tedious Who acts: it, they, Sorting, journey, Copying, speech · What happens: go, be, sort, copy out, add, use · To what, where: socks, tedious job, spelling list, multiplication, garden, everyone
«tedious» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: tedious in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Long, slow and boring; tiring because it goes on and on.
punct conj cc conj punct conj mark nsubj advcl advmod cc conj punct root Long ADJ , PUNCT slow ADJ and CCONJ boring ADJ ; PUNCT tiring ADJ because SCONJ it PRON goes VERB on ADV and CCONJ on ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 slow punct 3 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Long conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 boring cc 5 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Long conj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 tiring punct 7 tiring tiring ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Long conj 8 because because SCONJ _ 10 goes mark 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 goes nsubj 10 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tiring advcl 11 on on ADV _ 10 goes advmod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 on cc 13 on on ADV _ 11 on conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Long punct
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1 go present it vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: of a person — kept apart, not parsed.
Annoying because they are boring.
mark nsubj cop advcl punct root Annoying ADJ because SCONJ they PRON are AUX boring ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Annoying annoying ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 because because SCONJ _ 5 boring mark 3 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 boring nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 boring cop 5 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Annoying advcl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Annoying punct
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1 is present they boring property tree rules
Example 1 Sorting all the socks was a tedious job.
csubj det:predet det obj cop det amod punct root Sorting VERB all DET the DET socks NOUN was AUX a DET tedious ADJ job NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sorting sort VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 job csubj 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 socks det:predet 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 socks det 4 socks sock NOUN Number=Plur 1 Sorting obj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 job cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 job det 7 tedious tedious ADJ Degree=Pos 8 job amod 8 job job NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 job punct
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1 sort gerund all socks vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sock=Theme 2 is a past Sorting a tedious job tree rules
Example 2 The journey was long and tedious.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET journey NOUN was AUX long ADJ and CCONJ tedious ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 journey det 2 journey journey NOUN Number=Sing 4 long nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 long cop 4 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 tedious cc 6 tedious tedious ADJ Degree=Pos 4 long conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 long punct
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1 is past the journey long property tree rules 2 be the journey not said here tree rules
Example 3 Copying out the spelling list ten times is tedious.
csubj compound:prt det compound obj nummod obl:unmarked cop punct root Copying VERB out ADP the DET spelling NOUN list NOUN ten NUM times NOUN is AUX tedious ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Copying copy VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 tedious csubj 2 out out ADP _ 1 Copying compound:prt 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 list det 4 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 5 list compound 5 list list NOUN Number=Sing 1 Copying obj 6 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 times nummod 7 times time NOUN Number=Plur 1 Copying obl:unmarked 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 tedious cop 9 tedious tedious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 tedious punct
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1 copy out gerund the spelling list time vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent list=Theme 2 is present Copying tedious property tree rules
Example 4 Instead of tedious adding, use multiplication.
case fixed advcl punct xcomp obj punct root Instead ADV of ADP tedious ADJ adding VERB , PUNCT use VERB multiplication NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 3 tedious case 2 of of ADP _ 1 Instead fixed 3 tedious tedious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 adding add VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 tedious advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 use punct 6 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 adding xcomp 7 multiplication multiplication NOUN Number=Sing 6 use obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 tedious punct
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1 add speech: assert gerund vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 use infinitive multiplication vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent multiplication=Patient
Example 5 The speech was so tedious that half the audience fell asleep.
det nsubj cop advmod mark det:predet det nsubj advcl xcomp punct root The DET speech NOUN was AUX so ADV tedious ADJ that SCONJ half DET the DET audience NOUN fell VERB asleep ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 speech det 2 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 5 tedious nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 tedious cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 tedious advmod 5 tedious tedious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 that that SCONJ _ 10 fell mark 7 half half DET NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind 9 audience det:predet 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 audience det 9 audience audience NOUN Number=Sing 10 fell nsubj 10 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 tedious advcl 11 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fell xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 tedious punct
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1 is past the speech tedious property tree rules 2 fall past half audience asleep property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Weeding the garden is tedious but useful.
csubj det obj cop cc conj punct root Weeding VERB the DET garden NOUN is AUX tedious ADJ but CCONJ useful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weeding weed VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 tedious csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 garden det 3 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 1 Weeding obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tedious cop 5 tedious tedious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 but but CCONJ _ 7 useful cc 7 useful useful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tedious conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 tedious punct
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1 weed gerund the garden vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Source 2 is present Weeding tedious property tree rules 3 be Weeding not said here tree rules
Example 7 His tedious jokes made everyone groan.
nmod:poss amod nsubj obj xcomp punct root His PRON tedious ADJ jokes NOUN made VERB everyone PRON groan 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 3 jokes nmod:poss 2 tedious tedious ADJ Degree=Pos 3 jokes amod 3 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 4 made obj 6 groan groan VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 made xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past His tedious jokes everyone tree rules 2 groan infinitive everyone not said here vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 joke His = he nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 And then they went out for a walk, which was very slow and tedious.
The tree, 14 words cc advmod nsubj advmod case det obl punct nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl cc conj punct root And CCONJ then ADV they PRON went VERB out ADV for ADP a DET walk NOUN , PUNCT which PRON was AUX very ADV slow ADJ and CCONJ tedious ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 4 went cc 2 then then ADV PronType=Dem 4 went advmod 3 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 went nsubj 4 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 out out ADV _ 4 went advmod 6 for for ADP _ 8 walk case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 walk det 8 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 4 went obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 slow punct 10 which which PRON PronType=Rel 13 slow nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 slow cop 12 very very ADV _ 13 slow advmod 13 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 8 walk acl:relcl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 tedious cc 15 tedious tedious ADJ Degree=Pos 13 slow conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 went punct
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1 go out past they then for a walk; out property vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is past a walk slow property tree rules 3 be a walk not said here tree rules
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