subjective Who acts: Subjective, everyone, subjective case, song, pizza, pasta · What happens: mean, base, check, be, use, love · To what, where: own feelings, facts, form, pronoun, best subjective, bit subjective · Speech: someone speaks here
«subjective» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: subjective in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Subjective means based on someone's own feelings, tastes or opinions rather than on facts that everyone can check.
The tree, 19 words nsubj ccomp case nmod:poss case amod obl punct conj cc conj cc fixed case conj obj nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root Subjective NOUN means VERB based VERB on ADP someone PRON 's PART own ADJ feelings NOUN , PUNCT tastes NOUN or CCONJ opinions NOUN rather ADV than ADP on ADP facts NOUN that PRON everyone PRON can AUX check VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Subjective subjective NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 based base VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 on on ADP _ 8 feelings case 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 feelings nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 someone case 7 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 8 feelings amod 8 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 3 based obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 tastes punct 10 tastes taste NOUN Number=Plur 8 feelings conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 opinions cc 12 opinions opinion NOUN Number=Plur 8 feelings conj 13 rather rather ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 16 facts cc 14 than than ADP _ 13 rather fixed 15 on on ADP _ 16 facts case 16 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 12 opinions conj 17 that that PRON PronType=Rel 20 check obj 18 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 20 check nsubj 19 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 20 check aux 20 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 facts acl:relcl 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Subjective vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 base participle someone's own feelings and tastes or opinions rather facts vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on feeling=Source 3 check can everyone facts vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Which song is best is subjective."
punct det nsubj cop amod cop punct punct root " PUNCT Which DET song NOUN is AUX best ADJ is AUX subjective NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 7 subjective punct 2 Which which DET PronType=Int 3 song det 3 song song NOUN Number=Sing 7 subjective nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 subjective cop 5 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 7 subjective amod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 subjective cop 7 subjective subjective NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 subjective punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 7 subjective punct
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1 is a in a quote present which song best subjective tree rules
Meaning 2 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
The subjective case is the form of a pronoun used as the subject of a sentence.
The tree, 16 words det amod nsubj cop det case det nmod acl case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET subjective ADJ case NOUN is AUX the DET form NOUN of ADP a DET pronoun NOUN used VERB as ADP the DET subject NOUN of ADP a DET sentence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 case det 2 subjective subjective ADJ Degree=Pos 3 case amod 3 case case NOUN Number=Sing 6 form nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 form cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 form det 6 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 pronoun case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 pronoun det 9 pronoun pronoun NOUN Number=Sing 6 form nmod 10 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 pronoun acl 11 as as ADP _ 13 subject case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 subject det 13 subject subject NOUN Number=Sing 10 used obl 14 of of ADP _ 16 sentence case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 sentence det 16 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 13 subject nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 form punct
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1 is a present the subjective case the form of a pronoun tree rules 2 use participle a pronoun not said here as the subject of a sentence vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I, he, she, we, they (not me, him, her, us, them).
The tree, 11 words nsubj punct nsubj punct conj punct conj punct nsubj punct advmod parataxis punct conj punct punct conj punct conj punct punct root I PRON , PUNCT he PRON , PUNCT she PRON , PUNCT we PRON , PUNCT they PRON ( PUNCT not PART me PRON , PUNCT him PRON , PUNCT her PRON , PUNCT us PRON , PUNCT them PRON ) PUNCT . 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 3 he nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 he punct 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 her nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 she punct 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 he conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 we punct 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 he conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 me punct 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 me nsubj 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 me punct 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 me advmod 12 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 we parataxis 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 him punct 14 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 me conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 her punct 16 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs root root 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 us punct 18 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 16 her conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 them punct 20 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 her conj 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 them punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 16 her punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 Whether pizza is better than pasta is subjective.
