decide Who acts: your, I, One goal, you, things, question · What happens: decide, be, choose, think, mind, make · To what, where: result, game, things, 4 cards, Ben, beach · Speech: someone speaks here
«decide» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: decide in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To decide is to make up your mind, to choose after thinking.
mark csubj cop mark compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct mark conj mark advcl punct root To PART decide VERB is AUX to PART make VERB up ADP your PRON mind NOUN , PUNCT to PART choose VERB after SCONJ thinking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 decide mark 2 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 make cop 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 up up ADP _ 5 make compound:prt 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mind nmod:poss 8 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 choose punct 10 to to PART _ 11 choose mark 11 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make conj 12 after after SCONJ _ 13 thinking mark 13 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 choose advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 decide to-infinitive vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present make property tree rules 3 choose to-infinitive vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 think speech: other gerund vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 mind your nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I decided to stay.
nsubj mark xcomp punct root I PRON decided VERB to PART stay VERB . PUNCT 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 2 decided nsubj 2 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 stay mark 4 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 decided xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 decided punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 decide past I vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 stay not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 2 To decide is to settle something, to make the result clear.
mark csubj cop mark obj punct mark conj det obj xcomp punct root To PART decide VERB is AUX to PART settle VERB something PRON , PUNCT to PART make VERB the DET result NOUN clear ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 decide mark 2 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 settle csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 settle cop 4 to to PART _ 5 settle mark 5 settle settle VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 settle obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 make punct 8 to to PART _ 9 make mark 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 settle conj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 result det 11 result result NOUN Number=Sing 9 make obj 12 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 9 make xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 settle punct
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1 decide to-infinitive vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present settle property tree rules 3 make to-infinitive the result clear property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset result=Product
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
One goal decided the game.
nummod nsubj det obj punct root One NUM goal NOUN decided VERB the DET game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 goal nummod 2 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 3 decided nsubj 3 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 game det 5 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 decided obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 decided punct
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1 decide past One goal the game vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent game=Topic
Example 1 First decide: are things coming together, or going away?
advmod punct cop obj acl advmod punct cc conj advmod punct root First ADV decide VERB : PUNCT are AUX things NOUN coming VERB together ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ going VERB away ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 First first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 2 decide advmod 2 decide decide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 5 things punct 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 things cop 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 2 decide obj 6 coming come VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 things acl 7 together together ADV _ 6 coming advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 going punct 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 going cc 10 going go VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 coming conj 11 away away ADV _ 10 going advmod 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 decide punct
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1 decide imperative you not said here first property vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present things tree rules 3 come together gerund things not said here together property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 go away gerund things not said here away property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Decide what the question asks before you work.
obj det nsubj ccomp mark nsubj advcl punct root Decide VERB what PRON the DET question NOUN asks VERB before SCONJ you PRON work VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Decide decide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 asks obj 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 question det 4 question question NOUN Number=Sing 5 asks nsubj 5 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Decide ccomp 6 before before SCONJ _ 8 work mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 work nsubj 8 work work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 asks advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Decide punct
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1 decide imperative you not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 ask speech: ask present the question vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient 3 work present you vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Tim decides to give 4 cards to Ben.
nsubj mark xcomp nummod obj case obl punct root Tim PROPN decides VERB to PART give VERB 4 NUM cards NOUN to ADP Ben PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tim Tim PROPN Number=Sing 2 decides nsubj 2 decides decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 give mark 4 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 decides xcomp 5 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 cards nummod 6 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 4 give obj 7 to to ADP _ 8 Ben case 8 Ben Ben PROPN Number=Sing 4 give obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 decides punct
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1 decide present Tim vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 give not said to happen to-infinitive Tim not said here 4 cards Ben vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent card=Theme to ben=Recipient
Example 4 We decided to go to the beach.
nsubj mark xcomp case det obl punct root We PRON decided VERB to PART go VERB to ADP the DET beach NOUN . PUNCT 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 decided nsubj 2 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 go mark 4 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 decided xcomp 5 to to ADP _ 7 beach case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 beach det 7 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 4 go obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 decided punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 decide past We vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 go not said to happen to-infinitive We not said here the beach vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to beach=Initial_Location
Example 5 I can't decide between pizza and pasta.
nsubj aux advmod case obl cc conj punct root I PRON ca AUX n't PART decide VERB between ADP pizza NOUN and CCONJ pasta NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 decide nsubj 2 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 decide aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 decide advmod 4 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 between between ADP _ 6 pizza case 6 pizza pizza NOUN Number=Sing 4 decide obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 pasta cc 8 pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 6 pizza conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 decide punct
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1 not decide can I between pizza and pasta vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The class voted to decide the name of our fish.
det nsubj mark advcl det obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET class NOUN voted VERB to PART decide VERB the DET name NOUN of ADP our PRON fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 voted nsubj 3 voted vote VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 decide mark 5 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 voted advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 name det 7 name name NOUN Number=Sing 5 decide obj 8 of of ADP _ 10 fish case 9 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 fish nmod:poss 10 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 7 name nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 voted punct
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1 vote past the class vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 decide to-infinitive the class not said here the name of our fish vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent name=Topic 3 name our fish nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 7 One goal decided the match.
nummod nsubj det obj punct root One NUM goal NOUN decided VERB the DET match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 goal nummod 2 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 3 decided nsubj 3 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 match det 5 match match NOUN Number=Sing 3 decided obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 decided punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 decide past One goal the match vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent match=Topic
Example 8 She decided to tell the truth.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root She PRON decided VERB to PART tell VERB the DET truth 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 decided nsubj 2 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 tell mark 4 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 decided xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 truth det 6 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 4 tell obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 decided punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 decide past She vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 tell speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive She not said here the truth vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient
Example 9 So he decided to take a wife.
advmod nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root So ADV he PRON decided VERB to PART take VERB a DET wife NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 3 decided advmod 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 decided nsubj 3 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 take mark 5 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 decided xcomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 wife det 7 wife wife NOUN Number=Sing 5 take obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 decided punct
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1 decide past he vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take not said to happen to-infinitive he not said here a wife vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument wife=Destination
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