softy Who acts: Someone, Grandpa, you, water, Mum, us · What happens: move, not be, think, look, be, do · To what, where: kind gentle person, big softy, softy, us, heart, film
«softy» 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: softy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A kind, gentle person who is easily moved or who can't be strict.
The tree, 14 words det amod punct amod nsubj aux:pass advmod acl:relcl cc nsubj aux advmod cop conj punct root A DET kind ADJ , PUNCT gentle ADJ person NOUN who PRON is AUX easily ADV moved VERB or CCONJ who PRON ca AUX n't PART be AUX strict ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 2 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 person punct 4 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person amod 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 moved nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 moved aux:pass 8 easily easily ADV _ 9 moved advmod 9 moved move VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person acl:relcl 10 or or CCONJ _ 15 strict cc 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 15 strict nsubj 12 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 strict aux 13 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 15 strict advmod 14 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 15 strict cop 15 strict strict ADJ Degree=Pos 9 moved conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 move present · passive a kind gentle person easily property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: subject=Result 2 not is can strict property tree rules
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, teasing — kept apart, not parsed.
Someone thought too weak or scared, a wimp.
nsubj advmod ccomp cc conj punct det conj punct root Someone PRON thought VERB too ADV weak ADJ or CCONJ scared ADJ , PUNCT a DET wimp NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 thought nsubj 2 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 too too ADV _ 4 weak advmod 4 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 2 thought ccomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 scared cc 6 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 4 weak conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 wimp punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 wimp det 9 wimp wimp NOUN Number=Sing 4 weak conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 thought punct
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1 think speech: other past Someone vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Grandpa looks grumpy, but he's a big softy.
nsubj xcomp punct cc nsubj cop det amod obl punct root Grandpa NOUN looks VERB grumpy ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ he PRON 's AUX a DET big ADJ softy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 2 looks nsubj 2 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 grumpy grumpy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 looks xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 10 softy punct 5 but but CCONJ _ 10 softy cc 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 softy nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 softy cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 softy det 9 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 10 softy amod 10 softy softy NOUN Number=Sing 2 looks obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 looks punct
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1 look present Grandpa grumpy property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 is a present Grandpa a big softy tree rules
Example 2 Don't be such a softy — the water's not that cold!
advmod cop det:predet det obl punct det nsubj cop advmod mark conj punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX such DET a DET softy NOUN — PUNCT the DET water NOUN 's AUX not PART that SCONJ cold ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 softy advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 softy cop 4 such such DET PronType=Ind 6 softy det:predet 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 softy det 6 softy softy NOUN Number=Sing 1 Do obl 7 — - PUNCT _ 13 cold punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 water det 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 13 cold nsubj 10 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 cold cop 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 cold advmod 12 that that SCONJ _ 13 cold mark 13 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do conj 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is a infinitive such softy tree rules 3 not is present the water cold property tree rules
Example 3 Mum's a softy and always lets us stay up a bit later.
nsubj cop det cc advmod conj obj xcomp compound:prt det obl:unmarked advmod punct root Mum NOUN 's AUX a DET softy NOUN and CCONJ always ADV lets VERB us PRON stay VERB up ADP a DET bit NOUN later ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 softy nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 softy cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 softy det 4 softy softy NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 lets cc 6 always always ADV PronType=Tot 7 lets advmod 7 lets let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 softy conj 8 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 lets obj 9 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 lets xcomp 10 up up ADP _ 9 stay compound:prt 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 bit det 12 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 13 later obl:unmarked 13 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 9 stay advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 softy punct
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1 is a present Mum a softy tree rules 2 let present Mum not said here us always property tree rules 3 stay up infinitive us not said here late property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The huge dog is a softy who's scared of cats.
det amod nsubj cop det nsubj cop acl:relcl case obl punct root The DET huge ADJ dog NOUN is AUX a DET softy NOUN who PRON 's AUX scared ADJ of ADP cats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dog det 2 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dog amod 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 6 softy nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 softy cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 softy det 6 softy softy NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 scared nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 scared cop 9 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 6 softy acl:relcl 10 of of ADP _ 11 cats case 11 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 9 scared obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 softy punct
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1 is a present the huge dog a softy tree rules 2 is present a softy of cats; scared property tree rules
Example 5 Our coach is strict, but she's a softy at heart.
nmod:poss nsubj cop punct cc nsubj cop det obl case nmod punct root Our PRON coach NOUN is AUX strict ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ she PRON 's AUX a DET softy NOUN at ADP heart NOUN . PUNCT 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 coach nmod:poss 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 4 strict nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 strict cop 4 strict strict ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 softy punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 10 softy cc 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 softy nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 softy cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 softy det 10 softy softy NOUN Number=Sing 4 strict obl 11 at at ADP _ 12 heart case 12 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 10 softy nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 strict punct
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1 is present Our coach strict property tree rules 2 is a present she a softy heart tree rules
Example 6 He pretends to be tough, but he cried at the film — what a softy!
The tree, 14 words nsubj mark cop xcomp punct cc nsubj conj case det obl punct advmod det conj punct root He PRON pretends VERB to PART be AUX tough ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ he PRON cried VERB at ADP the DET film NOUN — PUNCT what PRON a DET softy 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 pretends nsubj 2 pretends pretend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 5 tough mark 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 tough cop 5 tough tough ADJ Degree=Pos 2 pretends xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 cried punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 cried cc 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 cried nsubj 9 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 pretends conj 10 at at ADP _ 12 film case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 film det 12 film film NOUN Number=Sing 9 cried obl 13 — - PUNCT _ 16 softy punct 14 what what PRON PronType=Int 16 softy advmod 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 softy det 16 softy softy NOUN Number=Sing 12 film conj 17 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 pretends punct
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1 pretend present He tree rules 2 is to-infinitive He not said here tough property tree rules 3 cry speech: express past he the film and a softy vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at film=Location
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