determiner Who acts: determiner, word, dog, you, apples, Numbers · What happens: be, come, tell, decide, control, happen · To what, where: word, noun, one, you, something, determiner · Speech: someone speaks here
«determiner» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: determiner in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
A determiner is a word that comes before a noun and tells you which one, whose, or how many, such as «the», «a», «this», «my», «some», «every» and numbers like «three».
The tree, 31 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc conj iobj det obj punct acl:relcl punct cc advmod appos punct case fixed punct reparandum punct punct punct det punct punct punct nmod punct punct punct nmod:poss punct punct punct conj punct punct punct conj punct cc conj case punct nmod punct punct root A DET determiner NOUN is AUX a DET word NOUN that PRON comes VERB before ADP a DET noun NOUN and CCONJ tells VERB you PRON which DET one NOUN , PUNCT whose PRON , PUNCT or CCONJ how ADV many ADJ , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP « PUNCT the DET » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT a DET » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT this PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT my PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT some DET » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT every DET » PUNCT and CCONJ numbers NOUN like ADP « PUNCT three NUM » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 determiner det 2 determiner determiner NOUN Number=Sing 5 word nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 comes nsubj 7 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word acl:relcl 8 before before ADP _ 10 noun case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 noun det 10 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 7 comes obl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 tells cc 12 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 comes conj 13 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 tells iobj 14 which which DET PronType=Int 15 one det 15 one one NOUN Number=Sing 12 tells obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 whose punct 17 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 15 one acl:relcl 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 many punct 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 many cc 20 how how ADV PronType=Int 21 many advmod 21 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 17 whose appos 22 , , PUNCT _ 26 the punct 23 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 26 the case 24 as as ADP _ 23 such fixed 25 « « PUNCT _ 26 the punct 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 34 this reparandum 27 » » PUNCT _ 26 the punct 28 , , PUNCT _ 30 a punct 29 « « PUNCT _ 30 a punct 30 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 34 this det 31 » » PUNCT _ 30 a punct 32 , , PUNCT _ 34 this punct 33 « « PUNCT _ 34 this punct 34 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 21 many nmod 35 » » PUNCT _ 34 this punct 36 , , PUNCT _ 42 some punct 37 « « PUNCT _ 38 my punct 38 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 42 some nmod:poss 39 » » PUNCT _ 38 my punct 40 , , PUNCT _ 42 some punct 41 « « PUNCT _ 42 some punct 42 some some DET PronType=Ind 34 this conj 43 » » PUNCT _ 42 some punct 44 , , PUNCT _ 46 every punct 45 « « PUNCT _ 46 every punct 46 every every DET PronType=Tot 42 some conj 47 » » PUNCT _ 46 every punct 48 and and CCONJ _ 49 numbers cc 49 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 46 every conj 50 like like ADP _ 52 three case 51 « « PUNCT _ 52 three punct 52 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 49 numbers nmod 53 » » PUNCT _ 52 three punct 54 . . PUNCT _ 5 word punct
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1 is a present a determiner a word tree rules 2 come present a word a noun vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before noun=Location 3 tell speech: assert present a word not said here which one you vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient one=Topic
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 More generally, a determiner is something that decides or controls what happens.
advmod advmod punct det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl cc conj nsubj ccomp punct root More ADV generally ADV , PUNCT a DET determiner NOUN is AUX something PRON that PRON decides VERB or CCONJ controls VERB what PRON happens VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 More more ADV Degree=Cmp 2 generally advmod 2 generally generally ADV _ 7 something advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 generally punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 determiner det 5 determiner determiner NOUN Number=Sing 7 something nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 something cop 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 decides nsubj 9 decides decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 something acl:relcl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 controls cc 11 controls control VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 decides conj 12 what what PRON PronType=Int 13 happens nsubj 13 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 controls ccomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 something punct
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1 is a present a determiner something generally property tree rules 2 decide present vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 control present vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 happen present vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 In «the dog barked», «the» is a determiner.
mark punct det nsubj advcl punct punct punct det punct cop det punct root In SCONJ « PUNCT the DET dog NOUN barked VERB » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT the DET » PUNCT is AUX a DET determiner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in SCONJ _ 5 barked mark 2 « « PUNCT _ 5 barked punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 dog det 4 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 barked nsubj 5 barked bark VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 determiner advcl 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 barked punct 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 determiner punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 13 determiner punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 determiner det 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 the punct 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 determiner cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 determiner det 13 determiner determiner NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 determiner punct
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1 bark in a quote past the dog vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present the determiner tree rules
Example 2 «My», «your» and «their» are possessive determiners.
