yes
Who acts: something, someone, We, answer, that, I · What happens: use, agree, say, be, accept, answer · To what, where: word, you, everyday ways, opposite, someone, Affirmative stiff ways · Speech: someone speaks here
«yes» in the school dictionary: its 8 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: yes in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A word used to agree, say something is true, or accept: «Yes, please.».
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 word | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 word | acl |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 agree | mark |
| 5 | agree | agree | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 used | xcomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 say | punct |
| 7 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 agree | conj |
| 8 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 10 true | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 true | cop |
| 10 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 say | ccomp |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 accept | punct |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 accept | cc |
| 13 | accept | accept | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 say | conj |
| 14 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 word | punct |
| 15 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 16 Yes | punct |
| 16 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 2 word | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 Yes | punct |
| 18 | please | please | INTJ | _ | 16 Yes | discourse |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 16 Yes | punct |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 Yes | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 word | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | a word not said here | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | agree speech: agree | to-infinitive | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | infinitive | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | is | present | something | true property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | accept | infinitive | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: 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
Used to answer when someone calls you: «Yes?».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 calls | advcl |
| 2 | to | to | PART | _ | 3 answer | mark |
| 3 | answer | answer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Used | xcomp |
| 4 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 calls | advmod |
| 5 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 6 calls | nsubj |
| 6 | calls | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 calls | obj |
| 8 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 calls | punct |
| 9 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 Yes | punct |
| 10 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 calls | discourse |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 10 Yes | punct |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 Yes | punct |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 calls | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | someone not said here | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | answer speech: assert | to-infinitive | someone not said here | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | call | present | someone | you | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
Meaning 3
A happy shout: «Yes! We won!».
Sentence 1: A happy shout: «Yes!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 shout | det |
| 2 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 shout | amod |
| 3 | shout | shout | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 shout | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 Yes | punct |
| 6 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 3 shout | discourse |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 shout | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: We won!».
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 won | nsubj |
| 2 | won | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 won | punct |
| 4 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 won | punct |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 won | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | past | We | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 4
As a noun, an answer that says yes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADP | _ | 3 noun | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 noun | det |
| 3 | noun | noun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 noun | punct |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 answer | det |
| 6 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 says | nsubj |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 says | nsubj |
| 8 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 8 says | ccomp |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a answer | as a noun | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 5
Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.
«Yeah», «yep», «yup», «ya», «sure», «yeah nah» (Australia, NZ: no) and «deffo» (UK: definitely) are everyday ways to say yes.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yeah | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 10 yup | discourse |
| 3 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yeah | punct |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 yup | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 yup | punct |
| 6 | yep | yep | INTJ | _ | 10 yup | discourse |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 yep | punct |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 yup | punct |
| 9 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 yup | punct |
| 10 | yup | yup | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 yup | punct |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 sure | punct |
| 13 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 ya | punct |
| 14 | ya | ya | X | _ | 18 sure | advmod |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 ya | punct |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 sure | punct |
| 17 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 18 sure | punct |
| 18 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 yup | parataxis |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 sure | punct |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 nah | punct |
| 21 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 23 nah | punct |
| 22 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 23 nah | discourse |
| 23 | nah | nah | INTJ | _ | 10 yup | discourse |
| 24 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 23 nah | punct |
| 25 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 26 Australia | punct |
| 26 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 yup | appos |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 NZ | punct |
| 28 | NZ | NZ | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 Australia | conj |
| 29 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 30 no | punct |
| 30 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 10 yup | conj |
| 31 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 30 no | punct |
| 32 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 34 deffo | cc |
| 33 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 34 deffo | punct |
| 34 | deffo | deffo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 no | conj |
| 35 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 34 deffo | punct |
| 36 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 37 UK | punct |
| 37 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | 34 deffo | appos |
| 38 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 43 ways | punct |
| 39 | definitely | definitely | ADV | _ | 43 ways | advmod |
| 40 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 39 definitely | punct |
| 41 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 43 ways | cop |
| 42 | everyday | everyday | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 43 ways | amod |
| 43 | ways | way | NOUN | Number=Plur | 37 UK | conj |
| 44 | to | to | PART | _ | 45 say | mark |
| 45 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 43 ways | acl |
| 46 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 45 say | obj |
| 47 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 yup | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | everyday ways | definitely property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | to-infinitive | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent yes=Topic |
Meaning 6
Usage: casual, sarcastic — kept apart, not parsed.
