whatsoever
Who acts: I, shoe, nothing, He, reason, She · What happens: use, make, have, be, show, leave · To what, where: it, idea, box, interest, money, guess
«whatsoever» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: whatsoever in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
At all; used after "no", "none" or "nothing" to make it stronger.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 2 all | case |
| 2 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | root | root |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 2 all | punct |
| 4 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 all | acl |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 no | case |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 no | punct |
| 7 | no | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 4 used | obl |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 no | punct |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 all | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 none | punct |
| 11 | none | none | PRON | PronType=Neg | 2 all | appos |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 none | punct |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 nothing | cc |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 nothing | punct |
| 15 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 11 none | conj |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 nothing | punct |
| 17 | to | to | PART | _ | 18 make | mark |
| 18 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 nothing | acl |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 make | obj |
| 20 | stronger | strong | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 18 make | xcomp |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 none | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | make | to-infinitive | it | strong property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
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: formal, old — kept apart, not parsed.
Whatever; anything at all.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | root | root |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 3 anything | punct |
| 3 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 1 Whatever | nsubj |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 all | case |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 anything | nmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Whatever | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
I have no idea whatsoever where my shoe is.
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 | 2 have | nsubj |
| 2 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 idea | det |
| 4 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 have | obj |
| 5 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 9 is | advmod |
| 6 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 9 is | advmod |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 shoe | nmod:poss |
| 8 | shoe | shoe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 is | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 have | advcl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | I | no idea | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient | ||||
| 2 | be | present | my shoe | whatsoever property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
There was nothing whatsoever in the box.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 was | expl |
| 2 | was | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 2 was | nsubj |
| 4 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 2 was | advmod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 box | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 box | det |
| 7 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 was | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 was | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | past | nothing | the box; there | whatsoever property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in box=Location |
Example 3
He showed no interest whatsoever in football.
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 showed | nsubj |
| 2 | showed | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 interest | det |
| 4 | interest | interest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 showed | obj |
| 5 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 2 showed | advmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 football | case |
| 7 | football | football | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 showed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 showed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | past | He | no interest | in football; whatsoever property | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent interest=Patient in football=Topic |
Example 4
"Any questions?" "None whatsoever."
Sentence 1: "Any questions?" "
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 questions | punct |
| 2 | Any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 3 questions | det |
| 3 | questions | question | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 questions | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 questions | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 questions | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: None whatsoever."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | none | PRON | PronType=Neg | root | root |
| 2 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 1 None | advmod |
| 3 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 None | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 1 None | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5
There is no reason whatsoever to be scared.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 is | expl |
| 2 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 reason | det |
| 4 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 is | nsubj |
| 5 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 8 scared | advmod |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 scared | mark |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 scared | cop |
| 8 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 reason | acl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 is | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | present | no reason | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | no reason not said here | scared, whatsoever property | tree rules |
Example 6
She had no money whatsoever left.
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 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 money | det |
| 4 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 5 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 6 left | advmod |
| 6 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 money | acl:relcl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | She | no money | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient | ||||
| 2 | leave | past | no money not said here | whatsoever property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 7
Right or left--backward or forward--where to go he could form no guess whatsoever.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right | right | ADV | _ | 3 left | advmod |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 3 left | cc |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 5 backward | punct |
| 5 | backward | backward | ADV | _ | 3 left | advmod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 forward | cc |
| 7 | forward | forward | ADV | _ | 5 backward | conj |
| 8 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 11 go | punct |
| 9 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 11 go | advmod |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 go | mark |
| 11 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 left | conj |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 form | nsubj |
| 13 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 form | aux |
| 14 | form | form | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 go | ccomp |
| 15 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 16 guess | det |
| 16 | guess | guess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 form | obj |
| 17 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 14 form | advmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 left | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | participle | backward, right property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | go | to-infinitive | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | form | could | he | no guess | whatsoever property | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location guess=Theme |
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