unbelievable Who acts: Unbelievable, it, view, unbelievable story, team, fireworks · What happens: mean, be, believe, not be, win, eat · To what, where: one, 10, homework, ring, sand, trick · Speech: someone speaks here
«unbelievable» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: unbelievable in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Unbelievable means so surprising or strange that it is hard to believe it is true.
The tree, 15 words nsubj advmod xcomp cc conj mark expl cop conj mark ccomp nsubj cop ccomp punct root Unbelievable ADJ means VERB so ADV surprising ADJ or CCONJ strange ADJ that SCONJ it PRON is AUX hard ADJ to PART believe VERB it PRON is AUX true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 so so ADV _ 4 surprising advmod 4 surprising surprising ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 strange cc 6 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 4 surprising conj 7 that that SCONJ _ 10 hard mark 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 hard expl 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hard cop 10 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 4 surprising conj 11 to to PART _ 12 believe mark 12 believe believe VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 hard ccomp 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 true nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 true cop 15 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 12 believe ccomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Unbelievable surprising property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present Unbelievable not said here hard property tree rules 3 believe to-infinitive Unbelievable not said here vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 4 is present it true property tree rules
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.
Unbelievable means very good, very bad or very great: the view was unbelievable.
The tree, 13 words nsubj advmod xcomp punct advmod conj cc advmod conj punct det nsubj cop conj punct root Unbelievable ADJ means VERB very ADV good ADJ , PUNCT very ADV bad ADJ or CCONJ very ADV great ADJ : PUNCT the DET view NOUN was AUX unbelievable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 good advmod 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 bad punct 6 very very ADV _ 7 bad advmod 7 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 4 good conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 great cc 9 very very ADV _ 10 great advmod 10 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 4 good conj 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 unbelievable punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 view det 13 view view NOUN Number=Sing 15 unbelievable nsubj 14 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 unbelievable cop 15 unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Unbelievable good property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is past the view unbelievable property tree rules
Meaning 3 An unbelievable story is one that is not likely to be true.
det amod nsubj cop nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl mark cop xcomp punct root An DET unbelievable ADJ story NOUN is AUX one NUM that PRON is AUX not PART likely ADJ to PART be AUX true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 story det 2 unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos 3 story amod 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 5 one nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 one cop 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 likely nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 likely cop 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 likely advmod 9 likely likely ADJ Degree=Pos 5 one acl:relcl 10 to to PART _ 12 true mark 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 true cop 12 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 9 likely xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 one punct
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1 is a present a unbelievable story one tree rules 2 not is present likely property tree rules 3 is to-infinitive true property tree rules
Example 1 Our team won 10–0. Unbelievable!
Sentence 1: Our team won 10–0.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case nmod punct root Our PRON team NOUN won VERB 10 NUM – SYM 0 NUM . 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 team nmod:poss 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 won nsubj 3 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 won obj 5 – – SYM ExtPos=ADP 6 0 case 6 0 0 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 10 nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 won punct
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1 win past Our team 10 – 0 vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 10=Eventuality
Sentence 2: Unbelievable!
punct root Unbelievable ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Unbelievable punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 The fireworks were unbelievable.
det nsubj cop punct root The DET fireworks NOUN were AUX unbelievable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fireworks det 2 fireworks firework NOUN Number=Plur 4 unbelievable nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 unbelievable cop 4 unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 unbelievable punct
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1 is past the fireworks unbelievable property tree rules
Example 3 His excuse was unbelievable: a dragon ate his homework.
nmod:poss nsubj cop punct det nsubj conj nmod:poss obj punct root His PRON excuse NOUN was AUX unbelievable ADJ : PUNCT a DET dragon NOUN ate VERB his PRON homework NOUN . 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 2 excuse nmod:poss 2 excuse excuse NOUN Number=Sing 4 unbelievable nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 unbelievable cop 4 unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 ate punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dragon det 7 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 8 ate nsubj 8 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 unbelievable conj 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 homework nmod:poss 10 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 8 ate obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 unbelievable punct
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1 is past His excuse unbelievable property tree rules 2 eat past a dragon dragon's homework vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Patient 3 excuse His = he nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 It's unbelievable how fast cheetahs can run.
nsubj cop advmod amod nsubj aux parataxis punct root It PRON 's AUX unbelievable ADJ how ADV fast ADJ cheetahs NOUN can AUX run VERB . 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 3 unbelievable nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 unbelievable cop 3 unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 fast advmod 5 fast fast ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cheetahs amod 6 cheetahs cheetah NOUN Number=Plur 8 run nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 run aux 8 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 unbelievable parataxis 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 unbelievable punct
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1 is present It unbelievable property tree rules 2 run can fast cheetahs vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 She was unbelievably lucky to find her ring in the sand.
nsubj cop advmod mark xcomp nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root She PRON was AUX unbelievably ADV lucky ADJ to PART find VERB her PRON ring NOUN in ADP the DET sand NOUN . 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 4 lucky nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 lucky cop 3 unbelievably unbelievably ADV _ 4 lucky advmod 4 lucky lucky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 lucky xcomp 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 ring nmod:poss 8 ring ring NOUN Number=Sing 6 find obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 sand case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sand det 11 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 6 find obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 lucky punct
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1 is past She lucky, unbelievably property tree rules 2 find to-infinitive She not said here her ring the sand vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Topic
Example 6 If a prize sounds unbelievable, it's probably a trick.
mark det nsubj advcl xcomp punct nsubj cop advmod det punct root If SCONJ a DET prize NOUN sounds VERB unbelievable ADJ , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX probably ADV a DET trick NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 sounds mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 prize det 3 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing 4 sounds nsubj 4 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 trick advcl 5 unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sounds xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 4 sounds punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 trick nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 trick cop 9 probably probably ADV _ 11 trick advmod 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 trick det 11 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 trick punct
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1 sound a condition, not said to happen present a prize unbelievable property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 is a present prize a trick probably property tree rules
Example 7 What happened after this is an almost unbelievable story, but you may read it, dear children, in the chapters that follow.
The tree, 21 words nsubj case nsubj cop det advmod amod obl punct cc nsubj aux conj obj punct amod obl punct case det obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root What PRON happened VERB after ADP this PRON is AUX an DET almost ADV unbelievable ADJ story NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ you PRON may AUX read VERB it PRON , PUNCT dear ADJ children NOUN , PUNCT in ADP the DET chapters NOUN that PRON follow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 2 happened nsubj 2 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 after after ADP _ 9 story case 4 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 story nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 story cop 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 story det 7 almost almost ADV _ 8 unbelievable advmod 8 unbelievable unbelievable ADJ Degree=Pos 9 story amod 9 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 happened obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 read punct 11 but but CCONJ _ 14 read cc 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 read nsubj 13 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 read aux 14 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 happened conj 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 read obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 children punct 17 dear dear ADJ Degree=Pos 18 children amod 18 children child NOUN Number=Plur 14 read obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 chapters punct 20 in in ADP _ 22 chapters case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 chapters det 22 chapters chapter NOUN Number=Plur 14 read obl 23 that that PRON PronType=Rel 24 follow nsubj 24 follow follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 chapters acl:relcl 25 . . PUNCT _ 2 happened punct
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1 happen past vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present this after a unbelievable story tree rules 3 read may you story the chapters dear children obl vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic 4 follow present the chapters vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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