premature

Who acts: Happening, It, game, Premature babies, celebration, Smoking · What happens: happen, do, bear, spend, be, say · To what, where: cousin, hospital, other team, premature ageing, Phineus, gift · Speech: someone speaks here

«premature» 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: premature in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Happening or done too early, before the right time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 done	csubj:pass
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 done	cc
3	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 early	advmod
5	early	early	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 done	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 time	punct
7	before	before	ADP	_	10 time	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 time	det
9	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 time	amod
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 done	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	do	participle	Happening				time	early property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: of a baby — kept apart, not parsed.

Born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	too	too	ADV	_	3 early	advmod
3	early	early	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Born	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 weeks	punct
5	before	before	ADP	_	7 weeks	case
6	37	37	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 weeks	nummod
7	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Born	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 pregnancy	case
9	pregnancy	pregnancy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 weeks	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Born	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	participle					week	early property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

My cousin was born premature and spent weeks in hospital.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 cousin	nmod:poss
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 born	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 born	aux:pass
4	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	premature	premature	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 born	xcomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 spent	cc
7	spent	spend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 born	conj
8	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 spent	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 hospital	case
10	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 spent	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 born	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	past · passive		My cousin				premature property	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	spend	participle				hospital	week		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 2

It's premature to say who will win; the game isn't over.

The tree, 13 words

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 premature	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 premature	cop
3	premature	premature	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 say	mark
5	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 premature	csubj
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 win	nsubj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 win	aux
8	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 say	ccomp
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 over	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 game	det
11	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 over	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 over	cop
13	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 over	advmod
14	over	over	ADV	_	3 premature	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 premature	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	It	premature property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	win	future			vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	not is	present	the game	over property	tree rules

Example 3

Premature babies are often very small.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Premature	premature	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 babies	amod
2	babies	baby	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 small	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 small	cop
4	often	often	ADV	_	6 small	advmod
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 small	advmod
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 small	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Premature babies					often, small property	tree rules

Example 4

The celebration was premature; the other team scored.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 celebration	det
2	celebration	celebration	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 premature	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 premature	cop
4	premature	premature	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	4 premature	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 team	det
7	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 team	amod
8	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 premature	appos
9	scored	score	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 team	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 premature	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the celebration					premature property	tree rules
2	score	participle		the other team not said here					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Smoking can cause premature ageing of the skin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smoking	smoking	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cause	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 cause	aux
3	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	premature	premature	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ageing	amod
5	ageing	ageing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cause	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 skin	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 skin	det
8	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ageing	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	can	Smoking	premature ageing of the skin					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition ageing=Patient

Example 6

The scientist warned against premature conclusions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 scientist	det
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 warned	nsubj
3	warned	warn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	against	against	ADP	_	6 conclusions	case
5	premature	premature	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 conclusions	amod
6	conclusions	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 warned	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 warned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warn speech: warn	past	the scientist					against premature conclusions	vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent against conclusion=Topic

Example 7

Phineus had been punished by the gods with premature old age and blindness for having abused the gift of prophecy.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Phineus	Phineus	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 punished	nsubj:pass
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 punished	aux
3	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 punished	aux:pass
4	punished	punish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 gods	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 gods	det
7	gods	god	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 punished	obl
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 age	case
9	premature	premature	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 age	amod
10	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 age	amod
11	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gods	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 blindness	cc
13	blindness	blindness	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 age	conj
14	for	for	SCONJ	_	16 abused	mark
15	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 abused	aux
16	abused	abuse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 punished	advcl
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 gift	det
18	gift	gift	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 abused	obj
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 prophecy	case
20	prophecy	prophecy	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 gift	nmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 punished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	punish	past · perfect · passive	the gods with premature old age and blindness	Phineus	vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
2	abuse	gerund · perfect	the gods with premature old age and blindness not said here	the gift of prophecy	vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme
3	gift			prophecy	nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient

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