upfront Who acts: Upfront, upfront person, You, builder, She, her · What happens: mean, pay, do, receive, be, have · To what, where: advance, work, money, fee, truth · Speech: someone speaks here
«upfront» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: upfront in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Upfront means paid or done in advance, before the work or goods are received (money).
The tree, 15 words nsubj ccomp cc conj case obl punct mark det nsubj:pass cc conj aux:pass conj punct obj punct punct root Upfront ADJ means VERB paid VERB or CCONJ done VERB in ADP advance NOUN , PUNCT before SCONJ the DET work NOUN or CCONJ goods NOUN are AUX received VERB ( PUNCT money NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Upfront upfront ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 done cc 5 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 paid conj 6 in in ADP _ 7 advance case 7 advance advance NOUN Number=Sing 5 done obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 15 received punct 9 before before SCONJ _ 15 received mark 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 work det 11 work work NOUN Number=Sing 15 received nsubj:pass 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 goods cc 13 goods goods NOUN Number=Ptan 11 work conj 14 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 received aux:pass 15 received receive VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 done conj 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 money punct 17 money money NOUN Number=Sing 15 received obj 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 money punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Upfront vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 pay participle vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 do participle advance vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 receive present · passive the work or goods vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme money=Location
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 An upfront person is honest and open about things.
det amod nsubj cop cc conj case obl punct root An DET upfront ADJ person NOUN is AUX honest ADJ and CCONJ open ADJ about ADP things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 upfront upfront ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 honest nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 honest cop 5 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 open cc 7 open open ADJ Degree=Pos 5 honest conj 8 about about ADP _ 9 things case 9 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 7 open obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 honest punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a upfront person honest property tree rules 2 be a upfront person not said here about things tree rules
Example 1 You have to pay upfront for the concert tickets.
nsubj mark xcomp xcomp case det compound obl punct root You PRON have VERB to PART pay VERB upfront ADJ for ADP the DET concert NOUN tickets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 pay mark 4 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 have xcomp 5 upfront upfront ADJ Degree=Pos 4 pay xcomp 6 for for ADP _ 9 tickets case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 tickets det 8 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 9 tickets compound 9 tickets ticket NOUN Number=Plur 5 upfront obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present You tree rules 2 pay to-infinitive You not said here upfront property vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The builder wanted half the money upfront.
det nsubj det:predet det obj xcomp punct root The DET builder NOUN wanted VERB half DET the DET money NOUN upfront ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 builder det 2 builder builder NOUN Number=Sing 3 wanted nsubj 3 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 half half DET NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind 6 money det:predet 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 money det 6 money money NOUN Number=Sing 3 wanted obj 7 upfront upfront ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wanted xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wanted punct
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1 want past the builder half money upfront property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot money=Theme
Example 3 She was upfront about her mistake.
nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON was AUX upfront ADJ about ADP her PRON mistake NOUN . 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 3 upfront nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 upfront cop 3 upfront upfront ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 about about ADP _ 6 mistake case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mistake nmod:poss 6 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 3 upfront obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 upfront punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past She about her mistake; upfront property tree rules 2 mistake her = she nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Be upfront with your friends.
cop case nmod:poss obl punct root Be AUX upfront ADJ with ADP your PRON friends NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 upfront cop 2 upfront upfront ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 friends case 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 friends nmod:poss 5 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 2 upfront obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 upfront punct
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1 is imperative you not said here with your friends; upfront property tree rules
Example 5 The fee is paid upfront.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass xcomp punct root The DET fee NOUN is AUX paid VERB upfront ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fee det 2 fee fee NOUN Number=Sing 4 paid nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 paid aux:pass 4 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 upfront upfront ADJ Degree=Pos 4 paid xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 paid punct
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1 pay present · passive the fee upfront property vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset
Example 6 He was upfront and told the truth.
nsubj cop cc conj det obj punct root He PRON was AUX upfront ADJ and CCONJ told VERB the DET truth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 upfront nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 upfront cop 3 upfront upfront ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 told cc 5 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 upfront conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 truth det 7 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 5 told obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 upfront punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past He upfront property tree rules 2 tell speech: assert past He not said here the truth vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient
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