beneficence

Who acts: Doctors, principle, Christians, beneficence, story, town · What happens: do, be, build, follow, mean, speak · To what, where: good, hospital, beneficence, principle, many poor children, more · Speech: someone speaks here

«beneficence» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: beneficence in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Doing good, being kind and generous to others.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Doing	obj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 kind	punct
4	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 kind	cop
5	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 good	conj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 generous	cc
7	generous	generous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 good	conj
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 others	case
9	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 generous	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Doing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund		good					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality
2	is	gerund						kind 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, church — kept apart, not parsed.

The goodness and kindness of God or of a generous person.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 goodness	det
2	goodness	goodness	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 kindness	cc
4	kindness	kindness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 goodness	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 God	case
6	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 kindness	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 person	cc
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 person	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 person	det
10	generous	generous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 person	amod
11	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 God	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 goodness	punct

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

Example 1

The hospital was built through the beneficence of a rich family.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hospital	det
2	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 built	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 built	aux:pass
4	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 beneficence	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 beneficence	det
7	beneficence	beneficence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 built	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 family	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 family	det
10	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 family	amod
11	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 beneficence	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past · passive		the hospital		the beneficence of a rich family			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 2

Doctors follow the principle of beneficence, which means doing good for the patient.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 follow	nsubj
2	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 principle	det
4	principle	principle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 follow	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 beneficence	case
6	beneficence	beneficence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 principle	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 means	nsubj
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 principle	acl:relcl
10	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 means	xcomp
11	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 doing	obj
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 patient	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 patient	det
14	patient	patient	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 doing	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	present	Doctors	the principle of beneficence		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent principle=Theme
2	mean	present	the principle of beneficence			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	do not said to happen	gerund	the principle of beneficence not said here	good	for the patient	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality

Example 3

Christians speak of the beneficence of God.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 speak	nsubj
2	speak	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 beneficence	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 beneficence	det
5	beneficence	beneficence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 speak	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 God	case
7	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 beneficence	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 speak	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	present	Christians					of the beneficence of God	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Her beneficence helped many poor children.

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 beneficence	nmod:poss
2	beneficence	beneficence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helped	nsubj
3	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 children	amod
5	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 children	amod
6	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 helped	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	past	Her beneficence		many poor children				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary

Example 5

The story praises the king's beneficence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 praises	nsubj
3	praises	praise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 king	det
5	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 beneficence	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 king	case
7	beneficence	beneficence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 praises	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 praises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	praise	present	the story	the king's beneficence					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beneficence=Theme

Example 6

Beneficence means more than not doing harm; it means helping.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Beneficence	beneficence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 means	obj
4	than	than	SCONJ	_	6 doing	mark
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 doing	advmod
6	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 more	acl
7	harm	harm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 doing	obj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 means	punct
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 means	nsubj
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 means	parataxis
11	helping	help	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 means	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	Beneficence	more	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic
2	not do	gerund		harm	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harm=Eventuality
3	mean	present	Beneficence		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	help not said to happen	gerund	Beneficence not said here		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The town remembered his beneficence with a statue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 town	det
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 remembered	nsubj
3	remembered	remember	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 beneficence	nmod:poss
5	beneficence	beneficence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 remembered	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 statue	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 statue	det
8	statue	statue	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 remembered	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 remembered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remember	past	the town	town's beneficence				with a statue	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent beneficence=Theme

Example 8

All creation seemed to speak of beneficence and love.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	2 creation	det
2	creation	creation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seemed	nsubj
3	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 speak	mark
5	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 seemed	xcomp
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 beneficence	case
7	beneficence	beneficence	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 speak	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 love	cc
9	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 beneficence	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	past	all creation						vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute
2	speak speech: other	to-infinitive	all creation not said here					of beneficence and love	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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