sin Who acts: act, It, Many religions, stealing, He, you · What happens: break, seem, use, be, waste, teach · To what, where: law, trigonometry, triangles, sin, good food, cake · Speech: someone speaks here
«sin» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: sin in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In religion, an act that breaks God's law or a religious rule.
The tree, 13 words case punct det appos nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss case obj cc det amod conj punct root In ADP religion NOUN , PUNCT an DET act NOUN that PRON breaks VERB God PROPN 's PART law NOUN or CCONJ a DET religious ADJ rule NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 religion case 2 religion religion NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 act punct 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 act det 5 act act NOUN Number=Sing 2 religion appos 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 breaks nsubj 7 breaks break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 act acl:relcl 8 God God PROPN Number=Sing 10 law nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 God case 10 law law NOUN Number=Sing 7 breaks obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 14 rule cc 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 rule det 13 religious religious ADJ Degree=Pos 14 rule amod 14 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 10 law conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 religion punct
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1 break present a act God's law or a religious rule vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer law=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Something that seems very wrong or a shame.
nsubj acl:relcl advmod xcomp cc det conj punct root Something PRON that PRON seems VERB very ADV wrong ADJ or CCONJ a DET shame NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 seems nsubj 3 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Something acl:relcl 4 very very ADV _ 5 wrong advmod 5 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 seems xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 shame cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 shame det 8 shame shame NOUN Number=Sing 5 wrong conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 seem present wrong property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
It's a sin to waste good food.
nsubj cop det mark acl amod obj punct root It PRON 's AUX a DET sin NOUN to PART waste VERB good ADJ food NOUN . 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 4 sin nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sin cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sin det 4 sin sin NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 to to PART _ 6 waste mark 6 waste waste VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 sin acl 7 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 8 food amod 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 waste obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 sin punct
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1 is a present It a sin tree rules 2 waste to-infinitive good food vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: maths abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.
sin = sine, a function in trigonometry used with angles in triangles.
compound punct punct det appos case nmod acl case obl case obl punct root sin NOUN = SYM sine NOUN , PUNCT a DET function NOUN in ADP trigonometry NOUN used VERB with ADP angles NOUN in ADP triangles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 sin sin NOUN Number=Sing 3 sine compound 2 = = SYM _ 3 sine punct 3 sine sine NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 function punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 function det 6 function function NOUN Number=Sing 3 sine appos 7 in in ADP _ 8 trigonometry case 8 trigonometry trigonometry NOUN Number=Sing 6 function nmod 9 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 trigonometry acl 10 with with ADP _ 11 angles case 11 angles angle NOUN Number=Plur 9 used obl 12 in in ADP _ 13 triangles case 13 triangles triangle NOUN Number=Plur 9 used obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 sine punct
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1 use participle trigonometry not said here triangles with angles vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Many religions teach that stealing is a sin.
amod nsubj mark nsubj cop det ccomp punct root Many ADJ religions NOUN teach VERB that SCONJ stealing NOUN is AUX a DET sin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 religions amod 2 religions religion NOUN Number=Plur 3 teach nsubj 3 teach teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 8 sin mark 5 stealing stealing NOUN Number=Sing 8 sin nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 sin cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 sin det 8 sin sin NOUN Number=Sing 3 teach ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 teach punct
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1 teach speech: other present Many religions vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present stealing a sin tree rules
Example 2 It's a sin to throw away that cake!
nsubj cop det mark acl advmod det obj punct root It PRON 's AUX a DET sin NOUN to PART throw VERB away ADV that DET cake NOUN ! 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 4 sin nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sin cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sin det 4 sin sin NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 to to PART _ 6 throw mark 6 throw throw VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 sin acl 7 away away ADV _ 6 throw advmod 8 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 cake det 9 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 6 throw obj 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 sin punct
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1 is a present It a sin tree rules 2 throw away to-infinitive that cake away property vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme
Example 3 He asked to be forgiven for his sins.
nsubj mark aux:pass ccomp case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON asked VERB to PART be AUX forgiven VERB for ADP his PRON sins NOUN . PUNCT 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 asked nsubj 2 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 5 forgiven mark 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 forgiven aux:pass 5 forgiven forgive VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 asked ccomp 6 for for ADP _ 8 sins case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 sins nmod:poss 8 sins sin NOUN Number=Plur 5 forgiven obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past He vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 forgive not said to happen to-infinitive · passive for his sins vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: for sin=Attribute
Example 4 Press the sin button on the calculator to find the sine of 30 degrees.
The tree, 14 words det compound obj case det obl mark advcl det obj case nummod nmod punct root Press VERB the DET sin NOUN button NOUN on ADP the DET calculator NOUN to PART find VERB the DET sine NOUN of ADP 30 NUM degrees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Press press VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 button det 3 sin sin NOUN Number=Sing 4 button compound 4 button button NOUN Number=Sing 1 Press obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 calculator case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 calculator det 7 calculator calculator NOUN Number=Sing 1 Press obl 8 to to PART _ 9 find mark 9 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Press advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sine det 11 sine sine NOUN Number=Sing 9 find obj 12 of of ADP _ 14 degrees case 13 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 14 degrees nummod 14 degrees degree NOUN Number=Plur 11 sine nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Press punct
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1 press imperative you not said here the sin button the calculator vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme 2 find to-infinitive you not said here the sine of 30 degrees vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sine=Topic
Example 5 In the story, greed was his worst sin.
case det obl punct nsubj cop nmod:poss amod punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT greed NOUN was AUX his PRON worst ADJ sin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 sin obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 greed greed NOUN Number=Sing 9 sin nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 sin cop 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 sin nmod:poss 8 worst bad ADJ Degree=Sup 9 sin amod 9 sin sin NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 sin punct
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1 is a past greed his worst sin the story tree rules
Example 6 Wasting a sunny day indoors would be a sin.
csubj det amod obj advmod aux cop det punct root Wasting VERB a DET sunny ADJ day NOUN indoors ADV would AUX be AUX a DET sin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wasting waste VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 sin csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 day det 3 sunny sunny ADJ Degree=Pos 4 day amod 4 day day NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wasting obj 5 indoors indoors ADV _ 1 Wasting advmod 6 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 sin aux 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 sin cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 sin det 9 sin sin NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 sin punct
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1 waste gerund day indoors property vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is a would Wasting a sin tree rules
Example 7 "I will confess all my sins first.
punct nsubj aux det:predet nmod:poss obj advmod punct root " PUNCT I PRON will AUX confess VERB all DET my PRON sins NOUN first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 confess punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 confess nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 confess aux 4 confess confess VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 sins det:predet 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 sins nmod:poss 7 sins sin NOUN Number=Plur 4 confess obj 8 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 confess advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 confess punct
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1 confess in a quote future I my sins first property vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Topic
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