«Oh yes, very clever» or «yeah, right» means the opposite.
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 clever | punct |
| 2 | Oh | oh | INTJ | _ | 6 clever | discourse |
| 3 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 clever | discourse |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 clever | punct |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 clever | advmod |
| 6 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 clever | punct |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 means | cc |
| 9 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 means | punct |
| 10 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 14 means | discourse |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 means | punct |
| 12 | right | right | INTJ | _ | 14 means | discourse |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 right | punct |
| 14 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 clever | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 opposite | det |
| 16 | opposite | opposite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 means | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 clever | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | the opposite | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opposite=Topic |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I don't believe you.
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 believe | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 believe | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 believe | advmod |
| 4 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 believe | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 believe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not believe | present · do-support | I | you | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |
Meaning 7
Usage: rough — kept apart, not parsed.
«Yes, and?» or «yeah, so what» brushes someone off.
The tree, 9 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yes | punct |
| 2 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 12 what | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yes | punct |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 2 Yes | cc |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yes | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yes | punct |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 what | cc |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 yeah | punct |
| 9 | yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 12 what | discourse |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 what | punct |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 what | advmod |
| 12 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 brushes | punct |
| 14 | brushes | brush | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 what | acl:relcl |
| 15 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 14 brushes | obj |
| 16 | off | off | ADP | _ | 14 brushes | compound:prt |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 what | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | brush off | present | someone | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent someone=Destination |
Meaning 8
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
«Affirmative», «indeed», «in the affirmative», «certainly» and «that is correct» are stiff ways to say yes.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Affirmative | punct |
| 2 | Affirmative | affirmative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 ways | amod |
| 3 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Affirmative | punct |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Affirmative | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Affirmative | punct |
| 6 | indeed | indeed | ADV | _ | 2 Affirmative | advmod |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Affirmative | punct |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 affirmative | punct |
| 9 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 affirmative | punct |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 affirmative | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 affirmative | det |
| 12 | affirmative | affirmative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Affirmative | conj |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 affirmative | punct |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 certainly | punct |
| 15 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 16 certainly | punct |
| 16 | certainly | certainly | ADV | _ | 2 Affirmative | conj |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 certainly | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 correct | cc |
| 19 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 22 correct | punct |
| 20 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 22 correct | nsubj |
| 21 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 22 correct | cop |
| 22 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Affirmative | conj |
| 23 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 22 correct | punct |
| 24 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 26 ways | cop |
| 25 | stiff | stiff | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 ways | amod |
| 26 | ways | way | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 27 | to | to | PART | _ | 28 say | mark |
| 28 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 26 ways | acl |
| 29 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 28 say | obj |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 26 ways | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | that | correct property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | Affirmative stiff ways | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | to-infinitive | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent yes=Topic |
Example 1
Yes, I would like some juice.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 like | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 like | nsubj |
| 4 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 like | aux |
| 5 | like | like | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 juice | det |
| 7 | juice | juice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 like | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 like | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | like | would | I | some juice | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot juice=Theme |
Example 2
«Is it raining?» «Yes, it is.»
Sentence 1: «Is it raining?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 raining | punct |
| 2 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 raining | aux |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 raining | nsubj |
| 4 | raining | rain | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 raining | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 raining | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rain in a quote | present · progressive | it | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |
Sentence 2: «Yes, it is.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 is | punct |
| 2 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 is | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yes | punct |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 is | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 is | punct |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 is | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be in a quote | present | it | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
Yes! I scored a goal!
Sentence 1: Yes!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: I scored a goal!
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 scored | nsubj |
| 2 | scored | score | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 goal | det |
| 4 | goal | goal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 scored | obj |
| 5 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 scored | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | score | past | I | a goal | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |
Example 4
Answer yes or no.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Answer | answer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 2 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 1 Answer | obj |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 no. | cc |
| 4 | no. | no. | NOUN | Abbr=Yes Number=Sing | 2 yes | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | answer speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent yes=Eventuality |
Example 5
She said yes to the party.
