ascertain

Who acts: something, command word, nobody, people, Using, I · What happens: find out, be, check, work out, ascertain, mean · To what, where: exact fact, number, everyday talk, casual talk, whereabouts, English language · Speech: someone speaks here

«ascertain» in the Judaism dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 15 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: ascertain in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To find out for certain whether something is true, usually by checking carefully.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 find	mark
2	find	find	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 find	compound:prt
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 certain	case
5	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 find	obl
6	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	9 true	mark
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 true	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 true	cop
9	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 find	xcomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 checking	punct
11	usually	usually	ADV	_	13 checking	advmod
12	by	by	SCONJ	_	13 checking	mark
13	checking	check	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 true	conj
14	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	13 checking	advmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 find	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	find out	to-infinitive		for certain	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	something	true property	tree rules
3	check	gerund	something not said here	carefully, usually property	vn assessment-34.1 «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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To work out an exact fact or number, such as an amount or a cause.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 work	mark
2	work	work	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 work	compound:prt
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fact	det
5	exact	exact	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fact	amod
6	fact	fact	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 work	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 number	cc
8	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fact	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 amount	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	13 amount	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 amount	det
13	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fact	parataxis
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 cause	cc
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 cause	det
16	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fact	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 work	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work out	to-infinitive		a exact fact or number or a cause					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Topic

Meaning 3

Usage: formal, exam — kept apart, not parsed.

A command word: «Ascertain the number…» means find the number, the same as «find» or «work out».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	command	command	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	compound
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 means	nsubj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 Ascertain	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 Ascertain	punct
6	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 word	appos
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 number	det
8	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Ascertain	obj
9	…	.	PUNCT	_	6 Ascertain	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 Ascertain	punct
11	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 means	xcomp
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 number	det
14	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 find	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 same	punct
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 same	det
17	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 number	appos
18	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 find	mark
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 find	punct
20	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 same	advcl
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 find	punct
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 work	cc
23	«	«	PUNCT	_	24 work	punct
24	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 find	conj
25	out	out	ADP	_	24 work	compound:prt
26	»	»	PUNCT	_	24 work	punct
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	ascertain in a quote	infinitive		the number	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic
2	mean	present	a command word		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	find not said to happen	infinitive	a command word not said here	the number	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic
4	find in a quote	infinitive	a command word not said here		vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
5	work out in a quote	infinitive	a command word not said here		vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.

In everyday talk nobody says ascertain; people say «find out», «check», «suss out» (UK, Australia), «figure out» (US) or «work out».

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 talk	case
2	everyday	everyday	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 talk	amod
3	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 says	obl
4	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	5 says	nsubj
5	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 says	ccomp
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 say	punct
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 say	nsubj
9	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 says	ccomp
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 find	punct
11	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 say	ccomp
12	out	out	ADP	_	11 find	compound:prt
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 find	punct
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 check	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 check	punct
16	check	check	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 find	conj
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 find	punct
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 suss	punct
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 suss	punct
20	suss	suss	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 says	ccomp
21	out	out	ADP	_	20 suss	compound:prt
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 suss	punct
23	(	(	PUNCT	_	24 UK	punct
24	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 says	ccomp
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 Australia	punct
26	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 UK	conj
27	)	)	PUNCT	_	24 UK	punct
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 figure	punct
29	«	«	PUNCT	_	30 figure	punct
30	figure	figure	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 says	ccomp
31	out	out	ADP	_	30 figure	compound:prt
32	»	»	PUNCT	_	30 figure	punct
33	(	(	PUNCT	_	34 US	punct
34	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 figure	parataxis
35	)	)	PUNCT	_	34 US	punct
36	or	or	CCONJ	_	38 work	cc
37	«	«	PUNCT	_	38 work	punct
38	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 figure	conj
39	out	out	ADP	_	38 work	compound:prt
40	»	»	PUNCT	_	38 work	punct
41	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	nobody	everyday talk	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	ascertain	present			vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
3	say speech: assert	present	people		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	find out in a quote	infinitive			vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
5	check in a quote	infinitive			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	suss out in a quote	infinitive			tree rules
7	figure out in a quote	infinitive			vn discover-84-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
8	work out in a quote	infinitive			vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 5

Usage: casual, joking — kept apart, not parsed.

