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savoury

Who acts: Savoury food, savoury, you, Cheese scones, Crisps, party · What happens: be, describe, like, have, stay away, declare · To what, where: small salty snack, something, sweet, savoury snacks, savoury food, chicken

«savoury» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: savoury in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Savoury food is salty or spicy, not sweet, like cheese, crisps, pies or soup.

The tree, 14 words
amodnsubjcopccconjpunctadvmodparataxispunctcaseconjpunctconjpunctconjccconjpunctrootSavouryADJfoodNOUNisAUXsaltyADJorCCONJspicyADJ,PUNCTnotPARTsweetADJ,PUNCTlikeADPcheeseNOUN,PUNCTcrispsNOUN,PUNCTpiesNOUNorCCONJsoupNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SavourysavouryADJDegree=Pos2 foodamod
2foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing4 saltynsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 saltycop
4saltysaltyADJDegree=Posrootroot
5ororCCONJ_6 spicycc
6spicyspicyADJDegree=Pos4 saltyconj
7,,PUNCT_9 sweetpunct
8notnotPARTPolarity=Neg9 sweetadvmod
9sweetsweetADJDegree=Pos4 saltyparataxis
10,,PUNCT_12 cheesepunct
11likelikeADP_12 cheesecase
12cheesecheeseNOUNNumber=Sing9 sweetconj
13,,PUNCT_14 crispspunct
14crispscrispNOUNNumber=Plur12 cheeseconj
15,,PUNCT_16 piespunct
16piespieNOUNNumber=Plur14 crispsconj
17ororCCONJ_18 soupcc
18soupsoupNOUNNumber=Sing14 crispsconj
19..PUNCT_4 saltypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentSavoury foodsalty propertytree rules
2beSavoury food not said heretree 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

A savoury (UK) is a small salty snack.

detnsubjpunctappospunctcopdetamodamodpunctrootADETsavouryNOUN(PUNCTUKPROPN)PUNCTisAUXaDETsmallADJsaltyADJsnackNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 savourydet
2savourysavouryNOUNNumber=Sing10 snacknsubj
3((PUNCT_4 UKpunct
4UKUKPROPNNumber=Sing2 savouryappos
5))PUNCT_4 UKpunct
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 snackcop
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 snackdet
8smallsmallADJDegree=Pos10 snackamod
9saltysaltyADJDegree=Pos10 snackamod
10snacksnackNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
11..PUNCT_10 snackpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta savourya small salty snacktree rules

Meaning 3

«Not very savoury» describes something or someone not nice or not respectable.

The tree, 12 words
punctadvmodadvmodnsubjpunctobjccconjadvmodamodccadvmodconjpunctroot«PUNCTNotPARTveryADVsavouryADJ»PUNCTdescribesVERBsomethingPRONorCCONJsomeonePRONnotPARTniceADJorCCONJnotPARTrespectableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_4 savourypunct
2NotnotPARTPolarity=Neg4 savouryadvmod
3veryveryADV_4 savouryadvmod
4savourysavouryADJDegree=Pos6 describesnsubj
5»»PUNCT_4 savourypunct
6describesdescribeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind6 describesobj
8ororCCONJ_9 someonecc
9someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind7 somethingconj
10notnotPARTPolarity=Neg11 niceadvmod
11niceniceADJDegree=Pos9 someoneamod
12ororCCONJ_14 respectablecc
13notnotPARTPolarity=Neg14 respectableadvmod
14respectablerespectableADJDegree=Pos11 niceconj
15..PUNCT_6 describespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1describepresentsavourysomethingvn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme

Example 1

Would you like a sweet or a savoury pancake?

auxnsubjdetobjccdetamodconjpunctrootWouldAUXyouPRONlikeVERBaDETsweetNOUNorCCONJaDETsavouryADJpancakeNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WouldwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin3 likeaux
2youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs3 likensubj
3likelikeVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 sweetdet
5sweetsweetNOUNNumber=Sing3 likeobj
6ororCCONJ_9 pancakecc
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 pancakedet
8savourysavouryADJDegree=Pos9 pancakeamod
9pancakepancakeNOUNNumber=Sing5 sweetconj
10??PUNCT_3 likepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1likewouldyoua sweet or a savoury pancakevn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sweet=Theme

