assurance Who acts: assurance, that, someone, He, dog, his · What happens: be, make, feel, give, assure, speak · To what, where: promise, someone, Assurance confidence, kind, assurance, me · Speech: someone speaks here
«assurance» 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: assurance in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An assurance is a promise or a statement that makes someone feel sure or less worried.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det cc det conj nsubj parataxis obj xcomp xcomp cc advmod conj punct root An DET assurance NOUN is AUX a DET promise NOUN or CCONJ a DET statement NOUN that PRON makes VERB someone PRON feel VERB sure ADJ or CCONJ less ADV worried ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 assurance det 2 assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 5 promise nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 promise cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 promise det 5 promise promise NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 statement cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 statement det 8 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing 5 promise conj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 makes nsubj 10 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 promise parataxis 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 makes obj 12 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 makes xcomp 13 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 12 feel xcomp 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 worried cc 15 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 16 worried advmod 16 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos 13 sure conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 promise punct
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1 is a present a assurance a promise or a statement tree rules 2 make present that someone tree rules 3 feel infinitive someone not said here sure property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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 Assurance is confidence in yourself.
compound cop case nmod punct root Assurance NOUN is AUX confidence NOUN in ADP yourself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 3 confidence compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 confidence cop 3 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 yourself case 5 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 confidence nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 confidence punct
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1 is a present Assurance confidence in yourself tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
Assurance is a kind of insurance, especially life assurance.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct advmod compound conj punct root Assurance NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP insurance NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV life NOUN assurance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 kind cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 kind det 4 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 insurance case 6 insurance insurance NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 assurance punct 8 especially especially ADV _ 10 assurance advmod 9 life life NOUN Number=Sing 10 assurance compound 10 assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 kind punct
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1 is a present Assurance a kind and life assurance of insurance tree rules
Example 1 He gave me his assurance that the dog was friendly.
nsubj iobj nmod:poss obj mark det nsubj cop advcl punct root He PRON gave VERB me PRON his PRON assurance NOUN that SCONJ the DET dog NOUN was AUX friendly ADJ . 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 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 gave iobj 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 assurance nmod:poss 5 assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 that that SCONJ _ 10 friendly mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 dog det 8 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 10 friendly nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 friendly cop 10 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 2 gave advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He his assurance me vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient assurance=Theme 2 is past the dog friendly property tree rules 3 assure his = he nom assurance «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 She spoke with quiet assurance.
nsubj case amod obl punct root She PRON spoke VERB with ADP quiet ADJ assurance NOUN . PUNCT 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 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 assurance case 4 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 5 assurance amod 5 assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past She with quiet assurance vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with assurance=Co-Agent
Example 3 Despite assurances, the bus was late again.
case obl punct det nsubj cop advmod punct root Despite ADP assurances NOUN , PUNCT the DET bus NOUN was AUX late ADJ again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Despite despite ADP _ 2 assurances case 2 assurances assurance NOUN Number=Plur 7 late obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 assurances punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bus det 5 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 7 late nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 late cop 7 late late ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 again again ADV _ 7 late advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 late punct
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1 is past the bus again despite assurances; late property tree rules
Example 4 Quality assurance checks every toy for safety.
compound nsubj det obj case obl punct root Quality NOUN assurance NOUN checks VERB every DET toy NOUN for ADP safety NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 2 assurance compound 2 assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 3 checks nsubj 3 checks check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 toy det 5 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 3 checks obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 safety case 7 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 3 checks obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 checks punct
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1 check present Quality assurance every toy for safety vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent toy=Theme for safety=Attribute
Example 5 The doctor's assurance calmed my nerves.
det nmod:poss case nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET doctor NOUN 's PART assurance NOUN calmed VERB my PRON nerves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 4 assurance nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 doctor case 4 assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 5 calmed nsubj 5 calmed calm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 nerves nmod:poss 7 nerves nerve NOUN Number=Plur 5 calmed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 calmed punct
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1 calm past the doctor's assurance my nerves vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus nerve=Experiencer 2 assure the doctor nom assurance «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Grandad has life assurance.
nsubj compound obj punct root Grandad PROPN has VERB life NOUN assurance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 life life NOUN Number=Sing 4 assurance compound 4 assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Grandad life assurance vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assurance=Patient
Example 7 He comforted them with the assurance that their children should be restored to them, provided they would promise to give him in marriage the maiden he loved.
The tree, 27 words nsubj obj case det obl mark nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux aux:pass advcl case obl punct parataxis nsubj aux ccomp mark xcomp iobj case obl det obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root He PRON comforted VERB them PRON with ADP the DET assurance NOUN that SCONJ their PRON children NOUN should AUX be AUX restored VERB to ADP them PRON , PUNCT provided VERB they PRON would AUX promise VERB to PART give VERB him PRON in ADP marriage NOUN the DET maiden NOUN he PRON loved VERB . 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 comforted nsubj 2 comforted comfort VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 comforted obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 assurance case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 assurance det 6 assurance assurance NOUN Number=Sing 2 comforted obl 7 that that SCONJ _ 12 restored mark 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 children nmod:poss 9 children child NOUN Number=Plur 12 restored nsubj:pass 10 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 restored aux 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 restored aux:pass 12 restored restore VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 comforted advcl 13 to to ADP _ 14 them case 14 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 restored obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 provided punct 16 provided provide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 comforted parataxis 17 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 promise nsubj 18 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 19 promise aux 19 promise promise VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 provided ccomp 20 to to PART _ 21 give mark 21 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 promise xcomp 22 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 give iobj 23 in in ADP _ 24 marriage case 24 marriage marriage NOUN Number=Sing 21 give obl 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 maiden det 26 maiden maiden NOUN Number=Sing 21 give obj 27 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 28 loved nsubj 28 loved love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 26 maiden acl:relcl 29 . . PUNCT _ 2 comforted punct
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1 comfort past He them = they with the assurance vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer 2 restore should · passive their children them = they vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to they=Recipient 3 provide past vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme 4 promise speech: promise would children = child vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 give not said to happen to-infinitive children = child not said here the maiden him = he marriage vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient maiden=Theme 6 love past he the maiden not said here vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer maiden=Stimulus
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