preoccupation Who acts: state, you, Football, your, preoccupation, her · What happens: think, notice, miss, preoccupy, fill, be · To what, where: other things, bus, preoccupation, mind, main preoccupation, her · Speech: someone speaks here
«preoccupation» 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: preoccupation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A state of thinking about one thing so much that you hardly notice other things: «In his preoccupation, he missed the bus.».
The tree, 22 words det nsubj mark acl case nummod obl advmod advmod mark nsubj advmod advcl amod obj punct punct case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj det obj punct punct punct root A DET state NOUN of SCONJ thinking VERB about ADP one NUM thing NOUN so ADV much ADV that SCONJ you PRON hardly ADV notice VERB other ADJ things NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT In ADP his PRON preoccupation NOUN , PUNCT he PRON missed VERB the DET bus NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 state det 2 state state NOUN Number=Sing 23 missed nsubj 3 of of SCONJ _ 4 thinking mark 4 thinking think VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 state acl 5 about about ADP _ 7 thing case 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 thing nummod 7 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 4 thinking obl 8 so so ADV _ 9 much advmod 9 much much ADV _ 4 thinking advmod 10 that that SCONJ _ 13 notice mark 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 notice nsubj 12 hardly hardly ADV _ 13 notice advmod 13 notice notice VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 much advcl 14 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 15 things amod 15 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 13 notice obj 16 : : PUNCT _ 23 missed punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 23 missed punct 18 In in ADP _ 20 preoccupation case 19 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 preoccupation nmod:poss 20 preoccupation preoccupation NOUN Number=Sing 23 missed obl 21 , , PUNCT _ 20 preoccupation punct 22 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 missed nsubj 23 missed miss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 bus det 25 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 23 missed obj 26 . . PUNCT _ 23 missed punct 27 » » PUNCT _ 23 missed punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 23 missed punct
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1 think speech: other gerund a state not said here about one thing vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about thing=Topic 2 notice present you other things hardly property vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus 3 miss in a quote past a state the bus state's preoccupation vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus 4 preoccupy in a quote state nom preoccupation «cognition transitive»: poss=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 Something that fills your mind all the time, a worry or strong interest: «Football is his main preoccupation.».
The tree, 18 words nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj det:predet det obl:unmarked punct det appos cc amod conj punct punct nsubj cop nmod:poss amod appos punct punct punct root Something PRON that PRON fills VERB your PRON mind NOUN all DET the DET time NOUN , PUNCT a DET worry NOUN or CCONJ strong ADJ interest NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Football PROPN is AUX his PRON main ADJ preoccupation NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 fills nsubj 3 fills fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Something acl:relcl 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 mind nmod:poss 5 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 3 fills obj 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 time det:predet 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 time det 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 fills obl:unmarked 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 worry punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 worry det 11 worry worry NOUN Number=Sing 1 Something appos 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 interest cc 13 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 14 interest amod 14 interest interest NOUN Number=Sing 11 worry conj 15 : : PUNCT _ 21 preoccupation punct 16 « « PUNCT _ 21 preoccupation punct 17 Football Football PROPN Number=Sing 21 preoccupation nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 preoccupation cop 19 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 preoccupation nmod:poss 20 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 21 preoccupation amod 21 preoccupation preoccupation NOUN Number=Sing 1 Something appos 22 . . PUNCT _ 21 preoccupation punct 23 » » PUNCT _ 21 preoccupation punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 fill present your mind time vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mind=Patient 2 is a in a quote present Football Football's main preoccupation tree rules 3 mind your nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Her preoccupation with the test made her forget her lunch.
nmod:poss nsubj case det nmod obj xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root Her PRON preoccupation NOUN with ADP the DET test NOUN made VERB her PRON forget VERB her PRON lunch 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 preoccupation nmod:poss 2 preoccupation preoccupation NOUN Number=Sing 6 made nsubj 3 with with ADP _ 5 test case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 test det 5 test test NOUN Number=Sing 2 preoccupation nmod 6 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 made obj 8 forget forget VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 made xcomp 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 lunch nmod:poss 10 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 8 forget obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 make past Her preoccupation with the test her = she tree rules 2 forget infinitive her = she not said here preoccupation's lunch tree rules 3 preoccupy Her = she with the test nom preoccupation «cognition transitive»: poss=agent with=obl
Example 2 Winning the cup was the team's only preoccupation.
csubj det obj cop det nsubj cop advmod punct root Winning VERB the DET cup NOUN was AUX the DET team NOUN 's AUX only ADV preoccupation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Winning win VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 preoccupation csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cup det 3 cup cup NOUN Number=Sing 1 Winning obj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 preoccupation cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 team det 6 team team NOUN Number=Sing 9 preoccupation nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 preoccupation cop 8 only only ADV _ 9 preoccupation advmod 9 preoccupation preoccupation NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 preoccupation punct
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1 win gerund the cup vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality 2 is a past the team preoccupation tree rules
Example 3 Dad's main preoccupation is paying the bills.
nmod:poss case amod nsubj aux det obj punct root Dad NOUN 's PART main ADJ preoccupation NOUN is AUX paying VERB the DET bills NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 4 preoccupation nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Dad case 3 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 4 preoccupation amod 4 preoccupation preoccupation NOUN Number=Sing 6 paying nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 paying aux 6 paying pay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bills det 8 bills bill NOUN Number=Plur 6 paying obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 paying punct
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1 pay present · progressive Dad's main preoccupation the bills vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bill=Asset 2 preoccupy Dad nom preoccupation «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 His preoccupation with his phone annoyed his gran.
nmod:poss nsubj case nmod:poss nmod nmod:poss nsubj punct root His PRON preoccupation NOUN with ADP his PRON phone NOUN annoyed ADJ his PRON gran NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 preoccupation nmod:poss 2 preoccupation preoccupation NOUN Number=Sing 6 annoyed nsubj 3 with with ADP _ 5 phone case 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 phone nmod:poss 5 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 2 preoccupation nmod 6 annoyed annoyed ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 gran nmod:poss 8 gran gran NOUN Number=Sing 6 annoyed nsubj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 annoyed punct
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1 preoccupy His = he with preoccupation's phone nom preoccupation «cognition transitive»: poss=agent with=obl
Example 5 The writer's great preoccupation was the sea.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj cop det punct root The DET writer NOUN 's PART great ADJ preoccupation NOUN was AUX the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 writer det 2 writer writer NOUN Number=Sing 5 preoccupation nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 writer case 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 preoccupation amod 5 preoccupation preoccupation NOUN Number=Sing 8 sea nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 sea cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sea det 8 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 sea punct
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1 is a past the writer's great preoccupation the sea tree rules 2 preoccupy the writer nom preoccupation «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 In her preoccupation she walked straight past her friend.
case nmod:poss obl nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root In ADP her PRON preoccupation NOUN she PRON walked VERB straight ADV past ADP her PRON friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 preoccupation case 2 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 preoccupation nmod:poss 3 preoccupation preoccupation NOUN Number=Sing 5 walked obl 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 walked nsubj 5 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 straight straight ADV _ 9 friend advmod 7 past past ADP _ 9 friend case 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 friend nmod:poss 9 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 5 walked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 walked punct
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1 walk past she her preoccupation past her friend vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in preoccupation=Trajectory 2 preoccupy her = she nom preoccupation «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
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