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title: sentimental — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sentimental» in the school dictionary: Full of tender feelings like love, sadness or longing, especially about the past: a sentimental person is easily moved. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sentimental

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** it, thing, way, Grandad, old teddy, Mum · **What happens:** move, keep, value, bring, have, make · **To what, where:** sentimental person, money, sentimental value, you, value, first shoes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«sentimental» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [sentimental in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sentimental.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Full of tender feelings like love, sadness or longing, especially about the past: a sentimental person is easily moved.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:m1:1
# text = Full of tender feelings like love, sadness or longing, especially about the past: a sentimental person is easily moved.
1	Full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	tender	tender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	longing	longing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
21	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present · passive |  | a sentimental person |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: subject=Result |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kept or valued for the memories it brings, not for money: a thing has sentimental value.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:m2:1
# text = Kept or valued for the memories it brings, not for money: a thing has sentimental value.
1	Kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	valued	value	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **value** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **bring** | present | it | money |  |  |  | for the memories | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | present | a thing | sentimental value |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: critical — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too soft and sugary in feeling, making you sad or happy in a way that seems overdone or not real.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:m3:1
# text = Too soft and sugary in feeling, making you sad or happy in a way that seems overdone or not real.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	overdone	overdo	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	xcomp	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | you |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **seem** | present | a way |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **overdo** | participle | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad gets sentimental when he looks at old photos.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x1:1
# text = Grandad gets sentimental when he looks at old photos.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Grandad |  |  |  |  | sentimental *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **look** | present | Grandad |  |  |  |  | at old photos | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at photo=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This old teddy has sentimental value, so please don't throw it away.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x2:1
# text = This old teddy has sentimental value, so please don't throw it away.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	teddy	teddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | this old teddy | sentimental value |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **throw away** | infinitive · do-support |  | value |  |  |  | away *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum kept my first shoes for sentimental reasons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x3:1
# text = Mum kept my first shoes for sentimental reasons.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Mum | my first shoes |  |  |  | for sentimental reasons | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film was too sentimental for my brother, who said it was soppy.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x4:1
# text = The film was too sentimental for my brother, who said it was soppy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	soppy	soppy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film |  |  |  |  | for my brother; sentimental *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | my brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | film |  |  |  |  | soppy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sang a sentimental song about her home town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x5:1
# text = She sang a sentimental song about her home town.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | She | a sentimental song |  |  |  | about her home town | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't get all sentimental on me, it's only a sleepover!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x6:1
# text = Don't get all sentimental on me, it's only a sleepover!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sleepover	sleepover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sentimental *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | a sleepover |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ring isn't expensive, but it means a lot to me. It's sentimental.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The ring isn't expensive, but it means a lot to me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x7:1
# text = The ring isn't expensive, but it means a lot to me.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the ring |  |  |  |  | expensive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | ring | a lot | me |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme to i=Attribute |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It's sentimental.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x7:2
# text = It's sentimental.
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	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | ring |  |  |  |  | sentimental *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher said the poem was moving without being sentimental.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x8:1
# text = Our teacher said the poem was moving without being sentimental.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
8	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
10	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Our teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **move** | past · progressive | the poem |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | the poem *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sentimental *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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The violet, a little too sentimental.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sentimental:x9:1
# text = The violet, a little too sentimental.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	violet	violet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

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**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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