temperament Who acts: nature, dog, She, Horses, twins, goalkeeper · What happens: feel, behave, be, have, love, get · To what, where: way, gentle temperament, children, calm temperament, different temperaments, right temperament
«temperament» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: temperament in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person's or animal's usual nature and mood, the way they normally feel and behave.
The tree, 17 words det nmod:poss case cc nmod:poss case amod cc conj punct det conj nsubj advmod acl:relcl cc conj punct root A DET person NOUN 's PART or CCONJ animal NOUN 's PART usual ADJ nature NOUN and CCONJ mood NOUN , PUNCT the DET way NOUN they PRON normally ADV feel VERB and CCONJ behave VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 nature nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 person case 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 animal cc 5 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 8 nature nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 animal case 7 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 8 nature amod 8 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 mood cc 10 mood mood NOUN Number=Sing 8 nature conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 way punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 way det 13 way way NOUN Number=Sing 8 nature conj 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 feel nsubj 15 normally normally ADV _ 16 feel advmod 16 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 way acl:relcl 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 behave cc 18 behave behave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 feel conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 nature punct
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1 feel present nature the way not said here normally property vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme 2 behave present nature not said here vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: 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.
Meaning 2 Being moody or easily upset: «a fit of temperament».
cop csubj cc advmod conj punct punct det case nmod punct punct root Being AUX moody ADJ or CCONJ easily ADV upset ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET fit NOUN of ADP temperament NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 moody cop 2 moody moody ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fit csubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 upset cc 4 easily easily ADV _ 5 upset advmod 5 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 2 moody conj 6 : : PUNCT _ 9 fit punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 9 fit punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 fit det 9 fit fit NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 11 temperament case 11 temperament temperament NOUN Number=Sing 9 fit nmod 12 » » PUNCT _ 9 fit punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 fit punct
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1 is gerund moody property tree rules 2 be easily property tree rules
Example 1 Our dog has a gentle temperament and loves children.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj cc conj obj punct root Our PRON dog NOUN has VERB a DET gentle ADJ temperament NOUN and CCONJ loves VERB children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dog nmod:poss 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 temperament det 5 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 6 temperament amod 6 temperament temperament NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 loves cc 8 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 has conj 9 children child NOUN Number=Plur 8 loves obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Our dog a gentle temperament vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temperament=Patient 2 love present Our dog not said here children vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus
Example 2 She has a calm temperament and rarely gets cross.
nsubj det amod obj cc advmod conj xcomp punct root She PRON has VERB a DET calm ADJ temperament NOUN and CCONJ rarely ADV gets VERB cross ADJ . 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 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 temperament det 4 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 5 temperament amod 5 temperament temperament NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 gets cc 7 rarely rarely ADV _ 8 gets advmod 8 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 has conj 9 cross cross ADJ Degree=Pos 8 gets xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present She a calm temperament vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temperament=Patient 2 get present She not said here cross, rarely property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 3 Horses with a nervous temperament spook easily.
nsubj case det amod obl advmod punct root Horses NOUN with ADP a DET nervous ADJ temperament NOUN spook VERB easily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Horses horse NOUN Number=Plur 6 spook nsubj 2 with with ADP _ 5 temperament case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 temperament det 4 nervous nervous ADJ Degree=Pos 5 temperament amod 5 temperament temperament NOUN Number=Sing 6 spook obl 6 spook spook VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 easily easily ADV _ 6 spook advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 spook punct
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1 spook infinitive Horses with a nervous temperament; easily property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 The twins look alike but have different temperaments.
det nsubj xcomp cc conj amod obj punct root The DET twins NOUN look VERB alike ADJ but CCONJ have VERB different ADJ temperaments NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 twins det 2 twins twin NOUN Number=Plur 3 look nsubj 3 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 alike alike ADJ Degree=Pos 3 look xcomp 5 but but CCONJ _ 6 have cc 6 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 look conj 7 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 8 temperaments amod 8 temperaments temperament NOUN Number=Plur 6 have obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
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1 look present the twins alike property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 have present the twins not said here different temperaments vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temperament=Patient
Example 5 A goalkeeper needs the right temperament for penalties.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root A DET goalkeeper NOUN needs VERB the DET right ADJ temperament NOUN for ADP penalties NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 goalkeeper det 2 goalkeeper goalkeeper NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 temperament det 5 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 6 temperament amod 6 temperament temperament NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs obj 7 for for ADP _ 8 penalties case 8 penalties penalty NOUN Number=Plur 6 temperament nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present a goalkeeper the right temperament for penalties vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot temperament=Theme
Example 6 He had a fiery temperament as a child.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root He PRON had VERB a DET fiery ADJ temperament NOUN as ADP a DET child NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 temperament det 4 fiery fiery ADJ Degree=Pos 5 temperament amod 5 temperament temperament NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 as as ADP _ 8 child case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 child det 8 child child NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past He a fiery temperament as a child vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temperament=Patient
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