usual Who acts: Usual, I, Tom, It, We, owls · What happens: mean, happen, do, meet, be, have · To what, where: most, you, usual place, usual cereal, shop, daytime · Speech: someone speaks here
«usual» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: usual in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usual means what normally happens or what is done most of the time.
nsubj nsubj advmod ccomp cc nsubj:pass aux:pass conj obj case det nmod punct root Usual ADJ means VERB what PRON normally ADV happens VERB or CCONJ what PRON is AUX done VERB most ADJ of ADP the DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 happens nsubj 4 normally normally ADV _ 5 happens advmod 5 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means ccomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 9 done cc 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 done nsubj:pass 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 done aux:pass 9 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 happens conj 10 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 9 done obj 11 of of ADP _ 13 time case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 time det 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 most nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Usual vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 happen present normally property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 do present · passive most of the time 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 As usual means in the same way as always.
case nsubj case det amod obl case nmod punct root As ADP usual ADJ means VERB in ADP the DET same ADJ way NOUN as ADP always ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 2 usual case 2 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 way case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 way det 6 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 7 way amod 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 means obl 8 as as ADP _ 9 always case 9 always always ADV PronType=Tot 7 way nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present usual in the same way vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
Example 1 I will meet you at the usual place.
nsubj aux obj case det amod obl punct root I PRON will AUX meet VERB you PRON at ADP the DET usual ADJ place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 meet nsubj 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 meet aux 3 meet meet VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 meet obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 place case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 place det 7 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 8 place amod 8 place place NOUN Number=Sing 3 meet obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 meet punct
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1 meet future I you the usual place vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Co-Agent
Example 2 As usual, Tom was late.
case punct nsubj cop conj punct root As ADP usual ADJ , PUNCT Tom PROPN was AUX late ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 2 usual case 2 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 late punct 4 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 6 late nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 late cop 6 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 2 usual conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 usual punct
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1 is past Tom late property tree rules
Example 3 It is colder than usual today.
nsubj cop case obl obl:unmarked punct root It PRON is AUX colder ADJ than ADP usual ADJ today NOUN . 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 colder nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 colder cop 3 colder cold ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 than than ADP _ 5 usual case 5 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 3 colder obl 6 today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 colder obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 colder punct
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1 is present It today than usual; cold property tree rules
Example 4 We had the usual cereal for breakfast.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root We PRON had VERB the DET usual ADJ cereal NOUN for ADP breakfast NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cereal det 4 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cereal amod 5 cereal cereal NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 breakfast case 7 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 5 cereal nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We the usual cereal for breakfast vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cereal=Patient
Example 5 The shop is closed earlier than usual.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl punct root The DET shop NOUN is AUX closed VERB earlier ADV than ADP usual ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 4 closed nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 closed aux:pass 4 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 earlier early ADV Degree=Cmp 4 closed advmod 6 than than ADP _ 7 usual case 7 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 5 earlier obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 closed punct
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1 close present · passive the shop early property vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 Is it usual for owls to fly in the daytime? No, it is unusual.
Sentence 1: Is it usual for owls to fly in the daytime?
cop nsubj mark nsubj mark advcl case det obl punct root Is AUX it PRON usual ADJ for SCONJ owls NOUN to PART fly VERB in ADP the DET daytime NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 usual cop 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 usual nsubj 3 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 for for SCONJ _ 7 fly mark 5 owls owl NOUN Number=Plur 7 fly nsubj 6 to to PART _ 7 fly mark 7 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 usual advcl 8 in in ADP _ 10 daytime case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 daytime det 10 daytime daytime NOUN Number=Sing 7 fly obl 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 usual punct
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1 is present it usual property tree rules 2 fly to-infinitive owls the daytime vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in daytime=Location
Sentence 2: No, it is unusual.
discourse punct expl cop punct root No INTJ , PUNCT it PRON is AUX unusual ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 5 unusual discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 unusual expl 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 unusual cop 5 unusual unusual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 unusual punct
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1 is present unusual property tree rules
Example 7 Lunch is at the usual time.
nsubj cop case det amod punct root Lunch NOUN is AUX at ADP the DET usual ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 6 time nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 time cop 3 at at ADP _ 6 time case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 time det 5 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 6 time amod 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 time punct
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1 is present Lunch at the usual time tree rules
Example 8 She smiled, as usual.
nsubj punct case xcomp punct root She PRON smiled VERB , PUNCT as ADP usual 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 smiled nsubj 2 smiled smile VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 usual punct 4 as as ADP _ 5 usual case 5 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 2 smiled xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 smiled punct
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1 smile past She usual property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 9 ‘Do not forget your usual good custom.
punct aux advmod nmod:poss amod amod obj punct root ‘ PUNCT Do AUX not PART forget VERB your PRON usual ADJ good ADJ custom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 4 forget punct 2 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 forget aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 forget advmod 4 forget forget VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 custom nmod:poss 6 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 8 custom amod 7 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 8 custom amod 8 custom custom NOUN Number=Sing 4 forget obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 forget punct
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1 not forget imperative · do-support you not said here your usual good custom tree rules
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