respectful Who acts: you, others, We, It, other people, crowd · What happens: show, be, treat, listen, talk, knock · To what, where: places, museum, room, respectful silence, animals, them · Speech: someone speaks here
«respectful» 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: respectful in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Showing respect: being polite and considerate to other people, their feelings, things and beliefs.
The tree, 14 words amod punct cop amod cc conj case amod obl punct nmod:poss conj punct conj cc conj punct root Showing VERB respect NOUN : PUNCT being AUX polite ADJ and CCONJ considerate ADJ to ADP other ADJ people NOUN , PUNCT their PRON feelings NOUN , PUNCT things NOUN and CCONJ beliefs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Showing show VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 respect amod 2 respect respect NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 5 polite punct 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 polite cop 5 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 2 respect amod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 considerate cc 7 considerate considerate ADJ Degree=Pos 5 polite conj 8 to to ADP _ 10 people case 9 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 10 people amod 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 considerate obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 feelings punct 12 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 feelings nmod:poss 13 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 2 respect conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 things punct 15 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 13 feelings conj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 beliefs cc 17 beliefs belief NOUN Number=Plur 13 feelings conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 respect punct
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1 show gerund vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is gerund polite property tree rules 3 be to other people 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.
Meaning 2 Treating places, animals and nature with care.
obj punct conj cc conj case obl punct root Treating VERB places NOUN , PUNCT animals NOUN and CCONJ nature NOUN with ADP care NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Treating treat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 places place NOUN Number=Plur 1 Treating obj 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 animals punct 4 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 2 places conj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 nature cc 6 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 2 places conj 7 with with ADP _ 8 care case 8 care care NOUN Number=Sing 1 Treating obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Treating punct
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1 treat gerund places and animals and nature with care vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent place=Recipient with care=Theme
Example 1 Be respectful and listen when others are talking.
cop cc conj advmod nsubj aux advcl punct root Be AUX respectful ADJ and CCONJ listen VERB when ADV others NOUN are AUX talking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 respectful cop 2 respectful respectful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 listen cc 4 listen listen VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 respectful conj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 talking advmod 6 others other NOUN Number=Plur 8 talking nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 talking aux 8 talking talk VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 listen advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 respectful punct
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1 is imperative you not said here respectful property tree rules 2 listen infinitive you not said here vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 3 talk present · progressive others vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 We were respectful and quiet in the museum.
nsubj cop cc conj case det obl punct root We PRON were AUX respectful ADJ and CCONJ quiet ADJ in ADP the DET museum 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 3 respectful nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 respectful cop 3 respectful respectful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 quiet cc 5 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 respectful conj 6 in in ADP _ 8 museum case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 museum det 8 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 respectful obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 respectful punct
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1 is past We the museum respectful property tree rules 2 be We not said here tree rules
Example 3 It's respectful to knock before you go into a room.
nsubj cop mark xcomp mark nsubj advcl case det obl punct root It PRON 's AUX respectful ADJ to PART knock VERB before SCONJ you PRON go VERB into ADP a DET room 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 3 respectful nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 respectful cop 3 respectful respectful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 knock mark 5 knock knock VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 respectful xcomp 6 before before SCONJ _ 8 go mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 go nsubj 8 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 knock advcl 9 into into ADP _ 11 room case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 room det 11 room room NOUN Number=Sing 8 go obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 respectful punct
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1 is present It respectful property tree rules 2 knock to-infinitive vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient 3 go present you a room vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into room=Initial_Location
Example 4 Be respectful of other people's beliefs and cultures.
cop case amod nmod:poss case obl cc conj punct root Be AUX respectful ADJ of ADP other ADJ people NOUN 's PART beliefs NOUN and CCONJ cultures NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 respectful cop 2 respectful respectful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 of of ADP _ 7 beliefs case 4 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 5 people amod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 beliefs nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 people case 7 beliefs belief NOUN Number=Plur 2 respectful obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 cultures cc 9 cultures culture NOUN Number=Plur 7 beliefs conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 respectful punct
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1 is imperative you not said here of other people's beliefs and cultures; respectful property tree rules 2 believe other people nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The crowd stood in respectful silence.
det nsubj case amod obl punct root The DET crowd NOUN stood VERB in ADP respectful ADJ silence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crowd det 2 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 silence case 5 respectful respectful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 silence amod 6 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
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1 stand past the crowd respectful silence vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in silence=Location
Example 6 He spoke respectfully to the old man.
nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root He PRON spoke VERB respectfully ADV to ADP the DET old ADJ man 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 2 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 respectfully respectfully ADV _ 2 spoke advmod 4 to to ADP _ 7 man case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 man det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 man amod 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past He to the old man; respectfully property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to man=Co-Agent
Example 7 Being respectful to animals means not teasing them.
cop csubj case obl advmod ccomp obj punct root Being AUX respectful ADJ to ADP animals NOUN means VERB not PART teasing VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 respectful cop 2 respectful respectful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means csubj 3 to to ADP _ 4 animals case 4 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 2 respectful obl 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 teasing advmod 7 teasing tease VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 means ccomp 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 teasing obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 is gerund to animals; respectful property tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 not tease gerund animals = animal vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
Example 8 But the Dogs kept them all at a respectful distance, and the Sheep grazed in perfect safety.
The tree, 17 words cc det nsubj obj nmod:unmarked case det amod obl punct cc det nsubj advcl case amod obl punct root But CCONJ the DET Dogs NOUN kept VERB them PRON all DET at ADP a DET respectful ADJ distance NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET Sheep NOUN grazed VERB in ADP perfect ADJ safety NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 4 kept cc 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Dogs det 3 Dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 4 kept nsubj 4 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 kept obj 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 them nmod:unmarked 7 at at ADP _ 10 distance case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 distance det 9 respectful respectful ADJ Degree=Pos 10 distance amod 10 distance distance NOUN Number=Sing 4 kept obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 grazed punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 15 grazed cc 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Sheep det 14 Sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 15 grazed nsubj 15 grazed graze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 kept advcl 16 in in ADP _ 18 safety case 17 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 18 safety amod 18 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 15 grazed obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 kept punct
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1 keep past the Dogs them = they at a respectful distance vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme at distance=Location 2 graze past the Sheep perfect safety vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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