wonky Who acts: Wonky, picture, bike wheel, Supermarkets, He, Wi Fi · What happens: mean, not work, be, put, sell, have · To what, where: coaster, leg, wonky carrots, wonky smile
«wonky» 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: wonky in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal, UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
Wonky means crooked, not straight or not level.
nsubj xcomp punct advmod advmod cc advmod conj punct root Wonky ADJ means VERB crooked ADJ , PUNCT not PART straight ADV or CCONJ not PART level NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 level punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 level advmod 6 straight straight ADV _ 9 level advmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 level cc 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 level advmod 9 level level NOUN Number=Sing 3 crooked conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Wonky crooked property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Wonky means shaky, weak or not working properly, as in a wonky table or wonky Wi-Fi.
The tree, 17 words nsubj xcomp punct conj cc advmod conj advmod punct case case det amod obl cc amod compound punct conj punct root Wonky ADJ means VERB shaky ADJ , PUNCT weak ADJ or CCONJ not PART working VERB properly ADV , PUNCT as ADP in ADP a DET wonky ADJ table NOUN or CCONJ wonky ADJ Wi PROPN - PUNCT Fi NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 shaky shaky ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 weak punct 5 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 3 shaky conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 working cc 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 working advmod 8 working work VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 weak conj 9 properly properly ADV _ 8 working advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 table punct 11 as as ADP _ 15 table case 12 in in ADP _ 15 table case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 table det 14 wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos 15 table amod 15 table table NOUN Number=Sing 8 working obl 16 or or CCONJ _ 20 Fi cc 17 wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos 20 Fi amod 18 Wi Wi PROPN Number=Sing 20 Fi compound 19 - - PUNCT _ 20 Fi punct 20 Fi fi NOUN Number=Sing 15 table conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Wonky shaky property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 not work gerund Wonky not said here as a wonky table or wonky Wi Fi; properly property vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as table=Attribute
Example 1 That picture on the wall is wonky.
det nsubj case det nmod cop punct root That DET picture NOUN on ADP the DET wall NOUN is AUX wonky ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 picture det 2 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 7 wonky nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 wall case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wall det 5 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 2 picture nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 wonky cop 7 wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 wonky punct
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1 is present that picture on the wall wonky property tree rules
Example 2 My bike wheel is a bit wonky.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop det obl:unmarked punct root My PRON bike NOUN wheel NOUN is AUX a DET bit NOUN wonky ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 wheel nmod:poss 2 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 3 wheel compound 3 wheel wheel NOUN Number=Sing 7 wonky nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 wonky cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bit det 6 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 7 wonky obl:unmarked 7 wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 wonky punct
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1 is present My bike wheel a bit obl:unmarked ; wonky property tree rules
Example 3 The table's wonky; put a coaster under the leg.
det nmod:poss case punct parataxis det obj case det obl punct root The DET table NOUN 's PART wonky ADJ ; PUNCT put VERB a DET coaster NOUN under ADP the DET leg NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 table det 2 table table NOUN Number=Sing 4 wonky nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 table case 4 wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 put punct 6 put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 wonky parataxis 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 coaster det 8 coaster coaster NOUN Number=Sing 6 put obj 9 under under ADP _ 11 leg case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 leg det 11 leg leg NOUN Number=Sing 6 put obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 wonky punct
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1 put infinitive a coaster the leg vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent coaster=Theme under leg=Destination
Example 4 Supermarkets sell wonky carrots cheaply.
nsubj amod obj advmod punct root Supermarkets NOUN sell VERB wonky ADJ carrots NOUN cheaply ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Supermarkets supermarket NOUN Number=Plur 2 sell nsubj 2 sell sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos 4 carrots amod 4 carrots carrot NOUN Number=Plur 2 sell obj 5 cheaply cheaply ADV _ 2 sell advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 sell punct
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1 sell present Supermarkets wonky carrots cheaply property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carrot=Theme
Example 5 He has a wonky smile.
nsubj det amod obj punct root He PRON has VERB a DET wonky ADJ smile NOUN . PUNCT 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 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 smile det 4 wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos 5 smile amod 5 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present He a wonky smile vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Patient
Example 6 The Wi-Fi is wonky today.
det compound punct nsubj cop obl:unmarked punct root The DET Wi PROPN - PUNCT Fi NOUN is AUX wonky ADJ today NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Fi det 2 Wi Wi PROPN Number=Sing 4 Fi compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 Wi punct 4 Fi fi NOUN Number=Sing 6 wonky nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 wonky cop 6 wonky wonky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 today today NOUN Number=Sing 6 wonky obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 wonky punct
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1 is present the Wi Fi today wonky property tree rules
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