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unsound

Who acts: Unsound, unsound mind, person, old bridge, you, branch · What happens: mean, not base, be, not make, close, not climb · To what, where: Unsound reasoning, good sense, person, responsible decisions, bridge, tree · Speech: someone speaks here

«unsound» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: unsound in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Unsound means not safe or strong; in bad condition, like an unsound building or bridge.

The tree, 15 words
nsubjadvmodxcompccconjpunctcaseamodparataxispunctcasedetamodnmodccconjpunctrootUnsoundADJmeansVERBnotPARTsafeADJorCCONJstrongADJ;PUNCTinADPbadADJconditionNOUN,PUNCTlikeADPanDETunsoundADJbuildingNOUNorCCONJbridgeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UnsoundunsoundADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3notnotPARTPolarity=Neg4 safeadvmod
4safesafeADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
5ororCCONJ_6 strongcc
6strongstrongADJDegree=Pos4 safeconj
7;;PUNCT_10 conditionpunct
8ininADP_10 conditioncase
9badbadADJDegree=Pos10 conditionamod
10conditionconditionNOUNNumber=Sing2 meansparataxis
11,,PUNCT_15 buildingpunct
12likelikeADP_15 buildingcase
13anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 buildingdet
14unsoundunsoundADJDegree=Pos15 buildingamod
15buildingbuildingNOUNNumber=Sing10 conditionnmod
16ororCCONJ_17 bridgecc
17bridgebridgeNOUNNumber=Sing15 buildingconj
18..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentUnsoundsafe propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

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

Unsound reasoning, ideas or advice are not based on good sense or facts; wrong or unreliable.

The tree, 16 words
amodnsubj:passpunctconjccconjaux:passadvmodcaseamodoblccconjpunctparataxisccconjpunctrootUnsoundADJreasoningNOUN,PUNCTideasNOUNorCCONJadviceNOUNareAUXnotPARTbasedVERBonADPgoodADJsenseNOUNorCCONJfactsNOUN;PUNCTwrongADJorCCONJunreliableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UnsoundunsoundADJDegree=Pos2 reasoningamod
2reasoningreasoningNOUNNumber=Sing9 basednsubj:pass
3,,PUNCT_4 ideaspunct
4ideasideaNOUNNumber=Plur2 reasoningconj
5ororCCONJ_6 advicecc
6adviceadviceNOUNNumber=Sing2 reasoningconj
7arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 basedaux:pass
8notnotPARTPolarity=Neg9 basedadvmod
9basedbaseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
10ononADP_12 sensecase
11goodgoodADJDegree=Pos12 senseamod
12sensesenseNOUNNumber=Sing9 basedobl
13ororCCONJ_14 factscc
14factsfactNOUNNumber=Plur12 senseconj
15;;PUNCT_16 wrongpunct
16wrongwrongADJDegree=Pos9 basedparataxis
17ororCCONJ_18 unreliablecc
18unreliableunreliableADJDegree=Pos16 wrongconj
19..PUNCT_9 basedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not basepresent · passiveUnsound reasoning and ideas or advicegood sense or factsvn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme on sense=Source

Meaning 3

Usage: law, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

«Of unsound mind» means a person who is mentally ill and cannot make responsible decisions.

The tree, 16 words
punctcaseamodnsubjpunctdetobjnsubjcopadvmodacl:relclccauxadvmodconjamodobjpunctroot«PUNCTOfADPunsoundADJmindNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERBaDETpersonNOUNwhoPRONisAUXmentallyADVillADJandCCONJcanAUXnotPARTmakeVERBresponsibleADJdecisionsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_4 mindpunct
2OfofADP_4 mindcase
3unsoundunsoundADJDegree=Pos4 mindamod
4mindmindNOUNNumber=Sing6 meansnsubj
5»»PUNCT_4 mindpunct
6meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 persondet
8personpersonNOUNNumber=Sing6 meansobj
9whowhoPRONPronType=Rel12 illnsubj
10isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 illcop
11mentallymentallyADV_12 illadvmod
12illillADJDegree=Pos8 personacl:relcl
13andandCCONJ_16 makecc
14cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin16 makeaux
15notnotPARTPolarity=Neg16 makeadvmod
16makemakeVERBVerbForm=Inf6 meansconj
17responsibleresponsibleADJDegree=Pos18 decisionsamod
18decisionsdecisionNOUNNumber=Plur16 makeobj
19..PUNCT_6 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentunsound minda personvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic
2ispresenta personill, mentally propertytree rules
3not makecanunsound mind not said hereresponsible decisionsvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset decision=Product

Example 1

The old bridge was unsound, so it was closed.