Example 2

Cheese scones are savoury.

compoundnsubjcoppunctrootCheeseNOUNsconesNOUNareAUXsavouryADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CheesecheeseNOUNNumber=Sing2 sconescompound
2sconessconeNOUNNumber=Plur4 savourynsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 savourycop
4savourysavouryADJDegree=Posrootroot
5..PUNCT_4 savourypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentCheese sconessavoury propertytree rules

Example 3

Crisps and nuts are savoury snacks.

nsubjccconjcopamodpunctrootCrispsNOUNandCCONJnutsNOUNareAUXsavouryADJsnacksNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CrispscrispNOUNNumber=Plur6 snacksnsubj
2andandCCONJ_3 nutscc
3nutsnutNOUNNumber=Plur1 Crispsconj
4arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 snackscop
5savourysavouryADJDegree=Pos6 snacksamod
6snackssnackNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
7..PUNCT_6 snackspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentCrisps and nutssavoury snackstree rules

Example 4

The party had savoury food first, then cake.

detnsubjamodobjadvmodpunctadvmodconjpunctrootTheDETpartyNOUNhadVERBsavouryADJfoodNOUNfirstADV,PUNCTthenADVcakeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 partydet
2partypartyNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadnsubj
3hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4savourysavouryADJDegree=Pos5 foodamod
5foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobj
6firstfirstADVNumForm=Word NumType=Ord3 hadadvmod
7,,PUNCT_9 cakepunct
8thenthenADVPronType=Dem9 cakeadvmod
9cakecakeNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadconj
10..PUNCT_3 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastthe partysavoury foodfirst propertyvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient

Example 5

This pie is savoury — it has chicken in it.

detnsubjcoppunctnsubjparataxisobjcaseoblpunctrootThisDETpieNOUNisAUXsavouryADJ—PUNCTitPRONhasVERBchickenNOUNinADPitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem2 piedet
2piepieNOUNNumber=Sing4 savourynsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 savourycop
4savourysavouryADJDegree=Posrootroot
5—-PUNCT_7 haspunct
6ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 hasnsubj
7hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 savouryparataxis
8chickenchickenNOUNNumber=Sing7 hasobj
9ininADP_10 itcase
10ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 hasobl
11..PUNCT_4 savourypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthis piesavoury propertytree rules
2havepresentpiechickenin chickenvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Patient

Example 6

He was an unsavoury character, so we stayed away.

nsubjcopdetamodpunctadvmodnsubjacl:relcladvmodpunctrootHePRONwasAUXanDETunsavouryADJcharacterNOUN,PUNCTsoADVwePRONstayedVERBawayADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 characternsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 charactercop
3anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 characterdet
4unsavouryunsavouryADJDegree=Pos5 characteramod
5charactercharacterNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6,,PUNCT_9 stayedpunct
7sosoADV_9 stayedadvmod
8wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs9 stayednsubj
9stayedstayVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 characteracl:relcl
10awayawayADV_9 stayedadvmod
11..PUNCT_5 characterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastHea unsavoury charactertree rules
2stay awaypastwea unsavoury character not said hereaway propertyvn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme character=Location

Example 7

‘I declare I smell a savoury dinner.’

punctnsubjnsubjconjdetamodobjpunctpunctroot‘PUNCTIPRONdeclareVERBIPRONsmellVERBaDETsavouryADJdinnerNOUN.PUNCT’PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1‘'PUNCT_3 declarepunct
2IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs3 declarensubj
3declaredeclareVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs5 smellnsubj
5smellsmellVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 declareconj
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 dinnerdet
7savourysavouryADJDegree=Pos8 dinneramod
8dinnerdinnerNOUNNumber=Sing5 smellobj
9..PUNCT_3 declarepunct
10’'PUNCT_3 declarepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1declare speech: otherpresentIvn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2smellpresentIa savoury dinnervn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dinner=Stimulus

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