provoked Who acts: Provoked past form, action, someone, bee, news, comment · What happens: provoke, be, make, cause, not happen, act · To what, where: Provoked past form, someone, purpose, reaction, provoked attack, him · Speech: someone speaks here
«provoked» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: provoked in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Provoked is the past form of provoke: made someone angry on purpose, or caused a reaction.
The tree, 16 words amod cop det amod case nmod punct acl obj amod case obl punct cc conj det obj punct root Provoked VERB is AUX the DET past ADJ form NOUN of ADP provoke NOUN : PUNCT made VERB someone PRON angry ADJ on ADP purpose NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ caused VERB a DET reaction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Provoked provoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 form amod 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 form cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 form det 4 past past ADJ Degree=Pos 5 form amod 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 provoke case 7 provoke provoke NOUN Number=Sing 5 form nmod 8 : : PUNCT _ 9 made punct 9 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 form acl 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 made obj 11 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 10 someone amod 12 on on ADP _ 13 purpose case 13 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 9 made obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 caused punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 caused cc 16 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 made conj 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 reaction det 18 reaction reaction NOUN Number=Sing 16 caused obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 form punct
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1 provoke participle vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a present the Provoked past form of provoke tree rules 3 make participle the Provoked past form not said here someone purpose vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product 4 cause past the Provoked past form not said here a reaction vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition reaction=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 As an adjective, a provoked attack is one caused by someone's action, not happening by itself.
The tree, 17 words case det obl punct det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass nsubj case nmod:poss case obl punct advmod advcl case obl punct root As ADP an DET adjective NOUN , PUNCT a DET provoked VERB attack NOUN is AUX one NUM caused VERB by ADP someone PRON 's PART action NOUN , PUNCT not PART happening VERB by ADP itself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 adjective case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adjective det 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 10 caused obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 attack det 6 provoked provoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 attack amod 7 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 10 caused nsubj:pass 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 caused aux:pass 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 caused nsubj 10 caused cause VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 by by ADP _ 14 action case 12 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 action nmod:poss 13 's 's PART _ 12 someone case 14 action action NOUN Number=Sing 10 caused obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 happening punct 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 happening advmod 17 happening happen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 caused advcl 18 by by ADP _ 19 itself case 19 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 17 happening obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 caused punct
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1 provoke participle vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 cause present · passive someone's action a provoked attack as a adjective vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient 3 not happen gerund someone's action not said here by attack vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by itself=Location 4 act someone nom action «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 The bee stung him because he provoked it.
det nsubj obj mark nsubj advcl obj punct root The DET bee NOUN stung VERB him PRON because SCONJ he PRON provoked VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bee det 2 bee bee NOUN Number=Sing 3 stung nsubj 3 stung sting VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 stung obj 5 because because SCONJ _ 7 provoked mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 provoked nsubj 7 provoked provoke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 stung advcl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 provoked obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stung punct
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1 sting past the bee him = he vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer 2 provoke past bee it vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer
Example 2 The news provoked strong feelings.
det nsubj amod obj punct root The DET news NOUN provoked VERB strong ADJ feelings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 news det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 provoked nsubj 3 provoked provoke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feelings amod 5 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 3 provoked obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 provoked punct
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1 provoke past the news strong feelings vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus feeling=Experiencer
Example 3 He was provoked into a fight.
nsubj aux:pass case det obl punct root He PRON was AUX provoked VERB into ADP a DET fight 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 3 provoked nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 provoked aux:pass 3 provoked provoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 fight case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fight det 6 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 3 provoked obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 provoked punct
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1 provoke past · passive He a fight vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
Example 4 The snake attack was provoked.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass punct root The DET snake NOUN attack NOUN was AUX provoked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 attack det 2 snake snake NOUN Number=Sing 3 attack compound 3 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 5 provoked nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 provoked aux:pass 5 provoked provoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 provoked punct
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1 provoke past · passive the snake attack vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
Example 5 Her comment provoked giggles in class.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case obl punct root Her PRON comment NOUN provoked VERB giggles NOUN in ADP class 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 comment nmod:poss 2 comment comment NOUN Number=Sing 3 provoked nsubj 3 provoked provoke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 giggles giggle NOUN Number=Plur 3 provoked obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 class case 6 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 provoked obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 provoked punct
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1 provoke past Her comment giggles class vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus giggle=Experiencer 2 comment Her = she nom comment «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The provoked bull charged.
det amod nsubj punct root The DET provoked VERB bull NOUN charged VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bull det 2 provoked provoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 bull amod 3 bull bull NOUN Number=Sing 4 charged nsubj 4 charged charge VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 charged punct
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1 provoke participle vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 charge participle the provoked bull vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The attack was unprovoked, which made it worse.
det nsubj cop punct nsubj conj obj xcomp punct root The DET attack NOUN was AUX unprovoked ADJ , PUNCT which PRON made VERB it PRON worse ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 attack det 2 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 4 unprovoked nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 unprovoked cop 4 unprovoked unprovoked ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 made punct 6 which which PRON PronType=Rel 7 made nsubj 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 unprovoked conj 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 made obj 9 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 made xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 unprovoked punct
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1 is past the attack unprovoked property tree rules 2 make past attack bad property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
Example 8 The boy said he was provoked, but hitting was still wrong.
det nsubj nsubj aux:pass ccomp punct cc nsubj cop advmod conj punct root The DET boy NOUN said VERB he PRON was AUX provoked VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ hitting VERB was AUX still ADV wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 provoked nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 provoked aux:pass 6 provoked provoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 said ccomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 wrong punct 8 but but CCONJ _ 12 wrong cc 9 hitting hit VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 wrong nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 wrong cop 11 still still ADV _ 12 wrong advmod 12 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 provoked conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the boy vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 provoke past · passive boy vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer 3 hit gerund vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 is past still wrong property tree rules
Example 9 ‘All right, then,’ said her husband, somewhat provoked, ‘you can sing a song to the fairies.’
The tree, 16 words punct det ccomp punct advmod punct punct nmod:poss nsubj punct advmod ccomp punct punct nsubj aux conj det obj case det obl punct punct root ‘ PUNCT All DET right ADJ , PUNCT then ADV , PUNCT ’ PUNCT said VERB her PRON husband NOUN , PUNCT somewhat ADV provoked VERB , PUNCT ‘ PUNCT you PRON can AUX sing VERB a DET song NOUN to ADP the DET fairies NOUN . PUNCT ’ PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 3 right punct 2 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 right det 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 8 said ccomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 right punct 5 then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 right advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 right punct 7 ’ ' PUNCT _ 3 right punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 husband nmod:poss 10 husband husband NOUN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 provoked punct 12 somewhat somewhat ADV _ 13 provoked advmod 13 provoked provoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 said ccomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 sing punct 15 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 18 sing punct 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 sing nsubj 17 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 sing aux 18 sing sing VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 provoked conj 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 song det 20 song song NOUN Number=Sing 18 sing obj 21 to to ADP _ 23 fairies case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 fairies det 23 fairies fairy NOUN Number=Plur 18 sing obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct 25 ’ ' PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past her husband vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 provoke participle somewhat property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 sing speech: express can you a song the fairies vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent song=Topic to fairy=Recipient
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