senselessly
Who acts: way, boys · What happens: mean, have, cut down, throw away, smash, waste · To what, where: meaning, trees, Food, windows, Water, tap
«senselessly» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: senselessly in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Senselessly means in a way that has no meaning, good reason or purpose.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senselessly | senselessly | ADV | _ | 2 means | advmod |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 way | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | obl |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 has | nsubj |
| 7 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 way | acl:relcl |
| 8 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 9 meaning | det |
| 9 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 has | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 reason | punct |
| 11 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 reason | amod |
| 12 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 meaning | appos |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 purpose | cc |
| 14 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 reason | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | in a way; senselessly property | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | have | present | a way | no meaning | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient |
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.
Example 1
The trees were senselessly cut down.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 trees | det |
| 2 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 cut | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 cut | aux:pass |
| 4 | senselessly | senselessly | ADV | _ | 5 cut | advmod |
| 5 | cut | cut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | down | down | ADP | _ | 5 cut | compound:prt |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 cut | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cut down | past · passive | the trees | senselessly property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
Example 2
Food was senselessly thrown away.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 thrown | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 thrown | aux:pass |
| 3 | senselessly | senselessly | ADV | _ | 4 thrown | advmod |
| 4 | thrown | throw | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 thrown | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 thrown | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | throw away | past · passive | Food | away, senselessly property | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Example 3
The boys senselessly smashed the windows.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 boys | det |
| 2 | boys | boy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 smashed | nsubj |
| 3 | senselessly | senselessly | ADV | _ | 4 smashed | advmod |
| 4 | smashed | smash | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 windows | det |
| 6 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 smashed | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 smashed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smash | past | the boys | the windows | senselessly property | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Theme |
Example 4
Water was senselessly wasted when the tap was left on.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 wasted | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 wasted | aux:pass |
| 3 | senselessly | senselessly | ADV | _ | 4 wasted | advmod |
| 4 | wasted | waste | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 9 left | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 tap | det |
| 7 | tap | tap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 left | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 left | aux:pass |
| 9 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 wasted | advcl |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 left | compound:prt |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 wasted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | waste | past · passive | Water | senselessly property | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | leave on | past · passive | the tap | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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