assent

Who acts: official approval, monarch, She, her, bill, head teacher · What happens: agree, turn, approve, nod, assent, receive · To what, where: bill, law, assent, Royal Assent, plan, trip

«assent» 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: assent in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Agreement or permission, especially official agreement.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 permission	cc
3	permission	permission	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Agreement	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 agreement	punct
5	especially	especially	ADV	_	7 agreement	advmod
6	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 agreement	amod
7	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Agreement	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Agreement	punct

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

Meaning 2

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

To agree to something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 agree	mark
2	agree	agree	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 agree	obl
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 agree	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	agree speech: agree	to-infinitive						to something	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: law, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

Royal Assent: the monarch's official approval that turns a bill into a law.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Royal	royal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Assent	amod
2	Assent	assent	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 approval	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 monarch	det
5	monarch	monarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 approval	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 monarch	case
7	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 approval	amod
8	approval	approval	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Assent	appos
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 turns	nsubj
10	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 approval	acl:relcl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 bill	det
12	bill	bill	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 turns	obj
13	into	into	ADP	_	15 law	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 law	det
15	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 turns	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Assent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	present	the monarch's official approval	a bill		a law			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent bill=Theme into law=Trajectory
2	approve		the monarch						nom approval «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

She nodded her assent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 nodded	nsubj
2	nodded	nod	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 assent	nmod:poss
4	assent	assent	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 nodded	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 nodded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nod	past	She	her assent					vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assent=Patient
2	assent		her = she						nom assent «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The bill received Royal Assent and became law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bill	det
2	bill	bill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 received	nsubj
3	received	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Royal	Royal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 Assent	amod
5	Assent	Assent	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 received	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 became	cc
7	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 received	conj
8	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 became	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 received	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	receive	past	the bill	Royal Assent					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assent=Theme
2	become	past	the bill not said here	law					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 3

The head teacher gave her assent to the plan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 teacher	det
2	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teacher	compound
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	nsubj
4	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 assent	nmod:poss
6	assent	assent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 plan	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 plan	det
9	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the head teacher	teacher's assent	the plan				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent assent=Theme to plan=Recipient
2	assent		teacher						nom assent «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Everyone assented to the new rules of the game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	root	root
2	assented	assent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Everyone	acl
3	to	to	ADP	_	6 rules	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rules	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rules	amod
6	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 assented	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 game	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 game	det
9	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rules	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Everyone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assent	participle						to the new rules of the game	tree rules
2	rule		the game						nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 5

Without his parents' assent, he could not join the trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Without	without	ADP	_	5 assent	case
2	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 parents	nmod:poss
3	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 assent	nmod:poss
4	'	's	PART	_	3 parents	case
5	assent	assent	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 join	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 assent	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 join	nsubj
8	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 join	aux
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 join	advmod
10	join	join	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 trip	det
12	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 join	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 join	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not join	could	he	the trip				without his parents's assent	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Patient
2	assent		his parents						nom assent «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The king assented to the treaty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	assented	assent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 king	acl
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 treaty	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 treaty	det
6	treaty	treaty	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 assented	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 king	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assent	participle		the king not said here				to the treaty	tree rules

Example 7

A murmur of assent went round the room.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 murmur	det
2	murmur	murmur	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 went	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 assent	case
4	assent	assent	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 murmur	nmod
5	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	round	round	ADP	_	8 room	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 room	det
8	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 went	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	a murmur of assent			the room			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme round room=Initial_Location
2	murmur			assent					nom murmur «event transitive»: of=patient

Example 8

The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Lion	det
2	Lion	Lion	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 assented	nsubj
3	cheerfully	cheerfully	ADV	_	4 assented	advmod
4	assented	assent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 proposal	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 proposal	det
7	proposal	proposal	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 assented	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 assented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assent	participle	the Lion					to the proposal; cheerfully property	tree rules

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