violent

Who acts: Violent, violent storm, volcano, film, He, someone · What happens: mean, use, hurt, damage, describe, knock down · To what, where: strong physical force, people, something, strong feelings, trees, school · Speech: someone speaks here

«violent» 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: violent in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Violent means using strong physical force to hurt or damage people or things.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 force	amod
5	physical	physical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 force	amod
6	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 using	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 hurt	mark
8	hurt	hurt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 using	advcl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 damage	cc
10	damage	damage	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 hurt	conj
11	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 damage	obj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 things	cc
13	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 people	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	Violent		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	use not said to happen	gerund	Violent not said here	strong physical force	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent force=Patient
3	hurt	to-infinitive	Violent not said here		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4	damage	infinitive	Violent not said here	people or things	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=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

Violent can describe something very strong and sudden in nature, such as a violent storm or a violent earthquake.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 describe	advcl
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 describe	aux
3	describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 describe	obj
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 strong	advmod
6	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 something	amod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 sudden	cc
8	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 strong	conj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 nature	case
10	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 strong	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 storm	punct
12	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	16 storm	case
13	as	as	ADP	_	12 such	fixed
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 storm	det
15	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 storm	amod
16	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 nature	conj
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 earthquake	cc
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 earthquake	det
19	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 earthquake	amod
20	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 storm	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	can		something					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme

Meaning 3

Violent can describe very strong feelings or actions: a violent temper, a violent cough.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 describe	advcl
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 describe	aux
3	describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 strong	advmod
5	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 feelings	amod
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 describe	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 actions	cc
8	actions	action	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 feelings	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 temper	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 temper	det
11	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 temper	amod
12	temper	temper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 describe	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 cough	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 cough	det
15	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 cough	amod
16	cough	cough	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 temper	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	can		strong feelings or actions				a violent temper and a violent cough obl	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme

Example 1

A violent storm knocked down trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 storm	det
2	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 storm	amod
3	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	knocked	knock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 storm	acl
5	down	down	ADP	_	4 knocked	compound:prt
6	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 knocked	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 storm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock down	participle	a violent storm not said here	trees					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent tree=Patient

Example 2

Hitting is violent and is not allowed at school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hitting	hit	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 violent	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 violent	cop
3	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 allowed	cc
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 allowed	aux:pass
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 allowed	advmod
7	allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 violent	conj
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 school	case
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 allowed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 violent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	hit	gerund			vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present		violent property	tree rules
3	not allow	present · passive	school		vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»

Example 3

The volcano had a violent eruption.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 volcano	det
2	volcano	volcano	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 eruption	det
5	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 eruption	amod
6	eruption	eruption	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the volcano	a violent eruption					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eruption=Patient

Example 4

That film is too violent for young children.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 violent	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 violent	cop
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 violent	advmod
5	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 children	case
7	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 children	amod
8	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 violent	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 violent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	that film					for young children; violent property	tree rules

Example 5

He had a violent coughing fit.

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	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fit	det
4	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fit	amod
5	coughing	coughing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fit	compound
6	fit	fit	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	He	a violent coughing fit					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fit=Patient

Example 6

If someone is violent towards you, tell a trusted adult.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 violent	mark
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 violent	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 violent	cop
4	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tell	advcl
5	towards	towards	ADP	_	6 you	case
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 violent	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 violent	punct
8	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 adult	det
10	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 adult	amod
11	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tell	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	is a condition, not said to happen	present	someone		towards you; violent property	tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	a trusted adult		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
3	trust	participle				vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Then the man fell into a violent rage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 fell	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fell	nsubj
4	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	into	into	ADP	_	8 rage	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 rage	det
7	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rage	amod
8	rage	rage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fell	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	the man				then	into a violent rage result	vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into rage=Result

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