scare Who acts: Scared, scare, many people, You, I, loud bang · What happens: scare, be, feel, mean, scare away, go away · To what, where: someone, sudden fright, worry, me, birds, baby
«scare» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: scare in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To scare someone is to make them feel afraid.
mark csubj obj cop mark obj xcomp xcomp punct root To PART scare VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART make VERB them PRON feel VERB afraid ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 scare mark 2 scare scare VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make csubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 scare obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make cop 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make xcomp 9 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos 8 feel xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 make punct
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1 scare to-infinitive someone vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer 2 is present make property tree rules 3 feel infinitive afraid property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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 «Scared» means afraid.
punct nsubj punct xcomp punct root « PUNCT Scared ADJ » PUNCT means VERB afraid ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Scared punct 2 Scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Scared punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Scared afraid property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A scare is a sudden fright, or a worry that many people feel about a danger: a health scare.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det amod punct cc det appos obj amod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct det compound conj punct root A DET scare NOUN is AUX a DET sudden ADJ fright NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET worry NOUN that PRON many ADJ people NOUN feel VERB about ADP a DET danger NOUN : PUNCT a DET health NOUN scare NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 scare det 2 scare scare NOUN Number=Sing 6 fright nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fright cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fright det 5 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fright amod 6 fright fright NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 worry punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 worry cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 worry det 10 worry worry NOUN Number=Sing 6 fright appos 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 feel obj 12 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 13 people amod 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 14 feel nsubj 14 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 worry acl:relcl 15 about about ADP _ 17 danger case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 danger det 17 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 14 feel obl 18 : : PUNCT _ 21 scare punct 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 scare det 20 health health NOUN Number=Sing 21 scare compound 21 scare scare NOUN Number=Sing 6 fright conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 fright punct
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1 is a present a scare a sudden fright and a health scare tree rules 2 feel present many people a worry about a danger vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent that=Theme about danger=Location
Meaning 4 To scare away or off is to make an animal or person go away by frightening them.
The tree, 17 words mark csubj advmod cc conj cop mark det obj cc conj xcomp advmod case parataxis nsubj punct root To PART scare VERB away ADV or CCONJ off ADV is AUX to PART make VERB an DET animal NOUN or CCONJ person NOUN go VERB away ADV by ADP frightening ADJ them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 scare mark 2 scare scare VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 make csubj 3 away away ADV _ 2 scare advmod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 off cc 5 off off ADV _ 3 away conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 make cop 7 to to PART _ 8 make mark 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 animal det 10 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 8 make obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 person cc 12 person person NOUN Number=Sing 10 animal conj 13 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 make xcomp 14 away away ADV _ 13 go advmod 15 by by ADP _ 16 frightening case 16 frightening frightening ADJ Degree=Pos 13 go parataxis 17 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 frightening nsubj 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 make punct
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1 scare away to-infinitive away property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 is present make property tree rules 3 go away infinitive away property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 You scared me!
nsubj obj punct root You PRON scared VERB me PRON ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 scared nsubj 2 scared scare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 scared obj 4 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 scared punct
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1 scare past You me vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer
Example 2 I'm scared of the dark.
nsubj cop case det obl punct root I PRON 'm AUX scared ADJ of ADP the DET dark NOUN . 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 scared nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 scared cop 3 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 dark case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 dark det 6 dark dark NOUN Number=Sing 3 scared obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 scared punct
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1 is present I of the dark; scared property tree rules
Example 3 The loud bang scared the birds away.
det amod nsubj det obj advmod punct root The DET loud ADJ bang NOUN scared VERB the DET birds NOUN away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bang det 2 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bang amod 3 bang bang NOUN Number=Sing 4 scared nsubj 4 scared scare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 birds det 6 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 4 scared obj 7 away away ADV _ 4 scared advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 scared punct
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1 scare away past the loud bang the birds away property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bird=Experiencer
Example 4 Don't scare the baby.
aux advmod det obj punct root Do AUX n't PART scare VERB the DET baby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 scare aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 scare advmod 3 scare scare VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 baby det 5 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 scare obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 scare punct
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1 not scare imperative · do-support you not said here the baby vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus baby=Experiencer
Example 5 We had a scare when the dog ran off.
nsubj det obj advmod det nsubj advcl compound:prt punct root We PRON had VERB a DET scare NOUN when ADV the DET dog NOUN ran VERB off ADP . 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 scare det 4 scare scare NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 ran advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dog det 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 8 ran nsubj 8 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 had advcl 9 off off ADP _ 8 ran compound:prt 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We a scare vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scare=Patient 2 run off past the dog vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Clap your hands to scare off the geese.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl compound:prt det obj punct root Clap VERB your PRON hands NOUN to PART scare VERB off ADP the DET geese NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clap clap VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 hands nmod:poss 3 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Clap obj 4 to to PART _ 5 scare mark 5 scare scare VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Clap advcl 6 off off ADP _ 5 scare compound:prt 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 geese det 8 geese goose NOUN Number=Plur 5 scare obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Clap punct
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1 clap imperative you not said here your hands vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hand=Theme 2 scare off to-infinitive you not said here the geese vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus goose=Experiencer
Example 7 The film was too scary for my sister.
det nsubj cop advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET film NOUN was AUX too ADV scary ADJ for ADP my PRON sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 5 scary nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 scary cop 4 too too ADV _ 5 scary advmod 5 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 sister case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 sister nmod:poss 8 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 5 scary obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 scary punct
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1 is past the film for my sister; scary property tree rules
Example 8 It's okay to feel scared.
nsubj cop mark csubj xcomp punct root It PRON 's AUX okay ADJ to PART feel VERB scared ADJ . 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 okay nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 okay cop 3 okay okay ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 feel mark 5 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 okay csubj 6 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feel xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 okay punct
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1 is present It okay property tree rules 2 feel to-infinitive scared property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 9 He expected to scare the Cranes just by swinging the sling in the air, and shouting loudly at them.
The tree, 19 words nsubj mark xcomp det obj advmod mark advcl det obj case det obl punct cc advcl advmod case obl punct root He PRON expected VERB to PART scare VERB the DET Cranes PROPN just ADV by SCONJ swinging VERB the DET sling NOUN in ADP the DET air NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ shouting VERB loudly ADV at ADP them PRON . 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 expected nsubj 2 expected expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 scare mark 4 scare scare VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 expected xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Cranes det 6 Cranes Crane PROPN Number=Plur 4 scare obj 7 just just ADV _ 9 swinging advmod 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 swinging mark 9 swinging swing VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 scare advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sling det 11 sling sling NOUN Number=Sing 9 swinging obj 12 in in ADP _ 14 air case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 air det 14 air air NOUN Number=Sing 9 swinging obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 shouting punct 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 shouting cc 17 shouting shout VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 expected advcl 18 loudly loudly ADV _ 17 shouting advmod 19 at at ADP _ 20 them case 20 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 shouting obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 expected punct
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1 expect past He vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 scare not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here the Cranes vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus crane=Experiencer 3 swing gerund He not said here the sling the air vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent sling=Theme in air=Location 4 shout speech: express gerund He not said here at Cranes = crane ; loudly property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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