rarely Who acts: It, grandma, We, tonight, He, I · What happens: not mean, mean, snow, watch, eat out, be · To what, where: television, Owls, daytime, big dog, people
«rarely» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: rarely in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Rarely means not often; almost never.
advmod advmod advmod punct advmod advmod punct root Rarely ADV means VERB not PART often ADV ; PUNCT almost ADV never ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rarely rarely ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 means advmod 4 often often ADV _ 2 means advmod 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 2 means punct 6 almost almost ADV _ 7 never advmod 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 means advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 not mean present often, rarely property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 Rarely can also mean unusually, as in «a rarely beautiful day» (older use).
The tree, 13 words advmod aux advmod advmod punct mark case punct det advmod amod obl punct punct amod appos punct punct root Rarely ADV can AUX also ADV mean VERB unusually ADV , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT a DET rarely ADV beautiful ADJ day NOUN » PUNCT ( PUNCT older ADJ use NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rarely rarely ADV _ 4 mean advmod 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 unusually unusually ADV _ 4 mean advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 13 day punct 7 as as SCONJ _ 13 day mark 8 in in ADP _ 13 day case 9 « « PUNCT _ 13 day punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 day det 11 rarely rarely ADV _ 12 beautiful advmod 12 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 13 day amod 13 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obl 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 day punct 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 use punct 16 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 17 use amod 17 use use NOUN Number=Sing 13 day appos 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 use punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can day rarely, unusually property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 It rarely snows here in April.
nsubj advmod advmod case obl punct root It PRON rarely ADV snows VERB here ADV in ADP April PROPN . 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 3 snows nsubj 2 rarely rarely ADV _ 3 snows advmod 3 snows snow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 here here ADV PronType=Dem 3 snows advmod 5 in in ADP _ 6 April case 6 April April PROPN Number=Sing 3 snows obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 snows punct
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1 snow present It here april rarely property vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Example 2 My grandma rarely watches television.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod obj punct root My PRON grandma NOUN rarely ADV watches VERB television NOUN . 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 grandma nmod:poss 2 grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 4 watches nsubj 3 rarely rarely ADV _ 4 watches advmod 4 watches watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 television television NOUN Number=Sing 4 watches obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 watches punct
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1 watch present My grandma television rarely property vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent television=Theme
Example 3 We rarely eat out, so tonight is special.
nsubj advmod compound:prt punct advmod nsubj cop conj punct root We PRON rarely ADV eat VERB out ADP , PUNCT so ADV tonight NOUN is AUX special ADJ . 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 3 eat nsubj 2 rarely rarely ADV _ 3 eat advmod 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 eat compound:prt 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 special punct 6 so so ADV _ 9 special advmod 7 tonight tonight NOUN Number=Sing 9 special nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 special cop 9 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 3 eat conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
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1 eat out present We rarely property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present tonight special property tree rules
Example 4 Owls are rarely seen in the daytime.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root Owls NOUN are AUX rarely ADV seen VERB in ADP the DET daytime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Owls owl NOUN Number=Plur 4 seen nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 seen aux:pass 3 rarely rarely ADV _ 4 seen advmod 4 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 daytime case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 daytime det 7 daytime daytime NOUN Number=Sing 4 seen obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 seen punct
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1 see present · passive Owls the daytime rarely property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
Example 5 He is rarely late for school.
nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root He PRON is AUX rarely ADV late ADJ for ADP school 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 4 late nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 late cop 3 rarely rarely ADV _ 4 late advmod 4 late late ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 school case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 late obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 late punct
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1 is present He for school; late, rarely property tree rules
Example 6 Rarely have I seen such a big dog.
advmod aux nsubj det:predet det amod obj punct root Rarely ADV have AUX I PRON seen VERB such DET a DET big ADJ dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rarely rarely ADV _ 4 seen advmod 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 seen aux 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 seen nsubj 4 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 such such DET PronType=Ind 8 dog det:predet 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 dog det 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 dog amod 8 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 seen obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 seen punct
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1 see present · perfect I such big dog rarely property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus
Example 7 Sharks rarely attack people.
nsubj advmod obj punct root Sharks NOUN rarely ADV attack VERB people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sharks shark NOUN Number=Plur 3 attack nsubj 2 rarely rarely ADV _ 3 attack advmod 3 attack attack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 attack obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 attack punct
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1 attack present Sharks people rarely property vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient
Example 8 These battles between boys rarely end well.
det nsubj case nmod advmod advmod punct root These DET battles NOUN between ADP boys NOUN rarely ADV end VERB well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 These this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 2 battles det 2 battles battle NOUN Number=Plur 6 end nsubj 3 between between ADP _ 4 boys case 4 boys boy NOUN Number=Plur 2 battles nmod 5 rarely rarely ADV _ 6 end advmod 6 end end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 well well ADV Degree=Pos 6 end advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 end punct
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1 end present this battles between boys rarely, well property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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