unselfishness
Who acts: quality, Sharing, unselfishness · What happens: think, give away, share, show, know, make · To what, where: things, last sweet, unselfishness, princess, friends · Speech: someone speaks here
«unselfishness» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: unselfishness in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
The quality of thinking of others before yourself and giving things away.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 quality | det |
| 2 | quality | quality | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 4 thinking | mark |
| 4 | thinking | think | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 quality | acl |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 others | case |
| 6 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 thinking | obl |
| 7 | before | before | ADP | _ | 8 yourself | case |
| 8 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 6 others | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 giving | cc |
| 10 | giving | give | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 thinking | conj |
| 11 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 giving | obj |
| 12 | away | away | ADV | _ | 10 giving | advmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 quality | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | gerund | the quality not said here | of others before yourself | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | give away | gerund | the quality not said here | things | away property | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent thing=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
Sharing your last sweet shows unselfishness.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharing | share | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 shows | csubj |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 sweet | nmod:poss |
| 3 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 sweet | amod |
| 4 | sweet | sweet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Sharing | obj |
| 5 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | unselfishness | unselfishness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 shows | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | share | gerund | your last sweet | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | show | present | Sharing | unselfishness | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent unselfishness=Recipient |
Example 2
The princess was known for her unselfishness.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 princess | det |
| 2 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 known | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 known | aux:pass |
| 4 | known | know | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 unselfishness | case |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 unselfishness | nmod:poss |
| 7 | unselfishness | unselfishness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 known | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 known | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | past · passive | the princess | for princess's unselfishness | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
Example 3
Mia's unselfishness made her friends happy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mia | Mia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 unselfishness | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Mia | case |
| 3 | unselfishness | unselfishness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 made | nsubj |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 friends | nmod:poss |
| 6 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 made | obj |
| 7 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 made | xcomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | Mia's unselfishness | unselfishness's friends | happy property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product |
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