Using ascertain in casual talk sounds pompous or jokey: «I shall ascertain the whereabouts of my socks.».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 sounds	csubj
2	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Using	xcomp
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 talk	case
4	casual	casual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 talk	amod
5	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Using	obl
6	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	pompous	pompous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sounds	xcomp
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 jokey	cc
9	jokey	jokey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 pompous	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 ascertain	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 ascertain	punct
12	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 ascertain	nsubj
13	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 ascertain	aux
14	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 sounds	parataxis
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 whereabouts	det
16	whereabouts	whereabouts	NOUN	Number=Ptan	14 ascertain	obj
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 socks	case
18	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 socks	nmod:poss
19	socks	sock	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 whereabouts	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 ascertain	punct
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 ascertain	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sounds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	use	gerund			casual talk		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	ascertain	present					vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
3	sound	present	Using			pompous property	tree rules
4	ascertain in a quote	shall	I	the whereabouts of my socks			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whereabouts=Topic

Example 1

The present translation is, as far as I could ascertain, the first that was ever published in the English language. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: The present translation is, as far as I could ascertain, the first that was ever published in the English language.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 translation	det
2	present	present	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 translation	amod
3	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 first	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 first	cop
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 is	punct
6	as	as	ADV	_	7 far	advmod
7	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	14 first	advmod
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	11 ascertain	mark
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 ascertain	nsubj
10	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 ascertain	aux
11	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 far	advcl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 far	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 first	det
14	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	root	root
15	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 published	nsubj:pass
16	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 published	aux:pass
17	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	18 published	advmod
18	published	publish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 first	acl:relcl
19	in	in	ADP	_	22 language	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 language	det
21	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 language	amod
22	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 published	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 first	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	when	other	roles by
1	ascertain	could	I				vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	the present translation			far, first property	tree rules
3	publish	past · passive		the English language	ever		vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 2

But the time of its composition and the name of its author have not yet been ascertained, despite of the most elaborate researches of renowned archaeologists. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: But the time of its composition and the name of its author have not yet been ascertained, despite of the most elaborate researches of renowned archaeologists.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	17 ascertained	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 time	det
3	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 ascertained	obl:unmarked
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 composition	case
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 composition	nmod:poss
6	composition	composition	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 time	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 name	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 name	det
9	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 composition	conj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 author	case
11	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 author	nmod:poss
12	author	author	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 name	nmod
13	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 ascertained	aux
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 ascertained	advmod
15	yet	yet	ADV	_	17 ascertained	advmod
16	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	17 ascertained	aux:pass
17	ascertained	ascertain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 researches	punct
19	despite	despite	ADP	_	24 researches	case
20	of	of	ADP	_	24 researches	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 researches	det
22	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	23 elaborate	advmod
23	elaborate	elaborate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 researches	amod
24	researches	research	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 ascertained	conj
25	of	of	ADP	_	27 archaeologists	case
26	renowned	renowned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 archaeologists	amod
27	archaeologists	archaeologist	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 researches	nmod
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 ascertained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	roles by
1	not ascertain	present · perfect · passive		yet; time	vn discover-84 «NP V how S»
2	name		name's author		nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient
3	research		renowned archaeologists		nom research «act transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 3

Ascertain the total number of apples in the three baskets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 number	det
3	total	total	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 number	amod
4	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 apples	case
6	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 number	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 baskets	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 baskets	det
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 baskets	nummod
10	baskets	basket	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 apples	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the total number of apples in the three baskets					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic

Example 4

The police are trying to ascertain what happened.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 police	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 trying	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 trying	aux
4	trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 ascertain	mark
6	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 trying	xcomp
7	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	8 happened	nsubj
8	happened	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 ascertain	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 trying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	try	present · progressive	the police	vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	ascertain not said to happen	to-infinitive	the police not said here	vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	happen	past		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Please ascertain whether the door is locked before you leave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 ascertain	discourse
2	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	7 locked	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 door	det
5	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 locked	nsubj:pass
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 locked	aux:pass
7	locked	lock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 ascertain	advcl
8	before	before	SCONJ	_	10 leave	mark
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 leave	nsubj
10	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 locked	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here		vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
2	lock	present · passive		the door	vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	leave	present	you		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The teacher wanted to ascertain who had broken the window.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wanted	nsubj
3	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 ascertain	mark
5	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 wanted	xcomp
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 broken	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 broken	aux
8	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 ascertain	ccomp
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 window	det
10	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 broken	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wanted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	want	past	the teacher		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	ascertain not said to happen	to-infinitive	the teacher not said here		vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	break	past · perfect		the window	vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer window=Patient

Example 7

Scientists ran tests to ascertain the cause of the illness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ran	nsubj
2	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	tests	test	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ran	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 ascertain	mark
5	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 ran	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cause	det
7	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ascertain	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 illness	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 illness	det
10	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cause	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	run	past	Scientists	tests	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme test=Trajectory
2	ascertain	to-infinitive	Scientists not said here	the cause of the illness	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cause=Topic
3	cause			the illness	nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient

Example 8

We could not ascertain how many people came to the fair.

