viewpoint

Who acts: way, you, viewpoint homework, We, It, viewpoint · What happens: think, point, see, write, be, stop · To what, where: view, wide view, high place, fairy tale, viewpoint, telescope

«viewpoint» 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: viewpoint in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A way of thinking about something; an opinion or point of view.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 way	det
2	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 opinion	nsubj
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 thinking	mark
4	thinking	think	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 way	acl
5	about	about	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 thinking	obl
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 opinion	punct
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 opinion	det
9	opinion	opinion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 point	cc
11	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 opinion	conj
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 view	case
13	view	view	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 point	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 opinion	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	gerund	a way not said here					about something	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic
2	point			view					nom point «cognition transitive»: of=patient

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 high place from which you can see a wide view, often with a sign or bench.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 place	det
2	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 place	amod
3	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 see	obl
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 see	nsubj
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 see	aux
8	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 place	acl:relcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 view	det
10	wide	wide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 view	amod
11	view	view	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 see	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 sign	punct
13	often	often	ADV	_	16 sign	advmod
14	with	with	ADP	_	16 sign	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 sign	det
16	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 see	parataxis
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 bench	cc
18	bench	bench	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 sign	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 place	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	can	you	a wide view		a high place			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer view=Stimulus

Example 1

Write the fairy tale from the wolf's viewpoint.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 tale	det
3	fairy	fairy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tale	compound
4	tale	tale	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	9 viewpoint	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wolf	det
7	wolf	wolf	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 viewpoint	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 wolf	case
9	viewpoint	viewpoint	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	the fairy tale		the wolf's viewpoint			vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent tale=Result from viewpoint=Material

Example 2

From my viewpoint, homework should be shorter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	3 viewpoint	case
2	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 viewpoint	nmod:poss
3	viewpoint	viewpoint	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 homework	compound
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 viewpoint	punct
5	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shorter	nsubj
6	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 shorter	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 shorter	cop
8	shorter	short	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 shorter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	should	viewpoint homework					short property	tree rules

Example 3

We stopped at a viewpoint to look at the lake.

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 stopped	nsubj
2	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 viewpoint	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 viewpoint	det
5	viewpoint	viewpoint	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stopped	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 look	mark
7	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 stopped	advcl
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 lake	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 lake	det
10	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 look	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	We			a viewpoint			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at viewpoint=Location
2	look	to-infinitive	We not said here					at the lake	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at lake=Theme

Example 4

It helps to listen to other viewpoints.

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	2 helps	nsubj
2	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 listen	mark
4	listen	listen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 helps	xcomp
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 viewpoints	case
6	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 viewpoints	amod
7	viewpoints	viewpoint	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 listen	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	It						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	listen	to-infinitive						to other viewpoints	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to viewpoint=Theme

Example 5

The viewpoint at the top of the hill has a telescope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 viewpoint	det
2	viewpoint	viewpoint	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 has	nsubj
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 top	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 top	det
5	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 viewpoint	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 hill	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 hill	det
8	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 top	nmod
9	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 telescope	det
11	telescope	telescope	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 has	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the viewpoint at the top of the hill	a telescope					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent telescope=Patient

Example 6

The two newspapers gave different viewpoints on the story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 newspapers	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 newspapers	nummod
3	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 gave	nsubj
4	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 viewpoints	amod
6	viewpoints	viewpoint	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 gave	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 story	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 story	det
9	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the two newspapers	different viewpoints		the story			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent viewpoint=Theme on story=Asset

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