sketch

Who acts: quick drawing, Sketchy, I, you, group, She · What happens: show, describe, draw, mean, make, paint · To what, where: main shapes, something, few words, dodgy, quick sketch, sketch

«sketch» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: sketch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A quick drawing that shows the main shapes without much detail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 drawing	det
2	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 drawing	amod
3	drawing	drawing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 shows	nsubj
5	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 drawing	acl:relcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 shapes	det
7	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 shapes	amod
8	shapes	shape	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 shows	obj
9	without	without	ADP	_	11 detail	case
10	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 detail	amod
11	detail	detail	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shows	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drawing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	a quick drawing	the main shapes				without much detail	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent shape=Recipient

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

A short, funny scene in a comedy show or school play.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 scene	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 scene	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 short	punct
4	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 scene	amod
5	scene	scene	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 show	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 show	det
8	comedy	comedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 show	compound
9	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scene	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 play	cc
11	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 play	compound
12	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 show	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 scene	punct

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

Meaning 3

A short description of something with only the main points.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 description	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 description	amod
3	description	description	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 description	nmod
6	with	with	ADP	_	10 points	case
7	only	only	ADV	_	10 points	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 points	det
9	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 points	amod
10	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 something	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 description	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe			something					nom description «communication transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 4

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To draw quickly, or to describe in a few words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 draw	mark
2	draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 describe	advcl
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 draw	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 describe	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 describe	cc
6	to	to	PART	_	7 describe	mark
7	describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 words	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 words	det
10	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 words	amod
11	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 describe	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	to-infinitive						quickly property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	describe	to-infinitive				a few words			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

Meaning 5

Usage: slang, US — kept apart, not parsed.

Sketchy means dodgy, unsafe or suspicious.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 unsafe	punct
5	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 dodgy	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 suspicious	cc
7	suspicious	suspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 dodgy	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Sketchy	dodgy					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dodgy=Topic

Example 1

I made a quick sketch of the tree before painting it.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sketch	det
4	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sketch	amod
5	sketch	sketch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 tree	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tree	det
8	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sketch	nmod
9	before	before	SCONJ	_	10 painting	mark
10	painting	paint	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 made	advcl
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 painting	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	I	a quick sketch of the tree					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sketch=Product
2	paint	gerund	I not said here	sketch					vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination

Example 2

Sketch the leaf and label its parts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sketch	sketch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 leaf	det
3	leaf	leaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sketch	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 label	cc
5	label	label	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Sketch	conj
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 parts	nmod:poss
7	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 label	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sketch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sketch	imperative	you not said here	the leaf					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme
2	label	infinitive	you not said here	leaf's parts					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent part=Destination

Example 3

Our group acted a funny sketch about a lost dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 group	nmod:poss
2	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 acted	nsubj
3	acted	act	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sketch	det
5	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sketch	amod
6	sketch	sketch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 acted	obj
7	about	about	ADP	_	10 dog	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 dog	det
9	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 dog	amod
10	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sketch	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 acted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	act	past	Our group	a funny sketch				about a lost dog	vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent sketch=Eventuality
2	lose	participle							vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

She sketched out her plan for the treehouse.

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 sketched	nsubj
2	sketched	sketch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 sketched	compound:prt
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 plan	nmod:poss
5	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sketched	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 treehouse	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 treehouse	det
8	treehouse	treehouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sketched	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sketched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sketch out	past	She	her plan				for the treehouse	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Theme
2	plan		her = she						nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Keep your sketchbook in your bag.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 sketchbook	nmod:poss
3	sketchbook	sketchbook	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 bag	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 bag	nmod:poss
6	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	your sketchbook		your bag			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sketchbook=Theme in bag=Location

Example 6

That website looks sketchy, so don't type your password.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 website	det
2	website	website	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	nsubj
3	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looks	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 type	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	9 type	advmod
7	do	do	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 type	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 type	advmod
9	type	type	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 looks	conj
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 password	nmod:poss
11	password	password	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 type	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	that website					sketchy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	not type	infinitive · do-support	that website not said here	your password					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent password=Theme

Example 7

The teacher gave a short sketch of the Romans' life.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sketch	det
5	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sketch	amod
6	sketch	sketch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	11 life	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Romans	det
9	Romans	Roman	PROPN	Number=Plur	11 life	nmod:poss
10	'	's	PART	_	9 Romans	case
11	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sketch	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the teacher	a short sketch of the Romans's life					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sketch=Theme

Example 8

It was all a picture, a great splendid picture, which the artist had painted from a sketch.

The tree, 17 words

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	5 picture	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 picture	cop
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 picture	det:predet
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 picture	det
5	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 picture	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 picture	det
8	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 picture	amod
9	splendid	splendid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 picture	amod
10	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 picture	parataxis
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 painted	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 painted	obj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 artist	det
14	artist	artist	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 painted	nsubj:pass
15	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 painted	aux
16	painted	paint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 picture	acl
17	from	from	ADP	_	19 sketch	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 sketch	det
19	sketch	sketch	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 painted	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 picture	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	all picture					tree rules
2	paint	past · perfect · passive		the artist		a sketch			vn coloring-24 «NP V NP ADJP»: subject=Patient which=Result

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