quality Who acts: Quality, something, kindness, they, pencils, photo · What happens: be, use, mean, say, sell, not break · To what, where: Quality, high quality, feature, good qualities, quality shoes, good quality · Speech: someone speaks here
«quality» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: quality in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Quality is how good or bad something is.
nsubj cop advmod cc conj nsubj cop punct root Quality NOUN is AUX how ADV good ADJ or CCONJ bad ADJ something PRON is AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 4 good nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 good cop 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 4 good advmod 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 bad cc 6 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 4 good conj 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 bad nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bad cop 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 good punct
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1 is present Quality good property tree rules 2 is present something bad 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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"the quality of the paper is poor".
punct det nsubj case det nmod cop punct punct root " PUNCT the DET quality NOUN of ADP the DET paper NOUN is AUX poor ADJ " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 8 poor punct 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 quality det 3 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 8 poor nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 6 paper case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 paper det 6 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 3 quality nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 poor cop 8 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 " " PUNCT _ 8 poor punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 poor punct
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1 is in a quote present the quality of the paper poor property tree rules
Meaning 2 Quality, used alone, often means high quality, very good.
nsubj:pass punct advmod punct advmod parataxis amod obj punct advmod conj punct root Quality NOUN , PUNCT used VERB alone ADV , PUNCT often ADV means VERB high ADJ quality NOUN , PUNCT very ADV good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj:pass 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 used punct 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 alone alone ADV _ 3 used advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 means punct 6 often often ADV _ 7 means advmod 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 used parataxis 8 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 9 quality amod 9 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 good punct 11 very very ADV _ 12 good advmod 12 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 9 quality conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use participle · passive Quality alone property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 mean present high quality often property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quality=Topic
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"they only sell quality shoes".
punct nsubj advmod compound obj punct punct root " PUNCT they PRON only ADV sell VERB quality NOUN shoes NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 sell punct 2 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 sell nsubj 3 only only ADV _ 4 sell advmod 4 sell sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 6 shoes compound 6 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 4 sell obj 7 " " PUNCT _ 4 sell punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 sell punct
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1 sell in a quote present they quality shoes vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme
Meaning 3 A quality is a feature of a person's character: kindness and honesty are good qualities.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod:poss case nmod punct nsubj cc conj cop amod acl:relcl punct root A DET quality NOUN is AUX a DET feature NOUN of ADP a DET person NOUN 's PART character NOUN : PUNCT kindness NOUN and CCONJ honesty NOUN are AUX good ADJ qualities NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 quality det 2 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 5 feature nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 feature cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 feature det 5 feature feature NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 10 character case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 10 character nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 person case 10 character character NOUN Number=Sing 5 feature nmod 11 : : PUNCT _ 12 kindness punct 12 kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 17 qualities nsubj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 honesty cc 14 honesty honesty NOUN Number=Sing 12 kindness conj 15 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 qualities cop 16 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 17 qualities amod 17 qualities quality NOUN Number=Plur 5 feature acl:relcl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 feature punct
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1 is a present a quality a feature of a person's character tree rules 2 is a present kindness and honesty good qualities tree rules
Meaning 4 A quality is a feature of a thing.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root A DET quality NOUN is AUX a DET feature NOUN of ADP a DET thing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 quality det 2 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 5 feature nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 feature cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 feature det 5 feature feature NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 thing case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 thing det 8 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 5 feature nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 feature punct
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1 is a present a quality a feature of a thing tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"the soft quality of her voice".
punct det amod case nmod:poss nmod punct punct root " PUNCT the DET soft ADJ quality NOUN of ADP her PRON voice NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 quality punct 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 quality det 3 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 4 quality amod 4 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 voice case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 voice nmod:poss 7 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 4 quality nmod 8 " " PUNCT _ 4 quality punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 quality punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 5 Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
"Quality!" is said to mean great or excellent.
punct nsubj:pass punct punct aux:pass mark xcomp xcomp cc conj punct root " PUNCT Quality NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT is AUX said VERB to PART mean VERB great ADJ or CCONJ excellent ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Quality punct 2 Quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 6 said nsubj:pass 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Quality punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 2 Quality punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 said aux:pass 6 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 to to PART _ 8 mean mark 8 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 said xcomp 9 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 8 mean xcomp 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 excellent cc 11 excellent excellent ADJ Degree=Pos 9 great conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 said punct
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1 say speech: assert present · passive Quality tree rules 2 mean to-infinitive great property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 These pencils are good quality and do not break easily.
