sooner Who acts: Sooner, I, we, you, it, train · What happens: mean, walk, prefer, go, have, tidy · To what, where: room, rain, adult · Speech: someone speaks here
«sooner» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: sooner in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sooner means earlier or in less time than something else.
nsubj obj cc case amod conj case nmod advmod punct root Sooner NOUN means VERB earlier ADV or CCONJ in ADP less ADJ time NOUN than ADP something PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sooner sooner NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 earlier early ADV Degree=Cmp 2 means obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 7 time cc 5 in in ADP _ 7 time case 6 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 earlier conj 8 than than ADP _ 9 something case 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 time nmod 10 else else ADV _ 9 something advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Sooner vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent early=Topic
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 Sooner can mean «rather», as in «I'd sooner walk» (I would prefer to walk).
The tree, 15 words nsubj aux punct obj punct punct mark fixed punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis punct punct nsubj aux conj mark xcomp punct punct root Sooner NOUN can AUX mean VERB « PUNCT rather ADV » PUNCT , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT I PRON 'd AUX sooner ADV walk VERB » PUNCT ( PUNCT I PRON would AUX prefer VERB to PART walk VERB ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sooner sooner NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 rather punct 5 rather rather ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 3 mean obj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 rather punct 7 , , PUNCT _ 14 walk punct 8 as as SCONJ _ 14 walk mark 9 in in ADP _ 8 as fixed 10 « « PUNCT _ 14 walk punct 11 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 walk nsubj 12 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 walk aux 13 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 14 walk advmod 14 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 mean parataxis 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 walk punct 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 19 prefer punct 17 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 19 prefer nsubj 18 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 19 prefer aux 19 prefer prefer VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 walk conj 20 to to PART _ 21 walk mark 21 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 prefer xcomp 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 19 prefer punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Sooner tree rules 2 walk in a quote would I soon property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 prefer would I vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 4 walk not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 "Sooner or later" can also mean eventually, at some time in the future.
The tree, 13 words punct advmod cc conj punct aux advmod advmod punct case det parataxis case det nmod punct root " PUNCT Sooner ADV or CCONJ later ADV " PUNCT can AUX also ADV mean VERB eventually ADV , PUNCT at ADP some DET time NOUN in ADP the DET future NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 8 mean punct 2 Sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 8 mean advmod 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 later cc 4 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 2 Sooner conj 5 " " PUNCT _ 2 Sooner punct 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 mean aux 7 also also ADV _ 8 mean advmod 8 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 eventually eventually ADV _ 8 mean advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 time punct 11 at at ADP _ 13 time case 12 some some DET PronType=Ind 13 time det 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 mean parataxis 14 in in ADP _ 16 future case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 future det 16 future future NOUN Number=Sing 13 time nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 mean punct
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1 mean can eventually, soon property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Can we go home sooner?
aux nsubj advmod advmod punct root Can AUX we PRON go VERB home ADV sooner ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 go aux 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 go nsubj 3 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 home home ADV _ 3 go advmod 5 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 3 go advmod 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 go punct
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1 go can we home, soon property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Sooner or later you will have to tidy your room.
advmod cc conj nsubj aux mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root Sooner ADV or CCONJ later ADV you PRON will AUX have VERB to PART tidy VERB your PRON room NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 6 have advmod 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 later cc 3 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 1 Sooner conj 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 have nsubj 5 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 have aux 6 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 to to PART _ 8 tidy mark 8 tidy tidy VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 have xcomp 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 room nmod:poss 10 room room NOUN Number=Sing 8 tidy obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 have punct
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1 have future you soon property tree rules 2 tidy to-infinitive you not said here your room tree rules
Example 3 The sooner you start, the sooner you'll finish.
det advmod nsubj punct det advmod nsubj aux conj punct root The DET sooner ADV you PRON start VERB , PUNCT the DET sooner ADV you PRON 'll AUX finish VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sooner det 2 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 4 start advmod 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 start nsubj 4 start start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 finish punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sooner det 7 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 10 finish advmod 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 finish nsubj 9 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 finish aux 10 finish finish VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 start conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 start punct
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1 start present you soon property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 finish future you soon property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 4 I'd sooner stay home than go out in the rain.
nsubj aux advmod advmod mark advcl advmod case det obl punct root I PRON 'd AUX sooner ADV stay VERB home ADV than SCONJ go VERB out ADV in ADP the DET rain NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 stay nsubj 2 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 stay aux 3 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 4 stay advmod 4 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 home home ADV _ 4 stay advmod 6 than than SCONJ _ 7 go mark 7 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 stay advcl 8 out out ADV _ 7 go advmod 9 in in ADP _ 11 rain case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 rain det 11 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 go obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 stay punct
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1 stay would I home, soon property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 go out infinitive I not said here the rain out property vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 No sooner had we arrived than it started to rain.
det advmod nsubj ccomp mark nsubj advcl mark obj punct root No DET sooner ADV had VERB we PRON arrived VERB than SCONJ it PRON started VERB to PART rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no DET PronType=Neg 2 sooner det 2 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 3 had advmod 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 arrived nsubj 5 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 had ccomp 6 than than SCONJ _ 8 started mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 started nsubj 8 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 arrived advcl 9 to to PART _ 10 rain mark 10 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 8 started obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past soon property tree rules 2 arrive past we vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 start past it rain vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Eventuality
Example 6 The train came ten minutes sooner than we expected.
det nsubj nummod obl:unmarked advmod mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET train NOUN came VERB ten NUM minutes NOUN sooner ADV than SCONJ we PRON expected VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 train det 2 train train NOUN Number=Sing 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 minutes nummod 5 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 6 sooner obl:unmarked 6 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 3 came advmod 7 than than SCONJ _ 9 expected mark 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 expected nsubj 9 expected expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 sooner advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come past the train soon property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 expect past we vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 7 If you tell an adult sooner, they can help sooner.
mark nsubj advcl det obj advmod punct nsubj aux advmod punct root If SCONJ you PRON tell VERB an DET adult NOUN sooner ADV , PUNCT they PRON can AUX help VERB sooner ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 tell mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 tell nsubj 3 tell tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 help advcl 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 adult det 5 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 3 tell obj 6 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 3 tell advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 tell punct 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 help nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 help aux 10 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 10 help advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 help punct
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1 tell speech: assert a condition, not said to happen present you a adult soon property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient 2 help can they soon property vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 8 Sooner or later the old woman died.
advmod cc conj det amod nsubj punct root Sooner ADV or CCONJ later ADV the DET old ADJ woman NOUN died VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sooner soon ADV Degree=Cmp 7 died advmod 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 later cc 3 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 1 Sooner conj 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 woman det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 woman amod 6 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 7 died nsubj 7 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 died punct
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1 die past the old woman soon property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
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