unserviceable Who acts: Unserviceable, old bus, plane, pump, rusty bike · What happens: mean, break, wear out, use, be, send · To what, where: unserviceable tyre, Two fire extinguishers, flight, Unserviceable equipment · Speech: someone speaks here
«unserviceable» 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: unserviceable in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Unserviceable means broken or worn out and no longer fit to use, like an unserviceable tyre or plane.
The tree, 18 words nsubj ccomp cc conj compound:prt cc advmod advmod conj mark xcomp punct case det amod obj cc conj punct root Unserviceable ADJ means VERB broken VERB or CCONJ worn VERB out ADP and CCONJ no ADV longer ADV fit ADJ to PART use VERB , PUNCT like ADP an DET unserviceable ADJ tyre NOUN or CCONJ plane NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unserviceable unserviceable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 worn cc 5 worn wear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 broken conj 6 out out ADP _ 5 worn compound:prt 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 fit cc 8 no no ADV _ 9 longer advmod 9 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 10 fit advmod 10 fit fit ADJ Degree=Pos 5 worn conj 11 to to PART _ 12 use mark 12 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 fit xcomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 tyre punct 14 like like ADP _ 17 tyre case 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 tyre det 16 unserviceable unserviceable ADJ Degree=Pos 17 tyre amod 17 tyre tyre NOUN Number=Sing 12 use obj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 plane cc 19 plane plane NOUN Number=Sing 17 tyre conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Unserviceable vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2 break participle vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3 wear out participle vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
4 use to-infinitive a unserviceable tyre or plane vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tyre=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 old bus was unserviceable and sent for scrap.
det amod nsubj cop cc conj case obl punct root The DET old ADJ bus NOUN was AUX unserviceable ADJ and CCONJ sent VERB for ADP scrap NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bus det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bus amod 3 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 5 unserviceable nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 unserviceable cop 5 unserviceable unserviceable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 sent cc 7 sent send VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 unserviceable conj 8 for for ADP _ 9 scrap case 9 scrap scrap NOUN Number=Sing 7 sent obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 unserviceable punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the old bus unserviceable property tree rules
2 send participle the old bus not said here for scrap vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Two fire extinguishers were found unserviceable.
nummod compound nsubj:pass aux:pass xcomp punct root Two NUM fire NOUN extinguishers NOUN were AUX found VERB unserviceable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 extinguishers nummod 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 extinguishers compound 3 extinguishers extinguisher NOUN Number=Plur 5 found nsubj:pass 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 found aux:pass 5 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 unserviceable unserviceable ADJ Degree=Pos 5 found xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 found punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find past · passive Two fire extinguishers unserviceable property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
Example 3 The plane was unserviceable, so the flight was cancelled.
det nsubj cop punct advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root The DET plane NOUN was AUX unserviceable ADJ , PUNCT so ADV the DET flight NOUN was AUX cancelled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plane det 2 plane plane NOUN Number=Sing 4 unserviceable nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 unserviceable cop 4 unserviceable unserviceable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 cancelled punct 6 so so ADV _ 10 cancelled advmod 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 flight det 8 flight flight NOUN Number=Sing 10 cancelled nsubj:pass 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 cancelled aux:pass 10 cancelled cancel VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 unserviceable advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 unserviceable punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the plane unserviceable property tree rules
2 cancel past · passive the flight tree rules
Example 4 The pump is unserviceable after the flood.
det nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET pump NOUN is AUX unserviceable ADJ after ADP the DET flood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pump det 2 pump pump NOUN Number=Sing 4 unserviceable nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 unserviceable cop 4 unserviceable unserviceable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 after after ADP _ 7 flood case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 flood det 7 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 4 unserviceable obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 unserviceable punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the pump after the flood unserviceable property tree rules
Example 5 Unserviceable equipment must be labelled and taken away.
amod nsubj:pass aux aux:pass cc conj advmod punct root Unserviceable ADJ equipment NOUN must AUX be AUX labelled VERB and CCONJ taken VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unserviceable unserviceable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 equipment amod 2 equipment equipment NOUN Number=Sing 5 labelled nsubj:pass 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 labelled aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 labelled aux:pass 5 labelled labell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 taken cc 7 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 labelled conj 8 away away ADV _ 7 taken advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 labelled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 labell must · passive Unserviceable equipment tree rules
2 take away participle away property vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The rusty bike looked unserviceable.
det amod nsubj xcomp punct root The DET rusty ADJ bike NOUN looked VERB unserviceable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bike det 2 rusty rusty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bike amod 3 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked nsubj 4 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 unserviceable unserviceable ADJ Degree=Pos 4 looked xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 looked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look past the rusty bike unserviceable property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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