prose Who acts: Prose, you, newspaper article, We, Most · What happens: write, speak, be, rewrite, compare, sound · To what, where: ordinary written language, sentences, writing style, Novels, prose, poem · Speech: someone speaks here
«prose» 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: prose in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Prose is ordinary written or spoken language in sentences and paragraphs, not in the lines and rhythm of poetry.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop amod amod cc conj case nmod cc conj punct advmod case det conj cc conj case nmod punct root Prose NOUN is AUX ordinary ADJ written VERB or CCONJ spoken VERB language NOUN in ADP sentences NOUN and CCONJ paragraphs NOUN , PUNCT not PART in ADP the DET lines NOUN and CCONJ rhythm NOUN of ADP poetry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prose prose NOUN Number=Sing 7 language nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 language cop 3 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 7 language amod 4 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 language amod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 spoken cc 6 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 written conj 7 language language NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 9 sentences case 9 sentences sentence NOUN Number=Plur 7 language nmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 paragraphs cc 11 paragraphs paragraph NOUN Number=Plur 9 sentences conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 lines punct 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 lines advmod 14 in in ADP _ 16 lines case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 lines det 16 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 9 sentences conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 rhythm cc 18 rhythm rhythm NOUN Number=Sing 9 sentences conj 19 of of ADP _ 20 poetry case 20 poetry poetry NOUN Number=Sing 18 rhythm nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 language punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 write participle vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 speak speech: other participle vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a present Prose ordinary written language sentences and paragraphs and the lines and rhythm of poetry tree rules
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 A writer's prose is their writing style.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop nmod:poss compound punct root A DET writer NOUN 's PART prose NOUN is AUX their PRON writing NOUN style NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 writer det 2 writer writer NOUN Number=Sing 4 prose nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 writer case 4 prose prose NOUN Number=Sing 8 style nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 style cop 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 style nmod:poss 7 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 8 style compound 8 style style NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 style punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a writer's prose their writing style tree rules
Example 1 Novels are written in prose.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root Novels NOUN are AUX written VERB in ADP prose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Novels novel NOUN Number=Plur 3 written nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 written aux:pass 3 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 prose case 5 prose prose NOUN Number=Sing 3 written obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 written punct
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1 write present · passive Novels prose vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in prose=Destination
Example 2 Rewrite the poem in prose.
det obj case obl punct root Rewrite VERB the DET poem NOUN in ADP prose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rewrite rewrite VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 poem det 3 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rewrite obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 prose case 5 prose prose NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rewrite obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Rewrite punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 rewrite imperative you not said here the poem prose tree rules
Example 3 Her prose is clear and lively.
nmod:poss nsubj cop cc conj punct root Her PRON prose NOUN is AUX clear ADJ and CCONJ lively ADJ . 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 prose nmod:poss 2 prose prose NOUN Number=Sing 4 clear nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 clear cop 4 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 lively cc 6 lively lively ADJ Degree=Pos 4 clear conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 clear punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Her prose clear property tree rules 2 be Her prose not said here tree rules
Example 4 A newspaper article is prose.
det compound nsubj cop punct root A DET newspaper NOUN article NOUN is AUX prose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 article det 2 newspaper newspaper NOUN Number=Sing 3 article compound 3 article article NOUN Number=Sing 5 prose nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 prose cop 5 prose prose NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 prose punct
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1 is a present a newspaper article prose tree rules
Example 5 We compared a poem with a prose passage.
nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON compared VERB a DET poem NOUN with ADP a DET prose NOUN passage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 compared nsubj 2 compared compare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 poem det 4 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 2 compared obj 5 with with ADP _ 8 passage case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 passage det 7 prose prose NOUN Number=Sing 8 passage compound 8 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 2 compared obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 compared punct
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1 compare past We a poem with a prose passage vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent poem=Patient with passage=Co-Patient
Example 6 Most of our reading books are prose.
nsubj case nmod:poss compound nmod cop punct root Most ADJ of ADP our PRON reading NOUN books NOUN are AUX prose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Most most ADJ Degree=Sup 7 prose nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 5 books case 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 books nmod:poss 4 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 5 books compound 5 books book NOUN Number=Plur 1 Most nmod 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 prose cop 7 prose prose NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 prose punct
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1 is a present Most of our reading books prose tree rules
Example 7 This would have sounded somewhat bold in prose.
nsubj:pass aux aux advmod xcomp case obl punct root This PRON would AUX have AUX sounded VERB somewhat ADV bold ADJ in ADP prose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 sounded nsubj:pass 2 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 sounded aux 3 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 sounded aux 4 sounded sound VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 somewhat somewhat ADV _ 6 bold advmod 6 bold bold ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sounded xcomp 7 in in ADP _ 8 prose case 8 prose prose NOUN Number=Sing 6 bold obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 sounded punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sound would · perfect · passive This bold property vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
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