acquiescence Who acts: Acquiescence, act, you, He, plan, parents · What happens: be, accept, agree, not be, give, nod · To what, where: act, nod, acquiescence, bullying, silence, everyone
«acquiescence» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: acquiescence in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Acquiescence is the act of accepting or agreeing to something quietly, without protest, even if you are not keen.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop det mark acl cc conj case obl advmod punct case obl punct advmod mark nsubj cop advmod parataxis punct root Acquiescence NOUN is AUX the DET act NOUN of SCONJ accepting VERB or CCONJ agreeing VERB to ADP something PRON quietly ADV , PUNCT without ADP protest NOUN , PUNCT even ADV if SCONJ you PRON are AUX not PART keen ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acquiescence acquiescence NOUN Number=Sing 4 act nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 act cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 act det 4 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 accepting mark 6 accepting accept VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 act acl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 agreeing cc 8 agreeing agree VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 accepting conj 9 to to ADP _ 10 something case 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 agreeing obl 11 quietly quietly ADV _ 8 agreeing advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 protest punct 13 without without ADP _ 14 protest case 14 protest protest NOUN Number=Sing 6 accepting obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 21 keen punct 16 even even ADV _ 21 keen advmod 17 if if SCONJ _ 21 keen mark 18 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 21 keen nsubj 19 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 keen cop 20 not not PART Polarity=Neg 21 keen advmod 21 keen keen ADJ Degree=Pos 4 act parataxis 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 act punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Acquiescence the act tree rules 2 accept gerund the act not said here without protest vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 agree speech: agree gerund the act not said here to something; quietly property vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 not is a condition, not said to happen present you keen property tree rules
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 He gave a nod of acquiescence.
nsubj det obj case nmod punct root He PRON gave VERB a DET nod NOUN of ADP acquiescence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 nod det 4 nod nod NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 acquiescence case 6 acquiescence acquiescence NOUN Number=Sing 4 nod nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He a nod of acquiescence vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nod=Theme 2 nod acquiescence nom nod «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 The plan went ahead with the acquiescence of the parents.
det nsubj advmod case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET plan NOUN went VERB ahead ADV with ADP the DET acquiescence NOUN of ADP the DET parents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plan det 2 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ahead ahead ADV _ 3 went advmod 5 with with ADP _ 7 acquiescence case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 acquiescence det 7 acquiescence acquiescence NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 parents case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 parents det 10 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 7 acquiescence nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go past the plan with the acquiescence of the parents; ahead property vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with acquiescence=Beneficiary 2 acquiesce the parents nom acquiescence «state intransitive»: of=agent
Example 3 Silent acquiescence can let bullying continue.
amod nsubj aux obj xcomp punct root Silent ADJ acquiescence NOUN can AUX let VERB bullying NOUN continue VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Silent silent ADJ Degree=Pos 2 acquiescence amod 2 acquiescence acquiescence NOUN Number=Sing 4 let nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 let aux 4 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 bullying bullying NOUN Number=Sing 4 let obj 6 continue continue VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 let xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 let punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 let can Silent acquiescence bullying tree rules 2 continue infinitive bullying not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The teacher took our silence as acquiescence.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN took VERB our PRON silence NOUN as ADP acquiescence NOUN . PUNCT 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 took nsubj 3 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 silence nmod:poss 5 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obj 6 as as ADP _ 7 acquiescence case 7 acquiescence acquiescence NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 took punct
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1 take past the teacher our silence as acquiescence vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent silence=Theme as acquiescence=Attribute 2 silence our nom silence «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Her acquiescence surprised everyone, because she usually argued.
nmod:poss nsubj obj punct mark nsubj advmod conj punct root Her PRON acquiescence NOUN surprised VERB everyone PRON , PUNCT because SCONJ she PRON usually ADV argued VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 acquiescence nmod:poss 2 acquiescence acquiescence NOUN Number=Sing 3 surprised nsubj 3 surprised surprise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 3 surprised obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 argued punct 6 because because SCONJ _ 9 argued mark 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 argued nsubj 8 usually usually ADV _ 9 argued advmod 9 argued argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 surprised conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 surprised punct
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1 surprise past Her acquiescence everyone vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus everyone=Experiencer 2 argue speech: disagree past acquiescence usually property vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 acquiesce Her = she nom acquiescence «state intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The new rule was accepted with grumbling acquiescence.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case compound obl punct root The DET new ADJ rule NOUN was AUX accepted VERB with ADP grumbling NOUN acquiescence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 rule det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 rule amod 3 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 5 accepted nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 accepted aux:pass 5 accepted accept VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 acquiescence case 7 grumbling grumbling NOUN Number=Sing 8 acquiescence compound 8 acquiescence acquiescence NOUN Number=Sing 5 accepted obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 accepted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 accept past · passive the new rule with grumbling acquiescence vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
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