preoccupied Who acts: you, problem, someone, my, She, Money worries · What happens: think, not notice, be, preoccupy, fill, mind · To what, where: She, Filled mind, Mum, question, He, dinner · Speech: someone speaks here
«preoccupied» 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: preoccupied in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Thinking so much about one thing, often a worry, that you do not notice what is around you: «She looked preoccupied.».
The tree, 21 words csubj:pass advmod advmod case nummod obl punct advmod det appos punct mark nsubj aux advmod conj nsubj cop case ccomp punct punct nsubj:pass aux:pass punct punct punct root Thinking VERB so ADV much ADV about ADP one NUM thing NOUN , PUNCT often ADV a DET worry NOUN , PUNCT that SCONJ you PRON do AUX not PART notice VERB what PRON is AUX around ADP you PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON looked VERB preoccupied VERB . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 25 preoccupied csubj:pass 2 so so ADV _ 3 much advmod 3 much much ADV _ 1 Thinking advmod 4 about about ADP _ 6 thing case 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 thing nummod 6 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 1 Thinking obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 worry punct 8 often often ADV _ 10 worry advmod 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 worry det 10 worry worry NOUN Number=Sing 6 thing appos 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 notice punct 12 that that SCONJ _ 16 notice mark 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 notice nsubj 14 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 notice aux 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 notice advmod 16 notice notice VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Thinking conj 17 what what PRON PronType=Int 20 you nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 you cop 19 around around ADP _ 20 you case 20 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 notice ccomp 21 : : PUNCT _ 1 Thinking punct 22 « « PUNCT _ 25 preoccupied punct 23 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 preoccupied nsubj:pass 24 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 25 preoccupied aux:pass 25 preoccupied preoccupy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 26 . . PUNCT _ 25 preoccupied punct 27 » » PUNCT _ 25 preoccupied punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 25 preoccupied punct
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1 think speech: other gerund about one thing vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about thing=Topic 2 not notice present · do-support you vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 3 is present around you tree rules 4 preoccupy in a quote past · passive She vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
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: verb, past — kept apart, not parsed.
Filled someone's mind: «The problem preoccupied him all week.».
The tree, 10 words amod nmod:poss case obl:unmarked punct punct det nsubj obj det obl:unmarked punct punct punct root Filled VERB someone PRON 's PART mind NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET problem NOUN preoccupied VERB him PRON all DET week NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Filled fill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 mind amod 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 mind nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 someone case 4 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 9 preoccupied obl:unmarked 5 : : PUNCT _ 9 preoccupied punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 preoccupied punct 7 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 problem det 8 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 9 preoccupied nsubj 9 preoccupied preoccupy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 preoccupied obj 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 12 week det 12 week week NOUN Number=Sing 9 preoccupied obl:unmarked 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 preoccupied punct 14 » » PUNCT _ 9 preoccupied punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 preoccupied punct
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1 fill participle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 preoccupy in a quote past the problem someone's Filled mind week vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer 3 mind someone nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Mum seemed preoccupied and did not hear my question.
nsubj aux:pass cc aux advmod conj nmod:poss obj punct root Mum NOUN seemed VERB preoccupied VERB and CCONJ did AUX not PART hear VERB my PRON question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 preoccupied nsubj 2 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 preoccupied aux:pass 3 preoccupied preoccupy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 hear cc 5 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 hear aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 hear advmod 7 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 preoccupied conj 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 question nmod:poss 9 question question NOUN Number=Sing 7 hear obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 preoccupied punct
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1 preoccupy past · passive Mum vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 2 not hear past · do-support my question vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer question=Stimulus 3 question my nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 He was too preoccupied with his game to eat dinner.
nsubj aux:pass advmod case nmod:poss obl mark advcl obj punct root He PRON was AUX too ADV preoccupied VERB with ADP his PRON game NOUN to PART eat VERB dinner NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 preoccupied nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 preoccupied aux:pass 3 too too ADV _ 4 preoccupied advmod 4 preoccupied preoccupy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 game case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 game nmod:poss 7 game game NOUN Number=Sing 4 preoccupied obl 8 to to PART _ 9 eat mark 9 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 preoccupied advcl 10 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 9 eat obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 preoccupied punct
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1 preoccupy past · passive He with his game vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 2 eat to-infinitive dinner vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient
Example 3 The detective was preoccupied with the missing key.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl punct root The DET detective NOUN was AUX preoccupied VERB with ADP the DET missing ADJ key NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 4 preoccupied nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 preoccupied aux:pass 4 preoccupied preoccupy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 8 key case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 key det 7 missing missing ADJ Degree=Pos 8 key amod 8 key key NOUN Number=Sing 4 preoccupied obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 preoccupied punct
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1 preoccupy past · passive the detective with the missing key vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
Example 4 She stared out of the window, preoccupied.
nsubj case case det obl punct parataxis punct root She PRON stared VERB out ADP of ADP the DET window NOUN , PUNCT preoccupied VERB . PUNCT 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 2 stared nsubj 2 stared stare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 6 window case 4 of of ADP _ 6 window case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 window det 6 window window NOUN Number=Sing 2 stared obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 preoccupied punct 8 preoccupied preoccupy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 stared parataxis 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 stared punct
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1 stare out past She the window tree rules 2 preoccupy participle vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 5 Money worries preoccupied the family all winter.
compound nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root Money NOUN worries NOUN preoccupied VERB the DET family NOUN all DET winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Money money NOUN Number=Sing 2 worries compound 2 worries worry NOUN Number=Plur 3 preoccupied nsubj 3 preoccupied preoccupy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 family det 5 family family NOUN Number=Sing 3 preoccupied obj 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 winter det 7 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 3 preoccupied obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 preoccupied punct
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1 preoccupy past Money worries the family winter vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus family=Experiencer
Example 6 I was so preoccupied that I put the milk in the cupboard.
nsubj aux:pass advmod mark nsubj advcl det obj case det obl punct root I PRON was AUX so ADV preoccupied VERB that SCONJ I PRON put VERB the DET milk NOUN in ADP the DET cupboard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 preoccupied nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 preoccupied aux:pass 3 so so ADV _ 4 preoccupied advmod 4 preoccupied preoccupy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 7 put mark 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 put nsubj 7 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 preoccupied advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 milk det 9 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 7 put obj 10 in in ADP _ 12 cupboard case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 cupboard det 12 cupboard cupboard NOUN Number=Sing 7 put obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 preoccupied punct
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1 preoccupy past · passive I vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 2 put past I the milk the cupboard vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent milk=Theme in cupboard=Destination
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