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useful

Who acts: Something, you, useful person, ruler, that, Worms · What happens: help, do, be, draw, make, know · To what, where: you, something, lot, straight lines, useful advice, soil

«useful» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: useful in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Something useful helps you do something or is good for a purpose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 helps	nsubj
2	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Something	amod
3	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 helps	obj
5	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 helps	xcomp
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 do	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 good	cc
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 good	cop
9	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 something	conj
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 purpose	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 purpose	det
12	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 good	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Something	you					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	do	infinitive	you not said here	something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
3	is	present	you not said here					for a purpose; good property	tree rules

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

A useful person helps a lot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 person	det
2	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 person	amod
3	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	nsubj
4	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lot	det
6	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	a useful person	a lot					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Beneficiary

Example 1

A ruler is useful for drawing straight lines.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ruler	det
2	ruler	ruler	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 useful	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 useful	cop
4	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	SCONJ	_	6 drawing	mark
6	drawing	draw	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 useful	advcl
7	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 lines	amod
8	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 drawing	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 useful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a ruler					useful property	tree rules
2	draw	gerund	a ruler not said here	straight lines					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme

Example 2

Thanks, that was really useful advice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thanks	thanks	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 advice	punct
3	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 advice	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 advice	cop
5	really	really	ADV	_	7 advice	advmod
6	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 advice	amod
7	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thanks	parataxis
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thanks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	that	useful advice					tree rules

Example 3

Worms are useful because they make soil healthy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Worms	worm	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 useful	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 useful	cop
3	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	because	because	SCONJ	_	6 make	mark
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 make	nsubj
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 useful	advcl
7	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obj
8	healthy	healthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 make	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 useful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Worms					useful property	tree rules
2	make	present	Worms = worm	soil				healthy property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset soil=Product

Example 4

It's useful to know your phone number by heart.

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 useful	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 useful	cop
3	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 know	mark
5	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 useful	xcomp
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 number	nmod:poss
7	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 number	compound
8	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 know	obj
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 heart	case
10	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 know	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 useful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					useful property	tree rules
2	know	to-infinitive		your phone number				by heart	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer number=Stimulus

Example 5

A torch is useful when the lights go out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 torch	det
2	torch	torch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 useful	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 useful	cop
4	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 go	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lights	det
7	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 go	nsubj
8	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 useful	advcl
9	out	out	ADV	_	8 go	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 useful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a torch					useful property	tree rules
2	go out	present	the lights					out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

She made herself useful by setting the table.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 made	obj
4	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 made	xcomp
5	by	by	SCONJ	_	6 setting	mark
6	setting	set	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 made	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 table	det
8	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 setting	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	She	herself = she				useful property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Product
2	set	gerund	She not said here	the table					vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient table=Result

Example 7

Which tool would be most useful here?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	DET	PronType=Int	2 tool	det
2	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 useful	nsubj
3	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 useful	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 useful	cop
5	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	6 useful	advmod
6	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 useful	advmod
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 useful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	would	which tool			here		useful property	tree rules

Example 8

Could anything be more exciting or more useful?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 exciting	aux
2	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 exciting	nsubj
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 exciting	cop
4	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	5 exciting	advmod
5	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 useful	cc
7	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 useful	advmod
8	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 exciting	conj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 exciting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	could	anything					exciting property	tree rules
2	be		anything not said here						tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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