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Who acts: good manners, proper fraction, top number, proper way, you, London · What happens: behave, follow, rule, be, hold, wear · To what, where: rules, one, maths, pencil, proper shoes, toys · Speech: someone speaks here

«proper» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: proper in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Right, correct or suitable for the situation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 correct	punct
3	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Right	conj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 suitable	cc
5	suitable	suitable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Right	conj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 situation	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 situation	det
8	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 suitable	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Right	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"the proper way to hold a pencil".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 hold	punct
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 way	det
3	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 way	amod
4	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hold	nsubj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 hold	mark
6	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 pencil	det
8	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hold	obj
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 hold	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold in a quote	to-infinitive	the proper way	a pencil					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme

Meaning 2

Real, true.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 true	punct
3	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Real	conj
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Real	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a proper meal", not just a snack.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 meal	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 meal	det
3	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 meal	amod
4	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 meal	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 snack	punct
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 snack	advmod
8	just	just	ADV	_	10 snack	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 snack	det
10	snack	snack	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 meal	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 meal	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Polite and well-behaved, following the rules of good manners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Polite	polite	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 behaved	cc
3	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 behaved	advmod
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 well	punct
5	behaved	behave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Polite	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 following	punct
7	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 behaved	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rules	det
9	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 following	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 manners	case
11	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 manners	amod
12	manners	manners	NOUN	Number=Ptan	9 rules	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Polite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	behave	participle						well property	vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
2	follow	gerund		the rules of good manners					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme
3	rule		good manners						nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Meaning 4

In maths, a proper fraction is one where the top number is smaller than the bottom number.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 maths	case
2	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 one	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 maths	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fraction	det
5	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fraction	amod
6	fraction	fraction	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 one	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 one	cop
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
9	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	14 smaller	advmod
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 number	det
11	top	top	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 number	amod
12	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 smaller	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 smaller	cop
14	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 one	advcl
15	than	than	ADP	_	18 number	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 number	det
17	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 number	compound
18	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 smaller	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a proper fraction	one		maths			tree rules
2	is	present	the top number					than the bottom number; small property	tree rules

Example 1

Wear proper shoes for the hike.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shoes	amod
3	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wear	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 hike	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hike	det
6	hike	hike	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wear	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	imperative	you not said here	proper shoes				for the hike	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme

Example 2

Put the toys back in their proper place.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 toys	det
3	toys	toy	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Put	obj
4	back	back	ADV	_	1 Put	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 place	case
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 place	nmod:poss
7	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 place	amod
8	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put back	imperative	you not said here	the toys		toys's proper place			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent toy=Theme in place=Destination

Example 3

"London" is a proper noun, so it starts with a capital letter.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 London	punct
2	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 noun	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 London	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 noun	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 noun	det
6	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 noun	amod
7	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 starts	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	11 starts	advmod
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 starts	nsubj
11	starts	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 noun	conj
12	with	with	ADP	_	15 letter	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 letter	det
14	capital	capital	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 letter	compound
15	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 starts	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	London	a proper noun					tree rules
2	start	present	noun					with a capital letter	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with letter=Subeventuality

Example 4

3/4 is a proper fraction.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	3/4	3/4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 fraction	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 fraction	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fraction	det
4	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fraction	amod
5	fraction	fraction	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fraction	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	3/4	a proper fraction					tree rules

Example 5

After the snack we had a proper dinner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 snack	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 snack	det
3	snack	snack	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	obl
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 had	nsubj
5	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 dinner	det
7	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 dinner	amod
8	dinner	dinner	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	we	a proper dinner			after the snack		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient

Example 6

It is proper to say thank you.

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 proper	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 proper	cop
3	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 say	mark
5	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 proper	csubj
6	thank	thank	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 say	ccomp
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 thank	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 proper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					proper property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive							vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	thank speech: thank	infinitive			you				vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

Example 7

Use the proper tool for the job.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 tool	det
3	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tool	amod
4	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 job	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 job	det
7	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	the proper tool				for the job	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent tool=Theme for job=Eventuality

Example 8

That is the proper way to fight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 way	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 way	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 way	det
4	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 way	amod
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 fight	mark
7	fight	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 way	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	That	the proper way					tree rules
2	fight	to-infinitive							vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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