quite Who acts: a, I, you, film, few people, It · What happens: mean, not mean, not be, look, not finish, be · To what, where: more, lot, jumper, long walk, practical boy
«quite» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: quite in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Quite means fairly, more than a little but not very: quite good.
The tree, 12 words advmod advmod punct obj case det obl cc advmod conj punct advmod conj punct root Quite ADV means VERB fairly ADV , PUNCT more ADJ than ADP a DET little ADJ but CCONJ not PART very ADV : PUNCT quite ADV good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quite quite ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fairly fairly ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 more punct 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 means obj 6 than than ADP _ 8 little case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 little det 8 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 more obl 9 but but CCONJ _ 11 very cc 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 very advmod 11 very very ADV _ 5 more conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 14 good punct 13 quite quite ADV _ 14 good advmod 14 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present more fairly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic
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 Quite means completely, fully.
advmod advmod punct advmod punct root Quite ADV means VERB completely ADV , PUNCT fully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quite quite ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 completely completely ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 fully punct 5 fully fully ADV _ 2 means advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present completely, fully property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I'm not quite ready.
nsubj cop advmod advmod punct root I PRON 'm AUX not PART quite ADV ready ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 ready nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 ready cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 ready advmod 4 quite quite ADV _ 5 ready advmod 5 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 ready punct
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1 not is present I ready property tree rules
Meaning 3 «Not quite» means almost but not right.
punct advmod advmod punct advmod cc advmod conj punct root « PUNCT Not PART quite ADV » PUNCT means VERB almost ADV but CCONJ not PART right ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 means advmod 3 quite quite ADV _ 5 means advmod 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 quite punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 almost almost ADV _ 7 but advmod 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 right cc 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 right advmod 9 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 not mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 «Quite a» means a lot of, or very: quite a crowd.
The tree, 11 words punct det:predet nsubj punct det obj case punct cc advmod punct det:predet det nmod punct root « PUNCT Quite DET a DET » PUNCT means VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP , PUNCT or CCONJ very ADV : PUNCT quite DET a DET crowd NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 a punct 2 Quite quite DET PronType=Ind 3 a det:predet 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 a punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lot det 7 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 8 of of ADP _ 15 crowd case 9 , , PUNCT _ 15 crowd punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 15 crowd cc 11 very very ADV _ 15 crowd advmod 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 crowd punct 13 quite quite DET PronType=Ind 15 crowd det:predet 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 crowd det 15 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 7 lot nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present a a lot of quite crowd vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic
Example 1 Not quite: 3.
advmod fixed punct punct root Not PART quite ADV : PUNCT 3 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 3 advmod 2 quite quite ADV _ 1 Not fixed 3 : : PUNCT _ 4 3 punct 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 3 punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 Not quite. Look at the word «each».
Sentence 1: Not quite.
advmod punct root Not PART quite ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 quite advmod 2 quite quite ADV _ root root 3 . . PUNCT _ 2 quite punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Look at the word «each».
case det obl punct nmod punct punct root Look VERB at ADP the DET word NOUN « PUNCT each DET » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 at at ADP _ 4 word case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 word det 4 word word NOUN Number=Sing 1 Look obl 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 each punct 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 4 word nmod 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 each punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Look punct
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1 look imperative you not said here at the word each vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at word=Theme
Example 3 I'm not quite finished yet.
nsubj aux advmod advmod advmod punct root I PRON 'm AUX not PART quite ADV finished VERB yet ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 finished nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 finished aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 finished advmod 4 quite quite ADV _ 5 finished advmod 5 finished finish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 6 yet yet ADV _ 5 finished advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 finished punct
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1 not finish present · passive I yet vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 4 The film was quite funny.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET film NOUN was AUX quite ADV funny ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 5 funny nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 funny cop 4 quite quite ADV _ 5 funny advmod 5 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 funny punct
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1 is past the film funny property tree rules
Example 5 There were quite a few people at the park.
expl det:predet det amod nsubj case det nmod punct root There PRON were VERB quite DET a DET few ADJ people NOUN at ADP the DET park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 were expl 2 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quite quite DET PronType=Ind 6 people det:predet 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 people det 5 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 were nsubj 7 at at ADP _ 9 park case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 park det 9 park park NOUN Number=Sing 6 people nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 were punct
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1 be past quite few people at the park there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 You are quite right!
nsubj cop advmod punct root You PRON are AUX quite ADV right ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 right nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 right cop 3 quite quite ADV _ 4 right advmod 4 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 right punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present You right property tree rules
Example 7 It is quite cold today, so take a jumper.
nsubj cop advmod obl:unmarked punct advmod parataxis det obj punct root It PRON is AUX quite ADV cold ADJ today NOUN , PUNCT so ADV take VERB a DET jumper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 cold nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 cold cop 3 quite quite ADV _ 4 cold advmod 4 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 today today NOUN Number=Sing 4 cold obl:unmarked 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 take punct 7 so so ADV _ 8 take advmod 8 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 cold parataxis 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 jumper det 10 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 8 take obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 cold punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It today cold property tree rules 2 take infinitive a jumper vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jumper=Theme
Example 8 That was quite a long walk.
nsubj cop det:predet det amod punct root That PRON was AUX quite DET a DET long ADJ walk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 walk nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 walk cop 3 quite quite DET PronType=Ind 6 walk det:predet 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 walk det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 6 walk amod 6 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 walk punct
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1 is a past That quite long walk tree rules
Example 9 He was quite a practical boy.
nsubj cop det:predet det amod punct root He PRON was AUX quite DET a DET practical ADJ boy 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 6 boy nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 boy cop 3 quite quite DET PronType=Ind 6 boy det:predet 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 boy det 5 practical practical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 boy amod 6 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 boy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past He quite practical boy tree rules
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