undignified Who acts: you, Slipping, cat, wig, He, She · What happens: make, look, slip, be, throw, miss · To what, where: you, ice, Toad, water, undignified leap, It
«undignified» 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: undignified in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Making you look silly or embarrassed; not calm, proper or serious.
advcl obj xcomp cc conj punct advmod parataxis punct conj cc conj punct root Making VERB you PRON look VERB silly ADJ or CCONJ embarrassed ADJ ; PUNCT not PART calm ADJ , PUNCT proper ADJ or CCONJ serious ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 look advcl 2 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 1 Making obj 3 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 3 look xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 embarrassed cc 6 embarrassed embarrassed ADJ Degree=Pos 4 silly conj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 calm punct 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 calm advmod 9 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 3 look parataxis 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 proper punct 11 proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 9 calm conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 serious cc 13 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 9 calm conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make gerund you not said here you vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product 2 look imperative you not said here silly property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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 Slipping on the ice was very undignified.
csubj case det obl cop advmod punct root Slipping VERB on ADP the DET ice NOUN was AUX very ADV undignified ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slipping slip VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 undignified csubj 2 on on ADP _ 4 ice case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ice det 4 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 1 Slipping obl 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 undignified cop 6 very very ADV _ 7 undignified advmod 7 undignified undignified ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 undignified punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 slip gerund the ice vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 is past Slipping undignified property tree rules
Example 2 Toad was thrown into the water in a most undignified way.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case det advmod amod obl punct root Toad PROPN was AUX thrown VERB into ADP the DET water NOUN in ADP a DET most ADV undignified ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 3 thrown nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 thrown aux:pass 3 thrown throw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 water case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 water det 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 thrown obl 7 in in ADP _ 11 way case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 way det 9 most most ADV Degree=Sup 10 undignified advmod 10 undignified undignified ADJ Degree=Pos 11 way amod 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 thrown obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 thrown punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 throw past · passive Toad into the water result ; in a undignified way vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Theme into water=Result
Example 3 The cat made an undignified leap and missed.
det nsubj det amod obj cc conj punct root The DET cat NOUN made VERB an DET undignified ADJ leap NOUN and CCONJ missed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 leap det 5 undignified undignified ADJ Degree=Pos 6 leap amod 6 leap leap NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 missed cc 8 missed miss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 made conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past the cat a undignified leap vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leap=Product 2 miss past the cat not said here vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 It's undignified to sulk in public.
nsubj:pass aux mark xcomp case obl punct root It PRON 's AUX undignified VERB to PART sulk VERB in ADP public ADJ . 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 undignified nsubj:pass 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 undignified aux 3 undignified undignify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 sulk mark 5 sulk sulk VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 undignified xcomp 6 in in ADP _ 7 public case 7 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sulk obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 undignified punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 undignify present · passive It tree rules 2 sulk to-infinitive public vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 5 The judge's wig fell off in an undignified moment.
det nmod:poss case nsubj compound:prt case det amod obl punct root The DET judge NOUN 's PART wig NOUN fell VERB off ADP in ADP an DET undignified ADJ moment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 4 wig nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 judge case 4 wig wig NOUN Number=Sing 5 fell nsubj 5 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 off off ADP _ 5 fell compound:prt 7 in in ADP _ 10 moment case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 moment det 9 undignified undignified ADJ Degree=Pos 10 moment amod 10 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 5 fell obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 fell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fall off past the judge's wig moment vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 6 He climbed out in an undignified scramble.
nsubj compound:prt case det amod obl punct root He PRON climbed VERB out ADP in ADP an DET undignified ADJ scramble NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 climbed nsubj 2 climbed climb VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 climbed compound:prt 4 in in ADP _ 7 scramble case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 scramble det 6 undignified undignified ADJ Degree=Pos 7 scramble amod 7 scramble scramble NOUN Number=Sing 2 climbed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 climbed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 climb out past He a undignified scramble vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in scramble=Trajectory
Example 7 She had to run about after him, though it was rather undignified.
nsubj mark xcomp advmod case obl punct mark nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root She PRON had VERB to PART run VERB about ADV after ADP him PRON , PUNCT though SCONJ it PRON was AUX rather ADV undignified ADJ . 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 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 run mark 4 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 had xcomp 5 about about ADV _ 4 run advmod 6 after after ADP _ 7 him case 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 run obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 undignified punct 9 though though SCONJ _ 13 undignified mark 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 undignified nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 undignified cop 12 rather rather ADV _ 13 undignified advmod 13 undignified undignified ADJ Degree=Pos 4 run advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have past She tree rules 2 run about to-infinitive She not said here after him = he about property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is past it undignified property tree rules
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