unprovoked Who acts: unprovoked attack, other person, bite, dog, Russia, teacher · What happens: happen, do, cause, be, not touch, bite · To what, where: nothing, person, boy, scale invasion, Ukraine, unprovoked insult · Speech: someone speaks here
«unprovoked» 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: unprovoked in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An unprovoked attack or action happens without any reason, when the other person did nothing to cause it.
The tree, 18 words det amod nsubj cc conj case det obl punct advmod det amod nsubj acl:relcl obj mark acl obj punct root An DET unprovoked ADJ attack NOUN or CCONJ action NOUN happens VERB without ADP any DET reason NOUN , PUNCT when ADV the DET other ADJ person NOUN did VERB nothing PRON to PART cause VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 attack det 2 unprovoked unprovoked ADJ Degree=Pos 3 attack amod 3 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 6 happens nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 action cc 5 action action NOUN Number=Sing 3 attack conj 6 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 without without ADP _ 9 reason case 8 any any DET PronType=Ind 9 reason det 9 reason reason NOUN Number=Sing 6 happens obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 did punct 11 when when ADV PronType=Int 15 did advmod 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 person det 13 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 14 person amod 14 person person NOUN Number=Sing 15 did nsubj 15 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 reason acl:relcl 16 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 15 did obj 17 to to PART _ 18 cause mark 18 cause cause VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 nothing acl 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 cause obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 happens punct
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1 happen present a unprovoked attack or action without any reason vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 do past the other person nothing vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality 3 cause to-infinitive the other person not said here person vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition it=Patient
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 The dog's bite was unprovoked; the boy had not touched it.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct det nsubj:pass aux advmod advcl obj punct root The DET dog NOUN 's PART bite NOUN was AUX unprovoked ADJ ; PUNCT the DET boy NOUN had AUX not PART touched VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 bite nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 dog case 4 bite bite NOUN Number=Sing 6 unprovoked nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 unprovoked cop 6 unprovoked unprovoked ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 touched punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 boy det 9 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 12 touched nsubj:pass 10 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 touched aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 touched advmod 12 touched touch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 unprovoked advcl 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 touched obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 unprovoked punct
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1 is past the dog's bite unprovoked property tree rules 2 not touch past · perfect · passive the boy vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer it=Result 3 bite the dog nom bite «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was widely described as unprovoked.
The tree, 14 words nmod:poss case amod punct compound nsubj:pass case nmod case nmod aux:pass advmod case obl punct root Russia PROPN 's PART full ADJ - PUNCT scale NOUN invasion NOUN of ADP Ukraine PROPN in ADP 2022 NUM was AUX widely ADV described VERB as ADP unprovoked ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Russia Russia PROPN Number=Sing 6 invasion nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Russia case 3 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 5 scale amod 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 full punct 5 scale scale NOUN Number=Sing 6 invasion compound 6 invasion invasion NOUN Number=Sing 13 described nsubj:pass 7 of of ADP _ 8 Ukraine case 8 Ukraine Ukraine PROPN Number=Sing 6 invasion nmod 9 in in ADP _ 10 2022 case 10 2022 2022 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 invasion nmod 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 described aux:pass 12 widely widely ADV _ 13 described advmod 13 described describe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 14 as as ADP _ 15 unprovoked case 15 unprovoked unprovoked ADJ Degree=Pos 13 described obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 13 described punct
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1 describe past · passive Russia's scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as unprovoked; widely property vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme as unprovoked=Attribute 2 invade Russia Ukraine nom invasion «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
Example 3 The teacher said the push was unprovoked and unfair.
det nsubj det nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root The DET teacher NOUN said VERB the DET push NOUN was AUX unprovoked ADJ and CCONJ unfair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 push det 5 push push NOUN Number=Sing 7 unprovoked nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 unprovoked cop 7 unprovoked unprovoked ADJ Degree=Pos 3 said ccomp 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 unfair cc 9 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 7 unprovoked conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the teacher vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is past the push unprovoked property tree rules 3 be the push not said here tree rules
Example 4 Shark attacks on people are rare, and unprovoked ones are rarer still.
compound nsubj case nmod cop punct cc amod nsubj cop conj advmod punct root Shark NOUN attacks NOUN on ADP people NOUN are AUX rare ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ unprovoked ADJ ones NOUN are AUX rarer ADJ still ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shark shark NOUN Number=Sing 2 attacks compound 2 attacks attack NOUN Number=Plur 6 rare nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 4 people case 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 attacks nmod 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 rare cop 6 rare rare ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 rarer punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 12 rarer cc 9 unprovoked unprovoked ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ones amod 10 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 12 rarer nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 rarer cop 12 rarer rare ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 rare conj 13 still still ADV _ 12 rarer advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 rare punct
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1 is present Shark attacks on people rare property tree rules 2 is present unprovoked ones still rare property tree rules
Example 5 It was an unprovoked insult.
nsubj cop det amod punct root It PRON was AUX an DET unprovoked ADJ insult NOUN . 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 5 insult nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 insult cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 insult det 4 unprovoked unprovoked ADJ Degree=Pos 5 insult amod 5 insult insult NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 insult punct
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1 is a past It a unprovoked insult tree rules
Example 6 The court heard it was an unprovoked assault.
det nsubj nsubj cop det amod ccomp punct root The DET court NOUN heard VERB it PRON was AUX an DET unprovoked ADJ assault NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 court det 2 court court NOUN Number=Sing 3 heard nsubj 3 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 assault nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 assault cop 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 assault det 7 unprovoked unprovoked ADJ Degree=Pos 8 assault amod 8 assault assault NOUN Number=Sing 3 heard ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 heard punct
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1 hear past the court vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a past court a unprovoked assault tree rules
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