unconventional

Who acts: usual way, art teacher, we, She, puzzle, house · What happens: do, have, paint, solve, work, make · To what, where: things, unconventional way, puzzle, unconventional round shape, unconventional clothes, unconventional plan

«unconventional» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: unconventional in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Different from the usual or normal way of doing things; unusual and often new or surprising.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	from	from	ADP	_	7 way	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 way	det
4	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 normal	cc
6	normal	normal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 usual	conj
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Different	obl
8	of	of	SCONJ	_	9 doing	mark
9	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 way	acl
10	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 doing	obj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 unusual	punct
12	unusual	unusual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Different	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 new	cc
14	often	often	ADV	_	15 new	advmod
15	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 unusual	conj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 surprising	cc
17	surprising	surprising	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 unusual	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Different	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund	the usual way not said here	things					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality

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

Our art teacher has an unconventional way of teaching: we paint with sticks.

The tree, 13 words

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	3 teacher	nmod:poss
2	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teacher	compound
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
6	unconventional	unconventional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 teaching	case
9	teaching	teaching	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 way	nmod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 paint	punct
11	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 paint	nsubj
12	paint	paint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 has	parataxis
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 sticks	case
14	sticks	stick	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 paint	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our art teacher	a unconventional way of teaching					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient
2	paint	present	we					with sticks	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with stick=Theme

Example 2

She solved the puzzle in an unconventional way, but it worked.

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 solved	nsubj
2	solved	solve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 puzzle	det
4	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 solved	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 way	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
7	unconventional	unconventional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 solved	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 worked	punct
10	but	but	CCONJ	_	12 worked	cc
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 worked	nsubj
12	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 solved	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 solved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	solve	past	She	the puzzle		a unconventional way			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Topic
2	work	past	puzzle						vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The house had an unconventional round shape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 house	det
2	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 shape	det
5	unconventional	unconventional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 shape	amod
6	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 shape	amod
7	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the house	a unconventional round shape					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient

Example 4

His unconventional clothes made everyone look twice.

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	3 clothes	nmod:poss
2	unconventional	unconventional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 clothes	amod
3	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	4 made	nsubj:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	4 made	obj
6	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 made	xcomp
7	twice	twice	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	6 look	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle · passive		His unconventional clothes					tree rules
2	look	infinitive	His unconventional clothes not said here					twice property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 5

The coach tried an unconventional plan and the team won.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tried	nsubj
3	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plan	det
5	unconventional	unconventional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 plan	amod
6	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tried	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 won	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 team	det
9	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 won	nsubj
10	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 tried	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	the coach	a unconventional plan					vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Eventuality
2	win	past	the team						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Using a ruler as a bookmark is unconventional but handy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 unconventional	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ruler	det
3	ruler	ruler	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Using	obj
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 bookmark	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bookmark	det
6	bookmark	bookmark	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Using	obl
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 unconventional	cop
8	unconventional	unconventional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 handy	cc
10	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 unconventional	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 unconventional	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	gerund		a ruler	as a bookmark	vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent ruler=Duration as bookmark=Attribute
2	is	present	Using		unconventional property	tree rules
3	be		Using not said here			tree rules

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