pliable

Who acts: Willow twigs, we, you, Copper wire, leather, bully · What happens: break, persuade, control, be, weave, warm · To what, where: baskets, clay, hands, pliable boy, dirty work, Pliable plastic

«pliable» 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: pliable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Easily bent without breaking; flexible.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Easily	easily	ADV	_	2 bent	advmod
2	bent	bent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	without	without	SCONJ	_	4 breaking	mark
4	breaking	break	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 bent	advcl
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 flexible	punct
6	flexible	flexible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 bent	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	gerund							vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

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

Usage: about people — kept apart, not parsed.

Easily persuaded or controlled by others.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Easily	easily	ADV	_	2 persuaded	advmod
2	persuaded	persuade	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 controlled	cc
4	controlled	control	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 persuaded	conj
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 others	case
6	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 controlled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 persuaded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	persuade	participle						easily property	vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	control	participle						by others	vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Willow twigs are pliable, so we can weave baskets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Willow	willow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 twigs	compound
2	twigs	twig	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 pliable	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 pliable	cop
4	pliable	pliable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 weave	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	9 weave	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 weave	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 weave	aux
9	weave	weave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 pliable	conj
10	baskets	basket	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 weave	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pliable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Willow twigs					pliable property	tree rules
2	weave	can	we	baskets					vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent basket=Product

Example 2

Warm the clay in your hands to make it more pliable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Warm	warm	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 clay	det
3	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Warm	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 hands	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 hands	nmod:poss
6	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Warm	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 make	mark
8	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Warm	advcl
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 make	obj
10	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	11 pliable	advmod
11	pliable	pliable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 make	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Warm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warm	imperative	you not said here	the clay		your hands			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent clay=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	clay				pliable property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

Example 3

Copper wire is pliable and easy to bend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Copper	copper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wire	compound
2	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pliable	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 pliable	cop
4	pliable	pliable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 easy	cc
6	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pliable	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 bend	mark
8	bend	bend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 easy	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pliable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	Copper wire	pliable property	tree rules
2	be		Copper wire not said here		tree rules
3	bend	to-infinitive	Copper wire not said here		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The leather became pliable after oiling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 leather	det
2	leather	leather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 became	nsubj
3	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	pliable	pliable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 became	xcomp
5	after	after	SCONJ	_	6 oiling	mark
6	oiling	oil	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 pliable	advcl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past	the leather					pliable property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	oil	gerund	the leather not said here						vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The bully picked a pliable boy to do his dirty work.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bully	det
2	bully	bully	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 picked	nsubj
3	picked	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 boy	det
5	pliable	pliable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 boy	amod
6	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 picked	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 do	mark
8	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 picked	advcl
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 work	nmod:poss
10	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 work	amod
11	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 do	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 picked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	pick	past	the bully	a pliable boy	vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Patient
2	do	to-infinitive	the bully not said here	bully's dirty work	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality
3	work		bully		nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Pliable plastic is used for lunchboxes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pliable	pliable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 plastic	amod
2	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 used	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 used	aux:pass
4	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 lunchboxes	case
6	lunchboxes	lunchbox	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 used	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present · passive		Pliable plastic				for lunchboxes	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for lunchbox=Eventuality

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