patchy Who acts: Patchy, patchy rain, phone signal, lawn, knowledge, Patchy fog · What happens: mean, appear, be, make, drive, look · To what, where: places, countryside, second coat
«patchy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: patchy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Patchy means appearing in some places but not others, in uneven patches, like patchy fog or patchy grass.
The tree, 18 words nsubj xcomp case det obl cc advmod conj punct case amod obl punct case amod nmod cc amod conj punct root Patchy ADJ means VERB appearing VERB in ADP some DET places NOUN but CCONJ not PART others NOUN , PUNCT in ADP uneven ADJ patches NOUN , PUNCT like ADP patchy ADJ fog NOUN or CCONJ patchy ADJ grass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 appearing appear VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 6 places case 5 some some DET PronType=Ind 6 places det 6 places place NOUN Number=Plur 3 appearing obl 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 others cc 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 others advmod 9 others other NOUN Number=Plur 6 places conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 patches punct 11 in in ADP _ 13 patches case 12 uneven uneven ADJ Degree=Pos 13 patches amod 13 patches patch NOUN Number=Plur 3 appearing obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 fog punct 15 like like ADP _ 17 fog case 16 patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos 17 fog amod 17 fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 13 patches nmod 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 grass cc 19 patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos 20 grass amod 20 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 17 fog conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Patchy vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 appear not said to happen gerund Patchy not said here some places but others in uneven patches like patchy fog or patchy grass vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location
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 Patchy means not complete or not good everywhere — some parts good, some poor, as in patchy knowledge.
The tree, 17 words nsubj advmod xcomp cc advmod conj advmod punct det nsubj conj punct det parataxis punct case case amod conj punct root Patchy ADJ means VERB not PART complete ADJ or CCONJ not PART good ADJ everywhere ADV — PUNCT some DET parts NOUN good ADJ , PUNCT some DET poor ADJ , PUNCT as ADP in ADP patchy ADJ knowledge NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Patchy patchy 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 or or CCONJ _ 7 good cc 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 good advmod 7 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 complete conj 8 everywhere everywhere ADV PronType=Tot 7 good advmod 9 — - PUNCT _ 12 good punct 10 some some DET PronType=Ind 11 parts det 11 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 12 good nsubj 12 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 poor punct 14 some some DET PronType=Ind 15 poor det 15 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 12 good parataxis 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 knowledge punct 17 as as ADP _ 20 knowledge case 18 in in ADP _ 20 knowledge case 19 patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos 20 knowledge amod 20 knowledge knowledge NOUN Number=Sing 12 good conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Patchy complete property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 There will be patchy rain this afternoon.
expl aux amod nsubj det nsubj punct root There PRON will AUX be VERB patchy ADJ rain NOUN this DET afternoon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 3 be expl 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 be aux 3 be be VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 rain amod 5 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 be nsubj 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 afternoon det 7 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 3 be nsubj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 be punct
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1 be future patchy rain there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The phone signal is patchy in the countryside.
det compound nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET phone NOUN signal NOUN is AUX patchy ADJ in ADP the DET countryside NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 signal det 2 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 3 signal compound 3 signal signal NOUN Number=Sing 5 patchy nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 patchy cop 5 patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 countryside case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 countryside det 8 countryside countryside NOUN Number=Sing 5 patchy obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 patchy punct
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1 is present the phone signal the countryside patchy property tree rules
Example 3 The lawn was patchy after the dry summer.
det nsubj cop case det amod obl punct root The DET lawn NOUN was AUX patchy ADJ after ADP the DET dry ADJ summer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lawn det 2 lawn lawn NOUN Number=Sing 4 patchy nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 patchy cop 4 patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 after after ADP _ 8 summer case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 summer det 7 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 summer amod 8 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 4 patchy obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 patchy punct
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1 is past the lawn summer patchy property tree rules
Example 4 His knowledge of the times tables is still patchy.
nmod:poss nsubj case det compound nmod cop advmod punct root His PRON knowledge NOUN of ADP the DET times NOUN tables NOUN is AUX still ADV patchy ADJ . 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 knowledge nmod:poss 2 knowledge knowledge NOUN Number=Sing 9 patchy nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 tables case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tables det 5 times time NOUN Number=Plur 6 tables compound 6 tables table NOUN Number=Plur 2 knowledge nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 patchy cop 8 still still ADV _ 9 patchy advmod 9 patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 patchy punct
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1 is present His knowledge of the times tables still patchy property tree rules
Example 5 Patchy fog made driving slow.
amod nsubj xcomp xcomp punct root Patchy ADJ fog NOUN made VERB driving VERB slow ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fog amod 2 fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 driving drive VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 made xcomp 5 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 4 driving xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Patchy fog tree rules 2 drive gerund Patchy fog not said here slow property vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The paint job looked patchy, so Dad did a second coat.
det compound nsubj xcomp punct advmod nsubj conj det amod obj punct root The DET paint NOUN job NOUN looked VERB patchy ADJ , PUNCT so ADV Dad PROPN did VERB a DET second ADJ coat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 job det 2 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 3 job compound 3 job job NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked nsubj 4 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 patchy patchy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 looked xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 did punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 did advmod 8 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 9 did nsubj 9 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 looked conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 coat det 11 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 12 coat amod 12 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 9 did obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 looked punct
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1 look past the paint job patchy property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 do past Dad a second coat vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Eventuality
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