why

Who acts: question word, That, I, fashioned word, surprise, y · What happens: ask, cause, use, join, be, show · To what, where: something, reason, surprise, you, 's, complaint · Speech: someone speaks here

«why» in the school dictionary: its 7 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: why in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A question word that asks for the reason or cause of something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	compound
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 asks	nsubj
5	asks	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 word	acl:relcl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 reason	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 reason	det
8	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 asks	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 cause	cc
10	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 reason	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 something	case
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 cause	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present	a question word					for the reason or cause of something	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	cause			something					nom cause «event 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

Used to join a reason to a sentence: «That is why I am late.».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 join	mark
3	join	join	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Used	xcomp
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 reason	det
5	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 join	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 sentence	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sentence	det
8	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 reason	nmod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 why	punct
11	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	13 why	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 why	cop
13	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	1 Used	parataxis
14	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 late	nsubj
15	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 late	cop
16	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	13 why	ccomp
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	participle				vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	join	to-infinitive		a reason	to a sentence	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent reason=Patient to sentence=Co-Patient
3	is in a quote	present	That		why property	tree rules
4	is in a quote	present	I		late property	tree rules

Meaning 3

An old-fashioned word that shows surprise: «Why, it's you!».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 word	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fashioned	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 old	punct
4	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 word	amod
5	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 shows	nsubj
7	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 word	acl:relcl
8	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shows	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 shows	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 you	punct
11	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	15 you	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Why	punct
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 you	nsubj
14	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 you	cop
15	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 shows	iobj
16	!	!	PUNCT	_	15 you	punct
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 you	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	a fashioned word	surprise					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient surprise=Topic
2	is a in a quote	present	surprise	you					tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.

«Why not?» means yes, let's; «y» or «y tho» is texting for why.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 not	punct
2	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	3 not	advmod
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 means	nsubj
4	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 not	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 not	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	6 means	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 let	punct
9	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 means	parataxis
10	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 let	obj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 texting	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 y	punct
13	y	y	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 texting	nsubj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 y	punct
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 tho	cc
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 tho	punct
17	y	y	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 tho	compound
18	tho	tho	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 y	conj
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 y	punct
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 texting	aux
21	texting	text	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 means	conj
22	for	for	ADP	_	23 why	case
23	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	21 texting	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yes=Topic
2	let	infinitive		's	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme
3	text	present · progressive	y or y tho		tree rules

Meaning 5

Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.

«Why me?» is a complaint about bad luck; «why oh why» shows despair.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 me	punct
2	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	3 me	advmod
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 complaint	nsubj
4	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 me	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 me	punct
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 complaint	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 complaint	det
8	complaint	complaint	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	about	about	ADP	_	11 luck	case
10	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 luck	amod
11	luck	luck	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 complaint	nmod
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 shows	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 shows	punct
14	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	18 shows	advmod
15	oh	oh	INTJ	_	18 shows	discourse
16	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	15 oh	advmod
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 oh	punct
18	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 complaint	parataxis
19	despair	despair	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 shows	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 complaint	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	me	a complaint				about bad luck	tree rules
2	show	present		despair					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent despair=Recipient

Meaning 6

Usage: rough — kept apart, not parsed.

«Why the hell…?» or «why on earth…?» shows anger or shock: «Why the hell did you eat all 8?».

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 hell	punct
2	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	4 hell	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 hell	det
4	hell	hell	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 shows	obl
5	…	.	PUNCT	_	4 hell	punct
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 hell	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 hell	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 shows	cc
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 shows	punct
10	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	16 shows	advmod
11	on	on	ADP	_	12 earth	case
12	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 shows	obl
13	…	.	PUNCT	_	12 earth	punct
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	12 earth	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 earth	punct
16	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
17	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 shows	obj
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 shock	cc
19	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 anger	conj
20	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 shows	punct
21	«	«	PUNCT	_	27 eat	punct
22	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	27 eat	advmod
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 hell	det
24	hell	hell	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 eat	nsubj
25	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	27 eat	aux
26	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	27 eat	nsubj
27	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 shows	parataxis
28	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	29 8	det
29	8	8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	27 eat	obj
30	?	?	PUNCT	_	27 eat	punct
31	»	»	PUNCT	_	27 eat	punct
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present		the hell		earth			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent anger=Recipient clause=Topic
2	eat in a quote	past · do-support	the hell	all 8					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 8=Patient

Meaning 7

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

«For what reason», «on what grounds», «account for» and «identify the principal reason for» are stiff ways to ask why: «Account for the observed change.».

