praiseworthy

Who acts: honesty, Raising, It, we, headteacher, trip · What happens: deserve, approve, be, raise, lose, say · To what, where: money, praiseworthy idea, praiseworthy effort, match, behaviour, lost child · Speech: someone speaks here

«praiseworthy» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: praiseworthy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Deserving praise; good and admirable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Deserving	deserve	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 praise	amod
2	praise	praise	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	;	;	PUNCT	_	4 good	punct
4	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 praise	amod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 admirable	cc
6	admirable	admirable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 good	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 praise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	deserve	gerund							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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Worth being approved of, even if not completely successful: «a praiseworthy effort».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 approved	aux:pass
3	approved	approve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Worth	ccomp
4	of	of	ADP	_	3 approved	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 successful	punct
6	even	even	ADV	_	10 successful	advmod
7	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 successful	mark
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 successful	advmod
9	completely	completely	ADV	_	10 successful	advmod
10	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Worth	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 effort	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 effort	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 effort	det
14	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 effort	amod
15	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 successful	parataxis
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 effort	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Worth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	approve	gerund · passive							vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»

Example 1

Lucy's honesty about the broken window was praiseworthy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lucy	Lucy	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 honesty	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Lucy	case
3	honesty	honesty	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 praiseworthy	nsubj
4	about	about	ADP	_	7 window	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 window	det
6	broken	broken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 window	amod
7	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 honesty	nmod
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 praiseworthy	cop
9	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 praiseworthy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Lucy's honesty about the broken window					praiseworthy property	tree rules

Example 2

Raising money for the animal shelter is a praiseworthy idea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Raising	raise	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 idea	csubj
2	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Raising	obj
3	for	for	ADP	_	6 shelter	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 shelter	det
5	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shelter	compound
6	shelter	shelter	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Raising	obl
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 idea	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 idea	det
9	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 idea	amod
10	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 idea	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	raise	gerund		money				for the animal shelter	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
2	is a	present	Raising	a praiseworthy idea					tree rules

Example 3

It was a praiseworthy effort, even though we lost the match.

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 effort	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 effort	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 effort	det
4	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 effort	amod
5	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 lost	punct
7	even	even	ADV	_	10 lost	advmod
8	though	though	SCONJ	_	10 lost	mark
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 lost	nsubj
10	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 effort	conj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 match	det
12	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 lost	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 effort	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a praiseworthy effort					tree rules
2	lose	past	we	the match					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality

Example 4

The headteacher said the class's behaviour on the trip was praiseworthy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 headteacher	det
2	headteacher	headteacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 class	det
5	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 behaviour	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 class	case
7	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	obj
8	on	on	SCONJ	_	12 praiseworthy	mark
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 trip	det
10	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 praiseworthy	nsubj
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 praiseworthy	cop
12	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 said	ccomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the headteacher	the class's behaviour					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent behaviour=Topic
2	is	past	the trip					praiseworthy property	tree rules

Example 5

Helping a lost child is praiseworthy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Helping	help	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 praiseworthy	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 child	det
3	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 child	amod
4	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Helping	obj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 praiseworthy	cop
6	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 praiseworthy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	help	gerund		a lost child		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary
2	lose	participle				vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	Helping		praiseworthy property	tree rules

Example 6

Giving up your seat to an old person is a praiseworthy habit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Giving	give	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 habit	csubj
2	up	up	ADP	_	1 Giving	compound:prt
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 seat	nmod:poss
4	seat	seat	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Giving	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 person	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 person	det
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 person	amod
8	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Giving	obl
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 habit	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 habit	det
11	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 habit	amod
12	habit	habit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 habit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give up	gerund		your seat	a old person				vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent seat=Theme to person=Recipient
2	is a	present	Giving	a praiseworthy habit					tree rules

Example 7

He gave himself up entirely to the race, and ran with his house on his back, which was all, of course, very praiseworthy; and therefore he obtained the second prize."

The tree, 30 words

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	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 gave	iobj
4	up	up	ADP	_	2 gave	compound:prt
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	_	2 gave	advmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 race	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 race	det
8	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 ran	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 ran	cc
11	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 gave	parataxis
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 house	case
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 house	nmod:poss
14	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 ran	obl
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 back	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 back	nmod:poss
17	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 ran	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 all	punct
19	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	21 all	nsubj
20	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 all	cop
21	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	17 back	conj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 praiseworthy	punct
23	of	of	ADP	ExtPos=ADV	27 praiseworthy	advmod
24	course	course	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 of	fixed
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 praiseworthy	punct
26	very	very	ADV	_	27 praiseworthy	advmod
27	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 ran	conj
28	;	;	PUNCT	_	32 obtained	punct
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 obtained	cc
30	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	32 obtained	advmod
31	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	32 obtained	nsubj
32	obtained	obtain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 gave	parataxis
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 prize	det
34	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	35 prize	amod
35	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 obtained	obj
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	32 obtained	punct
37	"	"	PUNCT	_	32 obtained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	give up	past	He		himself = he		to the race; entirely property	vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Theme to race=Recipient
2	run	past				his back	with his house	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on back=Trajectory
3	obtain	past	he	the second prize			therefore property	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Theme

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