softhearted Who acts: softhearted person, it, person, Grandma, she, softhearted giant · What happens: be, feel, mean, persuade, feed, let · To what, where: stray cat, anyone, second chance, him, argument
«softhearted» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: softhearted in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A softhearted person is kind, gentle and easily feels sorry for others.
det amod nsubj cop punct conj cc advmod conj xcomp case obl punct root A DET softhearted ADJ person NOUN is AUX kind ADJ , PUNCT gentle ADJ and CCONJ easily ADV feels VERB sorry ADJ for ADP others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 softhearted softhearted ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kind cop 5 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 gentle punct 7 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 5 kind conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 feels cc 9 easily easily ADV _ 10 feels advmod 10 feels feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kind conj 11 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 10 feels xcomp 12 for for ADP _ 13 others case 13 others other NOUN Number=Plur 10 feels obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 kind punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a softhearted person kind property tree rules 2 be a softhearted person not said here tree rules 3 feel present a softhearted person not said here for others; easily, sorry property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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 Sometimes it means too kind, so that the person is easy to persuade.
The tree, 13 words advmod nsubj advmod xcomp punct advmod mark det nsubj cop conj mark xcomp punct root Sometimes ADV it PRON means VERB too ADV kind ADJ , PUNCT so ADV that SCONJ the DET person NOUN is AUX easy ADJ to PART persuade VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 3 means advmod 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 too too ADV _ 5 kind advmod 5 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 easy punct 7 so so ADV _ 12 easy advmod 8 that that SCONJ _ 12 easy mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 person det 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 12 easy nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 easy cop 12 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means conj 13 to to PART _ 14 persuade mark 14 persuade persuade VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 easy xcomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present it kind, sometimes property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present the person easy property tree rules 3 persuade to-infinitive the person not said here vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Grandma is so softhearted that she feeds every stray cat.
nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj advcl det amod obj punct root Grandma NOUN is AUX so ADV softhearted ADJ that SCONJ she PRON feeds VERB every DET stray ADJ cat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 4 softhearted nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 softhearted cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 softhearted advmod 4 softhearted softhearted ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 7 feeds mark 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 feeds nsubj 7 feeds feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 softhearted advcl 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 10 cat det 9 stray stray ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cat amod 10 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 7 feeds obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 softhearted punct
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1 is present Grandma softhearted property tree rules 2 feed present she every stray cat vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient
Example 2 The softhearted giant let the children go.
det amod nsubj det nsubj ccomp punct root The DET softhearted ADJ giant NOUN let VERB the DET children NOUN go VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 giant det 2 softhearted softhearted ADJ Degree=Pos 3 giant amod 3 giant giant NOUN Number=Sing 4 let nsubj 4 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 children det 6 children child NOUN Number=Plur 7 go nsubj 7 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 let ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 let punct
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1 let infinitive the softhearted giant tree rules 2 go present the children vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Don't be softhearted — he's only pretending to cry.
aux advmod aux:pass punct nsubj aux advmod advcl mark xcomp punct root Do AUX n't PART be AUX softhearted VERB — PUNCT he PRON 's AUX only ADV pretending VERB to PART cry VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 softhearted aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 softhearted advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 softhearted aux:pass 4 softhearted softheart VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 — - PUNCT _ 9 pretending punct 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 pretending nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pretending aux 8 only only ADV _ 9 pretending advmod 9 pretending pretend VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 softhearted advcl 10 to to PART _ 11 cry mark 11 cry cry VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 pretending xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 softhearted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not softheart infinitive · passive · do-support tree rules 2 pretend present · progressive he tree rules 3 cry speech: express to-infinitive he not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Mole was softhearted and could not bear to see anyone sad.
nsubj cop cc aux advmod conj mark xcomp obj amod punct root Mole PROPN was AUX softhearted ADJ and CCONJ could AUX not PART bear VERB to PART see VERB anyone PRON sad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mole Mole PROPN Number=Sing 3 softhearted nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 softhearted cop 3 softhearted softhearted ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 bear cc 5 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 bear aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 bear advmod 7 bear bear VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 softhearted conj 8 to to PART _ 9 see mark 9 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 bear xcomp 10 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 see obj 11 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 10 anyone amod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 softhearted punct
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1 is past Mole softhearted property tree rules 2 not bear could Mole not said here vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 see to-infinitive Mole not said here anyone vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anyone=Stimulus
Example 5 The softhearted judge gave him a second chance.
det amod nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root The DET softhearted ADJ judge NOUN gave VERB him PRON a DET second ADJ chance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 judge det 2 softhearted softhearted ADJ Degree=Pos 3 judge amod 3 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave nsubj 4 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 gave iobj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 chance det 7 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 chance amod 8 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 gave punct
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1 give past the softhearted judge a second chance him = he vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient chance=Theme
Example 6 She was too softhearted to win the argument.
nsubj cop advmod mark advcl det obj punct root She PRON was AUX too ADV softhearted ADJ to PART win VERB the DET argument NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 softhearted nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 softhearted cop 3 too too ADV _ 4 softhearted advmod 4 softhearted softhearted ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 win mark 6 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 softhearted advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 argument det 8 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 6 win obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 softhearted punct
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1 is past She softhearted property tree rules 2 win to-infinitive She not said here the argument vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Eventuality
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