detamodnsubjcoppunctadvmodnsubjaux:passparataxispunctrootTheDEToldADJbridgeNOUNwasAUXunsoundADJ,PUNCTsoADVitPRONwasAUXclosedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 bridgedet
2oldoldADJDegree=Pos3 bridgeamod
3bridgebridgeNOUNNumber=Sing5 unsoundnsubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 unsoundcop
5unsoundunsoundADJDegree=Posrootroot
6,,PUNCT_10 closedpunct
7sosoADV_10 closedadvmod
8ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 closednsubj
9wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin10 closedaux:pass
10closedcloseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 unsoundparataxis
11..PUNCT_5 unsoundpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe old bridgeunsound propertytree rules
2closepast · passivebridgevn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 2

Don't climb that tree – the branch is unsound.

auxadvmoddetobjpunctdetnsubjcopconjpunctrootDoAUXn'tPARTclimbVERBthatDETtreeNOUN–PUNCTtheDETbranchNOUNisAUXunsoundADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DodoAUXMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin3 climbaux
2n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg3 climbadvmod
3climbclimbVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thatthatDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem5 treedet
5treetreeNOUNNumber=Sing3 climbobj
6–-PUNCT_10 unsoundpunct
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 branchdet
8branchbranchNOUNNumber=Sing10 unsoundnsubj
9isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 unsoundcop
10unsoundunsoundADJDegree=Pos3 climbconj
11..PUNCT_3 climbpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not climbimperative · do-supportyou not said herethat treevn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location tree=Theme
2ispresentthe branchunsound propertytree rules

Example 3

His argument was unsound because the facts were wrong.

nmod:possnsubjcopmarkdetnsubjcopadvclpunctrootHisPRONargumentNOUNwasAUXunsoundADJbecauseSCONJtheDETfactsNOUNwereAUXwrongADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 argumentnmod:poss
2argumentargumentNOUNNumber=Sing4 unsoundnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 unsoundcop
4unsoundunsoundADJDegree=Posrootroot
5becausebecauseSCONJ_9 wrongmark
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 factsdet
7factsfactNOUNNumber=Plur9 wrongnsubj
8werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 wrongcop
9wrongwrongADJDegree=Pos4 unsoundadvcl
10..PUNCT_4 unsoundpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastHis argumentunsound propertytree rules
2ispastthe factswrong propertytree rules
3argueHis = henom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The ice looked thick but was unsound.

detnsubjxcompcccopconjpunctrootTheDETiceNOUNlookedVERBthickADJbutCCONJwasAUXunsoundADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 icedet
2iceiceNOUNNumber=Sing3 lookednsubj
3lookedlookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thickthickADJDegree=Pos3 lookedxcomp
5butbutCCONJ_7 unsoundcc
6wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 unsoundcop
7unsoundunsoundADJDegree=Pos3 lookedconj
8..PUNCT_3 lookedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookpastthe icethick propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2ispastthe ice not said hereunsound propertytree rules

Example 5

The engineer said the walls were structurally unsound.

detnsubjdetnsubjcopadvmodccomppunctrootTheDETengineerNOUNsaidVERBtheDETwallsNOUNwereAUXstructurallyADVunsoundADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 engineerdet
2engineerengineerNOUNNumber=Sing3 saidnsubj
3saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 wallsdet
5wallswallNOUNNumber=Plur8 unsoundnsubj
6werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 unsoundcop
7structurallystructurallyADV_8 unsoundadvmod
8unsoundunsoundADJDegree=Pos3 saidccomp
9..PUNCT_3 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastthe engineervn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2ispastthe wallsstructurally, unsound propertytree rules

Example 6

That plan is financially unsound – it costs more than we have.

detnsubjcopadvmodpunctnsubjparataxisobjmarknsubjadvclpunctrootThatDETplanNOUNisAUXfinanciallyADVunsoundADJ–PUNCTitPRONcostsVERBmoreADJthanSCONJwePRONhaveVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThatthatDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem2 plandet
2planplanNOUNNumber=Sing5 unsoundnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 unsoundcop
4financiallyfinanciallyADV_5 unsoundadvmod
5unsoundunsoundADJDegree=Posrootroot
6–-PUNCT_8 costspunct
7ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 costsnsubj
8costscostVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 unsoundparataxis
9moremoreADJDegree=Cmp8 costsobj
10thanthanSCONJ_12 havemark
11wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs12 havensubj
12havehaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 moreadvcl
13..PUNCT_5 unsoundpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthat planfinancially, unsound propertytree rules
2costpresentplanmorevn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme more=Value
3havepresentwevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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