sinful
Who acts: Christians, people, priest, chocolate cake, story, She · What happens: believe, be, need, speak, show, feel · To what, where: forgiveness, sinful thoughts, sinful greed, three doughnuts, Bible, you · Speech: someone speaks here
«sinful» 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: sinful in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
Wrong according to God's law or religious teaching; full of sin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 according | amod |
| 2 | according | according | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 teaching | nsubj |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 law | case |
| 4 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 law | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 God | case |
| 6 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 teaching | obl |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 teaching | cc |
| 8 | religious | religious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 teaching | amod |
| 9 | teaching | teaching | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 11 full | punct |
| 11 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 teaching | amod |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 sin | case |
| 13 | sin | sin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 full | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 teaching | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: informal, humorous — kept apart, not parsed.
Very naughty or too much: «a sinfully rich chocolate cake».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very | very | ADV | _ | 2 naughty | advmod |
| 2 | naughty | naughty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 much | cc |
| 4 | too | too | ADV | _ | 5 much | advmod |
| 5 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 naughty | conj |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 12 cake | punct |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 cake | punct |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 cake | det |
| 9 | sinfully | sinfully | ADV | _ | 10 rich | advmod |
| 10 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 cake | amod |
| 11 | chocolate | chocolate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 cake | compound |
| 12 | cake | cake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 naughty | appos |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 cake | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 naughty | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Christians believe that people are sinful and need God's forgiveness.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 2 believe | nsubj |
| 2 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 6 sinful | mark |
| 4 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 sinful | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 sinful | cop |
| 6 | sinful | sinful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 believe | ccomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 need | cc |
| 8 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 sinful | conj |
| 9 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 forgiveness | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 God | case |
| 11 | forgiveness | forgiveness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 need | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 believe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | present | Christians | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | is | present | people | sinful property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | need | present | people not said here | God's forgiveness | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot forgiveness=Theme |
Example 2
The priest spoke about sinful thoughts.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 priest | det |
| 2 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 spoke | nsubj |
| 3 | spoke | speak | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADV | _ | 5 sinful | advmod |
| 5 | sinful | sinful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 thoughts | amod |
| 6 | thoughts | thought | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 spoke | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 spoke | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speak speech: other | past | the priest | sinful thoughts | tree rules |
Example 3
That chocolate cake is sinfully rich!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 cake | det |
| 2 | chocolate | chocolate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 cake | compound |
| 3 | cake | cake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 rich | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 rich | cop |
| 5 | sinfully | sinfully | ADV | _ | 6 rich | advmod |
| 6 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 6 rich | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | that chocolate cake | rich, sinfully property | tree rules |
Example 4
The story showed how sinful greed can be.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 story | det |
| 2 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 showed | nsubj |
| 3 | showed | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 sinful | advmod |
| 5 | sinful | sinful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 greed | amod |
| 6 | greed | greed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 showed | obj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 be | aux |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 greed | acl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 showed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | past | the story | sinful greed | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent greed=Recipient |
Example 5
She felt sinful eating three doughnuts.
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 felt | nsubj |
| 2 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | sinful | sinful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 felt | xcomp |
| 4 | eating | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 felt | xcomp |
| 5 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 doughnuts | nummod |
| 6 | doughnuts | doughnut | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 eating | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 felt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | She | sinful property | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | eat | gerund | She not said here | three doughnuts | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doughnut=Patient |
Example 6
In the Bible, people turned away from sinful ways.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 Bible | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Bible | det |
| 3 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 turned | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 Bible | punct |
| 5 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 turned | nsubj |
| 6 | turned | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | away | away | ADV | _ | 6 turned | advmod |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 ways | case |
| 9 | sinful | sinful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 ways | amod |
| 10 | ways | way | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 turned | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 turned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn away | past | people | the Bible | from sinful ways; away property | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from way=Source |
Example 7
"What are you doing, you children?" cried the gentle lady; "that is sinful!"
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 doing | punct |
| 2 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 doing | obj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 doing | aux |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 doing | nsubj |
| 5 | doing | do | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 cried | ccomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 you | punct |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 doing | obl |
| 8 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 you | appos |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 doing | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 doing | punct |
| 11 | cried | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 lady | det |
| 13 | gentle | gentle | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 lady | amod |
| 14 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 cried | obj |
| 15 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 19 sinful | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 sinful | punct |
| 17 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 19 sinful | nsubj |
| 18 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 sinful | cop |
| 19 | sinful | sinful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 cried | parataxis |
| 20 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 19 sinful | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 sinful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do in a quote | present · progressive | you | you | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | cry speech: express | past | the gentle lady | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | that | sinful property | tree rules |
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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