unforgiving Who acts: unforgiving person, people, unforgiving place, He, unforgiving servant, desert · What happens: not forgive, keep, blame, do, be, not allow · To what, where: people, wrongs, mistakes, small debt, parable, water · Speech: someone speaks here
«unforgiving» 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: unforgiving in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An unforgiving person does not forgive people easily and keeps blaming them for wrongs they did.
The tree, 16 words det amod nsubj aux advmod obj advmod cc conj xcomp obj case obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root An DET unforgiving ADJ person NOUN does AUX not PART forgive VERB people NOUN easily ADV and CCONJ keeps VERB blaming VERB them PRON for ADP wrongs NOUN they PRON did VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 unforgiving unforgiving ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 6 forgive nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 forgive aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 forgive advmod 6 forgive forgive VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 forgive obj 8 easily easily ADV _ 6 forgive advmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 keeps cc 10 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 forgive conj 11 blaming blame VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 keeps xcomp 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 blaming obj 13 for for ADP _ 14 wrongs case 14 wrongs wrong NOUN Number=Plur 11 blaming obl 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 did nsubj 16 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 wrongs acl:relcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 forgive punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not forgive present · do-support a unforgiving person people easily property vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme 2 keep present a unforgiving person not said here tree rules 3 blame gerund a unforgiving person not said here people for wrongs vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent they=Theme for wrong=Attribute 4 do past people wrongs not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrong=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.
Meaning 2 An unforgiving place, weather or task is very hard and does not allow any mistakes, as an unforgiving desert or an unforgiving mountain.
The tree, 23 words det amod nsubj punct nmod cc conj cop advmod cc aux advmod conj det obj punct case det amod parataxis cc det amod conj punct root An DET unforgiving ADJ place NOUN , PUNCT weather NOUN or CCONJ task NOUN is AUX very ADV hard ADJ and CCONJ does AUX not PART allow VERB any DET mistakes NOUN , PUNCT as ADP an DET unforgiving ADJ desert NOUN or CCONJ an DET unforgiving ADJ mountain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 place det 2 unforgiving unforgiving ADJ Degree=Pos 3 place amod 3 place place NOUN Number=Sing 10 hard nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 weather punct 5 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 3 place nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 task cc 7 task task NOUN Number=Sing 5 weather conj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hard cop 9 very very ADV _ 10 hard advmod 10 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 and and CCONJ _ 14 allow cc 12 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 allow aux 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 allow advmod 14 allow allow VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 hard conj 15 any any DET PronType=Ind 16 mistakes det 16 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 14 allow obj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 desert punct 18 as as ADP _ 21 desert case 19 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 desert det 20 unforgiving unforgiving ADJ Degree=Pos 21 desert amod 21 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 14 allow parataxis 22 or or CCONJ _ 25 mountain cc 23 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 mountain det 24 unforgiving unforgiving ADJ Degree=Pos 25 mountain amod 25 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 21 desert conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 10 hard punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a unforgiving place weather or task hard property tree rules 2 not allow present · do-support a unforgiving place weather or task not said here any mistakes vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Beneficiary
Example 1 He was unforgiving and never spoke to his brother again.
nsubj cop cc advmod conj case nmod:poss obl advmod punct root He PRON was AUX unforgiving ADJ and CCONJ never ADV spoke VERB to ADP his PRON brother NOUN again ADV . 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 3 unforgiving nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 unforgiving cop 3 unforgiving unforgiving ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 spoke cc 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 spoke advmod 6 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 unforgiving conj 7 to to ADP _ 9 brother case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 brother nmod:poss 9 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 6 spoke obl 10 again again ADV _ 6 spoke advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 unforgiving punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past He unforgiving property tree rules 2 not speak speech: other past He not said here again to his brother vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to brother=Co-Agent
Example 2 In the parable, the unforgiving servant would not cancel a small debt.
case det obl punct det amod nsubj aux advmod det amod obj punct root In ADP the DET parable NOUN , PUNCT the DET unforgiving ADJ servant NOUN would AUX not PART cancel VERB a DET small ADJ debt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 parable case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 parable det 3 parable parable NOUN Number=Sing 10 cancel obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 parable punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 servant det 6 unforgiving unforgiving ADJ Degree=Pos 7 servant amod 7 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing 10 cancel nsubj 8 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 cancel aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 cancel advmod 10 cancel cancel VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 debt det 12 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 13 debt amod 13 debt debt NOUN Number=Sing 10 cancel obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 cancel punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not cancel would the unforgiving servant a small debt the parable tree rules
Example 3 The desert is unforgiving; without water you cannot survive.
det nsubj cop punct case conj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl punct root The DET desert NOUN is AUX unforgiving ADJ ; PUNCT without ADP water NOUN you PRON can AUX not PART survive VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 desert det 2 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 4 unforgiving nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 unforgiving cop 4 unforgiving unforgiving ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 water punct 6 without without ADP _ 7 water case 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 unforgiving conj 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 survive nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 survive aux 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 survive advmod 11 survive survive VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 water acl:relcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 unforgiving punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the desert unforgiving property tree rules 2 not survive can you water not said here vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Circumstance
Example 4 The mountain was unforgiving to climbers who did not plan well.
det nsubj aux case obl nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl advmod punct root The DET mountain NOUN was AUX unforgiving VERB to ADP climbers NOUN who PRON did AUX not PART plan VERB well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mountain det 2 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 4 unforgiving nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 unforgiving aux 4 unforgiving unforgiv VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 climbers case 6 climbers climber NOUN Number=Plur 4 unforgiving obl 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 plan nsubj 8 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 plan aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 plan advmod 10 plan plan VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 climbers acl:relcl 11 well well ADV Degree=Pos 10 plan advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 unforgiving punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 unforgiv past · progressive the mountain to climbers tree rules 2 not plan past · do-support climbers well property vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Exams can feel unforgiving: one wrong answer loses the mark.
nsubj aux xcomp punct nummod amod nsubj conj det obj punct root Exams NOUN can AUX feel VERB unforgiving ADJ : PUNCT one NUM wrong ADJ answer NOUN loses VERB the DET mark NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Exams exam NOUN Number=Plur 3 feel nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 feel aux 3 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 unforgiving unforgiving ADJ Degree=Pos 3 feel xcomp 5 : : PUNCT _ 9 loses punct 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 answer nummod 7 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 answer amod 8 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 9 loses nsubj 9 loses lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 feel conj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 mark det 11 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing 9 loses obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 feel punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feel can Exams unforgiving property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 lose present one wrong answer the mark vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=Eventuality
Example 6 She tried not to be unforgiving when her friend apologised.
nsubj advmod mark cop xcomp advmod nmod:poss nsubj advcl punct root She PRON tried VERB not PART to PART be AUX unforgiving ADJ when ADV her PRON friend NOUN apologised VERB . 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 tried nsubj 2 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 unforgiving advmod 4 to to PART _ 6 unforgiving mark 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 unforgiving cop 6 unforgiving unforgiving ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tried xcomp 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 apologised advmod 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 friend nmod:poss 9 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 10 apologised nsubj 10 apologised apologise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 unforgiving advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 tried punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 try past She vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 not is not said to happen to-infinitive She not said here unforgiving property tree rules 3 apologise speech: apologize past her friend tree rules
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