purportedly Who acts: it, photo, video, painting, email, headteacher · What happens: accord, say, claim, not be, show, film · To what, where: Loch Ness monster, video, space, bank, scam, treasure · Speech: someone speaks here
«purportedly» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: purportedly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
According to what is said or claimed, though it may not be true.
The tree, 13 words case fixed nsubj:pass aux:pass cc conj punct mark nsubj aux advmod cop parataxis punct root According VERB to ADP what PRON is AUX said VERB or CCONJ claimed VERB , PUNCT though SCONJ it PRON may AUX not PART be AUX true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 According accord VERB ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 what case 2 to to ADP _ 1 According fixed 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 said nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 said aux:pass 5 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 claimed cc 7 claimed claim VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 said conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 true punct 9 though though SCONJ _ 14 true mark 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 true nsubj 11 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 true aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 true advmod 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 true cop 14 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 5 said parataxis 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 said punct
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1 accord gerund vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert present · passive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic 3 claim speech: other participle vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 not is may it true property 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.
Example 1 The photo purportedly shows the Loch Ness monster.
det nsubj advmod det compound compound obj punct root The DET photo NOUN purportedly ADV shows VERB the DET Loch PROPN Ness NOUN monster NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 photo det 2 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 4 shows nsubj 3 purportedly purportedly ADV _ 4 shows advmod 4 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 monster det 6 Loch Loch PROPN Number=Sing 8 monster compound 7 Ness ness NOUN Number=Sing 8 monster compound 8 monster monster NOUN Number=Sing 4 shows obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 shows punct
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1 show present the photo the Loch Ness monster purportedly property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent monster=Recipient
Example 2 The video was purportedly filmed in space, but it was fake.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl punct cc nsubj cop conj punct root The DET video NOUN was AUX purportedly ADV filmed VERB in ADP space NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON was AUX fake ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 video det 2 video video NOUN Number=Sing 5 filmed nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 filmed aux:pass 4 purportedly purportedly ADV _ 5 filmed advmod 5 filmed film VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 space case 7 space space NOUN Number=Sing 5 filmed obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 fake punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 12 fake cc 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 fake nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 fake cop 12 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 5 filmed conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 filmed punct
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1 film past · passive the video space purportedly property vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in space=Destination 2 is past video fake property tree rules
Example 3 The painting is purportedly by a famous artist.
det nsubj cop advmod case det amod punct root The DET painting NOUN is AUX purportedly ADV by ADP a DET famous ADJ artist NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 painting det 2 painting painting NOUN Number=Sing 8 artist nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 artist cop 4 purportedly purportedly ADV _ 8 artist advmod 5 by by ADP _ 8 artist case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 artist det 7 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 8 artist amod 8 artist artist NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 artist punct
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1 is present the painting by a famous artist; purportedly property tree rules
Example 4 The email was purportedly from the bank, but it was a scam.
det nsubj cop advmod case det punct cc nsubj cop det parataxis punct root The DET email NOUN was AUX purportedly ADV from ADP the DET bank NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON was AUX a DET scam NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 email det 2 email email NOUN Number=Sing 7 bank nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 bank cop 4 purportedly purportedly ADV _ 7 bank advmod 5 from from ADP _ 7 bank case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bank det 7 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 scam punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 13 scam cc 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 scam nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 scam cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 scam det 13 scam scam NOUN Number=Sing 7 bank parataxis 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 bank punct
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1 is past the email the bank purportedly property tree rules 2 is a past email a scam tree rules
Example 5 The treasure was purportedly buried on the island.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root The DET treasure NOUN was AUX purportedly ADV buried VERB on ADP the DET island NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 treasure det 2 treasure treasure NOUN Number=Sing 5 buried nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 buried aux:pass 4 purportedly purportedly ADV _ 5 buried advmod 5 buried bury VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 island case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 island det 8 island island NOUN Number=Sing 5 buried obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 buried punct
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1 bury past · passive the treasure the island purportedly property vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on island=Destination
Example 6 The note was purportedly signed by the headteacher.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root The DET note NOUN was AUX purportedly ADV signed VERB by ADP the DET headteacher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 note det 2 note note NOUN Number=Sing 5 signed nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 signed aux:pass 4 purportedly purportedly ADV _ 5 signed advmod 5 signed sign VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 by by ADP _ 8 headteacher case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 headteacher det 8 headteacher headteacher NOUN Number=Sing 5 signed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 signed punct
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1 sign past · passive the headteacher the note purportedly property vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Destination
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