The tree, 7 words punct nmod:poss punct punct punct nmod:poss punct cc punct nmod:poss punct cop amod punct root « PUNCT My PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT your PRON » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT their PRON » PUNCT are AUX possessive ADJ determiners NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 My punct 2 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 determiners nmod:poss 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 My punct 4 , , PUNCT _ 14 determiners punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 your punct 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 determiners nmod:poss 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 your punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 their cc 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 their punct 10 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 determiners nmod:poss 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 their punct 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 determiners cop 13 possessive possessive ADJ Degree=Pos 14 determiners amod 14 determiners determiner NOUN Number=Plur root root 15 . . PUNCT _ 14 determiners punct
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1 is a present My possessive determiners tree rules
Example 3 Underline the determiner in «Those apples are sour.»
det obj mark punct det nsubj cop advcl punct punct root Underline VERB the DET determiner NOUN in SCONJ « PUNCT Those DET apples NOUN are AUX sour ADJ . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Underline underline VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 determiner det 3 determiner determiner NOUN Number=Sing 1 Underline obj 4 in in SCONJ _ 9 sour mark 5 « « PUNCT _ 9 sour punct 6 Those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 7 apples det 7 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 9 sour nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 sour cop 9 sour sour ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Underline advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Underline punct 11 » » PUNCT _ 1 Underline punct
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1 underline imperative you not said here the determiner vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent determiner=Theme 2 is in a quote present that apples sour property tree rules
Example 4 «Some», «many» and «every» are determiners too.
The tree, 7 words punct det punct punct punct obj punct cc punct conj punct cop advmod punct root « PUNCT Some DET » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT many ADJ » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT every DET » PUNCT are AUX determiners NOUN too ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Some punct 2 Some some DET PronType=Ind 13 determiners det 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Some punct 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 many punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 many punct 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Some obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 many punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 every cc 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 every punct 10 every every DET PronType=Tot 2 Some conj 11 » » PUNCT _ 2 Some punct 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 determiners cop 13 determiners determiner NOUN Number=Plur root root 14 too too ADV _ 13 determiners advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 13 determiners punct
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1 is a present some determiners tree rules
Example 5 Numbers like «two» can act as determiners: «two cats».
The tree, 9 words nsubj case punct nmod punct aux case obl punct punct nummod parataxis punct punct root Numbers NOUN like ADP « PUNCT two NUM » PUNCT can AUX act VERB as ADP determiners NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT two NUM cats NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 7 act nsubj 2 like like ADP _ 4 two case 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 two punct 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 1 Numbers nmod 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 two punct 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 act aux 7 act act VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 as as ADP _ 9 determiners case 9 determiners determiner NOUN Number=Plur 7 act obl 10 : : PUNCT _ 7 act punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 cats punct 12 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 cats nummod 13 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 7 act parataxis 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 cats punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 act punct
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1 act can Numbers like two as determiners tree rules
Example 6 A determiner comes before the adjective: «a tall tree».
det nsubj case det obl punct punct det amod parataxis punct punct root A DET determiner NOUN comes VERB before ADP the DET adjective NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET tall ADJ tree 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 determiner det 2 determiner determiner NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 before before ADP _ 6 adjective case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 adjective det 6 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes obl 7 : : PUNCT _ 3 comes punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 tree punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 tree det 10 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 11 tree amod 11 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes parataxis 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 tree punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 comes punct
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1 come present a determiner before the adjective tree rules
Example 7 Use «an» before a vowel sound: «an elephant».
punct obj punct case det compound obl punct punct det obl punct punct root Use VERB « PUNCT an DET » PUNCT before ADP a DET vowel NOUN sound NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT an DET elephant NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 an punct 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 1 Use obj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 an punct 5 before before ADP _ 8 sound case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 sound det 7 vowel vowel NOUN Number=Sing 8 sound compound 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obl 9 : : PUNCT _ 12 elephant punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 12 elephant punct 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 elephant det 12 elephant elephant NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obl 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 elephant punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here an before a vowel sound a elephant obl vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent a=Patient
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