shameful
Who acts: people, Cheating, they, way, He, park · What happens: cause, feel, be, laugh, fall over, cheat · To what, where: shame, someone, test, shameful thing, way, new girl
«shameful» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: shameful in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Causing shame; so bad or wrong that people should feel ashamed of it.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Causing | cause | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 bad | csubj |
| 2 | shame | shame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Causing | obj |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 5 bad | punct |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 bad | advmod |
| 5 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 wrong | cc |
| 7 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 bad | conj |
| 8 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 feel | mark |
| 9 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 feel | nsubj |
| 10 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 feel | aux |
| 11 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 bad | csubj |
| 12 | ashamed | ashamed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 feel | xcomp |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 it | case |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 ashamed | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 bad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | gerund | shame | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition shame=Patient | |||||
| 2 | feel | should | people | ashamed 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
Disgraceful; shocking in a bad way.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disgraceful | Disgraceful | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 shocking | compound |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 1 Disgraceful | punct |
| 3 | shocking | shocking | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 way | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 way | det |
| 6 | bad | bad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 way | amod |
| 7 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shocking | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 shocking | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
It's shameful to laugh at someone who has fallen over.
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 shameful | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 shameful | cop |
| 3 | shameful | shameful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 laugh | mark |
| 5 | laugh | laugh | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 shameful | xcomp |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 someone | case |
| 7 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 laugh | obl |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 fallen | nsubj |
| 9 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 fallen | aux |
| 10 | fallen | fall | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 someone | acl:relcl |
| 11 | over | over | ADV | _ | 10 fallen | advmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 shameful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | shameful property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | laugh | to-infinitive | someone | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | fall over | present · perfect | over property | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
Cheating in the test was a shameful thing to do.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheating | cheat | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 thing | csubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 test | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 test | det |
| 4 | test | test | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Cheating | obl |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 thing | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 thing | det |
| 7 | shameful | shameful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 thing | amod |
| 8 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 do | mark |
| 10 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 thing | acl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 thing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cheat | gerund | the test | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | Cheating | a shameful thing | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | do | to-infinitive | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
The way they treated the new girl was shameful.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 way | det |
| 2 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 shameful | nsubj |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 treated | nsubj |
| 4 | treated | treat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 way | acl:relcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 girl | det |
| 6 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 girl | amod |
| 7 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 treated | obj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 shameful | cop |
| 9 | shameful | shameful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 shameful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | treat | past | they | the way not said here | the new girl | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent girl=Recipient | |||
| 2 | is | past | the way | shameful property | tree rules |
Example 4
He kept the shameful secret for years.
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 kept | nsubj |
| 2 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 secret | det |
| 4 | shameful | shameful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 secret | amod |
| 5 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 kept | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 years | case |
| 7 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 kept | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 kept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | past | He | the shameful secret | year | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme |
Example 5
It is shameful that the park is full of litter.
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 shameful | expl |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 shameful | cop |
| 3 | shameful | shameful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 full | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 park | det |
| 6 | park | park | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 full | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 full | cop |
| 8 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 shameful | advcl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 litter | case |
| 10 | litter | litter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 full | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 shameful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | shameful property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the park | of litter; full property | tree rules |
Example 6
Leaving the dog without water all day was shameful.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaving | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 shameful | csubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 dog | det |
| 3 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leaving | obj |
| 4 | without | without | ADP | _ | 5 water | case |
| 5 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leaving | obl |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 day | det |
| 7 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leaving | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 shameful | cop |
| 9 | shameful | shameful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 shameful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | gerund | the dog | day | without water | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme | |||
| 2 | is | past | Leaving | shameful property | tree rules |
Example 7
What a shameful day for me!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | DET | PronType=Int | 4 day | det:predet |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 day | det |
| 3 | shameful | shameful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 day | amod |
| 4 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 me | case |
| 6 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 day | nmod |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 4 day | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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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