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title: amazing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «amazing» in the school dictionary: Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# amazing

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**Who acts:** fireworks, You, your, It, cheetah, view · **What happens:** cause, e, surprise, form, be, do · **To what, where:** great wonder, form, someone, amaze, amazing job, poster · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«amazing» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [amazing in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amazing.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:m1:1
# text = Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	surprising	surprising	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | gerund |  | great wonder or surprise |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition wonder=Patient |

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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 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very good, excellent (an amazing film).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:m2:1
# text = Very good, excellent (an amazing film).
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
-ing form of «amaze»: surprising someone greatly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:m3:1
# text = -ing form of «amaze»: surprising someone greatly.
1	-	-	PUNCT	NFP	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ing	e	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	amaze	amaze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	surprising	surprise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **e** | gerund |  | form of amaze |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **surprise** | gerund |  | someone |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | amaze |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fireworks were amazing!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:x1:1
# text = The fireworks were amazing!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the fireworks |  |  |  |  | amazing *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You did an amazing job on your poster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:x2:1
# text = You did an amazing job on your poster.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | You | a amazing job |  | your poster |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 2 | **post** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom poster «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's amazing how fast a cheetah can run.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:x3:1
# text = It's amazing how fast a cheetah can run.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | amazing *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | can | a cheetah |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The view from the top was amazing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:x4:1
# text = The view from the top was amazing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the view from the top |  |  |  |  | amazing *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has an amazing memory for numbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:x5:1
# text = She has an amazing memory for numbers.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | a amazing memory |  |  |  | for numbers | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent memory=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Amazingly, the cat came home after two weeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:x6:1
# text = Amazingly, the cat came home after two weeks.
1	Amazingly	amazingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the cat |  |  |  | week | amazingly, home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Instead of «amazing», try «breathtaking» or «astonishing» in your story.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:x7:1
# text = Instead of «amazing», try «breathtaking» or «astonishing» in your story.
1	Instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	breathtaking	breathtaking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	astonishing	astonish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | infinitive |  | breathtaking |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breathtaking=Eventuality |
| 2 | **astonish** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  | your story |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sixth time the King exclaimed, ‘It is amazing!’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amazing:x8:1
# text = The sixth time the King exclaimed, ‘It is amazing!’
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sixth	sixth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	exclaimed	exclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exclaim** *speech: express* | past | the King |  |  |  | time |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | amazing *property* | tree rules |

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