ungrateful Who acts: Ungrateful, someone, It, I, ungrateful prince, you · What happens: mean, not show, help, give, be, not say · To what, where: thanks, you, something, book, gift, thank note · Speech: someone speaks here
«ungrateful» 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: ungrateful in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Ungrateful means not thankful, not showing thanks when someone has helped you or given you something.
The tree, 16 words nsubj advmod xcomp punct advmod conj obj mark nsubj aux advcl obj cc conj iobj obj punct root Ungrateful ADJ means VERB not PART thankful ADJ , PUNCT not PART showing VERB thanks NOUN when SCONJ someone PRON has AUX helped VERB you PRON or CCONJ given VERB you PRON something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ungrateful ungrateful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 thankful advmod 4 thankful thankful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 showing punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 showing advmod 7 showing show VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 means conj 8 thanks thanks NOUN Number=Sing 7 showing obj 9 when when SCONJ _ 12 helped mark 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 helped nsubj 11 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 helped aux 12 helped help VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 7 showing advcl 13 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 helped obj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 given cc 15 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 12 helped conj 16 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 given iobj 17 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 given obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Ungrateful thankful property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 not show gerund Ungrateful not said here thanks vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thanks=Recipient 3 help present · perfect someone you vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary 4 give participle someone not said here something you vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient something=Theme
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 It was ungrateful of him not to say thank you.
nsubj cop case obl advmod mark parataxis xcomp obj punct root It PRON was AUX ungrateful ADJ of ADP him PRON not PART to PART say VERB thank VERB you PRON . 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 ungrateful nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 ungrateful cop 3 ungrateful ungrateful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 him case 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 ungrateful obl 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 say advmod 7 to to PART _ 8 say mark 8 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 ungrateful parataxis 9 thank thank VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 say xcomp 10 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 thank obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 ungrateful punct
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1 is past It of him = he ; ungrateful property tree rules 2 not say speech: assert to-infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 thank speech: thank infinitive you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Example 2 I don't want to seem ungrateful, but I already have this book.
The tree, 13 words nsubj aux advmod mark xcomp xcomp punct cc nsubj advmod parataxis det obj punct root I PRON do AUX n't PART want VERB to PART seem VERB ungrateful ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ I PRON already ADV have VERB this DET book NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 want nsubj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 want aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 want advmod 4 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 6 seem mark 6 seem seem VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 want xcomp 7 ungrateful ungrateful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 seem xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 have punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 12 have cc 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 have nsubj 11 already already ADV _ 12 have advmod 12 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 want parataxis 13 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 14 book det 14 book book NOUN Number=Sing 12 have obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 want punct
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1 not want present · do-support I vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 seem not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here ungrateful property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 3 have present I this book vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Patient
Example 3 The ungrateful prince threw away the gift.
det amod nsubj advmod det obj punct root The DET ungrateful ADJ prince NOUN threw VERB away ADV the DET gift NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 prince det 2 ungrateful ungrateful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 prince amod 3 prince prince NOUN Number=Sing 4 threw nsubj 4 threw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 away away ADV _ 4 threw advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 gift det 7 gift gift NOUN Number=Sing 4 threw obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 threw punct
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1 throw away past the ungrateful prince the gift away property vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme
Example 4 Don't be ungrateful; Grandma knitted that for you.
advmod cop obj punct nsubj parataxis mark case advcl punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX ungrateful ADJ ; PUNCT Grandma PROPN knitted VERB that SCONJ for ADP you PRON . PUNCT 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 4 ungrateful advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 ungrateful cop 4 ungrateful ungrateful ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 knitted punct 6 Grandma Grandma PROPN Number=Sing 7 knitted nsubj 7 knitted knit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Do parataxis 8 that that SCONJ _ 10 you mark 9 for for ADP _ 10 you case 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 knitted advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive ungrateful property tree rules 3 knit past Grandma vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 She wrote a thank-you note so she would not look ungrateful.
nsubj det compound punct nsubj obj advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl xcomp punct root She PRON wrote VERB a DET thank NOUN - PUNCT you PRON note NOUN so ADV she PRON would AUX not PART look VERB ungrateful 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 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 note det 4 thank thank NOUN Number=Sing 7 note compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 thank punct 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 - nsubj 7 note note NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obj 8 so so ADV _ 12 look advmod 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 look nsubj 10 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 look aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 look advmod 12 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wrote advcl 13 ungrateful ungrateful ADJ Degree=Pos 12 look xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past She a thank note vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme 2 not look would she ungrateful property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 6 "Ungrateful creatures!" said a voice from the Plane Tree.
punct amod nsubj punct punct det obj case det compound obl punct root " PUNCT Ungrateful ADJ creatures NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB a DET voice NOUN from ADP the DET Plane PROPN Tree PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 creatures punct 2 Ungrateful ungrateful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 creatures amod 3 creatures creature NOUN Number=Plur 6 said nsubj 4 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 creatures punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 3 creatures punct 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 voice det 8 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 6 said obj 9 from from ADP _ 12 Tree case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 Tree det 11 Plane Plane PROPN Number=Sing 12 Tree compound 12 Tree Tree PROPN Number=Sing 6 said obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Ungrateful creatures a voice the Plane Tree vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent voice=Topic
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