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serviceable

Who acts: old coat, tent, She, Spanish, car, film · What happens: use, work, make, last, repair, service · To what, where: Good, serviceable shoes, serviceable boots, food, serviceable condition, serviceable plot

«serviceable» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: serviceable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Good enough to be used; working well, even if not new or beautiful.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 used	obl
2	enough	enough	ADV	_	1 Good	advmod
3	to	to	PART	_	5 used	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 used	aux:pass
5	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 working	punct
7	working	work	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 used	conj
8	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 working	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 new	punct
10	even	even	ADV	_	13 new	advmod
11	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 new	mark
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 new	advmod
13	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 working	parataxis
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 beautiful	cc
15	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 new	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	to-infinitive · passive		Good					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»
2	work	gerund						well property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Strong and practical, made to last: serviceable shoes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 practical	cc
3	practical	practical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Strong	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Strong	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 last	mark
7	last	last	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 made	xcomp
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 shoes	punct
9	serviceable	serviceable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 shoes	amod
10	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 last	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Strong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle							tree rules
2	last	to-infinitive		serviceable shoes					vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Able to be repaired or serviced.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	4 repaired	mark
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 repaired	aux:pass
4	repaired	repair	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Able	xcomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 serviced	cc
6	serviced	service	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 repaired	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repair	to-infinitive · passive							vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»
2	service	participle							tree rules

Meaning 4

Useful and helpful to people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 helpful	cc
3	helpful	helpful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Useful	conj
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 people	case
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 helpful	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Useful	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

My old coat is still perfectly serviceable.

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	3 coat	nmod:poss
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 coat	amod
3	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 serviceable	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 serviceable	cop
5	still	still	ADV	_	7 serviceable	advmod
6	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	_	7 serviceable	advmod
7	serviceable	serviceable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 serviceable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My old coat				still	perfectly, serviceable property	tree rules

Example 2

The tent was old but serviceable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tent	det
2	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 old	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 old	cop
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	6 serviceable	cc
6	serviceable	serviceable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 old	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the tent					old property	tree rules
2	be		the tent not said here						tree rules

Example 3

She wore serviceable boots for the farm.

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 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	serviceable	serviceable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boots	amod
4	boots	boot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wore	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 farm	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 farm	det
7	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	She	serviceable boots				for the farm	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent boot=Theme

Example 4

His Spanish is serviceable — good enough to order food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 Spanish	nmod:poss
2	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 serviceable	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 serviceable	cop
4	serviceable	serviceable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	6 good	punct
6	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 serviceable	conj
7	enough	enough	ADV	_	6 good	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 order	mark
9	order	order	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 good	advcl
10	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 order	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 serviceable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	His Spanish					serviceable property	tree rules
2	be		His Spanish not said here					enough property	tree rules
3	order	to-infinitive	His Spanish not said here	food					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme

Example 5

The car is in serviceable condition.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 car	det
2	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 condition	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 condition	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 condition	case
5	serviceable	serviceable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 condition	amod
6	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 condition	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the car			serviceable condition			tree rules

Example 6

The film had a serviceable plot, but nothing exciting.

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	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plot	det
5	serviceable	serviceable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 plot	amod
6	plot	plot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 nothing	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 nothing	cc
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	3 had	parataxis
10	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 nothing	amod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the film	a serviceable plot					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plot=Patient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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