praise Who acts: someone, you, Words, teacher, my, Mum · What happens: say, be, admire, show, give, praise · To what, where: them, approval, thanks, God, me, dog · Speech: someone speaks here
«praise» 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: praise in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To say that someone or something is good and that you admire them.
mark mark nsubj cc conj cop ccomp cc mark nsubj conj obj punct root To PART say VERB that SCONJ someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON is AUX good ADJ and CCONJ that SCONJ you PRON admire VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 say mark 2 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 8 good mark 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 good nsubj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 something cc 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 someone conj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 good cop 8 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 say ccomp 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 admire cc 10 that that SCONJ _ 12 admire mark 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 admire nsubj 12 admire admire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 good conj 13 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 admire obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 say punct
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1 say speech: assert to-infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is present someone good property tree rules 3 admire present you them = they vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus
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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Words that show approval or admiration.
nsubj acl:relcl obj cc conj punct root Words NOUN that PRON show VERB approval NOUN or CCONJ admiration NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Words word NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 show nsubj 3 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Words acl:relcl 4 approval approval NOUN Number=Sing 3 show obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 admiration cc 6 admiration admiration NOUN Number=Sing 4 approval conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Words punct
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1 show present Words approval or admiration vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent approval=Recipient
Meaning 3 To give thanks and honour to God (in religion).
mark obj cc conj case nmod punct case appos punct punct root To PART give VERB thanks NOUN and CCONJ honour NOUN to ADP God PROPN ( PUNCT in ADP religion NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 give mark 2 give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 thanks thanks NOUN Number=Sing 2 give obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 honour cc 5 honour honour NOUN Number=Sing 3 thanks conj 6 to to ADP _ 7 God case 7 God God PROPN Number=Sing 3 thanks nmod 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 religion punct 9 in in ADP _ 10 religion case 10 religion religion NOUN Number=Sing 7 God appos 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 religion punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 give punct
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1 give to-infinitive thanks and honour God vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent thanks=Theme to god=Recipient
Example 1 The teacher praised me for my neat writing.
det nsubj obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN praised VERB me PRON for ADP my PRON neat ADJ writing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 praised nsubj 3 praised praise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 praised obj 5 for for ADP _ 8 writing case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 writing nmod:poss 7 neat neat ADJ Degree=Pos 8 writing amod 8 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 3 praised obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 praised punct
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1 praise past the teacher me for my neat writing vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent i=Theme for writing=Attribute 2 write my nom writing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Mum praised the dog when it sat.
nsubj det obj advmod nsubj obl root Mum NOUN praised VERB the DET dog NOUN when ADV it PRON sat. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 praised nsubj 2 praised praise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 dog det 4 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 2 praised obj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 sat. advmod 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 sat. nsubj 7 sat. Saturday PROPN Abbr=Yes Number=Sing 2 praised obl
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1 praise past Mum the dog saturday vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme
Example 3 The firefighter was praised for his bravery.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET firefighter NOUN was AUX praised VERB for ADP his PRON bravery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 firefighter det 2 firefighter firefighter NOUN Number=Sing 4 praised nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 praised aux:pass 4 praised praise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 bravery case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 bravery nmod:poss 7 bravery bravery NOUN Number=Sing 4 praised obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 praised punct
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1 praise past · passive the firefighter for his bravery vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for bravery=Attribute
Example 4 Her story got lots of praise.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case nmod punct root Her PRON story NOUN got VERB lots NOUN of ADP praise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 story nmod:poss 2 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 got nsubj 3 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 3 got obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 praise case 6 praise praise NOUN Number=Sing 4 lots nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
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1 get past Her story lots of praise vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lot=Stimulus
Example 5 Praise your friends when they do well.
nmod:poss obj advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root Praise VERB your PRON friends NOUN when ADV they PRON do VERB well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Praise praise VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 friends nmod:poss 3 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 1 Praise obj 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 do advmod 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 do nsubj 6 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Praise advcl 7 well well ADV Degree=Pos 6 do advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Praise punct
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1 praise imperative you not said here your friends vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme 2 do present friends = friend well property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Coming from Dad, that's high praise.
case obl punct nsubj cop amod conj punct root Coming VERB from ADP Dad PROPN , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX high ADJ praise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 from from ADP _ 3 Dad case 3 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 1 Coming obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 praise punct 5 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 praise nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 praise cop 7 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 8 praise amod 8 praise praise NOUN Number=Sing 3 Dad conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Coming punct
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1 come gerund from Dad and high praise vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from dad=Initial_Location 2 is a present that high praise tree rules
Example 7 Some praised him, and some blamed him.
nsubj obj punct cc nsubj parataxis obj punct root Some DET praised VERB him PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ some DET blamed VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 praised nsubj 2 praised praise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 praised obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 blamed punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 blamed cc 6 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 blamed nsubj 7 blamed blame VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 praised parataxis 8 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 blamed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 praised punct
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1 praise past Some him = he vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme 2 blame past some him = he vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
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