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 reason	punct
2	For	for	ADP	_	4 reason	case
3	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	4 reason	nsubj
4	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 ways	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 reason	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 grounds	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 grounds	punct
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 grounds	case
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	10 grounds	nsubj
10	grounds	grounds	NOUN	Number=Ptan	4 reason	appos
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 grounds	punct
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 account	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 account	punct
14	account	account	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reason	parataxis
15	for	for	ADP	_	16 »	case
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 account	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 identify	cc
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 identify	punct
19	identify	identify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 reason	conj
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 reason	det
21	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 reason	amod
22	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 identify	obj
23	for	for	ADP	_	19 identify	obl
24	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 reason	punct
25	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	27 ways	cop
26	stiff	stiff	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 ways	amod
27	ways	way	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
28	to	to	PART	_	29 ask	mark
29	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	27 ways	acl
30	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	29 ask	advmod
31	:	:	PUNCT	_	33 Account	punct
32	«	«	PUNCT	_	33 Account	punct
33	Account	account	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	27 ways	parataxis
34	for	for	ADP	_	37 change	case
35	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	37 change	det
36	observed	observe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	37 change	amod
37	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 Account	obl
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	33 Account	punct
39	»	»	PUNCT	_	33 Account	punct
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	27 ways	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	identify in a quote	infinitive	reason not said here	the principal reason		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme
2	is a	present	reason	stiff ways		tree rules
3	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	account in a quote	infinitive			for the observed change	tree rules
5	observe in a quote	participle				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Why is the sky blue?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Rel	root	root
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Why	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 blue	det
4	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 blue	compound
5	blue	blue	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Why	nsubj
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Why	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the sky blue					why property	tree rules

Example 2

Why did you leave the door open?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	4 leave	advmod
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 leave	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 leave	nsubj
4	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 door	det
6	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 leave	obj
7	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 leave	xcomp
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past · do-support	you	the door				open property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Theme

Example 3

That is why we wear helmets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 why	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 why	cop
3	why	why	ADV	PronType=Rel	root	root
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 wear	nsubj
5	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 why	advcl:relcl
6	helmets	helmet	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 wear	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 why	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	That					why property	tree rules
2	wear	present	we	helmets					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme

Example 4

Explain why your answer is correct.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Explain	explain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	6 correct	advmod
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 answer	nmod:poss
4	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 correct	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 correct	cop
6	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Explain	ccomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Explain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	imperative	you not said here		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	your answer	correct property	tree rules
3	answer		your		nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

I don't know why the plant died.

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	4 know	nsubj
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 know	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 know	advmod
4	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	8 died	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 plant	det
7	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 died	nsubj
8	died	die	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 know	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 know	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not know	present · do-support	I						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	die	past	the plant						vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 6

Why not try again tomorrow?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	3 try	advmod
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 try	advmod
3	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	again	again	ADV	_	3 try	advmod
5	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 try	obl:unmarked
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not try	imperative	you not said here				again; tomorrow		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 7

Why, what a lovely surprise!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 what	punct
3	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	1 Why	conj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 surprise	det
5	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 surprise	amod
6	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 what	nsubj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Why	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 8

Nobody knows why the dog barked.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	2 knows	nsubj
2	knows	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	6 barked	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 dog	det
5	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 barked	nsubj
6	barked	bark	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 knows	ccomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 knows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	present	Nobody						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	bark	past	the dog						vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 9

why u late, bus was at 8:40 (casual)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	3 late	advmod
2	u	you	PRON	Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 late	nsubj
3	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 casual	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 late	punct
5	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 casual	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 casual	cop
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 8:40	case
8	8:40	8:40	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 casual	obl
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 casual	punct
10	casual	casual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 casual	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	bus			8:40		casual, late property	tree rules

Example 10

«Pizza?» «Why not!» (casual)

Sentence 1: «Pizza?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Pizza	punct
2	Pizza	Pizza	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 Pizza	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Pizza	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: «Why not!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Why	punct
2	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 Why	advmod
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Why	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Why	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 3: (casual)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 casual	punct
2	casual	casual	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 casual	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 11

Why the hell did you eat all 8 cookies? (rough)

Sentence 1: Why the hell did you eat all 8 cookies?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	6 eat	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 hell	det
3	hell	hell	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 eat	nsubj
4	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 eat	aux
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 eat	nsubj
6	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 cookies	det
8	8	8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 cookies	nummod
9	cookies	cookie	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 eat	obj
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	past · do-support	the hell	all 8 cookies					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cookie=Patient

Sentence 2: (rough)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 rough	punct
2	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 rough	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 12

Identify the principal reason for the evaporation of water from an open vessel. (formal exam)

Sentence 1: Identify the principal reason for the evaporation of water from an open vessel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 reason	det
3	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 reason	amod
4	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 evaporation	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 evaporation	det
7	evaporation	evaporation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reason	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 water	case
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 evaporation	nmod
10	from	from	ADP	_	13 vessel	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 vessel	det
12	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 vessel	amod
13	vessel	vessel	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the principal reason		a open vessel		for the evaporation of water	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme
2	evaporate			water					nom evaporation «process transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (formal exam)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 exam	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 exam	amod
3	exam	exam	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 exam	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 13

"Why are you knocking me about?"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 knocking	punct
2	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	5 knocking	advmod
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 knocking	aux
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 knocking	nsubj
5	knocking	knock	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 knocking	obj
7	about	about	ADP	_	5 knocking	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 knocking	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 knocking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock in a quote	present · progressive	you	me					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent i=Patient

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