dependency Who acts: baby, state, Isle, program, piece, newborn baby · What happens: rely, survive, cope, work, depend, need · To what, where: dependency, drug, state, territory, Crown Dependency, piece
«dependency» 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: dependency in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Relying on someone or something to survive, cope or work: «the baby's dependency on its parents».
The tree, 17 words case obl cc conj mark acl punct conj cc conj punct punct det nmod:poss case obl case nmod:poss nmod punct punct root Relying VERB on ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON to PART survive VERB , PUNCT cope VERB or CCONJ work VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET baby NOUN 's PART dependency NOUN on ADP its PRON parents NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Relying rely VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 on on ADP _ 3 someone case 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Relying obl 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 something cc 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 someone conj 6 to to PART _ 7 survive mark 7 survive survive VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 something acl 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 cope punct 9 cope cope VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 survive conj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 work cc 11 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 cope conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 17 dependency punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 17 dependency punct 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 baby det 15 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 17 dependency nmod:poss 16 's 's PART _ 15 baby case 17 dependency dependency NOUN Number=Sing 1 Relying obl 18 on on ADP _ 20 parents case 19 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 parents nmod:poss 20 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 17 dependency nmod 21 » » PUNCT _ 17 dependency punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 1 Relying punct
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1 rely gerund the baby's dependency on dependency's parents on someone vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on someone=Theme 2 survive to-infinitive vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 cope infinitive vn cope-83-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 work infinitive vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 depend in a quote the baby on dependency's parents nom dependency «state transitive»: poss=agent on=obl
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 A state of needing a drug, alcohol or a habit and finding it very hard to stop; addiction: «nicotine dependency».
The tree, 20 words det nsubj mark acl det obj punct conj cc det conj cc conj obj advmod xcomp mark xcomp punct punct punct compound appos punct punct root A DET state NOUN of SCONJ needing VERB a DET drug NOUN , PUNCT alcohol NOUN or CCONJ a DET habit NOUN and CCONJ finding VERB it PRON very ADV hard ADJ to PART stop VERB ; PUNCT addiction NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT nicotine NOUN dependency NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 state det 2 state state NOUN Number=Sing 20 addiction nsubj 3 of of SCONJ _ 4 needing mark 4 needing need VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 state acl 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 drug det 6 drug drug NOUN Number=Sing 4 needing obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 alcohol punct 8 alcohol alcohol NOUN Number=Sing 6 drug conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 habit cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 habit det 11 habit habit NOUN Number=Sing 6 drug conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 finding cc 13 finding find VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 needing conj 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 finding obj 15 very very ADV _ 16 hard advmod 16 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 13 finding xcomp 17 to to PART _ 18 stop mark 18 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 hard xcomp 19 ; ; PUNCT _ 20 addiction punct 20 addiction addiction NOUN Number=Sing root root 21 : : PUNCT _ 24 dependency punct 22 « « PUNCT _ 24 dependency punct 23 nicotine nicotine NOUN Number=Sing 24 dependency compound 24 dependency dependency NOUN Number=Sing 20 addiction appos 25 » » PUNCT _ 24 dependency punct 26 . . PUNCT _ 20 addiction punct
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1 need gerund a state not said here a drug and alcohol or a habit vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot drug=Theme 2 find gerund a state not said here state hard property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic 3 stop to-infinitive state not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: politics, geography — kept apart, not parsed.
A territory ruled by another country but not fully part of it: «The Isle of Man is a Crown Dependency».
The tree, 20 words det acl case det obl cc advmod advmod conj case nmod punct punct det nsubj case nmod cop det compound appos punct punct root A DET territory NOUN ruled VERB by ADP another DET country NOUN but CCONJ not PART fully ADV part NOUN of ADP it PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET Isle PROPN of ADP Man PROPN is AUX a DET Crown NOUN Dependency NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 territory det 2 territory territory NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 ruled rule VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 territory acl 4 by by ADP _ 6 country case 5 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 country det 6 country country NOUN Number=Sing 3 ruled obl 7 but but CCONJ _ 10 part cc 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 part advmod 9 fully fully ADV _ 10 part advmod 10 part part NOUN Number=Sing 6 country conj 11 of of ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 part nmod 13 : : PUNCT _ 22 Dependency punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 22 Dependency punct 15 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 Isle det 16 Isle Isle PROPN Number=Sing 22 Dependency nsubj 17 of of ADP _ 18 Man case 18 Man Man PROPN Number=Sing 16 Isle nmod 19 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 Dependency cop 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 Dependency det 21 Crown crown NOUN Number=Sing 22 Dependency compound 22 Dependency dependency NOUN Number=Sing 2 territory appos 23 » » PUNCT _ 22 Dependency punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 territory punct
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1 rule participle a territory not said here by another country but part of part vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is a in a quote present the Isle of Man a Crown Dependency tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.
