tho

Who acts: short way, writing, It, we, test, Cool trainers · What happens: mean, put, be, rain, play, pass · To what, where: end, long walk, pizza, homework, it, beauty · Speech: someone speaks here

«tho» 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: tho in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A short way of writing «though», meaning «but» or «however», often put at the end of a sentence.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 way	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 way	amod
3	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 writing	case
5	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 way	nmod
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 though	punct
7	though	though	SCONJ	_	5 writing	nmod
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 though	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 meaning	punct
10	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 way	acl
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 however	punct
12	but	but	CCONJ	_	16 however	cc
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 but	punct
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 however	cc
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 however	punct
16	however	however	ADV	_	10 meaning	xcomp
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 however	punct
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 put	punct
19	often	often	ADV	_	20 put	advmod
20	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 however	parataxis
21	at	at	ADP	_	23 end	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 end	det
23	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 put	obl
24	of	of	ADP	_	26 sentence	case
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 sentence	det
26	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 end	nmod
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	gerund	a short way of writing not said here						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	put	participle					at the end of a sentence	often property	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent at end=Destination

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A short way of writing «although», meaning «even if it is true that».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 way	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 way	amod
3	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 writing	case
5	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 way	nmod
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 although	punct
7	although	although	SCONJ	_	5 writing	nmod
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 although	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 meaning	punct
10	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 way	acl
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 true	punct
12	even	even	ADV	_	16 true	advmod
13	if	if	SCONJ	_	16 true	mark
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 true	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 true	cop
16	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 meaning	ccomp
17	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	16 true	nsubj
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 true	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	gerund	a short way of writing not said here						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	is a condition, not said to happen, in a quote	present	writing					true property	tree rules

Example 1

It was a long walk, worth it tho.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 walk	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 walk	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 walk	det
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 walk	amod
5	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 worth	punct
7	worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 walk	amod
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 worth	obj
9	tho	tho	ADV	_	7 worth	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a long walk					tree rules

Example 2

Even tho it rained, we played outside.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Even	even	ADV	_	4 rained	advmod
2	tho	though	SCONJ	_	4 rained	mark
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 rained	nsubj
4	rained	rain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 played	punct
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 played	nsubj
7	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 rained	conj
8	outside	outside	ADV	_	7 played	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 rained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rain	past	it						vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
2	play	past	we					outside property	vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The test was hard, I passed tho.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 test	det
2	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 passed	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 hard	cop
4	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 test	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 test	punct
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 passed	nsubj
7	passed	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	tho	tho	ADV	_	7 passed	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 passed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past						hard property	tree rules
2	pass	past	the test					tho property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

«Cool trainers tho,» said Mia.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 trainers	punct
2	Cool	cool	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 trainers	amod
3	trainers	trainer	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 said	nsubj
4	tho	tho	ADV	_	3 trainers	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 trainers	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 trainers	punct
7	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	Mia	Mia	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 said	nsubj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Cool trainers						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 5

I like pizza, not with pineapple tho.

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	2 like	nsubj
2	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	pizza	pizza	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 like	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 tho	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 tho	advmod
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 tho	case
7	pineapple	pineapple	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tho	compound
8	tho	tho	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pizza	appos
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	I	pizza					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot pizza=Theme

Example 6

Tho he was tired, he finished his homework.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tho	though	SCONJ	_	4 tired	mark
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 tired	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 tired	cop
4	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 finished	advcl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 tired	punct
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 finished	nsubj
7	finished	finish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 homework	nmod:poss
9	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 finished	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 finished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	he					tired property	tree rules
2	finish	past	he	his homework					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector homework=Eventuality

Example 7

Weird, tho, that nobody came.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Weird	weird	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 came	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Weird	punct
3	tho	tho	INTJ	_	7 came	discourse
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 came	punct
5	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 came	nsubj
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	7 came	nsubj
7	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Weird						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

The eldest, tho' she was unaccountably dull, could not but notice it, and would have given all her beauty to have half the wit of her sister.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 eldest	det
2	eldest	eld	ADJ	Degree=Sup	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 dull	punct
4	tho	though	SCONJ	_	9 dull	mark
5	'	'	PUNCT	_	9 dull	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 dull	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 dull	cop
8	unaccountably	unaccountably	ADV	_	9 dull	advmod
9	dull	dull	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 eldest	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 notice	punct
11	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 notice	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 notice	advmod
13	but	but	CCONJ	_	14 notice	cc
14	notice	notice	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 eldest	parataxis
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 notice	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 given	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 given	cc
18	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 given	aux
19	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	20 given	aux
20	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	14 notice	parataxis
21	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	23 beauty	det:predet
22	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	23 beauty	nmod:poss
23	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 given	obj
24	to	to	PART	_	25 have	mark
25	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 beauty	acl
26	half	half	DET	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind	28 wit	det:predet
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 wit	det
28	wit	wit	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 have	obj
29	of	of	ADP	_	31 sister	case
30	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	31 sister	nmod:poss
31	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 wit	nmod
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 eldest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	she		dull, unaccountably property	tree rules
2	not notice	could		it		vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
3	give	would · perfect		her beauty		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beauty=Theme
4	have	to-infinitive		half wit of her sister		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wit=Patient

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