assumption

Who acts: you, Something, assumption, My, answer, bag · What happens: believe, be, take, assume, not make, not know · To what, where: assumption, job, power, assumptions, people, nine

«assumption» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: assumption in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Something you believe is true without proof.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 true	nsubj
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 believe	nsubj
3	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Something	acl:relcl
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 true	cop
5	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	without	without	ADP	_	7 proof	case
7	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 true	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 true	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	present	you						vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	is	present	Something					without proof; true 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.

Meaning 2

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Taking on a job, power or responsibility: the assumption of power.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Taking	take	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	on	on	ADP	_	4 job	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 job	det
4	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Taking	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 power	punct
6	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 job	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 responsibility	cc
8	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 job	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 assumption	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 assumption	det
11	assumption	assumption	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Taking	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 power	case
13	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 assumption	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Taking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	gerund		the assumption of power		a job and power or responsibility			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on job=Destination
2	assume			power					nom assumption «communication transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

The Assumption: a Christian feast day for Mary, the mother of Jesus.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Assumption	det
2	Assumption	assumption	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 day	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 day	det
5	Christian	Christian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 day	amod
6	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 day	compound
7	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Assumption	appos
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 Mary	case
9	Mary	Mary	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 day	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 mother	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 mother	det
12	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 Mary	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 Jesus	case
14	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 mother	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Assumption	punct

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

Example 1

Don't make assumptions about people you don't know.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 make	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 make	advmod
3	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	assumptions	assumption	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	obj
5	about	about	ADP	_	6 people	case
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 assumptions	nmod
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 know	nsubj
8	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 know	aux
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 know	advmod
10	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 people	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not make	imperative · do-support	you not said here	assumptions				about people	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset assumption=Product
2	not know	present · do-support	you	people not said here					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus

Example 2

My assumption was that the shop opened at nine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 assumption	nmod:poss
2	assumption	assumption	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 opened	nsubj:outer
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 opened	cop
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 opened	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 shop	det
6	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 opened	nsubj
7	opened	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 nine	case
9	nine	nine	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 opened	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 opened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	My assumption			nine		open property	tree rules
2	assume		My						nom assumption «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

The answer depends on the assumption that each bag holds 10 apples.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 answer	det
2	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 depends	nsubj
3	depends	depend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 assumption	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 assumption	det
6	assumption	assumption	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 depends	obl
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 holds	mark
8	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	9 bag	det
9	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 holds	nsubj
10	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 depends	advcl
11	10	10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	12 apples	nummod
12	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 holds	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 depends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	depend	present	the answer					on the assumption	vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on assumption=Theme
2	hold	present	each bag	10 apples					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme

Example 4

Her assumption was wrong: the test was on Friday, not Monday.

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 assumption	nmod:poss
2	assumption	assumption	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wrong	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 wrong	cop
4	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 Friday	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 test	det
7	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Friday	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 Friday	cop
9	on	on	ADP	_	10 Friday	case
10	Friday	Friday	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 wrong	parataxis
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 Monday	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 Monday	advmod
13	Monday	Monday	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Friday	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wrong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her assumption	wrong property	tree rules
2	is	past	the test	on Friday and Monday	tree rules
3	assume		Her = she		nom assumption «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Scientists check their assumptions with experiments.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 check	nsubj
2	check	check	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 assumptions	nmod:poss
4	assumptions	assumption	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 check	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 experiments	case
6	experiments	experiment	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 check	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 check	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	check	present	Scientists	Scientists's assumptions				with experiments	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assumption=Theme
2	assume		Scientists = scientist						nom assumption «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

We worked on the assumption that it would rain.

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	2 worked	nsubj
2	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 assumption	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 assumption	det
5	assumption	assumption	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 worked	obl
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 rain	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 rain	nsubj
8	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 rain	aux
9	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 worked	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 worked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	past	We					on the assumption	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on assumption=Theme
2	rain	would	it						tree rules

Example 7

And Harisarman, who was alone inside, was at that very moment blaming his own tongue, that had made a vain assumption of knowledge.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	2 Harisarman	cc
2	Harisarman	Harisarman	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 moment	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 inside	punct
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 inside	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 inside	cop
6	alone	alone	ADV	_	7 inside	advmod
7	inside	inside	ADV	_	2 Harisarman	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Harisarman	punct
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 moment	cop
10	at	at	ADP	_	13 moment	case
11	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	13 moment	det
12	very	very	ADV	_	13 moment	advmod
13	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
14	blaming	blame	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 moment	acl
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 tongue	nmod:poss
16	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 tongue	amod
17	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 blaming	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 made	punct
19	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	21 made	nsubj
20	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 made	aux
21	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	13 moment	advcl
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 assumption	det
23	vain	vain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 assumption	amod
24	assumption	assumption	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 made	obj
25	of	of	ADP	_	26 knowledge	case
26	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 assumption	nmod
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 moment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Harisarman			alone, inside property	tree rules
2	is	past	Harisarman		at that moment		tree rules
3	blame	gerund	that moment not said here	Harisarman's own tongue			vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme
4	make	past · perfect	that	a vain assumption of knowledge			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset assumption=Product
5	assume			knowledge			nom assumption «communication transitive»: of=patient

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