A piece of code or a program that another program needs in order to work.
The tree, 15 words det case nmod cc det conj obj det nsubj acl:relcl case obl mark xcomp punct root A DET piece NOUN of ADP code NOUN or CCONJ a DET program NOUN that PRON another DET program NOUN needs VERB in ADP order NOUN to PART work VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 piece det 2 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 code case 4 code code NOUN Number=Sing 2 piece nmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 program cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 program det 7 program program NOUN Number=Sing 2 piece conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 needs obj 9 another another DET PronType=Ind 10 program det 10 program program NOUN Number=Sing 11 needs nsubj 11 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 piece acl:relcl 12 in in ADP _ 13 order case 13 order order NOUN Number=Sing 11 needs obl 14 to to PART _ 15 work mark 15 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 needs xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 piece punct
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1 need present another program a piece of code or a program order tree rules 2 work not said to happen to-infinitive a piece of code or a program not said here vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 A newborn baby has total dependency on its parents.
det amod nsubj amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root A DET newborn ADJ baby NOUN has VERB total ADJ dependency NOUN on ADP its PRON parents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 baby det 2 newborn newborn ADJ Degree=Pos 3 baby amod 3 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 total total ADJ Degree=Pos 6 dependency amod 6 dependency dependency NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 parents case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 parents nmod:poss 9 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 6 dependency nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a newborn baby total dependency on baby's parents vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dependency=Patient
Example 2 The country tried to reduce its dependency on oil.
det nsubj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj case obl punct root The DET country NOUN tried VERB to PART reduce VERB its PRON dependency NOUN on ADP oil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 country det 2 country country NOUN Number=Sing 3 tried nsubj 3 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 reduce mark 5 reduce reduce VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 tried xcomp 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 dependency nmod:poss 7 dependency dependency NOUN Number=Sing 5 reduce obj 8 on on ADP _ 9 oil case 9 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 5 reduce obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 tried punct
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1 try past the country vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 reduce not said to happen to-infinitive the country not said here country's dependency oil vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer dependency=Patient 3 depend country nom dependency «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 Nicotine dependency makes it hard for smokers to quit.
compound nsubj obj xcomp mark nsubj mark advcl punct root Nicotine NOUN dependency NOUN makes VERB it PRON hard ADJ for SCONJ smokers NOUN to PART quit VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nicotine nicotine NOUN Number=Sing 2 dependency compound 2 dependency dependency NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes nsubj 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 makes obj 5 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 3 makes xcomp 6 for for SCONJ _ 9 quit mark 7 smokers smoker NOUN Number=Plur 9 quit nsubj 8 to to PART _ 9 quit mark 9 quit quit VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 hard advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 makes punct
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1 make present Nicotine dependency it hard property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 2 quit to-infinitive smokers vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Jersey is a Crown Dependency, not part of the UK.
nsubj cop det compound punct advmod appos case det nmod punct root Jersey PROPN is AUX a DET Crown NOUN Dependency NOUN , PUNCT not PART part NOUN of ADP the DET UK PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jersey Jersey PROPN Number=Sing 5 Dependency nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 Dependency cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 Dependency det 4 Crown crown NOUN Number=Sing 5 Dependency compound 5 Dependency dependency NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 part punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 part advmod 8 part part NOUN Number=Sing 5 Dependency appos 9 of of ADP _ 11 UK case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 UK det 11 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 8 part nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 Dependency punct
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1 is a present Jersey a Crown Dependency tree rules
Example 5 Our game would not run because a dependency was missing.
nmod:poss nsubj aux advmod mark det nsubj cop advcl punct root Our PRON game NOUN would AUX not PART run VERB because SCONJ a DET dependency NOUN was AUX missing ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 game nmod:poss 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 5 run nsubj 3 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 run aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 run advmod 5 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 because because SCONJ _ 10 missing mark 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 dependency det 8 dependency dependency NOUN Number=Sing 10 missing nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 missing cop 10 missing missing ADJ Degree=Pos 5 run advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 run punct
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1 not run would Our game vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is past a dependency missing property tree rules
Example 6 Too much dependency on calculators can make mental maths harder.
advmod amod nsubj case nmod aux amod obj advmod punct root Too ADV much ADJ dependency NOUN on ADP calculators NOUN can AUX make VERB mental ADJ maths NOUN harder ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Too too ADV _ 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dependency amod 3 dependency dependency NOUN Number=Sing 7 make nsubj 4 on on ADP _ 5 calculators case 5 calculators calculator NOUN Number=Plur 3 dependency nmod 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 make aux 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 mental mental ADJ Degree=Pos 9 maths amod 9 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 7 make obj 10 harder hard ADV Degree=Cmp 7 make advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 make punct
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1 make can much dependency on calculators mental maths hard property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset math=Product
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