upsetting Who acts: Upsetting, you, them, news, pet, cat · What happens: mean, make, feel, upset, knock over, spoil · To what, where: you, someone, them, something, plan, anything · Speech: someone speaks here
«upsetting» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: upsetting in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Upsetting means making you feel sad, worried or unhappy.
nsubj xcomp obj xcomp xcomp punct conj cc conj punct root Upsetting ADJ means VERB making VERB you PRON feel VERB sad ADJ , PUNCT worried ADJ or CCONJ unhappy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Upsetting upsetting ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 making obj 5 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 making xcomp 6 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feel xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 worried punct 8 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sad conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 unhappy cc 10 unhappy unhappy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sad conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Upsetting vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make not said to happen gerund Upsetting not said here you tree rules 3 feel not said to happen infinitive you not said here sad property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
Upsetting someone is making them feel sad or worried.
csubj obj aux obj xcomp xcomp cc conj punct root Upsetting VERB someone PRON is AUX making VERB them PRON feel VERB sad ADJ or CCONJ worried ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Upsetting upset VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 making csubj 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Upsetting obj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 making aux 4 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 making obj 6 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 making xcomp 7 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 feel xcomp 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 worried cc 9 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sad conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 making punct
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1 upset gerund someone vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer 2 make present · progressive Upsetting them = they tree rules 3 feel infinitive them = they not said here sad property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
Knocking something over, or spoiling a plan.
obj advmod punct cc conj det obj punct root Knocking VERB something PRON over ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ spoiling VERB a DET plan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Knocking knock VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Knocking obj 3 over over ADV _ 1 Knocking advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 spoiling punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 spoiling cc 6 spoiling spoil VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Knocking conj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 plan det 8 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 6 spoiling obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Knocking punct
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1 knock over gerund something over property vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent something=Patient 2 spoil gerund a plan tree rules
Example 1 The news was very upsetting.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET news NOUN was AUX very ADV upsetting ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 news det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 5 upsetting nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 upsetting cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 upsetting advmod 5 upsetting upsetting ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 upsetting punct
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1 is past the news upsetting property tree rules
Example 2 If you see anything upsetting online, tell an adult.
mark nsubj advcl obj amod advmod punct det obj punct root If SCONJ you PRON see VERB anything PRON upsetting ADJ online ADV , PUNCT tell VERB an DET adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 see mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 see nsubj 3 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tell advcl 4 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 see obj 5 upsetting upsetting ADJ Degree=Pos 4 anything amod 6 online online ADV _ 3 see advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 see punct 8 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 adult det 10 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 8 tell obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 tell punct
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1 see a condition, not said to happen present you anything online property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anything=Stimulus 2 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
Example 3 Stop upsetting your little sister.
xcomp nmod:poss amod obj punct root Stop VERB upsetting VERB your PRON little ADJ sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 upsetting upset VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Stop xcomp 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 sister nmod:poss 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sister amod 5 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 2 upsetting obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 upset gerund you not said here your little sister vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sister=Experiencer
Example 4 It's upsetting when a pet is ill.
expl cop mark det nsubj cop advcl punct root It PRON 's AUX upsetting ADJ when SCONJ a DET pet NOUN is AUX ill ADJ . 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 3 upsetting expl 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 upsetting cop 3 upsetting upsetting ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 8 ill mark 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pet det 6 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 8 ill nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 ill cop 8 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 3 upsetting advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 upsetting punct
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1 is present upsetting property tree rules 2 is present a pet ill property tree rules
Example 5 The cat kept upsetting the flower pot.
det nsubj xcomp det compound obj punct root The DET cat NOUN kept VERB upsetting VERB the DET flower NOUN pot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept nsubj 3 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 upsetting upset VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 kept xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pot det 6 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 7 pot compound 7 pot pot NOUN Number=Sing 4 upsetting obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 kept punct
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1 keep past the cat tree rules 2 upset gerund the cat not said here the flower pot vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pot=Experiencer
Example 6 She found the film upsetting.
nsubj det obj xcomp punct root She PRON found VERB the DET film NOUN upsetting ADJ . 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 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 film det 4 film film NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 5 upsetting upsetting ADJ Degree=Pos 2 found xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past She the film upsetting property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Topic
Example 7 Finding his Master seated at the dinner table, he kicked up his heels and, with a loud bray, pranced giddily around the table, upsetting it as he did so.
The tree, 29 words nsubj nmod:poss nsubj case det compound obl punct nsubj conj compound:prt nmod:poss obj cc punct case det amod conj punct acl advmod case det obl punct advcl obj mark nsubj advcl advmod punct root Finding VERB his PRON Master PROPN seated VERB at ADP the DET dinner NOUN table NOUN , PUNCT he PRON kicked VERB up ADP his PRON heels NOUN and CCONJ , PUNCT with ADP a DET loud ADJ bray NOUN , PUNCT pranced VERB giddily ADV around ADP the DET table NOUN , PUNCT upsetting VERB it PRON as SCONJ he PRON did VERB so ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finding find VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 seated nsubj 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 Master nmod:poss 3 Master Master PROPN Number=Sing 4 seated nsubj 4 seated seat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 8 table case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 table det 7 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 8 table compound 8 table table NOUN Number=Sing 4 seated obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 kicked punct 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 kicked nsubj 11 kicked kick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 seated conj 12 up up ADP _ 11 kicked compound:prt 13 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 heels nmod:poss 14 heels heel NOUN Number=Plur 11 kicked obj 15 and and CCONJ _ 20 bray cc 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 bray punct 17 with with ADP _ 20 bray case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 bray det 19 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 20 bray amod 20 bray bray NOUN Number=Sing 11 kicked conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 pranced punct 22 pranced prance VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 bray acl 23 giddily giddily ADV _ 22 pranced advmod 24 around around ADP _ 26 table case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 table det 26 table table NOUN Number=Sing 22 pranced obl 27 , , PUNCT _ 28 upsetting punct 28 upsetting upset VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 kicked advcl 29 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 28 upsetting obj 30 as as SCONJ _ 32 did mark 31 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 32 did nsubj 32 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 28 upsetting advcl 33 so so ADV _ 32 did advmod 34 . . PUNCT _ 4 seated punct
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1 find gerund vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 seat past the dinner table vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location 3 kick up past Master Master's heels vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent heel=Patient 4 prance participle a loud bray not said here the table giddily property vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around table=Trajectory 5 upset gerund Master not said here table vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer 6 do past Master vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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