 success success NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 success punct
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1 is a past the plan a partial success tree rules
Example 4 A judge must not be partial to either side.
det nsubj aux advmod cop case det obl punct root A DET judge NOUN must AUX not PART be AUX partial ADJ to ADP either DET side NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 6 partial nsubj 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 partial aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 partial advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 partial cop 6 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 to to ADP _ 9 side case 8 either either DET PronType=Ind 9 side det 9 side side NOUN Number=Sing 6 partial obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 partial punct
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1 not is must a judge to either side; partial property tree rules
Example 5 Grandpa is rather partial to a slice of chocolate cake.
nsubj cop advmod case det obl case compound nmod punct root Grandpa NOUN is AUX rather ADV partial ADJ to ADP a DET slice NOUN of ADP chocolate NOUN cake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 4 partial nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 partial cop 3 rather rather ADV _ 4 partial advmod 4 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to ADP _ 7 slice case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 slice det 7 slice slice NOUN Number=Sing 4 partial obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 cake case 9 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 10 cake compound 10 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 7 slice nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 partial punct
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1 is present Grandpa to a slice of chocolate cake; partial property tree rules 2 slice chocolate cake nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 The flood caused partial damage to the school.
det nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root The DET flood NOUN caused VERB partial ADJ damage NOUN to ADP the DET school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flood det 2 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 3 caused nsubj 3 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 5 damage amod 5 damage damage NOUN Number=Sing 3 caused obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 school case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 school det 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 caused obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 caused punct
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1 cause past the flood partial damage to the school vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient
Example 7 There was only a partial answer to question five, so I got 2 marks out of 4.
The tree, 17 words expl advmod det amod nsubj mark acl obj punct advmod nsubj parataxis nummod obj case case obl punct root There PRON was VERB only ADV a DET partial ADJ answer NOUN to PART question VERB five NUM , PUNCT so ADV I PRON got VERB 2 NUM marks NOUN out ADP of ADP 4 NUM . PUNCT 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 only only ADV _ 6 answer advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 answer det 5 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 6 answer amod 6 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 7 to to PART _ 8 question mark 8 question question VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 answer acl 9 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 question obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 got punct 11 so so ADV _ 13 got advmod 12 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 got nsubj 13 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 was parataxis 14 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 marks nummod 15 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 13 got obj 16 out out ADP _ 18 4 case 17 of of ADP _ 18 4 case 18 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 got obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a partial answer there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 question speech: other to-infinitive a partial answer not said here five vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent five=Recipient 3 get past I 2 marks 4 vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mark=Stimulus
Example 8 As soon as he mentioned olives, the princess, who was very partial to them, exclaimed:
The tree, 15 words advmod advmod mark nsubj advcl obj punct det appos punct nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl case obl punct punct root As ADV soon ADV as SCONJ he PRON mentioned VERB olives NOUN , PUNCT the DET princess NOUN , PUNCT who PRON was AUX very ADV partial ADJ to ADP them PRON , PUNCT exclaimed VERB : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADV _ 2 soon advmod 2 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 18 exclaimed advmod 3 as as SCONJ _ 5 mentioned mark 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 mentioned nsubj 5 mentioned mention VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 exclaimed advcl 6 olives olive NOUN Number=Plur 5 mentioned obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 princess punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 princess det 9 princess princess NOUN Number=Sing 6 olives appos 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 partial punct 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 partial nsubj 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 partial cop 13 very very ADV _ 14 partial advmod 14 partial partial ADJ Degree=Pos 9 princess acl:relcl 15 to to ADP _ 16 them case 16 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 partial obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 exclaimed punct 18 exclaimed exclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 19 : : PUNCT _ 18 exclaimed punct
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1 mention speech: other past he olives vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent olive=Topic 2 is past the princess olives = olive partial property tree rules 3 exclaim speech: express past soon property vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
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