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polite

Who acts: Behaving, you, She, It, He, polite way · What happens: behave, use, say, thank, not interrupt, do · To what, where: kind, good manners, you, polite request, respectful way, polite smile · Speech: someone speaks here

«polite» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: polite in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Behaving in a kind and respectful way, using good manners: saying please and thank you, not interrupting.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Behaving	behave	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 saying	csubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 kind	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 kind	det
4	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Behaving	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 way	cc
6	respectful	respectful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kind	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 using	punct
9	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Behaving	conj
10	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 manners	amod
11	manners	manners	NOUN	Number=Ptan	9 using	obj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 saying	punct
13	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
14	please	please	INTJ	_	13 saying	discourse
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 thank	cc
16	thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 saying	conj
17	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	16 thank	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 interrupting	punct
19	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	20 interrupting	advmod
20	interrupting	interrupt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 saying	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 saying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	behave	gerund				a kind and respectful way			vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
2	use	gerund		good manners					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manners=Patient
3	say speech: assert	gerund	Behaving						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	thank speech: thank	present	Behaving not said here		you				vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
5	not interrupt	gerund	Behaving not said here						tree rules

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

Done or said in a respectful way: a polite request.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 said	cc
3	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Done	conj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 way	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
6	respectful	respectful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 request	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 request	det
10	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 request	amod
11	request	request	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Done	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	participle		a polite request					vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	participle				a respectful way			vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in way=Manner

Example 1

It's polite to say thank you.

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	3 polite	expl
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 polite	cop
3	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 say	mark
5	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 polite	csubj
6	thank	thank	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 say	ccomp
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 thank	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 polite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present						polite property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive							vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	thank speech: thank	infinitive			you				vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

Example 2

Please be polite to our visitors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	3 polite	discourse
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 polite	cop
3	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 visitors	case
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 visitors	nmod:poss
6	visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 polite	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 polite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	imperative	you not said here					to our visitors; polite property	tree rules

Example 3

She politely asked for another pencil.

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	3 asked	nsubj
2	politely	politely	ADV	_	3 asked	advmod
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 pencil	case
5	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	6 pencil	det
6	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	She					for another pencil; politely property	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

It's not polite to talk with your mouth full.

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	4 polite	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 polite	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 polite	advmod
4	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 talk	mark
6	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 polite	csubj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 mouth	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 mouth	nmod:poss
9	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 talk	obl
10	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 mouth	amod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 polite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	It					polite property	tree rules
2	talk	to-infinitive						with your mouth	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with mouth=Co-Agent

Example 5

He gave a polite smile.

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 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smile	det
4	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 smile	amod
5	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	He	a polite smile					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Theme

Example 6

A polite way to ask is «May I have some water, please?»

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 way	det
2	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 way	amod
3	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 have	nsubj:outer
4	to	to	PART	_	5 ask	mark
5	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 way	acl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 have	cop
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 have	punct
8	May	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 have	aux
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 have	nsubj
10	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	12 water	det
12	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 have	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 have	punct
14	please	please	INTJ	_	10 have	discourse
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	10 have	punct
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive	a polite way not said here						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is in a quote	may · present	a polite way					have property	tree rules

Example 7

Being polite makes people happy to help you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 polite	cop
2	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 makes	csubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 makes	obj
5	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 makes	xcomp
6	to	to	PART	_	7 help	mark
7	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 happy	advcl
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 help	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund						polite property	tree rules
2	make	present		people				happy property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product
3	help	to-infinitive			you				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary

Example 8

You can be polite and still say no to a stranger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 polite	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 polite	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 polite	cop
4	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 say	cc
6	still	still	ADV	_	7 say	advmod
7	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 polite	conj
8	no	no	INTJ	Polarity=Neg	7 say	discourse
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 stranger	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 stranger	det
11	stranger	stranger	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 say	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 polite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	can	You					polite property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	infinitive	You not said here		a stranger		still		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to stranger=Recipient

Example 9

This polite speech pleased the princess very much.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 speech	det
2	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 speech	amod
3	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 princess	nsubj
4	pleased	pleased	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 princess	amod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 princess	det
6	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 much	advmod
8	much	much	ADV	_	6 princess	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 princess	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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