det nsubj cop amod cc aux advmod conj advmod punct root These DET pencils NOUN are AUX good ADJ quality NOUN and CCONJ do AUX not PART break VERB easily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 These this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 2 pencils det 2 pencils pencil NOUN Number=Plur 5 quality nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 quality cop 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 5 quality amod 5 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 break cc 7 do do AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 break aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 break advmod 9 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 quality conj 10 easily easily ADV _ 9 break advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 quality punct
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1 is a present this pencils good quality tree rules 2 not break infinitive · do-support this pencils not said here easily property vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 The photo is blurry because the camera is poor quality.
det nsubj cop mark det nsubj cop amod advcl punct root The DET photo NOUN is AUX blurry ADJ because SCONJ the DET camera NOUN is AUX poor ADJ quality 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 blurry nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 blurry cop 4 blurry blurry ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 because because SCONJ _ 10 quality mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 camera det 7 camera camera NOUN Number=Sing 10 quality nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 quality cop 9 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 10 quality amod 10 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 4 blurry advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 blurry punct
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1 is present the photo blurry property tree rules 2 is a present the camera poor quality tree rules
Example 3 Kindness is her best quality.
nsubj cop nmod:poss amod punct root Kindness NOUN is AUX her PRON best ADJ quality NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 5 quality nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 quality cop 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 quality nmod:poss 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 quality amod 5 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 quality punct
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1 is a present Kindness her best quality tree rules
Example 4 Patience is an important quality in a teacher.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root Patience NOUN is AUX an DET important ADJ quality NOUN in ADP a DET teacher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Patience patience NOUN Number=Sing 5 quality nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 quality cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 quality det 4 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 5 quality amod 5 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 teacher case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 teacher det 8 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 5 quality nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 quality punct
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1 is a present Patience a important quality in a teacher tree rules
Example 5 We spend quality time together at weekends.
nsubj compound obj advmod case obl punct root We PRON spend VERB quality NOUN time NOUN together ADV at ADP weekends 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 spend nsubj 2 spend spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 4 time compound 4 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 spend obj 5 together together ADV _ 2 spend advmod 6 at at ADP _ 7 weekends case 7 weekends weekend NOUN Number=Plur 2 spend obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 spend punct
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1 spend present We time; weekend together property vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The factory checks the quality of every toy before it is sold.
det nsubj det obj case det nmod mark nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root The DET factory NOUN checks VERB the DET quality NOUN of ADP every DET toy NOUN before SCONJ it PRON is AUX sold VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 factory det 2 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 3 checks nsubj 3 checks check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 quality det 5 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 3 checks obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 toy case 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 toy det 8 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 5 quality nmod 9 before before SCONJ _ 12 sold mark 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 sold nsubj:pass 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 sold aux:pass 12 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 checks advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 checks punct
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1 check present the factory the quality of every toy vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quality=Theme 2 sell present · passive factory vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 7 "We won the match 5–0!" "Quality!"
Sentence 1: "We won the match 5–0!" "
punct nsubj det obj flat case nmod punct punct punct root " PUNCT We PRON won VERB the DET match NOUN 5 NUM – SYM 0 NUM ! PUNCT " PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 won punct 2 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 won nsubj 3 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 match det 5 match match NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obj 6 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 match flat 7 – – SYM ExtPos=ADP 8 0 case 8 0 0 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 5 nmod 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 won punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 3 won punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 3 won punct
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1 win in a quote past We the match vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality
Sentence 2: Quality!"
punct punct root Quality NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quality quality NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Quality punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 1 Quality punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 8 You get what you pay for: cheap boots, low quality.
nsubj obj nsubj acl:relcl obl punct amod appos punct amod conj punct root You PRON get VERB what PRON you PRON pay VERB for ADP : PUNCT cheap ADJ boots NOUN , PUNCT low ADJ quality NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 get nsubj 2 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 2 get obj 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 pay nsubj 5 pay pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 what acl:relcl 6 for for ADP _ 5 pay obl 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 boots punct 8 cheap cheap ADJ Degree=Pos 9 boots amod 9 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 3 what appos 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 quality punct 11 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 12 quality amod 12 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 9 boots conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 get punct
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1 get present You vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus 2 pay present you vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 9 The true leader proves himself by his qualities.
det amod nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET true ADJ leader NOUN proves VERB himself PRON by ADP his PRON qualities NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 leader det 2 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 3 leader amod 3 leader leader NOUN Number=Sing 4 proves nsubj 4 proves prove VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 4 proves obj 6 by by ADP _ 8 qualities case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 qualities nmod:poss 8 qualities quality NOUN Number=Plur 4 proves obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 proves punct
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1 prove present the true leader leader by leader's qualities vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme
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