thrifty Who acts: thrifty person, things, Grandma, thrifty, us, thrifty brother · What happens: be, not waste, save, reuse, buy, need · To what, where: things, paper, us, birthday money, thrifty hand books, lights
«thrifty» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: thrifty in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A thrifty person is careful with money and does not waste things: they save, reuse and buy only what they need.
The tree, 21 words det amod nsubj cop case obl cc aux advmod conj obj punct nsubj parataxis punct conj cc conj advmod obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET thrifty ADJ person NOUN is AUX careful ADJ with ADP money NOUN and CCONJ does AUX not PART waste VERB things NOUN : PUNCT they PRON save VERB , PUNCT reuse VERB and CCONJ buy VERB only ADV what PRON they PRON need VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 thrifty thrifty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 careful nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 careful cop 5 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 money case 7 money money NOUN Number=Sing 5 careful obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 waste cc 9 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 waste aux 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 waste advmod 11 waste waste VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 careful conj 12 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 11 waste obj 13 : : PUNCT _ 15 save punct 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 save nsubj 15 save save VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 careful parataxis 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 reuse punct 17 reuse reuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 save conj 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 buy cc 19 buy buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 save conj 20 only only ADV _ 21 what advmod 21 what what PRON PronType=Int 19 buy obj 22 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 need nsubj 23 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 what acl:relcl 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 careful punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a thrifty person with money; careful property tree rules 2 not waste present · do-support a thrifty person not said here things vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient 3 save present things = thing vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 reuse present things = thing not said here vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 buy present things = thing not said here vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme 6 need present things = thing vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
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.
Example 1 Grandma is very thrifty and reuses wrapping paper.
nsubj cop advmod cc conj xcomp obj punct root Grandma NOUN is AUX very ADV thrifty ADJ and CCONJ reuses VERB wrapping VERB paper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 4 thrifty nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 thrifty cop 3 very very ADV _ 4 thrifty advmod 4 thrifty thrifty ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 reuses cc 6 reuses reuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 thrifty conj 7 wrapping wrap VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 reuses xcomp 8 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 7 wrapping obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 thrifty punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Grandma thrifty property tree rules 2 reuse present Grandma not said here vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Goal 3 wrap gerund Grandma not said here paper vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent paper=Theme
Example 2 Being thrifty helped us save for a holiday.
cop nsubj obj xcomp case det obl punct root Being AUX thrifty ADJ helped VERB us PRON save VERB for ADP a DET holiday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 thrifty cop 2 thrifty thrifty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 helped nsubj 3 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 helped obj 5 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helped xcomp 6 for for ADP _ 8 holiday case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 holiday det 8 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 5 save obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 helped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is gerund thrifty property tree rules 2 help past thrifty us vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme 3 save infinitive us not said here for a holiday vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent for holiday=Source
Example 3 My thrifty brother saved all his birthday money.
nmod:poss amod nsubj det:predet nmod:poss compound obj punct root My PRON thrifty ADJ brother NOUN saved VERB all DET his PRON birthday NOUN money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 brother nmod:poss 2 thrifty thrifty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 saved nsubj 4 saved save VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 money det:predet 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 money nmod:poss 7 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 8 money compound 8 money money NOUN Number=Sing 4 saved obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 saved punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 save past My thrifty brother brother's birthday money vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
Example 4 We bought thrifty second-hand books for school.
nsubj amod amod punct compound obj case obl punct root We PRON bought VERB thrifty ADJ second ADJ - PUNCT hand NOUN books NOUN for ADP school 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 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 thrifty thrifty ADJ Degree=Pos 7 books amod 4 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 hand amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 second punct 6 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 7 books compound 7 books book NOUN Number=Plur 2 bought obj 8 for for ADP _ 9 school case 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 buy past We thrifty hand books for school vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent book=Theme for school=Beneficiary
Example 5 Thrifty people turn off lights to save money.
amod nsubj compound:prt obj mark advcl obj punct root Thrifty ADJ people NOUN turn VERB off ADP lights NOUN to PART save VERB money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thrifty thrifty ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 turn nsubj 3 turn turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 turn compound:prt 5 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 3 turn obj 6 to to PART _ 7 save mark 7 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 turn advcl 8 money money NOUN Number=Sing 7 save obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 turn punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn off present Thrifty people lights vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent light=Patient 2 save to-infinitive Thrifty people not said here money vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
Example 6 During the war, families had to be thrifty.
case det obl punct nsubj mark cop xcomp punct root During ADP the DET war NOUN , PUNCT families NOUN had VERB to PART be AUX thrifty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 During during ADP _ 3 war case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 war det 3 war war NOUN Number=Sing 6 had obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 war punct 5 families family NOUN Number=Plur 6 had nsubj 6 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 9 thrifty mark 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 thrifty cop 9 thrifty thrifty ADJ Degree=Pos 6 had xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 had punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have past families during the war vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is to-infinitive families not said here thrifty property tree rules
Example 7 A Widow, thrifty and industrious, had two servants, whom she kept pretty hard at work.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj punct cc conj punct conj nummod obj punct obj nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod case obl punct root A DET Widow NOUN , PUNCT thrifty ADJ and CCONJ industrious ADJ , PUNCT had VERB two NUM servants NOUN , PUNCT whom PRON she PRON kept VERB pretty ADV hard ADV at ADP work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Widow det 2 Widow widow NOUN Number=Sing 4 thrifty nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 thrifty punct 4 thrifty thrifty ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 industrious cc 6 industrious industrious ADJ Degree=Pos 4 thrifty conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 had punct 8 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 thrifty conj 9 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 servants nummod 10 servants servant NOUN Number=Plur 8 had obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 kept punct 12 whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 14 kept obj 13 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 kept nsubj 14 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 servants acl:relcl 15 pretty pretty ADV _ 16 hard advmod 16 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 14 kept advmod 17 at at ADP _ 18 work case 18 work work NOUN Number=Sing 14 kept obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 thrifty punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have past two servants vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Patient 2 keep past Widow two servants work hard property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent whom=Theme at work=Location
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