perfect Who acts: Perfect, you, something, perfect tense, I, She · What happens: mean, not know, be, practise, use, have · To what, where: right, all, grammar, perfect score, spelling test, perfect day · Speech: someone speaks here
«perfect» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: perfect in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Perfect means with no mistakes or faults at all.
nsubj case det obl cc conj case nmod punct root Perfect NOUN means VERB with ADP no DET mistakes NOUN or CCONJ faults NOUN at ADP all DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Perfect perfect NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 mistakes case 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 mistakes det 5 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 2 means obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 faults cc 7 faults fault NOUN Number=Plur 5 mistakes conj 8 at at ADP _ 9 all case 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 faults nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Perfect with no mistakes or faults at all 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 Perfect means exactly right for something, like the perfect present.
nsubj advmod obj case obl punct case det amod nmod punct root Perfect NOUN means VERB exactly ADV right ADJ for ADP something PRON , PUNCT like ADP the DET perfect ADJ present NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Perfect perfect NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 exactly exactly ADV _ 4 right advmod 4 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 something case 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 right obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 present punct 8 like like ADP _ 11 present case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 present det 10 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 11 present amod 11 present present NOUN Number=Sing 6 something nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Perfect right vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Topic
Meaning 3 Perfect can mean complete, as in a perfect stranger (someone you don't know at all).
The tree, 16 words nsubj aux xcomp punct case case det amod conj punct appos nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl case obl punct punct root Perfect NOUN can AUX mean VERB complete ADJ , PUNCT as ADP in ADP a DET perfect ADJ stranger NOUN ( PUNCT someone PRON you PRON do AUX n't PART know VERB at ADP all DET ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Perfect perfect NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 complete complete ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 stranger punct 6 as as ADP _ 10 stranger case 7 in in ADP _ 10 stranger case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 stranger det 9 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 10 stranger amod 10 stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean conj 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 someone punct 12 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 stranger appos 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 know nsubj 14 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 know aux 15 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 16 know advmod 16 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 someone acl:relcl 17 at at ADP _ 18 all case 18 all all DET PronType=Tot 16 know obl 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 someone punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Perfect complete property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 not know present · do-support you all vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Meaning 4 To perfect something is to make it as good as it can be, often by practising.
The tree, 16 words mark amod nsubj cop mark obj advmod xcomp mark nsubj aux advcl punct advmod mark parataxis punct root To PART perfect ADJ something PRON is AUX to PART make VERB it PRON as ADV good ADJ as SCONJ it PRON can AUX be AUX , PUNCT often ADV by SCONJ practising VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 perfect mark 2 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 make nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make cop 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 as as ADV _ 9 good advmod 9 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 6 make xcomp 10 as as SCONJ _ 13 be mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 be nsubj 12 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 be aux 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 good advcl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 practising punct 15 often often ADV _ 17 practising advmod 16 by by SCONJ _ 17 practising mark 17 practising practise VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 make parataxis 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 make punct
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1 is present something good, make property tree rules 2 practise gerund often property tree rules
Meaning 5 In grammar, the perfect tense uses have or has, like "I have finished".
The tree, 13 words case obl punct det amod nsubj obj cc conj punct mark punct nsubj aux ccomp punct punct root In ADP grammar NOUN , PUNCT the DET perfect ADJ tense NOUN uses VERB have VERB or CCONJ has VERB , PUNCT like SCONJ " PUNCT I PRON have AUX finished VERB " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 grammar case 2 grammar grammar NOUN Number=Sing 7 uses obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 grammar punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tense det 5 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tense amod 6 tense tense NOUN Number=Sing 7 uses nsubj 7 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 uses obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 has cc 10 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 have conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 finished punct 12 like like SCONJ _ 16 finished mark 13 " " PUNCT _ 16 finished punct 14 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 16 finished nsubj 15 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 finished aux 16 finished finish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 has ccomp 17 " " PUNCT _ 16 finished punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 uses punct
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1 use present the perfect tense grammar vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 have present vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 have present tree rules 4 finish in a quote present · perfect I vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 1 She got a perfect score on her spelling test.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root She PRON got VERB a DET perfect ADJ score NOUN on ADP her PRON spelling NOUN test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 score det 4 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 5 score amod 5 score score NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 6 on on ADP _ 9 test case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 test nmod:poss 8 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 9 test compound 9 test test NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past She a perfect score her spelling test vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent score=Theme on test=Source 2 test her = she nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 It's a perfect day for the beach.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root It PRON 's AUX a DET perfect ADJ day NOUN for ADP the DET beach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 day nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 day cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 day det 4 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 5 day amod 5 day day NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 beach case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 beach det 8 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 5 day nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 day punct
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1 is a present It a perfect day for the beach tree rules
Example 3 Nobody's perfect — we all make mistakes.
nsubj case punct nsubj advmod parataxis obj punct root Nobody PRON 's PART perfect ADJ — PUNCT we PRON all ADV make VERB mistakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 3 perfect nsubj 2 's 's PART _ 1 Nobody case 3 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 — - PUNCT _ 7 make punct 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 make nsubj 6 all all ADV _ 7 make advmod 7 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 perfect parataxis 8 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 7 make obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 perfect punct
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1 make present we mistakes all property vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product
Example 4 That hat is a perfect fit.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root That DET hat NOUN is AUX a DET perfect ADJ fit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 hat det 2 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 6 fit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fit det 5 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fit amod 6 fit fit NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 fit punct
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1 is a present that hat a perfect fit tree rules
Example 5 16 is a perfect square because 4 × 4 = 16.
nsubj cop det amod mark nummod nmod flat dep nmod punct root 16 NUM is AUX a DET perfect ADJ square NOUN because SCONJ 4 NUM × SYM 4 NUM = SYM 16 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 16 16 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 square nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 square cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 square det 4 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 5 square amod 5 square square NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 because because SCONJ _ 8 × mark 7 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 × nummod 8 × × SYM _ 5 square nmod 9 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 × flat 10 = = SYM _ 11 16 dep 11 16 16 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 4 nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 square punct
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1 is a present 16 a perfect square tree rules
Example 6 He practised every day to perfect his dive.
nsubj det obl:unmarked mark advcl nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON practised VERB every DET day NOUN to PART perfect ADJ his PRON dive NOUN . PUNCT 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 practised nsubj 2 practised practise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 every every DET PronType=Tot 4 day det 4 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 practised obl:unmarked 5 to to PART _ 6 perfect mark 6 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 2 practised advcl 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 dive nmod:poss 8 dive dive NOUN Number=Sing 2 practised obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 practised punct
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1 practise past He his dive day tree rules
Example 7 Practice makes perfect.
nsubj xcomp punct root Practice NOUN makes VERB perfect ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 2 makes xcomp 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Practice perfect property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 8 Here she found everything in perfect order.
advmod nsubj obj case amod obl punct root Here ADV she PRON found VERB everything PRON in ADP perfect ADJ order NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Here here ADV PronType=Dem 3 found advmod 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 found nsubj 3 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 3 found obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 order case 6 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 7 order amod 7 order order NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find past she everything perfect order; here vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Topic
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