determination

Who acts: winner, density, she, It, determination, His · What happens: be, do, not give up, find out, decide, determine · To what, where: something, determination, race, sheer determination, coach, grit

«determination» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: determination in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Being firm about doing something and not giving up even when it is hard.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 firm	cop
2	firm	firm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	about	about	SCONJ	_	4 doing	mark
4	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 firm	advcl
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 doing	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 giving	cc
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 giving	advmod
8	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 doing	conj
9	up	up	ADP	_	8 giving	compound:prt
10	even	even	ADV	_	14 hard	advmod
11	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	14 hard	advmod
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 hard	expl
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 hard	cop
14	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 giving	advcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 firm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	gerund		firm property	tree rules
2	do	gerund	something		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
3	not give up	gerund			vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	is	present		hard property	tree rules

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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Finding out or deciding something exactly, often officially: «the determination of the winner».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Finding	find	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	out	out	ADP	_	1 Finding	compound:prt
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 deciding	cc
4	deciding	decide	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Finding	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 deciding	obj
6	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	4 deciding	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 officially	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	9 officially	advmod
9	officially	officially	ADV	_	1 Finding	advmod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 determination	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 determination	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 determination	det
13	determination	determination	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Finding	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 winner	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 winner	det
16	winner	winner	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 determination	nmod
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 winner	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Finding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	find out	gerund		the determination of the winner	officially property	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
2	decide	gerund		something	exactly property	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent something=Topic
3	determine in a quote		the winner			nom determination «act intransitive»: of=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: formal, science — kept apart, not parsed.

Measuring or calculating something exactly: «the determination of density».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Measuring	measure	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 calculating	cc
3	calculating	calculate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Measuring	conj
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 calculating	obj
5	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	1 Measuring	advmod
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Measuring	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 determination	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 determination	det
9	determination	determination	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Measuring	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 density	case
11	density	density	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 determination	nmod
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 determination	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Measuring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	measure	gerund		the determination of density	exactly property	vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
2	calculate	gerund		something		tree rules
3	determine in a quote		density			nom determination «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 1

With great determination, she finished the race.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	3 determination	case
2	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 determination	amod
3	determination	determination	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 finished	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 determination	punct
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 finished	nsubj
6	finished	finish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 race	det
8	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 finished	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 finished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	finish	past	she	the race				with great determination	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector race=Eventuality with determination=Subeventuality

Example 2

It took sheer determination to learn to swim.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sheer	sheer	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 determination	amod
4	determination	determination	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 learn	mark
6	learn	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 took	advcl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 swim	mark
8	swim	swim	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 learn	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	take	past	It	sheer determination	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent determination=Theme
2	learn	to-infinitive			vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	swim	to-infinitive			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

His determination to win impressed the coach.

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 determination	nmod:poss
2	determination	determination	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 impressed	nsubj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 win	mark
4	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 determination	acl
5	impressed	impress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 coach	det
7	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 impressed	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 impressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	win	to-infinitive	His determination not said here		vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	impress	participle	His determination	the coach	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus coach=Experiencer
3	determine		His = he		nom determination «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The team showed grit and determination.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	nsubj
3	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	grit	grit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 determination	cc
6	determination	determination	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grit	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the team	grit and determination					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grit=Recipient

Example 5

(formal) The determination of the winner will be made by the judges.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 determination	amod
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 determination	det
5	determination	determination	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 made	nsubj:pass
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 winner	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 winner	det
8	winner	winner	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 determination	nmod
9	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 made	aux
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 made	aux:pass
11	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 judges	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 judges	det
14	judges	judge	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 made	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	future · passive	the judges	the formal determination of the winner					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product
2	determine		the winner						nom determination «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 6

(science) We carried out a determination of the boiling point of water.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 science	punct
2	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 carried	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 science	punct
4	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 carried	nsubj
5	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	out	out	ADP	_	5 carried	compound:prt
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 determination	det
8	determination	determination	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 carried	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 point	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 point	det
11	boiling	boiling	ADJ	_	12 point	amod
12	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 determination	nmod
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 water	case
14	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 point	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	carry out	past	science	a determination of the boiling point of water	vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent determination=Eventuality
2	determine		the boiling point of water		nom determination «act intransitive»: of=agent
3	point			water	nom point «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 7

Brother Ignatius strengthened his longings, and the determination became firm within him.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brother	Brother	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 strengthened	nsubj
2	Ignatius	Ignatius	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Brother	flat
3	strengthened	strengthen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 longings	nmod:poss
5	longings	longing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 strengthened	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 became	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 became	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 determination	det
9	determination	determination	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 became	nsubj
10	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 strengthened	conj
11	firm	firm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 became	xcomp
12	within	within	ADP	_	13 him	case
13	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 became	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 strengthened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	strengthen	past	Brother	Brother's longings		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent longing=Patient
2	become	past	the determination		within Brother; firm property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
3	long		Brother			nom longing «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent

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