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soft

Who acts: kitten, pillow, She, Clay, Butter, I · What happens: press, bend, touch, have, be, speak · To what, where: soft fur, soft voice, sun., soft material, soft spot, parlour · Speech: someone speaks here

«soft» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: soft in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Not hard or firm; easy to press or bend: a soft pillow.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 hard	advmod
2	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 firm	cc
4	firm	firm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 hard	conj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 easy	punct
6	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 hard	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 press	mark
8	press	press	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 easy	xcomp
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 bend	cc
10	bend	bend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 press	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 pillow	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 pillow	det
13	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 pillow	amod
14	pillow	pillow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hard	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	press	to-infinitive							vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
2	bend	infinitive							vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Smooth and nice to touch: soft fur.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 nice	cc
3	nice	nice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Smooth	conj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 touch	mark
5	touch	touch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 nice	xcomp
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 fur	punct
7	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fur	amod
8	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 touch	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Smooth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	touch	to-infinitive		soft fur					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fur=Co-Theme

Meaning 3

Quiet and gentle: a soft voice, soft music.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 voice	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 gentle	cc
3	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Quiet	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 voice	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 voice	det
6	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 voice	amod
7	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 music	punct
9	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 music	amod
10	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 voice	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 voice	punct

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

Meaning 4

Not bright: soft light.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 bright	advmod
2	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 light	amod
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 light	punct
4	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 light	amod
5	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 light	punct

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

Meaning 5

Kind and gentle, or too easy on people: soft on rules.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 gentle	cc
3	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Kind	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 easy	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 easy	cc
6	too	too	ADV	_	7 easy	advmod
7	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Kind	conj
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 people	case
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 easy	obl
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 soft	punct
11	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 people	amod
12	on	on	ADP	_	13 rules	case
13	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 soft	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Kind	punct

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

Meaning 6

Soft drinks: drinks without alcohol.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 drinks	amod
2	drinks	drink	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 drinks	punct
4	drinks	drink	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 drinks	conj
5	without	without	ADP	_	6 alcohol	case
6	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drinks	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drinks	punct

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

Example 1

The kitten has soft fur.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kitten	det
2	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fur	amod
5	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the kitten	soft fur					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fur=Patient

Example 2

My pillow is soft.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 pillow	nmod:poss
2	pillow	pillow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 soft	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 soft	cop
4	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 soft	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My pillow					soft property	tree rules

Example 3

She spoke in a soft voice.

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 spoke	nsubj
2	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 voice	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 voice	det
5	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 voice	amod
6	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spoke	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	She			a soft voice			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Clay is soft before it dries.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 soft	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 soft	cop
3	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 dries	mark
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 dries	nsubj
6	dries	dry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 soft	advcl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 soft	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Clay					soft property	tree rules
2	dry	present	Clay						vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

Butter goes soft in the sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Butter	butter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 goes	nsubj
2	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 goes	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 sun.	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sun.	det
6	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 goes	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	present	Butter			the sun.		soft property	vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in sun.=Location

Example 6

I sleep with my soft toy.

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 sleep	nsubj
2	sleep	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 toy	case
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 toy	nmod:poss
5	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 toy	amod
6	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sleep	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sleep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sleep	present	I					with my soft toy	vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Sponge is a soft material.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sponge	sponge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 material	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 material	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 material	det
4	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 material	amod
5	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 material	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Sponge	a soft material					tree rules

Example 8

Grandpa has a soft spot for our dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 spot	det
4	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 spot	amod
5	spot	spot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 dog	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 dog	nmod:poss
8	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spot	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Grandpa	a soft spot				for our dog	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Patient

Example 9

Too many soft drinks are bad for your teeth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 drinks	amod
3	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 drinks	amod
4	drinks	drink	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 bad	nsubj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 bad	cop
6	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 teeth	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 teeth	nmod:poss
9	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 bad	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 bad	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	many soft drinks					for your teeth; bad property	tree rules

Example 10

Then a soft voice cried from the parlour:

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	5 cried	advmod
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 voice	det
3	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 voice	amod
4	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cried	nsubj
5	cried	cry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 parlour	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 parlour	det
8	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cried	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 cried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cry speech: express	past	a soft voice			the parlour	then		vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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