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title: sleepiness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sleepiness» in the school dictionary: Sleepiness is the feeling of being sleepy, when you are tired and want to sleep. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sleepiness

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**Who acts:** Sleepiness, you, I, much screen time, medicine, Yawning · **What happens:** be, want, sleep, feel, wave, cause · **To what, where:** feeling, wave, sleepiness, school, sign, coyote · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sleepiness» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [sleepiness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sleepiness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Sleepiness is the feeling of being sleepy, when you are tired and want to sleep.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepiness:m1:1
# text = Sleepiness is the feeling of being sleepy, when you are tired and want to sleep.
1	Sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sleepiness | the feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sleepy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **want** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **sleep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt a wave of sleepiness after lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepiness:x1:1
# text = I felt a wave of sleepiness after lunch.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lunch	lunch	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 | **feel** | past | I | a wave of sleepiness |  |  | after lunch |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=Theme |
| 2 | **wave** |  |  | sleepiness |  |  |  |  | nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much screen time before bed can cause sleepiness at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepiness:x2:1
# text = Too much screen time before bed can cause sleepiness at school.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | much screen time before bed | sleepiness |  | school |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition sleepiness=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This medicine may cause sleepiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepiness:x3:1
# text = This medicine may cause sleepiness.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | may | this medicine | sleepiness |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition sleepiness=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sleepiness while driving is dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepiness:x4:1
# text = Sleepiness while driving is dangerous.
1	Sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | gerund | Sleepiness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Sleepiness |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her sleepiness meant she could not focus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepiness:x5:1
# text = Her sleepiness meant she could not focus.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	focus	focus	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | Her sleepiness |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **focus** | could | sleepiness |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yawning is a sign of sleepiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepiness:x6:1
# text = Yawning is a sign of sleepiness.
1	Yawning	yawning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Yawning | a sign |  |  |  | of sleepiness | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coyote was affected by both sleepiness and pride.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sleepiness:x7:1
# text = The coyote was affected by both sleepiness and pride.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coyote	coyote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	affected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | past · passive | both sleepiness and pride | the coyote |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

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