conscience

Who acts: that, you, Christians, conscience, us, He · What happens: tell, be, make, feel, do, believe · To what, where: you, wrong, us, law, conscience, me · Speech: someone speaks here

«conscience» 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: conscience in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The feeling or inner voice inside you that tells you what is right and wrong, and makes you feel bad when you do wrong.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 feeling	det
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 voice	cc
4	inner	inner	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 voice	amod
5	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feeling	conj
6	inside	inside	ADP	_	7 you	case
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 voice	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 tells	nsubj
9	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 feeling	parataxis
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 tells	iobj
11	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	13 right	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 right	cop
13	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 tells	ccomp
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 wrong	cc
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 right	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 makes	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 makes	cc
18	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 tells	conj
19	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	18 makes	obj
20	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 makes	xcomp
21	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 feel	xcomp
22	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	24 do	advmod
23	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	24 do	nsubj
24	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 feel	advcl
25	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 do	obj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present	that		you		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient
2	is	present				right property	tree rules
3	be						tree rules
4	make	present	that not said here	you			tree rules
5	feel	infinitive	you not said here			bad property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
6	do	present	you	wrong			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrong=Eventuality

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: church, ethics — kept apart, not parsed.

Christians and many others believe the conscience helps us know God's law; they examine their conscience before confession.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	5 believe	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 others	cc
3	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 others	amod
4	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Christians	conj
5	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 conscience	det
7	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 helps	nsubj
8	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 believe	ccomp
9	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 helps	obj
10	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 helps	xcomp
11	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 law	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 God	case
13	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 know	obj
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 examine	punct
15	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 examine	nsubj
16	examine	examine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 believe	conj
17	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 conscience	nmod:poss
18	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 examine	obj
19	before	before	ADP	_	20 confession	case
20	confession	confession	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 examine	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 believe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	believe	present	Christians and many others			vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	help	present	the conscience	us		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme
3	know	infinitive	us not said here	God's law		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer law=Stimulus
4	examine	present	Christians = christian	Christians's conscience	before confession	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conscience=Theme

Meaning 3

«In all conscience» (formal) means «honestly, fairly».

The tree, 7 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 conscience	punct
2	In	in	ADP	_	4 conscience	case
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 conscience	det
4	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 means	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 conscience	punct
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 formal	punct
7	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 means	nsubj
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 formal	punct
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 honestly	punct
11	honestly	honestly	ADV	_	9 means	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 fairly	punct
13	fairly	fairly	ADV	_	9 means	advmod
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 fairly	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	all conscience					fairly, honestly property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

My conscience told me to give the money back.

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 conscience	nmod:poss
2	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 told	nsubj
3	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 told	iobj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 give	mark
6	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 told	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 money	det
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obj
9	back	back	ADV	_	6 give	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	My conscience		me				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic
2	give back not said to happen	to-infinitive	My conscience not said here	the money					vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

Example 2

He had a guilty conscience after lying to his mum.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 conscience	det
4	guilty	guilty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 conscience	amod
5	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	after	after	SCONJ	_	7 lying	mark
7	lying	lie	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 had	advcl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 mum	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 mum	nmod:poss
10	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lying	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	He	a guilty conscience					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conscience=Patient
2	lie	gerund	He not said here					to his mum	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She went to bed with a clear conscience.

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 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 bed	case
4	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 conscience	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 conscience	det
7	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 conscience	amod
8	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	She			bed		with a clear conscience	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location

Example 4

Jiminy Cricket was Pinocchio's conscience.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jiminy	Jiminy	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 conscience	nsubj
2	Cricket	Cricket	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Jiminy	flat
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 conscience	cop
4	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 conscience	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 Pinocchio	case
6	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 conscience	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Jiminy	Pinocchio's conscience					tree rules

Example 5

Before confession, Catholics examine their conscience.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Before	before	ADP	_	2 confession	case
2	confession	confession	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 examine	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 confession	punct
4	Catholics	Catholic	PROPN	Number=Plur	5 examine	nsubj
5	examine	examine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 conscience	nmod:poss
7	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 examine	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 examine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	examine	present	Catholics	Catholics's conscience			before confession		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conscience=Theme

Example 6

His conscience was bothering him, so he said sorry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 conscience	nmod:poss
2	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bothering	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 bothering	aux
4	bothering	bother	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 bothering	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	9 said	advmod
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 said	nsubj
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 bothering	conj
10	sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 said	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bothering	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bother	past · progressive	His conscience	him = he					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer
2	say speech: apologize	past	conscience					sorry property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 7

I couldn't, in all conscience, take the last cake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 conscience	nsubj
2	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 conscience	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 conscience	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 conscience	punct
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 conscience	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 conscience	det
7	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 take	punct
9	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 conscience	parataxis
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 cake	det
11	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 cake	amod
12	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 take	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 conscience	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	infinitive		the last cake					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme

Example 8

‘You must really have another little sin on your conscience.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	5 have	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 have	nsubj
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 have	aux
4	really	really	ADV	_	5 have	advmod
5	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	8 sin	det
7	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sin	amod
8	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 have	obj
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 conscience	case
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 conscience	nmod:poss
11	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 have	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	must	You	another little sin		your conscience			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Patient

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