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 said | nsubj |
| 2 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 2 said | obj |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 party | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 party | det |
| 6 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 said | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | She | the party | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent yes=Topic to party=Recipient |
Example 6
«Tom?» «Yes, Miss?»
Sentence 1: «Tom?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tom | punct |
| 2 | Tom | Tom | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tom | punct |
| 4 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Tom | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: «Yes, Miss?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 Miss | punct |
| 2 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 Miss | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 Miss | punct |
| 4 | Miss | Miss | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 Miss | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 Miss | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7
If a stranger asks you to go with them, do not say yes.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 asks | mark |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 stranger | det |
| 3 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 asks | nsubj |
| 4 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 say | advcl |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 asks | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 go | mark |
| 7 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 asks | xcomp |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 them | case |
| 9 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 go | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 asks | punct |
| 11 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 13 say | aux |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 say | advmod |
| 13 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 13 say | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask a condition, not said to happen | present | a stranger | you | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | go not said to happen | to-infinitive | a stranger not said here | with them = they | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with they=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | not say speech: assert | imperative · do-support | you not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent yes=Topic |
Example 8
The answer is yes and no.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 answer | det |
| 2 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 yes | cop |
| 4 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 2 answer | nmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 no. | cc |
| 6 | no. | no. | NOUN | Abbr=Yes Number=Sing | 2 answer | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 9
«coming to footy?» «yep, be there at 4» (casual)
Sentence 1: «coming to footy?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 coming | punct |
| 2 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 footy | case |
| 4 | footy | footy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 coming | obl |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 coming | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 coming | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come in a quote | gerund | footy | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to footy=Initial_Location |
Sentence 2: «yep, be there at 4» (casual)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 there | punct |
| 2 | yep | yep | INTJ | _ | 5 there | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 yep | punct |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 there | cop |
| 5 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 4 | case |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 there | obl |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 there | punct |
| 9 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 10 casual | punct |
| 10 | casual | casual | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 there | conj |
| 11 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 10 casual | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | imperative | you not said here | 4 | there property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | be | you not said here | tree rules |
Example 10
«I'll pay you back tomorrow.» «Yeah, right.» (sarcastic)
Sentence 1: «I'll pay you back tomorrow.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 pay | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 pay | nsubj |
| 3 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 pay | aux |
| 4 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 pay | obj |
| 6 | back | back | ADV | _ | 4 pay | advmod |
| 7 | tomorrow | tomorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pay | obl:unmarked |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 pay | punct |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 pay | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay back in a quote | future | I | you | tomorrow | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Asset |
Sentence 2: «Yeah, right.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 right | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 4 right | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yeah | punct |
| 4 | right | right | INTJ | _ | root | root |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 right | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 right | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: (sarcastic)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 sarcastic | punct |
| 2 | sarcastic | sarcastic | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 sarcastic | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 11
«You broke it.» «Yeah, so what?» (rough)
Sentence 1: «You broke it.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 broke | punct |
| 2 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 broke | nsubj |
| 3 | broke | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 broke | obj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 broke | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 broke | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | break in a quote | past | You | it | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient |
Sentence 2: «Yeah, so what?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 what | punct |
| 2 | Yeah | yeah | INTJ | _ | 5 what | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 what | punct |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 what | advmod |
| 5 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 what | punct |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 what | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 3: (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
State whether 15 is divisible by 3, responding in the affirmative or the negative. (formal exam)
Sentence 1: State whether 15 is divisible by 3, responding in the affirmative or the negative.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 divisible | nsubj |
| 2 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 3 15 | mark |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 State | nmod |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 divisible | cop |
| 5 | divisible | divisible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 3 | case |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 divisible | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 responding | punct |
| 9 | responding | respond | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 divisible | acl |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 affirmative | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 affirmative | det |
| 12 | affirmative | affirmative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 responding | obl |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 negative | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 negative | det |
| 15 | negative | negative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 affirmative | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 divisible | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | State 15 | by 3; divisible property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | respond speech: other | gerund | the affirmative or the negative | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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
"Yes," she said, nodding her head.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 said | punct |
| 2 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 said | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Yes | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 said | punct |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 said | nsubj |
| 6 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 nodding | punct |
| 8 | nodding | nod | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 said | advcl |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 head | nmod:poss |
| 10 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 nodding | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | she | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | nod | gerund | she not said here | her head | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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