superiority Who acts: Superiority, you, other people, She, army, group · What happens: be, act, speak, upset, have, make · To what, where: quality, friends, superiority, numbers, another, long battery life · Speech: someone speaks here
«superiority» 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: superiority in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Superiority is being better, stronger or higher in quality than others.
nsubj cop cop punct conj cc conj case obl case obl punct root Superiority NOUN is AUX being AUX better ADJ , PUNCT stronger ADJ or CCONJ higher ADJ in ADP quality NOUN than ADP others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Superiority superiority NOUN Number=Sing 4 better nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 better cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 better cop 4 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 stronger punct 6 stronger strong ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 better conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 higher cc 8 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 better conj 9 in in ADP _ 10 quality case 10 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 8 higher obl 11 than than ADP _ 12 others case 12 others other NOUN Number=Plur 8 higher obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 better punct
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1 is present Superiority good property tree rules 2 be Superiority not said here tree rules 3 be Superiority not said here quality than others 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 Superiority is also acting as if you are better than other people, which is unkind and annoying.
The tree, 17 words nsubj aux advmod mark mark nsubj cop xcomp case amod obl punct nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj punct root Superiority NOUN is AUX also ADV acting VERB as SCONJ if SCONJ you PRON are AUX better ADJ than ADP other ADJ people NOUN , PUNCT which PRON is AUX unkind ADJ and CCONJ annoying ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Superiority superiority NOUN Number=Sing 4 acting nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 acting aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 acting advmod 4 acting act VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 as as SCONJ _ 9 better mark 6 if if SCONJ _ 9 better mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 better nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 better cop 9 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 acting xcomp 10 than than ADP _ 12 people case 11 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 12 people amod 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 better obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 unkind punct 14 which which PRON PronType=Rel 16 unkind nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 unkind cop 16 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 12 people acl:relcl 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 annoying cc 18 annoying annoying ADJ Degree=Pos 16 unkind conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 acting punct
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1 act present · progressive Superiority vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a condition, not said to happen present you than other people; good property tree rules 3 is present other people unkind property tree rules 4 be other people not said here tree rules
Example 1 Their team's superiority was clear by half-time.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj cop case compound punct obl punct root Their PRON team NOUN 's PART superiority NOUN was AUX clear ADJ by ADP half NOUN - PUNCT time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 team nmod:poss 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 superiority nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 team case 4 superiority superiority NOUN Number=Sing 6 clear nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 clear cop 6 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 by by ADP _ 10 time case 8 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 10 time compound 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 half punct 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 clear obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 clear punct
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1 is past Their team's superiority time clear property tree rules
Example 2 She spoke with an air of superiority that upset her friends.
nsubj case det obl case nmod nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct root She PRON spoke VERB with ADP an DET air NOUN of ADP superiority NOUN that PRON upset VERB her PRON friends 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 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 air case 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 air det 5 air air NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 superiority case 7 superiority superiority NOUN Number=Sing 5 air nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 upset nsubj 9 upset upset VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 superiority acl:relcl 10 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 friends nmod:poss 11 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 9 upset obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past She with a air of superiority vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with air=Co-Agent 2 upset past superiority her friends vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus friend=Experiencer
Example 3 The army had superiority in numbers.
det nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET army NOUN had VERB superiority NOUN in ADP numbers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 army det 2 army army NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 superiority superiority NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 numbers case 6 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the army superiority numbers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent superiority=Patient
Example 4 No group of people has superiority over another because of skin colour.
det nsubj case nmod obj case nmod case fixed compound obl punct root No DET group NOUN of ADP people NOUN has VERB superiority NOUN over ADP another DET because ADP of ADP skin NOUN colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no DET PronType=Neg 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 people case 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 group nmod 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 superiority superiority NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 7 over over ADP _ 8 another case 8 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 superiority nmod 9 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 12 colour case 10 of of ADP _ 9 because fixed 11 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 12 colour compound 12 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present no group of people superiority another because skin colour vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent superiority=Patient
Example 5 The new phone's superiority is its long battery life.
det amod nmod:poss case nsubj cop nmod:poss amod compound punct root The DET new ADJ phone NOUN 's PART superiority NOUN is AUX its PRON long ADJ battery NOUN life NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 phone det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 phone amod 3 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 5 superiority nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 phone case 5 superiority superiority NOUN Number=Sing 10 life nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 life cop 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 life nmod:poss 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 10 life amod 9 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 10 life compound 10 life life NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 life punct
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1 is a present the new phone's superiority superiority's long battery life tree rules
Example 6 His sense of superiority made him hard to like.
nmod:poss nsubj case nmod obj xcomp mark xcomp punct root His PRON sense NOUN of ADP superiority NOUN made VERB him PRON hard ADJ to PART like VERB . 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 sense nmod:poss 2 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 superiority case 4 superiority superiority NOUN Number=Sing 2 sense nmod 5 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 made obj 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 made xcomp 8 to to PART _ 9 like mark 9 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hard xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make past His sense of superiority him = he hard property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product 2 like to-infinitive him = he not said here vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 3 sense His = he superiority nom sense «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
Example 7 They soon began to boast of their respective superiority to each other in strength and prowess.
The tree, 16 words nsubj advmod mark xcomp case nmod:poss amod obl case obl fixed case obl cc conj punct root They PRON soon ADV began VERB to PART boast VERB of ADP their PRON respective ADJ superiority NOUN to ADP each DET other ADJ in ADP strength NOUN and CCONJ prowess NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 began nsubj 2 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 3 began advmod 3 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 boast mark 5 boast boast VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 began xcomp 6 of of ADP _ 9 superiority case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 superiority nmod:poss 8 respective respective ADJ Degree=Pos 9 superiority amod 9 superiority superiority NOUN Number=Sing 5 boast obl 10 to to ADP _ 11 each case 11 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 5 boast obl 12 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 11 each fixed 13 in in ADP _ 14 strength case 14 strength strength NOUN Number=Sing 5 boast obl 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 prowess cc 16 prowess prowess NOUN Number=Sing 14 strength conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 began punct
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1 begin past They soon property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 boast speech: other to-infinitive They not said here each strength and prowess of their respective superiority vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to each=Recipient
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