showy

Who acts: people, showy way, Sunflowers, She, showy trick, footballer · What happens: notice, do, make, admire, play, be · To what, where: it, people, you, showy flowers, showy red car, school

«showy» 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: showy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very bright, big or colourful so that people notice it, sometimes too much.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 bright	advmod
2	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 big	punct
4	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 bright	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 colourful	cc
6	colourful	colourful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 bright	conj
7	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	10 notice	mark
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 so	fixed
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 notice	nsubj
10	notice	notice	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 colourful	advcl
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 notice	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 much	punct
13	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	15 much	advmod
14	too	too	ADV	_	15 much	advmod
15	much	much	ADV	_	2 bright	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bright	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	notice	present	people	it					vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=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

Done to make people admire you rather than for a real purpose: a showy trick, a showy way of playing.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 make	mark
3	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Done	advcl
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	obj
5	admire	admire	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 make	xcomp
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 admire	obj
7	rather	rather	ADV	ExtPos=CCONJ	12 purpose	cc
8	than	than	ADP	_	7 rather	fixed
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 purpose	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 purpose	det
11	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 purpose	amod
12	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 admire	conj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 trick	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 trick	det
15	showy	showy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 trick	amod
16	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 purpose	appos
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 way	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 way	det
19	showy	showy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 way	amod
20	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 trick	appos
21	of	of	SCONJ	_	22 playing	mark
22	playing	play	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	20 way	acl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	do	participle			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make	to-infinitive		people	tree rules
3	admire	infinitive	people not said here	you	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
4	play	gerund	a showy way not said here		vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Sunflowers are showy flowers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sunflowers	sunflower	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 flowers	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 flowers	cop
3	showy	showy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 flowers	amod
4	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 flowers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Sunflowers	showy flowers					tree rules

Example 2

His showy red car was parked outside the school.

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	4 car	nmod:poss
2	showy	showy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 car	amod
3	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 car	amod
4	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 parked	nsubj:pass
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 parked	aux:pass
6	parked	park	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	outside	outside	ADP	_	9 school	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 school	det
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 parked	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 parked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	park	past · passive		His showy red car		the school			vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme outside school=Destination

Example 3

She did a showy cartwheel just to impress everyone.

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 did	nsubj
2	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cartwheel	det
4	showy	showy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cartwheel	amod
5	cartwheel	cartwheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 did	obj
6	just	just	ADV	_	8 impress	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 impress	mark
8	impress	impress	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 cartwheel	acl:relcl
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	8 impress	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	She	a showy cartwheel					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cartwheel=Eventuality
2	impress	to-infinitive	She not said here	everyone					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus everyone=Experiencer

Example 4

The footballer's showy trick lost the ball.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 footballer	det
2	footballer	footballer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 trick	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 footballer	case
4	showy	showy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 trick	amod
5	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lost	nsubj
6	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ball	det
8	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lost	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 lost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	past	the footballer's showy trick	the ball					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Eventuality
2	trick		the footballer						nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The peacock spread its showy tail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 peacock	det
2	peacock	peacock	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spread	nsubj
3	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 tail	nmod:poss
5	showy	showy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tail	amod
6	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spread	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	past	the peacock	peacock's showy tail					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tail=Theme

Example 6

Toad loved showy clothes and loud horns.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 loved	nsubj
2	loved	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	showy	showy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 clothes	amod
4	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	2 loved	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 horns	cc
6	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 horns	amod
7	horns	horn	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 clothes	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 loved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	past	Toad	showy clothes and loud horns					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer clothes=Stimulus

Example 7

I prefer a simple cake to a showy one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 prefer	nsubj
2	prefer	prefer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cake	det
4	simple	simple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cake	amod
5	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 prefer	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 one	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 one	det
8	showy	showy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 one	amod
9	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 prefer	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 prefer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prefer	present	I	a simple cake	a showy one				vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cake=Stimulus

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