certified
Who acts: Past form, something, She, eggs, you, your · What happens: show, pass, meet, confirm, certify, state · To what, where: test, standard, certified aid trainer, certified organic, certified copy, birth certificate
«certified» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: certified in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Officially shown to have passed a test or to meet a standard (a certified teacher, certified organic).
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Officially | officially | ADV | _ | 2 shown | advmod |
| 2 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 passed | mark |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 passed | aux |
| 5 | passed | pass | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 shown | xcomp |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 test | det |
| 7 | test | test | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 passed | obj |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 meet | cc |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 meet | mark |
| 10 | meet | meet | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 passed | conj |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 standard | det |
| 12 | standard | standard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 meet | obj |
| 13 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 16 teacher | punct |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 teacher | det |
| 15 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 teacher | amod |
| 16 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 standard | appos |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 organic | punct |
| 18 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 organic | amod |
| 19 | organic | organic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 teacher | conj |
| 20 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 16 teacher | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 shown | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | participle | officially property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | pass | to-infinitive · perfect | a test | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme test=Trajectory | |||||
| 3 | meet | to-infinitive | a standard | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent standard=Co-Agent |
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
Officially confirmed as true (a certified copy).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Officially | officially | ADV | _ | 2 confirmed | advmod |
| 2 | confirmed | confirm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 3 | as | as | ADP | _ | 4 true | case |
| 4 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 confirmed | xcomp |
| 5 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 8 copy | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 copy | det |
| 7 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 copy | amod |
| 8 | copy | copy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 true | appos |
| 9 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 8 copy | punct |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 confirmed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confirm | participle | officially, true property | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
Meaning 3
Usage: informal, slang — kept apart, not parsed.
Truly, completely (a certified legend, certified genius).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Truly | truly | ADV | _ | 3 completely | advmod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Truly | punct |
| 3 | completely | completely | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 4 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 7 legend | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 legend | det |
| 6 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 legend | amod |
| 7 | legend | legend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 completely | appos |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 genius | punct |
| 9 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 genius | amod |
| 10 | genius | genius | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 legend | conj |
| 11 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 7 legend | punct |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 completely | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 4
Past form of certify: to state officially that something is true.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Past | past | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 form | amod |
| 2 | form | form | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 certify | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 4 certify | mark |
| 4 | certify | certify | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 state | punct |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 state | mark |
| 7 | state | state | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 certify | conj |
| 8 | officially | officially | ADV | _ | 7 state | advmod |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 12 true | mark |
| 10 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 12 true | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 true | cop |
| 12 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 state | advcl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 certify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | certify | infinitive | Past form | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | state speech: other | to-infinitive | Past form not said here | officially property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is | present | something | true property | tree rules |
Example 1
She is a certified first-aid trainer.
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 | 8 trainer | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 trainer | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 trainer | det |
| 4 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 trainer | amod |
| 5 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 aid | amod |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 first | punct |
| 7 | aid | aid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 trainer | compound |
| 8 | trainer | trainer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 trainer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | She | a certified aid trainer | tree rules |
Example 2
The eggs are certified organic.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 eggs | det |
| 2 | eggs | egg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 organic | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 organic | cop |
| 4 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 organic | amod |
| 5 | organic | organic | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 organic | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the eggs | certified organic | tree rules |
Example 3
Bring a certified copy of your birth certificate.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bring | bring | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 copy | det |
| 3 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 copy | amod |
| 4 | copy | copy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Bring | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 certificate | case |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 certificate | nmod:poss |
| 7 | birth | birth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 certificate | compound |
| 8 | certificate | certificate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 copy | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Bring | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | imperative | you not said here | a certified copy of your birth certificate | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent copy=Theme | ||||
| 2 | copy | your birth certificate | nom copy «communication transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 3 | certificate | your | nom certificate «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 4
The judges certified the record.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 judges | det |
| 2 | judges | judge | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 certified | nsubj |
| 3 | certified | certify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 record | det |
| 5 | record | record | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 certified | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 certified | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | certify | past | the judges | the record | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme |
Example 5
That goal was certified class! (slang)
Sentence 1: That goal was certified class!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 goal | det |
| 2 | goal | goal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 class | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 class | cop |
| 4 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 class | amod |
| 5 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 5 class | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | that goal | certified class | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (slang)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| 2 | slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6
Only certified electricians may fix the wiring.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 3 electricians | advmod |
| 2 | certified | certified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 electricians | amod |
| 3 | electricians | electrician | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 fix | nsubj |
| 4 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 fix | aux |
| 5 | fix | fix | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 wiring | det |
| 7 | wiring | wiring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fix | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 fix | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fix | may | certified electricians | the wiring | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent wiring=Patient |
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