sentimental Who acts: it, thing, way, Grandad, old teddy, Mum · What happens: move, keep, value, bring, have, make · To what, where: sentimental person, money, sentimental value, you, value, first shoes · Speech: someone speaks here
«sentimental» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: sentimental in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Full of tender feelings like love, sadness or longing, especially about the past: a sentimental person is easily moved.
The tree, 19 words case compound obl case nmod punct conj cc conj punct advmod case det conj punct det amod nsubj aux:pass advmod conj punct root Full ADJ of ADP tender NOUN feelings NOUN like ADP love NOUN , PUNCT sadness NOUN or CCONJ longing NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV about ADP the DET past NOUN : PUNCT a DET sentimental ADJ person NOUN is AUX easily ADV moved VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 of of ADP _ 4 feelings case 3 tender tender NOUN Number=Sing 4 feelings compound 4 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 1 Full obl 5 like like ADP _ 6 love case 6 love love NOUN Number=Sing 4 feelings nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 sadness punct 8 sadness sadness NOUN Number=Sing 6 love conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 longing cc 10 longing longing NOUN Number=Sing 6 love conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 past punct 12 especially especially ADV _ 15 past advmod 13 about about ADP _ 15 past case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 past det 15 past past NOUN Number=Sing 6 love conj 16 : : PUNCT _ 22 moved punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 person det 18 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos 19 person amod 19 person person NOUN Number=Sing 22 moved nsubj 20 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 moved aux:pass 21 easily easily ADV _ 22 moved advmod 22 moved move VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Full conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 1 Full punct
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1 move present · passive a sentimental person easily property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: subject=Result
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 Kept or valued for the memories it brings, not for money: a thing has sentimental value.
The tree, 16 words parataxis cc conj case det obl nsubj punct advmod case obj punct det nsubj conj amod obj punct root Kept VERB or CCONJ valued VERB for ADP the DET memories NOUN it PRON brings VERB , PUNCT not PART for ADP money NOUN : PUNCT a DET thing NOUN has VERB sentimental ADJ value NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 brings parataxis 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 valued cc 3 valued value VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Kept conj 4 for for ADP _ 6 memories case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 memories det 6 memories memory NOUN Number=Plur 8 brings obl 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 brings nsubj 8 brings bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 money punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 money advmod 11 for for ADP _ 12 money case 12 money money NOUN Number=Sing 8 brings obj 13 : : PUNCT _ 16 has punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 thing det 15 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 16 has nsubj 16 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 brings conj 17 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos 18 value amod 18 value value NOUN Number=Sing 16 has obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 brings punct
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1 keep participle vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 value participle vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 3 bring present it money for the memories vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent money=Theme 4 have present a thing sentimental value vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: critical — kept apart, not parsed.
Too soft and sugary in feeling, making you sad or happy in a way that seems overdone or not real.
The tree, 20 words advmod cc conj case obl punct advcl obj xcomp cc conj case det obl nsubj acl:relcl xcomp cc advmod conj punct root Too ADV soft ADJ and CCONJ sugary ADJ in ADP feeling NOUN , PUNCT making VERB you PRON sad ADJ or CCONJ happy ADJ in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON seems VERB overdone VERB or CCONJ not PART real ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Too too ADV _ 2 soft advmod 2 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 sugary cc 4 sugary sugary ADJ Degree=Pos 2 soft conj 5 in in ADP _ 6 feeling case 6 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 4 sugary obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 making punct 8 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 soft advcl 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 making obj 10 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 8 making xcomp 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 happy cc 12 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sad conj 13 in in ADP _ 15 way case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 way det 15 way way NOUN Number=Sing 12 happy obl 16 that that PRON PronType=Rel 17 seems nsubj 17 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 way acl:relcl 18 overdone overdo VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 seems xcomp 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 real cc 20 not not PART Polarity=Neg 21 real advmod 21 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 18 overdone conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 soft punct
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1 make gerund you sad property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product 2 seem present a way vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 3 overdo participle a way not said here tree rules
Example 1 Grandad gets sentimental when he looks at old photos.
nsubj xcomp mark nsubj advcl case amod obl punct root Grandad PROPN gets VERB sentimental ADJ when SCONJ he PRON looks VERB at ADP old ADJ photos NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 gets nsubj 2 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos 2 gets xcomp 4 when when SCONJ _ 6 looks mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 looks nsubj 6 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 gets advcl 7 at at ADP _ 9 photos case 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 photos amod 9 photos photo NOUN Number=Plur 6 looks obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 gets punct
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1 get present Grandad sentimental property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 look present Grandad at old photos vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at photo=Theme
Example 2 This old teddy has sentimental value, so please don't throw it away.
