determinate Who acts: determinate plant, problem, prisoner, you, tomato plants, recipe · What happens: determinate, mean, fix, grow, stop, have · To what, where: determinate answer, determinate sentence, five years, one metre, determinate amount, flour · Speech: someone speaks here
«determinate» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: determinate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Determinate means fixed, exact and clearly limited, not vague.
csubj xcomp punct conj cc advmod conj punct advmod conj punct root Determinate VERB means VERB fixed VERB , PUNCT exact ADJ and CCONJ clearly ADV limited ADJ , PUNCT not PART vague ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Determinate determinate VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means csubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fixed fix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 exact punct 5 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 limited cc 7 clearly clearly ADV _ 8 limited advmod 8 limited limited ADJ Degree=Pos 5 exact conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 vague punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 vague advmod 11 vague vague ADJ Degree=Pos 5 exact conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 determinate infinitive tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 fix not said to happen participle vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
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: science — kept apart, not parsed.
A determinate plant, like some tomato plants, grows to a fixed size and then stops.
The tree, 15 words det compound nsubj punct case det compound conj punct case det amod obl cc advmod conj punct root A DET determinate VERB plant NOUN , PUNCT like ADP some DET tomato NOUN plants NOUN , PUNCT grows VERB to ADP a DET fixed VERB size NOUN and CCONJ then ADV stops VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 plant det 2 determinate determinate VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 plant compound 3 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 10 grows nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 plants punct 5 like like ADP _ 8 plants case 6 some some DET PronType=Ind 8 plants det 7 tomato tomato NOUN Number=Sing 8 plants compound 8 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 3 plant conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 3 plant punct 10 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 to to ADP _ 14 size case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 size det 13 fixed fix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 size amod 14 size size NOUN Number=Sing 10 grows obl 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 stops cc 16 then then ADV PronType=Dem 17 stops advmod 17 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 grows conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 10 grows punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 determinate infinitive tree rules 2 grow present a determinate plant and some tomato plants to a fixed size vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 fix participle vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 4 stop present a determinate plant and some tomato plants not said here then vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 1 The problem has a determinate answer: 12.
det nsubj det amod obj punct appos punct root The DET problem NOUN has VERB a DET determinate ADJ answer NOUN : PUNCT 12 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 problem det 2 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 answer det 5 determinate determinate ADJ Degree=Pos 6 answer amod 6 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 8 12 punct 8 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 answer appos 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present the problem a determinate answer vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient
Example 2 The prisoner got a determinate sentence of five years.
det nsubj det amod obj case nummod nmod punct root The DET prisoner NOUN got VERB a DET determinate ADJ sentence NOUN of ADP five NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 prisoner det 2 prisoner prisoner NOUN Number=Sing 3 got nsubj 3 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sentence det 5 determinate determinate ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sentence amod 6 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 3 got obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 years case 8 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 years nummod 9 years year NOUN Number=Plur 6 sentence nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get past the prisoner a determinate sentence of five years vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sentence=Stimulus 2 sentence five years nom sentence «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 Determinate tomato plants stop growing at about one metre.
compound nsubj ccomp xcomp case advmod nummod obl punct root Determinate VERB tomato NOUN plants NOUN stop VERB growing VERB at ADP about ADV one NUM metre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Determinate determinate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 tomato tomato NOUN Number=Sing 3 plants compound 3 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 4 stop nsubj 4 stop stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Determinate ccomp 5 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 stop xcomp 6 at at ADP _ 9 metre case 7 about about ADV _ 8 one advmod 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 metre nummod 9 metre metre NOUN Number=Sing 5 growing obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Determinate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 determinate imperative you not said here tree rules 2 stop present tomato plants vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 3 grow gerund tomato plants not said here one metre vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at metre=Location
Example 4 The recipe gives a determinate amount of flour.
det nsubj det compound obj case nmod punct root The DET recipe NOUN gives VERB a DET determinate VERB amount NOUN of ADP flour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 recipe det 2 recipe recipe NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives nsubj 3 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 amount det 5 determinate determinate VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 amount compound 6 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 flour case 8 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 6 amount nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 gives punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give present the recipe a determinate amount of flour vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme 2 determinate infinitive tree rules 3 amount flour nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The number of people at the party was determinate, so we bought exactly enough cake.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj case nmod case det nmod cop punct advmod nsubj conj advmod amod obj punct root The DET number NOUN of ADP people NOUN at ADP the DET party NOUN was AUX determinate VERB , PUNCT so ADV we PRON bought VERB exactly ADV enough ADJ cake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 number det 2 number number NOUN Number=Sing 9 determinate nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 people case 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 number nmod 5 at at ADP _ 7 party case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 party det 7 party party NOUN Number=Sing 4 people nmod 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 determinate cop 9 determinate determinate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 bought punct 11 so so ADV _ 13 bought advmod 12 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 bought nsubj 13 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 determinate conj 14 exactly exactly ADV _ 15 enough advmod 15 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 16 cake amod 16 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 13 bought obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 determinate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the number of people at the party determinate property tree rules 2 buy past we enough cake vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme
Example 6 Some puzzles have more than one answer and are not determinate.
det nsubj advmod fixed nummod obj cc cop advmod conj punct root Some DET puzzles NOUN have VERB more ADJ than ADP one NUM answer NOUN and CCONJ are AUX not PART determinate VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 puzzles det 2 puzzles puzzle NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 6 one advmod 5 than than ADP _ 4 more fixed 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 answer nummod 7 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 determinate cc 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 determinate cop 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 determinate advmod 11 determinate determinate VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 have conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present some puzzles one answer vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient 2 not is present some puzzles not said here determinate property tree rules
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