sternly Who acts: someone, teacher, Badger, Dad, judge, She · What happens: do, sit down, say, look, remind, speak · To what, where: strict way, us, ways, muddy boots, Swimming, it · Speech: someone speaks here
«sternly» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: sternly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In a strict, serious and unsmiling way, often when someone has done wrong.
The tree, 13 words case det amod punct conj cc conj obl punct advmod advmod nsubj aux xcomp punct root In ADP a DET strict ADJ , PUNCT serious ADJ and CCONJ unsmiling ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT often ADV when ADV someone PRON has AUX done VERB wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 8 way case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 way det 3 strict strict ADJ Degree=Pos 8 way amod 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 serious punct 5 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 3 strict conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 unsmiling cc 7 unsmiling unsmiling ADJ Degree=Pos 3 strict conj 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 14 done obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 way punct 10 often often ADV _ 14 done advmod 11 when when ADV PronType=Int 14 done advmod 12 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 done nsubj 13 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 done aux 14 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 15 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 14 done xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 14 done punct
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1 do present · perfect someone a strict way often, wrong property vn act-114-1 «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.
Example 1 «Sit down,» said the teacher sternly.
punct ccomp compound:prt punct punct det nsubj advmod punct root « PUNCT Sit VERB down ADP , PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB the DET teacher NOUN sternly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Sit punct 2 Sit sit VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 said ccomp 3 down down ADP _ 2 Sit compound:prt 4 , , PUNCT _ 2 Sit punct 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 Sit punct 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 teacher det 8 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 6 said nsubj 9 sternly sternly ADV _ 6 said advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 said punct
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1 sit down in a quote infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert past the teacher sternly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 2 Badger looked sternly at Toad.
nsubj advmod case obl punct root Badger PROPN looked VERB sternly ADV at ADP Toad PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Badger Badger PROPN Number=Sing 2 looked nsubj 2 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sternly sternly ADV _ 2 looked advmod 4 at at ADP _ 5 Toad case 5 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 2 looked obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 looked punct
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1 look past Badger at Toad; sternly property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at toad=Theme
Example 3 Dad sternly reminded us to look both ways.
nsubj advmod obj mark advcl det obl punct root Dad NOUN sternly ADV reminded VERB us PRON to PART look VERB both DET ways NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 reminded nsubj 2 sternly sternly ADV _ 3 reminded advmod 3 reminded remind VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 reminded obj 5 to to PART _ 6 look mark 6 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 reminded advcl 7 both both DET PronType=Tot 8 ways det 8 ways way NOUN Number=Plur 6 look obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 reminded punct
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1 remind speech: other past Dad us sternly property vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient 2 look to-infinitive Dad not said here both ways vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 The judge spoke sternly to the thief.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET judge NOUN spoke VERB sternly ADV to ADP the DET thief NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sternly sternly ADV _ 3 spoke advmod 5 to to ADP _ 7 thief case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 thief det 7 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the judge to the thief; sternly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to thief=Co-Agent
Example 5 She frowned sternly at the muddy boots.
nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root She PRON frowned VERB sternly ADV at ADP the DET muddy ADJ boots 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 2 frowned nsubj 2 frowned frown VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sternly sternly ADV _ 2 frowned advmod 4 at at ADP _ 7 boots case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 boots det 6 muddy muddy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 boots amod 7 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 2 frowned obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 frowned punct
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1 frown past She the muddy boots sternly property vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The sign sternly warned: No Swimming.
det nsubj advmod punct det obj punct root The DET sign NOUN sternly ADV warned VERB : PUNCT No DET Swimming NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 4 warned nsubj 3 sternly sternly ADV _ 4 warned advmod 4 warned warn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 7 Swimming punct 6 No no DET PronType=Neg 7 Swimming det 7 Swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 4 warned obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 warned punct
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1 warn speech: warn past the sign no Swimming sternly property vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent swimming=Recipient
Example 7 “You know it now,” the king replied sternly.
punct nsubj obj advmod punct punct det obj acl advmod punct root “ PUNCT You PRON know VERB it PRON now ADV , PUNCT ” PUNCT the DET king NOUN replied VERB sternly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 3 know punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 know nsubj 3 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 know obj 5 now now ADV PronType=Dem 3 know advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 know punct 7 ” " PUNCT _ 3 know punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 king det 9 king king NOUN Number=Sing 3 know obj 10 replied reply VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 king acl 11 sternly sternly ADV _ 10 replied advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 know punct
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1 know in a quote present You it now tree rules 2 reply speech: assert participle the king not said here sternly property vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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