selective Who acts: Selective, selective school, pupils, selective weedkiller, Selective hearing, you · What happens: mean, choose, take, pass, meet, affect · To what, where: things, pupils, test, certain standards, weeds, hearing
«selective» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: selective in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Selective means choosing carefully, only taking some things and not others.
nsubj xcomp advmod punct advmod conj det obj cc advmod conj punct root Selective ADJ means VERB choosing VERB carefully ADV , PUNCT only ADV taking VERB some DET things NOUN and CCONJ not PART others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 choosing choose VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 carefully carefully ADV _ 3 choosing advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 taking punct 6 only only ADV _ 7 taking advmod 7 taking take VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 choosing conj 8 some some DET PronType=Ind 9 things det 9 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 7 taking obj 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 others cc 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 others advmod 12 others other NOUN Number=Plur 9 things conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Selective vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 choose not said to happen gerund Selective not said here carefully property vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 take gerund Selective not said here some things and others vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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 A selective school only takes pupils who pass a test or meet certain standards.
The tree, 14 words det amod nsubj advmod obj nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc conj amod obj punct root A DET selective ADJ school NOUN only ADV takes VERB pupils NOUN who PRON pass VERB a DET test NOUN or CCONJ meet VERB certain ADJ standards NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 school det 2 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 3 school amod 3 school school NOUN Number=Sing 5 takes nsubj 4 only only ADV _ 5 takes advmod 5 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 5 takes obj 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 pass nsubj 8 pass pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 pupils acl:relcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 test det 10 test test NOUN Number=Sing 8 pass obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 meet cc 12 meet meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 pass conj 13 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 14 standards amod 14 standards standard NOUN Number=Plur 12 meet obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 takes punct
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1 take present a selective school pupils vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument pupil=Destination 2 pass present pupils a test vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme test=Trajectory 3 meet present pupils not said here certain standards vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent standard=Co-Agent
Meaning 3 Selective can mean affecting only some things: a selective weedkiller kills weeds but not grass.
The tree, 15 words nsubj aux xcomp advmod det obj punct det amod nsubj parataxis obj cc advmod conj punct root Selective ADJ can AUX mean VERB affecting VERB only ADV some DET things NOUN : PUNCT a DET selective ADJ weedkiller NOUN kills VERB weeds NOUN but CCONJ not PART grass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 affecting affect VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 mean xcomp 5 only only ADV _ 7 things advmod 6 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 things det 7 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 affecting obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 12 kills punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 weedkiller det 10 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 11 weedkiller amod 11 weedkiller weedkiller NOUN Number=Sing 12 kills nsubj 12 kills kill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 mean parataxis 13 weeds weed NOUN Number=Plur 12 kills obj 14 but but CCONJ _ 16 grass cc 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 grass advmod 16 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 12 kills conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Selective vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 affect not said to happen gerund Selective not said here some things vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thing=Experiencer 3 kill present a selective weedkiller weeds vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weed=Theme
Meaning 4 «Selective hearing» or «a selective memory» jokingly means only hearing or remembering what you want to.
The tree, 16 words punct amod nsubj punct cc punct det amod conj punct advmod advmod obj cc conj obj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp punct root « PUNCT Selective ADJ hearing NOUN » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT a DET selective ADJ memory NOUN » PUNCT jokingly ADV means VERB only ADV hearing NOUN or CCONJ remembering VERB what PRON you PRON want VERB to PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 hearing punct 2 Selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hearing amod 3 hearing hearing NOUN Number=Sing 12 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 hearing punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 9 memory cc 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 memory punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 memory det 8 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 9 memory amod 9 memory memory NOUN Number=Sing 3 hearing conj 10 » » PUNCT _ 3 hearing punct 11 jokingly jokingly ADV _ 12 means advmod 12 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 only only ADV _ 14 hearing advmod 14 hearing hearing NOUN Number=Sing 12 means obj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 remembering cc 16 remembering remember VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 hearing conj 17 what what PRON PronType=Int 16 remembering obj 18 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 19 want nsubj 19 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 what acl:relcl 20 to to PART _ 19 want xcomp 21 . . PUNCT _ 12 means punct
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1 mean present Selective hearing or a selective memory hearing jokingly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hearing=Topic 2 remember gerund Selective hearing or a selective memory not said here hearing vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent what=Theme 3 want present you vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Example 1 Farmers used selective breeding to make cows give more milk.
