punctual Who acts: you, teacher, bus, He, report, I · What happens: arrive, do, agree, happen, be, show · To what, where: something, punctual train, respect, five minutes · Speech: someone speaks here
«punctual» 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: punctual in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Arriving or doing something at the agreed time, not late.
cc conj obj case det amod obl punct advmod advmod punct root Arriving VERB or CCONJ doing VERB something PRON at ADP the DET agreed VERB time NOUN , PUNCT not PART late ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Arriving arrive VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 doing cc 3 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Arriving conj 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 doing obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 time case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 time det 7 agreed agree VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 time amod 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 doing obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 late punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 late advmod 11 late late ADV Degree=Pos 1 Arriving advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Arriving punct
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1 arrive gerund late property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 do gerund something time vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 agree speech: agree participle vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Happening exactly on time: «a punctual train».
advmod case obl punct punct det amod obl punct punct root Happening VERB exactly ADV on ADP time NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET punctual ADJ train NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Happening happen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 exactly exactly ADV _ 1 Happening advmod 3 on on ADP _ 4 time case 4 time time NOUN Number=Sing 1 Happening obl 5 : : PUNCT _ 1 Happening punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 train punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 train det 8 punctual punctual ADJ Degree=Pos 9 train amod 9 train train NOUN Number=Sing 1 Happening obl 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 train punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Happening punct
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1 happen gerund a punctual train time exactly property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Please be punctual for the school trip.
discourse cop case det compound obl punct root Please INTJ be AUX punctual ADJ for ADP the DET school NOUN trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 3 punctual discourse 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 punctual cop 3 punctual punctual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 for for ADP _ 7 trip case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 trip det 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 trip compound 7 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 3 punctual obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 punctual punct
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1 is imperative you not said here for the school trip; punctual property tree rules
Example 2 Our teacher is always punctual.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN is AUX always ADV punctual ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 5 punctual nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 punctual cop 4 always always ADV PronType=Tot 5 punctual advmod 5 punctual punctual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 punctual punct
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1 is present Our teacher always, punctual property tree rules
Example 3 The bus was punctual this morning for once.
det nsubj cop det obl:unmarked case obl punct root The DET bus NOUN was AUX punctual ADJ this DET morning NOUN for ADP once ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bus det 2 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 4 punctual nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 punctual cop 4 punctual punctual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 morning det 6 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 4 punctual obl:unmarked 7 for for ADP _ 8 once case 8 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 4 punctual obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 punctual punct
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1 is past the bus morning punctual property tree rules
Example 4 Being punctual shows respect for others.
cop csubj obj case nmod punct root Being AUX punctual ADJ shows VERB respect NOUN for ADP others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 punctual cop 2 punctual punctual ADJ Degree=Pos 3 shows csubj 3 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 respect respect NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 others case 6 others other NOUN Number=Plur 4 respect nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 shows punct
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1 is gerund punctual property tree rules 2 show present respect for others vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent respect=Recipient
Example 5 He's never punctual, he's always five minutes late.
nsubj cop advmod punct nsubj cop advmod nummod obl:unmarked advmod punct root He PRON 's AUX never ADV punctual ADJ , PUNCT he PRON 's AUX always ADV five NUM minutes NOUN late ADV . 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 punctual nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 punctual cop 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 4 punctual advmod 4 punctual punctual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 minutes punct 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 minutes nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 minutes cop 8 always always ADV PronType=Tot 9 five advmod 9 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 minutes nummod 10 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 11 late obl:unmarked 11 late late ADV Degree=Pos 4 punctual advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 punctual punct
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1 not is present He late, punctual property tree rules 2 is a present he five minutes tree rules
Example 6 My report said I was polite and punctual.
nmod:poss nsubj nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root My PRON report NOUN said VERB I PRON was AUX polite ADJ and CCONJ punctual ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 report nmod:poss 2 report report NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 polite nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 polite cop 6 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 3 said ccomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 punctual cc 8 punctual punctual ADJ Degree=Pos 6 polite conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past My report vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is past I polite property tree rules 3 be I not said here tree rules 4 report My nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 ‘You are punctual,’ said the old man, ‘but we need not start just yet.
The tree, 14 words punct nsubj cop ccomp punct punct det amod nsubj punct punct cc nsubj aux advmod conj advmod advmod punct root ‘ PUNCT You PRON are AUX punctual ADJ , PUNCT ’ PUNCT said VERB the DET old ADJ man NOUN , PUNCT ‘ PUNCT but CCONJ we PRON need AUX not PART start VERB just ADV yet ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 4 punctual punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 punctual nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 punctual cop 4 punctual punctual ADJ Degree=Pos 7 said ccomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 punctual punct 6 ’ ' PUNCT _ 4 punctual punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 man det 9 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 10 man amod 10 man man NOUN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 ‘ punct 12 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 7 said punct 13 but but CCONJ _ 17 start cc 14 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 17 start nsubj 15 need need AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 start aux 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 start advmod 17 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 ‘ conj 18 just just ADV _ 19 yet advmod 19 yet yet ADV _ 17 start advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 is present You punctual property tree rules 2 say speech: assert past the old man vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 not start present we yet vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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