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	4 ascertain	nsubj
2	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 ascertain	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 ascertain	advmod
4	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	6 many	advmod
6	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 people	amod
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 came	nsubj
8	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 ascertain	ccomp
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 fair	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 fair	det
11	fair	fair	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 came	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not ascertain	could	We						vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	come	past	many people			the fair			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to fair=Initial_Location

Example 9

Ascertain the cost of 4 pens at 30 cents each.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cost	det
3	cost	cost	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 pens	case
5	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 pens	nummod
6	pens	pen	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cost	nmod
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 cents	case
8	30	30	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 cents	nummod
9	cents	cent	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 pens	nmod
10	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	9 cents	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the cost of 4 pens at 30 cents each					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cost=Topic
2	cost			4 pens at 30 cents each					nom cost «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 10

Ascertain the number of items remaining in the possession of a pupil who had 15 and relinquished 6. (formal exam)

Sentence 1: Ascertain the number of items remaining in the possession of a pupil who had 15 and relinquished 6.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 number	det
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 items	case
5	items	item	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 number	nmod
6	remaining	remain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 items	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 possession	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 possession	det
9	possession	possession	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 remaining	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 pupil	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 pupil	det
12	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 possession	nmod
13	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 had	nsubj
14	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 pupil	acl:relcl
15	15	15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	14 had	obj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 relinquished	cc
17	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 had	conj
18	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	17 relinquished	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the number of items		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic
2	remain	gerund	items not said here		the possession of a pupil	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in possession=Location
3	have	past	a pupil	15		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 15=Patient
4	relinquish	past	a pupil not said here	6		vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent 6=Theme
5	possess			a pupil		nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient

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 11

Go and suss out how many chairs we've got, there's 9 of us. (casual, the same idea)

Sentence 1: Go and suss out how many chairs we've got, there's 9 of us.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 suss	cc
3	suss	suss	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Go	conj
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 suss	compound:prt
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	6 many	advmod
6	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 chairs	amod
7	chairs	chair	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 suss	obj
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 got	nsubj
9	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 got	aux
10	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 chairs	acl:relcl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 's	punct
12	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	13 's	expl
13	's	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Go	parataxis
14	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 's	nsubj
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 us	case
16	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 9	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	go	imperative	you not said here			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	suss out	infinitive	you not said here	many chairs		tree rules
3	get	present · perfect	we	many chairs not said here		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chair=Stimulus
4	be	present	9 of us		there	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (casual, the same idea)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 casual	punct
2	casual	casual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 idea	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 idea	det
5	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 idea	amod
6	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 casual	parataxis
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 casual	punct

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

Example 12

figure out how much each pays, pizza was 24 bucks and we're 4 (casual)

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	figure	figure	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	out	out	ADP	_	1 figure	compound:prt
3	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	4 much	advmod
4	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 figure	obj
5	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	6 pays	nsubj
6	pays	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 much	advcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 bucks	punct
8	pizza	pizza	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 bucks	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 bucks	cop
10	24	24	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 bucks	nummod
11	bucks	buck	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 figure	parataxis
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 4	cc
13	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 4	nsubj
14	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 4	cop
15	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 figure	conj
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 casual	punct
17	casual	casual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 figure	parataxis
18	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 casual	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	figure out	imperative	you not said here	much	vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Topic
2	pay	present	each		vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	is a	past	pizza	24 bucks	tree rules
4	is a	present	we	4	tree rules

Example 13

Right, I shall now ascertain who ate my biscuits. (joking)

Sentence 1: Right, I shall now ascertain who ate my biscuits.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Right	right	INTJ	_	6 ascertain	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Right	punct
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 ascertain	nsubj
4	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 ascertain	aux
5	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 ascertain	advmod
6	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 ate	nsubj
8	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 ascertain	ccomp
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 biscuits	nmod:poss
10	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 ate	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ascertain	shall	I				now		vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	eat	past		my biscuits					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient

Sentence 2: (joking)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 joking	punct
2	joking	joke	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 joking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	joke speech: other	gerund							vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 14

Stop waffling and find out — don't «ascertain» me! (rough)

Sentence 1: Stop waffling and find out — don't «ascertain» me!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	waffling	waffle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 find	cc
4	find	find	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
5	out	out	ADP	_	4 find	compound:prt
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 ascertain	punct
7	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	10 ascertain	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 ascertain	advmod
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 ascertain	punct
10	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 ascertain	punct
12	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 ascertain	obj
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	waffle	gerund	you not said here		tree rules
3	find out	infinitive	you not said here		vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
4	not ascertain in a quote	infinitive · do-support	you not said here	me	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Topic

Sentence 2: (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 15

Having ascertained this, she set to work at repairs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 set	advcl
2	ascertained	ascertain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Having	xcomp
3	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 ascertained	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Having	punct
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 set	nsubj
6	set	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 work	mark
8	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 set	xcomp
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 repairs	case
10	repairs	repair	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 work	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	gerund	she not said here			tree rules
2	ascertain	participle	she not said here	this		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Topic
3	set	past	she			tree rules
4	work	to-infinitive	she not said here		at repairs	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at repair=Theme

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