proportionate

Who acts: punishment, you, pocket money, cost, Doubling, Shouting · What happens: compare, grow, shrink, proportionate, be, do · To what, where: degree, same ratio, jobs, apples, recipe, proportionate amount

«proportionate» 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: proportionate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In the right size, amount or degree compared with something else; fair and not too much.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 size	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 size	det
3	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 size	amod
4	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 amount	punct
6	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 size	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 degree	cc
8	degree	degree	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 size	conj
9	compared	compare	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 degree	acl
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 something	case
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 compared	obl
12	else	else	ADV	_	11 something	advmod
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 fair	punct
14	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 size	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 much	cc
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 much	advmod
17	too	too	ADV	_	18 much	advmod
18	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 fair	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 size	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	compare	participle		degree not said here				with something	vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with something=Co-Patient

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: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

Growing or shrinking in the same ratio as something else: «proportionate to».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Growing	grow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 shrinking	cc
3	shrinking	shrink	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Growing	conj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 ratio	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ratio	det
6	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ratio	amod
7	ratio	ratio	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shrinking	obl
8	as	as	ADP	_	9 something	case
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 ratio	nmod
10	else	else	ADV	_	9 something	advmod
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 proportionate	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 proportionate	punct
13	proportionate	proportionate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Growing	advcl
14	to	to	ADP	_	13 proportionate	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 proportionate	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Growing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	roles by
1	grow	gerund		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	shrink	gerund	the same ratio as something	vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	proportionate in a quote	infinitive		tree rules

Example 1

The punishment should be proportionate to what you did.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 punishment	det
2	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 proportionate	nsubj
3	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 proportionate	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 proportionate	cop
5	proportionate	proportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 what	case
7	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 proportionate	obl
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 did	nsubj
9	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 what	acl:relcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 proportionate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	should	the punishment					proportionate property	tree rules
2	do	past	you						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Your pocket money is proportionate to the jobs you do.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 money	nmod:poss
2	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 money	compound
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 proportionate	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 proportionate	cop
5	proportionate	proportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 jobs	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 jobs	det
8	jobs	job	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 proportionate	obl
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 do	nsubj
10	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 jobs	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 proportionate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Your pocket money					to the jobs; proportionate property	tree rules
2	do	present	you	the jobs not said here					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality

Example 3

The cost of the apples is proportionate to their weight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cost	det
2	cost	cost	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 proportionate	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 apples	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 apples	det
5	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cost	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 proportionate	cop
7	proportionate	proportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 weight	case
9	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 weight	nmod:poss
10	weight	weight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 proportionate	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 proportionate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the cost of the apples					to apples's weight; proportionate property	tree rules
2	cost			the apples					nom cost «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

Doubling the recipe needs a proportionate amount of eggs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doubling	double	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 needs	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 recipe	det
3	recipe	recipe	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Doubling	obj
4	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 amount	det
6	proportionate	proportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 amount	amod
7	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 needs	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 eggs	case
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 amount	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 needs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	double	gerund		the recipe	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent recipe=Patient
2	need	present	Doubling	a proportionate amount of eggs	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amount=Theme
3	amount			eggs	nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

Shouting at a tiny mistake is not a proportionate response.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shouting	shout	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 response	csubj
2	at	at	ADP	_	5 mistake	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 mistake	det
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 mistake	amod
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Shouting	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 response	cop
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 response	advmod
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 response	det
9	proportionate	proportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 response	amod
10	response	response	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 response	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	gerund				a tiny mistake			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is a	present	Shouting	a proportionate response					tree rules

Example 6

Her pay was proportionate to her hours.

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 pay	nmod:poss
2	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 proportionate	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 proportionate	cop
4	proportionate	proportionate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 hours	case
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 hours	nmod:poss
7	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 proportionate	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 proportionate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her pay				hour	proportionate property	tree rules
2	pay		Her = she						nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent

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