standard Who acts: standard, Standards, rules, everyone, handwriting, Your · What happens: be, mean, agree, use, carry, handwrite · To what, where: level, high standard, rules, measurement, unit, metre · Speech: someone speaks here
«standard» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: standard in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A standard is a level of quality, how good something is or should be: «a high standard».
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det case nmod punct advmod amod appos cop cc aux cop punct punct det amod nmod punct punct root A DET standard NOUN is AUX a DET level NOUN of ADP quality NOUN , PUNCT how ADV good ADJ something PRON is AUX or CCONJ should AUX be AUX : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET high ADJ standard NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 standard det 2 standard standard NOUN Number=Sing 5 level nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 level cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 level det 5 level level NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 quality case 7 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 5 level nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 something punct 9 how how ADV PronType=Int 10 good advmod 10 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 11 something amod 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 quality appos 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 standard cop 13 or or CCONJ _ 20 standard cc 14 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 20 standard aux 15 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 20 standard cop 16 : : PUNCT _ 20 standard punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 20 standard punct 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 standard det 19 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 20 standard amod 20 standard standard NOUN Number=Sing 11 something nmod 21 » » PUNCT _ 20 standard punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 level punct
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1 is a present a standard a level of quality tree rules 2 is a in a quote should · present a high standard 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 Standards are rules or ideas about what is right and acceptable behaviour.
nsubj cop cc conj mark nsubj cop acl cc conj conj punct root Standards NOUN are AUX rules NOUN or CCONJ ideas NOUN about SCONJ what PRON is AUX right ADJ and CCONJ acceptable ADJ behaviour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Standards standard NOUN Number=Plur 3 rules nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 rules cop 3 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 ideas cc 5 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 3 rules conj 6 about about SCONJ _ 9 right mark 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 right nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 right cop 9 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 3 rules acl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 acceptable cc 11 acceptable acceptable ADJ Degree=Pos 9 right conj 12 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 9 right conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 rules punct
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1 is a present Standards rules or ideas tree rules 2 is present rules or ideas right property tree rules 3 be rules or ideas not said here tree rules
Meaning 3 Standard (adjective) means normal, usual, the ordinary kind: «a standard size».
The tree, 11 words nsubj punct appos punct xcomp punct conj punct det amod conj punct punct det amod parataxis punct punct root Standard PROPN ( PUNCT adjective NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB normal ADJ , PUNCT usual ADJ , PUNCT the DET ordinary ADJ kind NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET standard ADJ size NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Standard Standard PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 1 Standard appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 normal normal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 usual punct 8 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 6 normal conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 kind punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 kind det 11 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 12 kind amod 12 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 6 normal conj 13 : : PUNCT _ 17 size punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 17 size punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 size det 16 standard standard ADJ Degree=Pos 17 size amod 17 size size NOUN Number=Sing 5 means parataxis 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 size punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present Standard normal property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Meaning 4 A standard is a measurement or unit that everyone agrees to use, like the metre.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det cc conj mark nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp punct case det obj punct root A DET standard NOUN is AUX a DET measurement NOUN or CCONJ unit NOUN that SCONJ everyone PRON agrees VERB to PART use VERB , PUNCT like ADP the DET metre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 standard det 2 standard standard NOUN Number=Sing 5 measurement nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 measurement cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 measurement det 5 measurement measurement NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 unit cc 7 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing 5 measurement conj 8 that that SCONJ _ 10 agrees mark 9 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 10 agrees nsubj 10 agrees agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 unit acl:relcl 11 to to PART _ 12 use mark 12 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 agrees xcomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 metre punct 14 like like ADP _ 16 metre case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 metre det 16 metre metre NOUN Number=Sing 12 use obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 measurement punct
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1 is a present a standard a measurement or unit tree rules 2 agree speech: agree present everyone unit not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent that S»: agent=Agent unit=Co-Agent clause=Topic 3 use not said to happen to-infinitive everyone not said here the metre vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent metre=Patient
Meaning 5 A standard is a flag carried on a pole, often by soldiers long ago.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det acl case det obl punct advmod case conj advmod advmod punct root A DET standard NOUN is AUX a DET flag NOUN carried VERB on ADP a DET pole NOUN , PUNCT often ADV by ADP soldiers NOUN long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 standard det 2 standard standard NOUN Number=Sing 5 flag nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 flag cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 flag det 5 flag flag NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 carried carry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 flag acl 7 on on ADP _ 9 pole case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 pole det 9 pole pole NOUN Number=Sing 6 carried obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 soldiers punct 11 often often ADV _ 13 soldiers advmod 12 by by ADP _ 13 soldiers case 13 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 5 flag conj 14 long long ADV Degree=Pos 15 ago advmod 15 ago ago ADV _ 13 soldiers advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 flag punct
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1 is a present a standard a flag and soldiers tree rules 2 carry participle a flag and soldiers not said here a pole vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Your handwriting is up to a high standard.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod case det amod punct root Your PRON handwriting NOUN is AUX up ADV to ADP a DET high ADJ standard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 handwriting nmod:poss 2 handwriting handwriting NOUN Number=Sing 8 standard nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 standard cop 4 up up ADV _ 8 standard advmod 5 to to ADP _ 8 standard case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 standard det 7 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 8 standard amod 8 standard standard NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 standard punct
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1 is present Your handwriting to a high standard tree rules 2 handwrite Your nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The school expects good standards of behaviour.
