tricky Who acts: Tricky, tricky person, maths problem, Said, Parking, you · What happens: mean, need, be, trick, deceive, read · To what, where: difficult care, others, problem, tricky word, puppy, tricky situation
«tricky» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: tricky in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Tricky means difficult and needing care or skill («a tricky question»).
The tree, 11 words nsubj amod cc conj obj cc conj punct punct det amod appos punct punct punct root Tricky ADJ means VERB difficult ADJ and CCONJ needing VERB care NOUN or CCONJ skill NOUN ( PUNCT « PUNCT a DET tricky ADJ question NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 6 care amod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 needing cc 5 needing need VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 difficult conj 6 care care NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 skill cc 8 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing 6 care conj 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 question punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 question punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 question det 12 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos 13 question amod 13 question question NOUN Number=Sing 6 care appos 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 question punct 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 question punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Tricky difficult care or skill vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent care=Topic 2 need gerund Tricky not said here 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.
Meaning 2 A tricky person is clever at tricking or deceiving others.
det amod nsubj cop mark advcl cc conj obj punct root A DET tricky ADJ person NOUN is AUX clever ADJ at SCONJ tricking VERB or CCONJ deceiving VERB others NOUN . 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 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 clever nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 clever cop 5 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 at at SCONJ _ 7 tricking mark 7 tricking trick VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 clever advcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 deceiving cc 9 deceiving deceive VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 tricking conj 10 others other NOUN Number=Plur 9 deceiving obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 clever punct
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1 is present a tricky person clever property tree rules 2 trick gerund a tricky person not said here vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 deceive gerund a tricky person not said here others vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Patient
Example 1 This maths problem is tricky; read it carefully.
det compound nsubj cop punct parataxis obj advmod punct root This DET maths NOUN problem NOUN is AUX tricky ADJ ; PUNCT read VERB it PRON carefully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 maths det 2 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 3 problem compound 3 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 5 tricky nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tricky cop 5 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 read punct 7 read read VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 tricky parataxis 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 read obj 9 carefully carefully ADV _ 7 read advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 tricky punct
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1 is present maths problem tricky property tree rules 2 read infinitive problem carefully property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Example 2 «Said» is a tricky word to spell.
punct nsubj punct cop det amod mark acl punct root « PUNCT Said PROPN » PUNCT is AUX a DET tricky ADJ word NOUN to PART spell VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Said punct 2 Said Said PROPN Number=Sing 7 word nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Said punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 word det 6 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos 7 word amod 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 to to PART _ 9 spell mark 9 spell spell VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 word acl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 word punct
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1 is a present Said a tricky word tree rules 2 spell to-infinitive vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Parking in that narrow street is tricky.
nsubj case det amod nmod cop punct root Parking NOUN in ADP that DET narrow ADJ street NOUN is AUX tricky ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Parking parking NOUN Number=Sing 7 tricky nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 5 street case 3 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 street det 4 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 5 street amod 5 street street NOUN Number=Sing 1 Parking nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tricky cop 7 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 tricky punct
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1 is present Parking in that narrow street tricky property tree rules
Example 4 Watch out for tricky people who ask for help finding a puppy.
compound:prt case amod obl nsubj acl:relcl case obl acl det obj punct root Watch VERB out ADP for ADP tricky ADJ people NOUN who PRON ask VERB for ADP help NOUN finding VERB a DET puppy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Watch watch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 out out ADP _ 1 Watch compound:prt 3 for for ADP _ 5 people case 4 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos 5 people amod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 1 Watch obl 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 ask nsubj 7 ask ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 people acl:relcl 8 for for ADP _ 9 help case 9 help help NOUN Number=Sing 7 ask obl 10 finding find VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 help acl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 puppy det 12 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 10 finding obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Watch punct
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1 watch out imperative you not said here for tricky people vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for people=Theme 2 ask speech: ask present tricky people for help vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 find gerund help not said here a puppy vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppy=Topic
Example 5 The final level of the game is really tricky.
det amod nsubj case det nmod cop advmod punct root The DET final ADJ level NOUN of ADP the DET game NOUN is AUX really ADV tricky ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 level det 2 final final ADJ Degree=Pos 3 level amod 3 level level NOUN Number=Sing 9 tricky nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 6 game case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 game det 6 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 level nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 tricky cop 8 really really ADV _ 9 tricky advmod 9 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 tricky punct
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1 is present the final level of the game tricky property tree rules
Example 6 It was a tricky situation, so I asked my teacher.
nsubj cop det amod punct advmod nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct root It PRON was AUX a DET tricky ADJ situation NOUN , PUNCT so ADV I PRON asked VERB my PRON teacher NOUN . PUNCT 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 situation nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 situation cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 situation det 4 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos 5 situation amod 5 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 asked punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 asked advmod 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 asked nsubj 9 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 situation acl:relcl 10 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 teacher nmod:poss 11 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 9 asked obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 situation punct
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1 is a past It a tricky situation tree rules 2 ask speech: ask past I a tricky situation not said here my teacher vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient
Example 7 The fox in the story is very tricky.
det nsubj case det nmod cop advmod punct root The DET fox NOUN in ADP the DET story NOUN is AUX very ADV tricky ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fox det 2 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 8 tricky nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 story case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 fox nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tricky cop 7 very very ADV _ 8 tricky advmod 8 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 tricky punct
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1 is present the fox in the story tricky property tree rules
Example 8 Knots can be tricky to undo.
nsubj aux cop mark xcomp punct root Knots NOUN can AUX be AUX tricky ADJ to PART undo VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Knots knot NOUN Number=Plur 4 tricky nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 tricky aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 tricky cop 4 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 undo mark 6 undo undo VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 tricky xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 tricky punct
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1 is can Knots tricky property tree rules 2 undo to-infinitive Knots not said here vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 9 Now, though the jackal was dead, he had left two sons behind him, every whit as cunning and tricky as their father.
The tree, 22 words advmod punct mark det nsubj cop punct nsubj aux conj nummod obj case nmod punct det conj case nmod cc conj case nmod:poss obl punct root Now ADV , PUNCT though SCONJ the DET jackal NOUN was AUX dead ADJ , PUNCT he PRON had AUX left VERB two NUM sons NOUN behind ADP him PRON , PUNCT every DET whit NOUN as ADP cunning NOUN and CCONJ tricky ADJ as ADP their PRON father NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Now now ADV PronType=Dem 7 dead advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 7 dead punct 3 though though SCONJ _ 7 dead mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 jackal det 5 jackal jackal NOUN Number=Sing 7 dead nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 dead cop 7 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 left punct 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 left nsubj 10 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 left aux 11 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 7 dead conj 12 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 sons nummod 13 sons son NOUN Number=Plur 11 left obj 14 behind behind ADP _ 15 him case 15 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 sons nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 whit punct 17 every every DET PronType=Tot 18 whit det 18 whit whit NOUN Number=Sing 13 sons conj 19 as as ADP _ 20 cunning case 20 cunning cunning NOUN Number=Sing 18 whit nmod 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 tricky cc 22 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos 18 whit conj 23 as as ADP _ 25 father case 24 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 25 father nmod:poss 25 father father NOUN Number=Sing 22 tricky obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 7 dead punct
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1 is past the jackal now dead property tree rules 2 leave past · perfect jackal two sons and every whit as cunning behind him = he vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent son=Theme behind he=Location
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