reliable Who acts: Reliable, you, Reliable information, old car, She, reliable friend · What happens: mean, trust, do, expect, be, keep · To what, where: someone, reliable friend, promises, test, results, website · Speech: someone speaks here
«reliable» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: reliable in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Reliable means you can trust someone or something to do what is expected, every time.
The tree, 15 words nsubj nsubj aux ccomp obj cc conj mark acl nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct det conj punct root Reliable ADJ means VERB you PRON can AUX trust VERB someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON to PART do VERB what PRON is AUX expected VERB , PUNCT every DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 trust nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 trust aux 5 trust trust VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 trust obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 something cc 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 someone conj 9 to to PART _ 10 do mark 10 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 something acl 11 what what PRON PronType=Int 13 expected nsubj:pass 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 expected aux:pass 13 expected expect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 do acl:relcl 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 time punct 15 every every DET PronType=Tot 16 time det 16 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 someone conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Reliable vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 trust can you someone vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 3 do to-infinitive you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 expect present · passive vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
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 Reliable information is likely to be true and correct.
amod nsubj cop mark cop xcomp cc conj punct root Reliable ADJ information NOUN is AUX likely ADJ to PART be AUX true ADJ and CCONJ correct ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 information amod 2 information information NOUN Number=Sing 4 likely nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 likely cop 4 likely likely ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 7 true mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 true cop 7 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 4 likely xcomp 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 correct cc 9 correct correct ADJ Degree=Pos 4 likely conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 likely punct
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1 is present Reliable information likely property tree rules 2 is to-infinitive Reliable information not said here true property tree rules 3 be speech: disagree Reliable information not said here tree rules
Example 1 My grandad's old car is very reliable.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case amod nsubj cop advmod punct root My PRON grandad NOUN 's PART old ADJ car NOUN is AUX very ADV reliable ADJ . 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 grandad nmod:poss 2 grandad grandad NOUN Number=Sing 5 car nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 grandad case 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 car amod 5 car car NOUN Number=Sing 8 reliable nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 reliable cop 7 very very ADV _ 8 reliable advmod 8 reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 reliable punct
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1 is present My grandad's old car reliable property tree rules
Example 2 She is a reliable friend who always keeps promises.
nsubj cop det amod nsubj advmod acl:relcl obj punct root She PRON is AUX a DET reliable ADJ friend NOUN who PRON always ADV keeps VERB promises NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 friend nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 friend cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 friend det 4 reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos 5 friend amod 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 keeps nsubj 7 always always ADV PronType=Tot 8 keeps advmod 8 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 friend acl:relcl 9 promises promise NOUN Number=Plur 8 keeps obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 friend punct
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1 is a present She a reliable friend tree rules 2 keep present a reliable friend promises always property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme
Example 3 Repeat the test to make your results more reliable.
det obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj advmod xcomp punct root Repeat VERB the DET test NOUN to PART make VERB your PRON results NOUN more ADV reliable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Repeat repeat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 test det 3 test test NOUN Number=Sing 1 Repeat obj 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Repeat advcl 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 results nmod:poss 7 results result NOUN Number=Plur 5 make obj 8 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 9 reliable advmod 9 reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Repeat punct
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1 repeat imperative you not said here the test vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent test=Eventuality 2 make to-infinitive you not said here your results reliable property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset result=Product 3 result your nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Is this website a reliable source?
cop det csubj det amod punct root Is AUX this DET website NOUN a DET reliable ADJ source NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 website cop 2 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 website det 3 website website NOUN Number=Sing 6 source csubj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 source det 5 reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos 6 source amod 6 source source NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 source punct
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1 is a present this website tree rules
Example 5 The bus is not very reliable; it is often late.
det nsubj cop advmod advmod punct nsubj cop advmod conj punct root The DET bus NOUN is AUX not PART very ADV reliable ADJ ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX often ADV late ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bus det 2 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 6 reliable nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 reliable cop 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 reliable advmod 5 very very ADV _ 6 reliable advmod 6 reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 late punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 late nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 late cop 10 often often ADV _ 11 late advmod 11 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 6 reliable conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 reliable punct
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1 not is present the bus reliable property tree rules 2 is present bus late, often property tree rules
Example 6 A dog is a reliable alarm against strangers.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root A DET dog NOUN is AUX a DET reliable ADJ alarm NOUN against ADP strangers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 6 alarm nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 alarm cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 alarm det 5 reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos 6 alarm amod 6 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 against against ADP _ 8 strangers case 8 strangers stranger NOUN Number=Plur 6 alarm nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 alarm punct
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1 is a present a dog a reliable alarm against strangers tree rules
Example 7 Check facts with reliable sources.
obj case amod obl punct root Check VERB facts NOUN with ADP reliable ADJ sources NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 1 Check obj 3 with with ADP _ 5 sources case 4 reliable reliable ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sources amod 5 sources source NOUN Number=Plur 1 Check obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
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1 check imperative you not said here facts with reliable sources vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme
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