mark nsubj cop mark nsubj cop advcl punct root Whether SCONJ pizza NOUN is AUX better ADJ than SCONJ pasta NOUN is AUX subjective ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whether whether SCONJ _ 4 better mark 2 pizza pizza NOUN Number=Sing 4 better nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 better cop 4 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than SCONJ _ 8 subjective mark 6 pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 8 subjective nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 subjective cop 8 subjective subjective ADJ Degree=Pos 4 better advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 better punct
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1 is present pizza good property tree rules 2 is present pasta subjective property tree rules
Example 2 Art marks can be a bit subjective.
compound nsubj aux cop det compound punct root Art NOUN marks NOUN can AUX be AUX a DET bit NOUN subjective NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Art art NOUN Number=Sing 2 marks compound 2 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 7 subjective nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 subjective aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 subjective cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 subjective det 6 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 7 subjective compound 7 subjective subjective NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 subjective punct
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1 is a can Art marks a bit subjective tree rules
Example 3 "This film is boring" is a subjective statement.
punct det nsubj cop nsubj punct cop det amod punct root " PUNCT This DET film NOUN is AUX boring ADJ " PUNCT is AUX a DET subjective ADJ statement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 boring punct 2 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 film det 3 film film NOUN Number=Sing 5 boring nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 boring cop 5 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 10 statement nsubj 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 boring punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 statement cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 statement det 9 subjective subjective ADJ Degree=Pos 10 statement amod 10 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 statement punct
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1 is in a quote present this film boring property tree rules 2 is a present boring a subjective statement tree rules
Example 4 Scientists use rulers instead of subjective guesses.
nsubj obj case fixed amod obl punct root Scientists NOUN use VERB rulers NOUN instead ADV of ADP subjective ADJ guesses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 rulers ruler NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obj 4 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 7 guesses case 5 of of ADP _ 4 instead fixed 6 subjective subjective ADJ Degree=Pos 7 guesses amod 7 guesses guess NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Scientists rulers instead subjective guesses vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Patient
Example 5 Taste is subjective: my sister loves olives, I hate them.
nsubj cop punct nmod:poss nsubj parataxis obj punct nsubj conj obj punct root Taste NOUN is AUX subjective ADJ : PUNCT my PRON sister NOUN loves VERB olives NOUN , PUNCT I PRON hate VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taste taste NOUN Number=Sing 3 subjective nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 subjective cop 3 subjective subjective ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 7 loves punct 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 sister nmod:poss 6 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 7 loves nsubj 7 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 subjective parataxis 8 olives olive NOUN Number=Plur 7 loves obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 hate punct 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 hate nsubj 11 hate hate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 loves conj 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 hate obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 subjective punct
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1 is present Taste subjective property tree rules 2 love present my sister olives vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer olive=Stimulus 3 hate present I olives = olive vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus
Example 6 His report was subjective, full of his own feelings.
nmod:poss nsubj cop punct conj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root His PRON report NOUN was AUX subjective ADJ , PUNCT full ADJ of ADP his PRON own ADJ feelings NOUN . 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 report nmod:poss 2 report report NOUN Number=Sing 4 subjective nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 subjective cop 4 subjective subjective ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 full punct 6 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 4 subjective conj 7 of of ADP _ 10 feelings case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 feelings nmod:poss 9 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 10 feelings amod 10 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 6 full obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 subjective punct
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1 is past His report subjective property tree rules 2 be His report not said here of his own feelings tree rules 3 report His = he nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 Is beauty subjective or objective? We debated it in class.
Sentence 1: Is beauty subjective or objective?
cop obl:unmarked cc conj punct root Is AUX beauty NOUN subjective ADJ or CCONJ objective ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 subjective cop 2 beauty beauty NOUN Number=Sing 3 subjective obl:unmarked 3 subjective subjective ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 objective cc 5 objective objective ADJ Degree=Pos 3 subjective conj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 subjective punct
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1 is present beauty obl:unmarked ; subjective property tree rules 2 be tree rules
Sentence 2: We debated it in class.
nsubj obj case obl punct root We PRON debated VERB it PRON in ADP class NOUN . 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 debated nsubj 2 debated debate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 debated obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 class case 5 class class NOUN Number=Sing 2 debated obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 debated punct
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1 debate participle We beauty class vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Co-Agent
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