radical

Who acts: society, free radical, unpaired electron, new head teacher, Moving, radicals · What happens: change, have, do, call, be, react · To what, where: important parts, strong ideas, square sign √, atom, radical changes, city · Speech: someone speaks here

«radical» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: radical in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very big and basic, changing the most important parts of something: a radical change.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 big	advmod
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 basic	cc
4	basic	basic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 big	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 changing	punct
6	changing	change	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 big	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 parts	det
8	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	9 important	advmod
9	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 parts	amod
10	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 changing	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 something	case
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 parts	nmod
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 change	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 change	det
15	radical	radical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 change	amod
16	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 something	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 big	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	gerund		the important parts of something					vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=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

Having very strong or extreme ideas about how society or politics should change.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 strong	advmod
3	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ideas	amod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 extreme	cc
5	extreme	extreme	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 strong	conj
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Having	obj
7	about	about	SCONJ	_	13 change	mark
8	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	13 change	advmod
9	society	society	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 change	nsubj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 politics	cc
11	politics	politics	NOUN	Number=Ptan	9 society	conj
12	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 change	aux
13	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 ideas	acl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Having	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	gerund		strong ideas					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient
2	change	should	society or politics						vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A person with extreme political ideas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 ideas	case
4	extreme	extreme	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ideas	amod
5	political	political	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ideas	amod
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 person	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

To do with roots, such as the square root sign √, which is called the radical sign.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 roots	case
4	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 do	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 √	punct
6	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 √	case
7	as	as	ADP	_	6 such	fixed
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 √	det
9	square	square	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 √	amod
10	root	root	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sign	compound
11	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 √	compound
12	√	√	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 roots	appos
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 called	punct
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 called	nsubj:pass
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 called	aux:pass
16	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 √	acl
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 sign	det
18	radical	radical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 sign	amod
19	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 called	xcomp
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with roots	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	call	present · passive		the square sign √					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Meaning 5

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

A free radical is an atom or group of atoms with an unpaired electron, which reacts easily.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 radical	det
2	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 radical	amod
3	radical	radical	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 atom	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 atom	cop
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 atom	det
6	atom	atom	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 group	cc
8	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 atom	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 atoms	case
10	atoms	atom	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 group	nmod
11	with	with	ADP	_	14 electron	case
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 electron	det
13	unpaired	unpaired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 electron	amod
14	electron	electron	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 atoms	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 reacts	punct
16	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 reacts	nsubj
17	reacts	react	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 electron	acl:relcl
18	easily	easily	ADV	_	17 reacts	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 atom	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a free radical	a atom or group of atoms with a unpaired electron					tree rules
2	react	present	a unpaired electron					easily property	vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 6

Usage: slang, US, dated — kept apart, not parsed.

Really cool or amazing — "Radical, dude!".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Really	really	ADV	_	2 cool	advmod
2	cool	cool	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 amazing	cc
4	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 cool	conj
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 Radical	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 Radical	punct
7	Radical	radical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 cool	parataxis
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 dude	punct
9	dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 Radical	conj
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	7 Radical	punct
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 Radical	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cool	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The new head teacher made radical changes to the timetable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 teacher	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 teacher	amod
3	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 teacher	compound
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	nsubj
5	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	radical	radical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 changes	amod
7	changes	change	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 made	obj
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 timetable	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 timetable	det
10	timetable	timetable	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the new head teacher	radical changes				to the timetable	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Product

Example 2

Moving from the city to a farm was a radical change for our family.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 change	csubj
2	from	from	ADP	_	4 city	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 city	det
4	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 farm	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 farm	det
7	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 change	cop
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 change	det
10	radical	radical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 change	amod
11	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 family	case
13	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 family	nmod:poss
14	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 change	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 change	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund				the city		to a farm	vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from city=Initial_Location to farm=Destination
2	is a	past	Moving	a radical change				for our family	tree rules

Example 3

Some radicals wanted to get rid of the king.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 radicals	det
2	radicals	radical	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wanted	nsubj
3	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 get	mark
5	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 wanted	xcomp
6	rid	rid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 get	xcomp
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 king	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 king	det
9	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rid	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wanted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	past	some radicals						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	get not said to happen	to-infinitive	some radicals not said here					rid property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 4

In maths, the radical sign √ means "square root of".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 maths	case
2	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 means	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 maths	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 √	det
5	radical	radical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 √	amod
6	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 √	compound
7	√	√	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 means	nsubj
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 root	punct
10	square	square	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 root	amod
11	root	root	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 means	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	11 root	case
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 root	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the radical sign √	square root				in maths	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot root=Theme in math=Attribute

Example 5

√25 is called a radical expression, and it equals 5.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	√	√	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 called	nsubj:pass
2	25	25	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 √	flat
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 called	aux:pass
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 expression	det
6	radical	radical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 expression	amod
7	expression	expression	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 called	xcomp
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 equals	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 equals	cc
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 equals	nsubj
11	equals	equal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 called	conj
12	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 equals	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		√					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2	equal	present	expression	5					tree rules

Example 6

"That skateboard trick was radical!" shouted the surfer dude.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 radical	punct
2	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 trick	det
3	skateboard	skateboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 trick	compound
4	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 radical	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 radical	cop
6	radical	radical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 shouted	nsubj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 radical	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 radical	punct
9	shouted	shout	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 dude	det
11	surfer	surfer	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 dude	compound
12	dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shouted	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	past	that skateboard trick					radical property	tree rules
2	shout speech: express	past	radical	the surfer dude					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dude=Topic

Example 7

Her idea to have no homework at all seemed radical to the teachers.

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 idea	nmod:poss
2	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 seemed	nsubj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 have	mark
4	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 idea	acl
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 homework	det
6	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 have	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 all	case
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 have	obl
9	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	radical	radical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 seemed	xcomp
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 teachers	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 teachers	det
13	teachers	teacher	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 radical	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	to-infinitive	Her idea not said here	no homework		all			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Patient
2	seem	past	Her idea					radical property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

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