The tree, 13 words det amod nsubj amod obj punct advmod discourse aux advmod parataxis obj advmod punct root This DET old ADJ teddy NOUN has VERB sentimental ADJ value NOUN , PUNCT so ADV please INTJ do AUX n't PART throw VERB it PRON away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 teddy det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 teddy amod 3 teddy teddy NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos 6 value amod 6 value value NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 throw punct 8 so so ADV _ 12 throw advmod 9 please please INTJ _ 12 throw discourse 10 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 12 throw aux 11 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 throw advmod 12 throw throw VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 has parataxis 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 throw obj 14 away away ADV _ 12 throw advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present this old teddy sentimental value vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Patient 2 not throw away infinitive · do-support value away property vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 3 Mum kept my first shoes for sentimental reasons.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case amod obl punct root Mum NOUN kept VERB my PRON first ADJ shoes NOUN for ADP sentimental ADJ reasons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 kept nsubj 2 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 shoes nmod:poss 4 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 shoes amod 5 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 2 kept obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 reasons case 7 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos 8 reasons amod 8 reasons reason NOUN Number=Plur 2 kept obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 kept punct
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1 keep past Mum my first shoes for sentimental reasons vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme
Example 4 The film was too sentimental for my brother, who said it was soppy.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop advmod case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj acl:relcl nsubj cop ccomp punct root The DET film NOUN was AUX too ADV sentimental ADJ for ADP my PRON brother NOUN , PUNCT who PRON said VERB it PRON was AUX soppy ADJ . 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 sentimental nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 sentimental cop 4 too too ADV _ 5 sentimental advmod 5 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 brother case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 brother nmod:poss 8 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 sentimental obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 said punct 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 said nsubj 11 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 brother acl:relcl 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 soppy nsubj 13 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 soppy cop 14 soppy soppy ADJ Degree=Pos 11 said ccomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 sentimental punct
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1 is past the film for my brother; sentimental property tree rules 2 say speech: assert past my brother vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 is past film soppy property tree rules
Example 5 She sang a sentimental song about her home town.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root She PRON sang VERB a DET sentimental ADJ song NOUN about ADP her PRON home NOUN town NOUN . 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 2 sang nsubj 2 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 song det 4 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos 5 song amod 5 song song NOUN Number=Sing 2 sang obj 6 about about ADP _ 9 town case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 town nmod:poss 8 home home NOUN Number=Sing 9 town compound 9 town town NOUN Number=Sing 5 song nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 sang punct
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1 sing speech: express past She a sentimental song about her home town vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme
Example 6 Don't get all sentimental on me, it's only a sleepover!
aux advmod advmod xcomp case obl punct nsubj cop advmod det obl punct root Do AUX n't PART get VERB all ADV sentimental ADJ on ADP me PRON , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX only ADV a DET sleepover NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 get aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 get advmod 3 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 all all ADV _ 5 sentimental advmod 5 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos 3 get xcomp 6 on on ADP _ 7 me case 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 sentimental obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 sleepover punct 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 sleepover nsubj 10 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 sleepover cop 11 only only ADV _ 13 sleepover advmod 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 sleepover det 13 sleepover sleepover NOUN Number=Sing 3 get obl 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 get punct
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1 not get imperative · do-support you not said here sentimental property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a present it a sleepover tree rules
Example 7 The ring isn't expensive, but it means a lot to me. It's sentimental.
Sentence 1: The ring isn't expensive, but it means a lot to me.
det nsubj cop advmod punct cc nsubj parataxis det obj case obl punct root The DET ring NOUN is AUX n't PART expensive ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON means VERB a DET lot NOUN to ADP me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ring det 2 ring ring NOUN Number=Sing 5 expensive nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 expensive cop 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 expensive advmod 5 expensive expensive ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 means punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 means cc 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 means nsubj 9 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 expensive parataxis 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 lot det 11 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 9 means obj 12 to to ADP _ 13 me case 13 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 means obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 expensive punct
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1 not is present the ring expensive property tree rules 2 mean present ring a lot me vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme to i=Attribute
Sentence 2: It's sentimental.
nsubj cop punct root It PRON 's AUX sentimental 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 sentimental nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sentimental cop 3 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 sentimental punct
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1 is present ring sentimental property tree rules
Example 8 Our teacher said the poem was moving without being sentimental.
nmod:poss nsubj det nsubj aux ccomp mark cop xcomp punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN said VERB the DET poem NOUN was AUX moving VERB without SCONJ being AUX sentimental ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 poem det 5 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 7 moving nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 moving aux 7 moving move VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 said ccomp 8 without without SCONJ _ 10 sentimental mark 9 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 sentimental cop 10 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos 7 moving xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Our teacher vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 move past · progressive the poem vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 3 is gerund the poem not said here sentimental property tree rules
Example 9 The violet, a little too sentimental.
det nsubj punct det obl:unmarked advmod punct root The DET violet NOUN , PUNCT a DET little ADJ too ADV sentimental ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 violet det 2 violet violet NOUN Number=Sing 7 sentimental nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 violet punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 little det 5 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sentimental obl:unmarked 6 too too ADV _ 7 sentimental advmod 7 sentimental sentimental ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 sentimental punct
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