det nsubj amod obj case nmod punct root The DET school NOUN expects VERB good ADJ standards NOUN of ADP behaviour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 school det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 expects nsubj 3 expects expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 5 standards amod 5 standards standard NOUN Number=Plur 3 expects obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 behaviour case 7 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 5 standards nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 expects punct
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1 expect present the school good standards of behaviour vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent standard=Theme
Example 3 This is a standard size of paper.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root This PRON is AUX a DET standard ADJ size NOUN of ADP paper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 size nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 size cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 size det 4 standard standard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 size amod 5 size size NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 paper case 7 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 5 size nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 size punct
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1 is a present This a standard size of paper tree rules
Example 4 We use standard units like metres to measure.
nsubj amod obj case nmod mark advcl punct root We PRON use VERB standard ADJ units NOUN like ADP metres NOUN to PART measure VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 standard standard ADJ Degree=Pos 4 units amod 4 units unit NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obj 5 like like ADP _ 6 metres case 6 metres metre NOUN Number=Plur 4 units nmod 7 to to PART _ 8 measure mark 8 measure measure VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 use advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present We standard units like metres vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent unit=Patient 2 measure to-infinitive We not said here vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
Example 5 His work was not up to standard, so he did it again.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod case fixed punct advmod nsubj parataxis obj advmod punct root His PRON work NOUN was AUX not PART up ADP to ADP standard ADJ , PUNCT so ADV he PRON did VERB it PRON again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 work nmod:poss 2 work work NOUN Number=Sing 7 standard nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 standard cop 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 standard advmod 5 up up ADP _ 7 standard case 6 to to ADP _ 5 up fixed 7 standard standard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 did punct 9 so so ADV _ 11 did advmod 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 did nsubj 11 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 standard parataxis 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 did obj 13 again again ADV _ 11 did advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 standard punct
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1 not is past His work standard property tree rules 2 do past he work again vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 3 work His = he nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The car comes with standard seats.
det nsubj case amod obl punct root The DET car NOUN comes VERB with ADP standard ADJ seats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 car det 2 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 seats case 5 standard standard ADJ Degree=Pos 6 seats amod 6 seats seat NOUN Number=Plur 3 comes obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 comes punct
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1 come present the car with standard seats vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The knight carried the king's standard into battle.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case obj case obl punct root The DET knight NOUN carried VERB the DET king NOUN 's PART standard NOUN into ADP battle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 knight det 2 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 king det 5 king king NOUN Number=Sing 7 standard nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 king case 7 standard standard NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obj 8 into into ADP _ 9 battle case 9 battle battle NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry past the knight the king's standard battle vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent standard=Theme
Example 8 It's a double standard to tell us to be quiet when you shout.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det amod mark acl iobj mark cop xcomp advmod nsubj advcl punct root It PRON 's AUX a DET double ADJ standard NOUN to PART tell VERB us PRON to PART be AUX quiet ADJ when ADV you PRON shout VERB . PUNCT 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 standard nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 standard cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 standard det 4 double double ADJ Degree=Pos 5 standard amod 5 standard standard NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to PART _ 7 tell mark 7 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 standard acl 8 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 tell iobj 9 to to PART _ 11 quiet mark 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 quiet cop 11 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tell xcomp 12 when when ADV PronType=Int 14 shout advmod 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 shout nsubj 14 shout shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tell advcl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 standard punct
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1 is a present It a double standard tree rules 2 tell speech: assert to-infinitive us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient 3 is not said to happen to-infinitive quiet property tree rules 4 shout speech: express present you vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 9 Unless he adopt a better standard of justice we will go on with our destruction."
The tree, 15 words mark nsubj det amod obj case nmod nsubj aux acl:relcl advmod case nmod:poss obl punct punct root Unless SCONJ he PRON adopt VERB a DET better ADJ standard NOUN of ADP justice NOUN we PRON will AUX go VERB on ADV with ADP our PRON destruction NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unless unless SCONJ _ 3 adopt mark 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 adopt nsubj 3 adopt adopt VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 standard det 5 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 standard amod 6 standard standard NOUN Number=Sing 3 adopt obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 justice case 8 justice justice NOUN Number=Sing 6 standard nmod 9 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 go nsubj 10 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 go aux 11 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 standard acl:relcl 12 on on ADV _ 11 go advmod 13 with with ADP _ 15 destruction case 14 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 destruction nmod:poss 15 destruction destruction NOUN Number=Sing 11 go obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 adopt punct 17 " " PUNCT _ 3 adopt punct
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1 adopt infinitive he a better standard of justice vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent standard=Theme 2 go on future we a better standard of justice not said here with our destruction tree rules 3 destroy our nom destruction «act transitive»: poss=agent
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