nsubj amod obj mark advcl obj xcomp amod obj punct root Farmers NOUN used VERB selective ADJ breeding NOUN to PART make VERB cows NOUN give VERB more ADJ milk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 2 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 4 breeding amod 4 breeding breeding NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 7 cows cow NOUN Number=Plur 6 make obj 8 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make xcomp 9 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 milk amod 10 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 8 give obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past Farmers selective breeding vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breeding=Patient 2 make to-infinitive Farmers not said here cows tree rules 3 give infinitive cows not said here more milk vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Theme
Example 2 She is very selective about which books she reads.
nsubj cop advmod case det obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root She PRON is AUX very ADV selective ADJ about ADP which DET books NOUN she PRON reads VERB . 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 4 selective nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 selective cop 3 very very ADV _ 4 selective advmod 4 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 about about ADP _ 7 books case 6 which which DET PronType=Int 7 books det 7 books book NOUN Number=Plur 4 selective obl 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 reads nsubj 9 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 books acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 selective punct
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1 is present She about which books; selective property tree rules 2 read present she which books not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic
Example 3 My brother has selective hearing when it is time to tidy up.
nmod:poss nsubj amod obj mark nsubj cop obl mark acl compound:prt punct root My PRON brother NOUN has VERB selective ADJ hearing NOUN when SCONJ it PRON is AUX time NOUN to PART tidy VERB up ADP . 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 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 5 hearing amod 5 hearing hearing NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 when when SCONJ _ 9 time mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 time nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 time cop 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obl 10 to to PART _ 11 tidy mark 11 tidy tidy VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 time acl 12 up up ADP _ 11 tidy compound:prt 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present My brother selective hearing vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hearing=Patient 2 is a present hearing time tree rules 3 tidy up to-infinitive My brother not said here tree rules
Example 4 It is a selective school, so you have to sit an exam.
nsubj cop det amod punct advmod nsubj parataxis mark xcomp det obj punct root It PRON is AUX a DET selective ADJ school NOUN , PUNCT so ADV you PRON have VERB to PART sit VERB an DET exam 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 5 school nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 school cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 school det 4 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 5 school amod 5 school school NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 have punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 have advmod 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 have nsubj 9 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 school parataxis 10 to to PART _ 11 sit mark 11 sit sit VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 have xcomp 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 exam det 13 exam exam NOUN Number=Sing 11 sit obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 school punct
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1 is a present It a selective school tree rules 2 have present you tree rules 3 sit to-infinitive you not said here a exam vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location exam=Theme
Example 5 The gardener used a selective weedkiller on the lawn.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET gardener NOUN used VERB a DET selective ADJ weedkiller NOUN on ADP the DET lawn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gardener det 2 gardener gardener NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj 3 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 weedkiller det 5 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 6 weedkiller amod 6 weedkiller weedkiller NOUN Number=Sing 3 used obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 lawn case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 lawn det 9 lawn lawn NOUN Number=Sing 3 used obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use past the gardener a selective weedkiller the lawn vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weedkiller=Patient
Example 6 Be selective with your photos and only share the best ones.
cop case nmod:poss obl cc advmod conj det amod obj punct root Be AUX selective ADJ with ADP your PRON photos NOUN and CCONJ only ADV share VERB the DET best ADJ ones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 selective cop 2 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 photos case 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 photos nmod:poss 5 photos photo NOUN Number=Plur 2 selective obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 share cc 7 only only ADV _ 8 share advmod 8 share share VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 selective conj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 ones det 10 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 11 ones amod 11 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 8 share obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 selective punct
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1 is imperative you not said here with your photos; selective property tree rules 2 share infinitive you not said here the best ones tree rules
Example 7 Cats can be selective eaters.
nsubj aux cop amod punct root Cats NOUN can AUX be AUX selective ADJ eaters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 5 eaters nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 eaters aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 eaters cop 4 selective selective ADJ Degree=Pos 5 eaters amod 5 eaters eater NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 eaters punct
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1 is a can Cats selective eaters tree rules
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