undue

Who acts: Undue, you, bus, loud phone, Doctors, cause · What happens: mean, need, not mean, owe, pay, try · To what, where: more, undue pressure, undue attention, him, place undue weight, one leg · Speech: someone speaks here

«undue» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: undue in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Undue means more than is needed, right or sensible; too much.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Undue	undue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 means	obj
4	than	than	SCONJ	_	6 needed	mark
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 needed	aux:pass
6	needed	need	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 more	advcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 right	punct
8	right	right	ADV	_	6 needed	advmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 sensible	cc
10	sensible	sensible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 right	conj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 much	punct
12	too	too	ADV	_	13 much	advmod
13	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Undue	more					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic
2	need	present · passive	Undue not said here					right property	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»

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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

Undue can also mean not yet owed or due to be paid.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Undue	undue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 mean	advmod
6	yet	yet	ADV	_	7 owed	advmod
7	owed	owe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 mean	ccomp
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 due	cc
9	due	due	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	7 owed	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	12 paid	mark
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 paid	aux:pass
12	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 due	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	roles by
1	not mean	can	Undue		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	owe	participle		yet	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
3	pay	to-infinitive · passive			vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»

Example 1

Try not to put undue pressure on yourself before the test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 put	advmod
3	to	to	PART	_	4 put	mark
4	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Try	xcomp
5	undue	undue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pressure	amod
6	pressure	pressure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 put	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 yourself	case
8	yourself	yourself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	4 put	obl
9	before	before	ADP	_	11 test	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 test	det
11	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 put	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	imperative	you not said here						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	not put not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	undue pressure			before the test	on yourself	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent pressure=Theme on yourself=Destination

Example 2

The bus arrived without undue delay.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bus	det
2	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 arrived	nsubj
3	arrived	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	without	without	ADP	_	6 delay	case
5	undue	undue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 delay	amod
6	delay	delay	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 arrived	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 arrived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	arrive	past	the bus					without undue delay	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The loud phone drew undue attention to him.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 phone	det
2	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 phone	amod
3	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drew	nsubj
4	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	undue	undue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 attention	amod
6	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drew	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 him	case
8	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 drew	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 drew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past	the loud phone	undue attention	him = he				vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent attention=Theme to he=Destination

Example 4

Doctors said there was no cause for undue worry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	4 was	expl
4	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 said	ccomp
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 cause	det
6	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 was	nsubj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 worry	case
8	undue	undue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 worry	amod
9	worry	worry	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cause	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Doctors						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	be	past	no cause for undue worry			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Don't place undue weight on one leg after the sprain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 weight	advmod
3	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 weight	compound
4	undue	undue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 weight	amod
5	weight	weight	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Do	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 leg	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 leg	nummod
8	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Do	obl
9	after	after	ADP	_	11 sprain	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sprain	det
11	sprain	sprain	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Do	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here	place undue weight		one leg	after the sprain		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Eventuality

Example 6

The coach gave undue praise to only one player.

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 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	undue	undue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 praise	amod
5	praise	praise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 player	case
7	only	only	ADV	_	8 one	advmod
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 player	nummod
9	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the coach	undue praise	one player				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent praise=Theme to player=Recipient

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