rubbish Who acts: Rubbish things, things, Rubbish, I, idea, you · What happens: be, throw away, mean, rubbish, put, take out · To what, where: Rubbish things, nonsense, drawing, idea, rubbish, bin · Speech: someone speaks here
«rubbish» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: rubbish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Rubbish is things you throw away because they are no longer wanted or useful.
The tree, 14 words compound cop nsubj nsubj advmod mark nsubj cop advmod advmod advcl cc conj punct root Rubbish NOUN is AUX things NOUN you PRON throw VERB away ADV because SCONJ they PRON are AUX no ADV longer ADV wanted VERB or CCONJ useful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 3 things compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 things cop 3 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 5 throw nsubj 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 throw nsubj 5 throw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 away away ADV _ 5 throw advmod 7 because because SCONJ _ 12 wanted mark 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 wanted nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 wanted cop 10 no no ADV _ 11 longer advmod 11 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 12 wanted advmod 12 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 throw advcl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 useful cc 14 useful useful ADJ Degree=Pos 12 wanted conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 throw punct
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1 is a present Rubbish things tree rules 2 throw away present Rubbish things away property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 is present things = thing long, want property tree rules 4 be things = thing not said here 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 Rubbish means nonsense, something silly or untrue.
nsubj obj punct conj amod cc conj punct root Rubbish NOUN means VERB nonsense NOUN , PUNCT something PRON silly ADJ or CCONJ untrue ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nonsense nonsense NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 something punct 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 nonsense conj 6 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 something amod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 untrue cc 8 untrue untrue ADJ Degree=Pos 6 silly conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Rubbish nonsense vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nonsense=Topic
Meaning 3 Rubbish (informal, British) means very bad, as in "I'm rubbish at drawing".
The tree, 13 words nsubj punct appos punct conj punct advmod xcomp punct case fixed punct nsubj cop parataxis case nmod punct punct root Rubbish NOUN ( PUNCT informal ADJ , PUNCT British ADJ ) PUNCT means VERB very ADV bad ADJ , PUNCT as ADP in ADP " PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX rubbish NOUN at ADP drawing NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 informal punct 3 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Rubbish appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 British punct 5 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 3 informal conj 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 informal punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 very very ADV _ 9 bad advmod 9 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 7 means xcomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 16 rubbish punct 11 as as ADP ExtPos=ADP 16 rubbish case 12 in in ADP _ 11 as fixed 13 " " PUNCT _ 16 rubbish punct 14 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 16 rubbish nsubj 15 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 rubbish cop 16 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 7 means parataxis 17 at at ADP _ 18 drawing case 18 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 16 rubbish nmod 19 " " PUNCT _ 16 rubbish punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present Rubbish bad property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 is in a quote present I drawing as rubbish tree rules
Meaning 4 To rubbish an idea is to say it is worthless.
mark advcl det obj cop mark nsubj cop ccomp punct root To PART rubbish VERB an DET idea NOUN is AUX to PART say VERB it PRON is AUX worthless ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 rubbish mark 2 rubbish rubbish VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 say advcl 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 idea det 4 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 2 rubbish obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 say cop 6 to to PART _ 7 say mark 7 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 worthless nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 worthless cop 10 worthless worthless ADJ Degree=Pos 7 say ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 say punct
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1 rubbish to-infinitive a idea tree rules 2 be speech: assert present say property tree rules 3 is present idea worthless property tree rules
Example 1 Put the rubbish in the bin.
det obj case det obl punct root Put VERB the DET rubbish NOUN in ADP the DET bin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 rubbish det 3 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 bin case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bin det 6 bin bin NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here the rubbish the bin vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme in bin=Destination
Example 2 Can you take the rubbish out, please?
aux nsubj det obj compound:prt punct discourse punct root Can AUX you PRON take VERB the DET rubbish NOUN out ADP , PUNCT please INTJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 take aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 take nsubj 3 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rubbish det 5 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 3 take obj 6 out out ADP _ 3 take compound:prt 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 take punct 8 please please INTJ _ 3 take discourse 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 take punct
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1 take out can you the rubbish vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme
Example 3 We sort our rubbish for recycling.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root We PRON sort VERB our PRON rubbish NOUN for ADP recycling 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 2 sort nsubj 2 sort sort VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 rubbish nmod:poss 4 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 2 sort obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 recycling case 6 recycling recycling NOUN Number=Sing 2 sort obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 sort punct
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1 sort present We our rubbish for recycling vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme
Example 4 Don't talk rubbish!
aux advmod obj punct root Do AUX n't PART talk VERB rubbish NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 talk aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 talk advmod 3 talk talk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 3 talk obj 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 talk punct
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1 not talk imperative · do-support you not said here rubbish vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent rubbish=Patient
Example 5 That film was rubbish.
det nsubj cop punct root That DET film NOUN was AUX rubbish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 4 rubbish nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 rubbish cop 4 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 rubbish punct
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1 is a past that film rubbish tree rules
Example 6 I'm rubbish at skipping, but I'm getting better.
nsubj cop mark acl punct cc nsubj aux conj xcomp punct root I PRON 'm AUX rubbish NOUN at SCONJ skipping VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ I PRON 'm AUX getting VERB better 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 3 rubbish nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 rubbish cop 3 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 at at SCONJ _ 5 skipping mark 5 skipping skip VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 rubbish acl 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 getting punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 10 getting cc 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 getting nsubj 9 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 getting aux 10 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 skipping conj 11 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 getting xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 rubbish punct
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1 is a present I rubbish tree rules 2 skip gerund rubbish not said here vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 get present · progressive I good property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 7 The beach was covered in rubbish after the storm.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case det obl punct root The DET beach NOUN was AUX covered VERB in ADP rubbish NOUN after ADP the DET storm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 beach det 2 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 covered aux:pass 4 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 rubbish case 6 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered obl 7 after after ADP _ 9 storm case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 storm det 9 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 covered punct
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1 cover past · passive the beach after the storm in rubbish vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in rubbish=Theme
Example 8 But he only found a large basket full of rubbish.
cc nsubj advmod det amod obj amod case obl punct root But CCONJ he PRON only ADV found VERB a DET large ADJ basket NOUN full ADJ of ADP rubbish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 4 found cc 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 found nsubj 3 only only ADV _ 4 found advmod 4 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 basket det 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 basket amod 7 basket basket NOUN Number=Sing 4 found obj 8 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 7 basket amod 9 of of ADP _ 10 rubbish case 10 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 8 full obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 found punct
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1 find past he a large basket vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent basket=Topic
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