plainly Who acts: He, you, top, She, I · What happens: mean, be, see, hear, understand, write · To what, where: answer, board, room, it, them · Speech: someone speaks here
«plainly» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: plainly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Plainly means clearly, so that it is easy to see, hear or understand.
The tree, 13 words advmod advmod punct mark fixed expl cop conj mark xcomp punct conj cc conj punct root Plainly ADV means VERB clearly ADV , PUNCT so SCONJ that SCONJ it PRON is AUX easy ADJ to PART see VERB , PUNCT hear VERB or CCONJ understand VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plainly plainly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 clearly clearly ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 easy punct 5 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 9 easy mark 6 that that SCONJ _ 5 so fixed 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 easy expl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 easy cop 9 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means conj 10 to to PART _ 11 see mark 11 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 easy xcomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 hear punct 13 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 see conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 understand cc 15 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 see conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present clearly, plainly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present easy property tree rules 3 see to-infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 4 hear infinitive vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer 5 understand infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 Plainly means simply, without decoration.
advmod advmod punct case parataxis punct root Plainly ADV means VERB simply ADV , PUNCT without ADP decoration NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plainly plainly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 simply simply ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 decoration punct 5 without without ADP _ 6 decoration case 6 decoration decoration NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present plainly, simply property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Plainly means honestly and directly.
advmod advmod cc conj punct root Plainly ADV means VERB honestly ADV and CCONJ directly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plainly plainly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 honestly honestly ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 directly cc 5 directly directly ADV _ 3 honestly conj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present honestly, plainly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 He was plainly tired after the long walk.
nsubj cop advmod case det amod obl punct root He PRON was AUX plainly ADV tired ADJ after ADP the DET long ADJ walk 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 4 tired nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 tired cop 3 plainly plainly ADV _ 4 tired advmod 4 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 after after ADP _ 8 walk case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 walk det 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 walk amod 8 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 4 tired obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 tired punct
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1 is past He after the long walk plainly, tired property tree rules
Example 2 The answer is plainly written on the board.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root The DET answer NOUN is AUX plainly ADV written VERB on ADP the DET board NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 answer det 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 5 written nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 written aux:pass 4 plainly plainly ADV _ 5 written advmod 5 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 board case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 board det 8 board board NOUN Number=Sing 5 written obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 written punct
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1 write present · passive the answer the board plainly property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on board=Destination
Example 3 The room was plainly decorated with white walls.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case amod obl punct root The DET room NOUN was AUX plainly ADV decorated VERB with ADP white ADJ walls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 room det 2 room room NOUN Number=Sing 5 decorated nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 decorated aux:pass 4 plainly plainly ADV _ 5 decorated advmod 5 decorated decorate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 walls case 7 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 8 walls amod 8 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 5 decorated obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 decorated punct
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1 decorate past · passive the room with white walls; plainly property vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with wall=Theme
Example 4 To put it plainly, you need to try harder.
mark advcl obj advmod punct nsubj mark xcomp advmod punct root To PART put VERB it PRON plainly ADV , PUNCT you PRON need VERB to PART try VERB harder ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 put mark 2 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 need advcl 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 put obj 4 plainly plainly ADV _ 2 put advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 put punct 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 need nsubj 7 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 try mark 9 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 need xcomp 10 harder hard ADV Degree=Cmp 9 try advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 need punct
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1 put to-infinitive you not said here it plainly property vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal 2 need present you vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 try not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here hard property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 5 The top of the mountain was plainly visible.
det nsubj case det nmod cop advmod punct root The DET top NOUN of ADP the DET mountain NOUN was AUX plainly ADV visible ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 top det 2 top top NOUN Number=Sing 8 visible nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 mountain case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mountain det 5 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 2 top nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 visible cop 7 plainly plainly ADV _ 8 visible advmod 8 visible visible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 visible punct
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1 is past the top of the mountain plainly, visible property tree rules
Example 6 She spoke plainly about the problem.
nsubj advmod case det obl punct root She PRON spoke VERB plainly ADV about ADP the DET problem 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 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 plainly plainly ADV _ 2 spoke advmod 4 about about ADP _ 6 problem case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 problem det 6 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past She about the problem; plainly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about problem=Topic
Example 7 I can remember them quite plainly.
nsubj aux obj advmod advmod punct root I PRON can AUX remember VERB them PRON quite ADV plainly ADV . PUNCT 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 3 remember nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 remember aux 3 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 remember obj 5 quite quite ADV _ 6 plainly advmod 6 plainly plainly ADV _ 3 remember advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 remember punct
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1 remember can I them = they plainly property vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent they=Theme
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