deterrent

Who acts: deterrent, people, adjective, Weapons, others, loud alarm · What happens: be, make, decide, not do, bring, have · To what, where: something, people, thing, effect, country, good deterrent · Speech: someone speaks here

«deterrent» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: deterrent in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A deterrent is something that makes people decide not to do a thing, because of the trouble or danger it would bring.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 deterrent	det
2	deterrent	deterrent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	cop
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 makes	nsubj
6	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	acl:relcl
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 makes	obj
8	decide	decide	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 makes	xcomp
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 do	advmod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 do	mark
11	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 decide	ccomp
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 thing	det
13	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 do	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 trouble	punct
15	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	18 trouble	case
16	of	of	ADP	_	15 because	fixed
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 trouble	det
18	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 do	conj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 danger	cc
20	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 trouble	conj
21	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 bring	nsubj
22	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 bring	aux
23	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 trouble	ccomp
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a deterrent	something	tree rules
2	make	present		people	tree rules
3	decide	infinitive	people not said here		vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	not do not said to happen	to-infinitive		a thing	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality
5	bring	would	deterrent		vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=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.

Meaning 2

As an adjective: having that effect, as in «a deterrent effect».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 adjective	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 adjective	det
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 having	punct
5	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 adjective	acl
6	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 effect	det
7	effect	effect	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 having	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 effect	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 effect	mark
10	in	in	ADP	_	14 effect	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 effect	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 effect	det
13	deterrent	deterrent	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 effect	compound
14	effect	effect	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 having	parataxis
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 effect	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 adjective	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	gerund	a adjective not said here	that effect					tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Weapons a country keeps so that others are afraid to attack it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Weapons	weapon	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 keeps	nsubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 country	det
3	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Weapons	appos
4	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	9 afraid	mark
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	5 so	fixed
7	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 afraid	nsubj
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 afraid	cop
9	afraid	afraid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 keeps	advcl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 attack	mark
11	attack	attack	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 afraid	xcomp
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 attack	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Weapons			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	others		afraid property	tree rules
3	attack	to-infinitive	others not said here	country		vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 1

A loud alarm is a good deterrent to burglars.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 alarm	det
2	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 alarm	amod
3	alarm	alarm	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 deterrent	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 deterrent	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 deterrent	det
6	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 deterrent	amod
7	deterrent	deterrent	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 burglars	case
9	burglars	burglar	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 deterrent	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 deterrent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a loud alarm	a good deterrent				to burglars	tree rules

Example 2

Bright colours on a frog act as a deterrent to birds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 colours	amod
2	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	6 act	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 act	det
5	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 act	compound
6	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 colours	nmod
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 deterrent	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 deterrent	det
9	deterrent	deterrent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 act	nmod
10	to	to	ADP	_	11 birds	case
11	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 deterrent	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 colours	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

The fine for parking there is a strong deterrent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fine	det
2	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 is	ccomp
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 parking	case
4	parking	parking	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fine	obl
5	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	6 is	expl
6	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 deterrent	det
8	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 deterrent	amod
9	deterrent	deterrent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 is	nsubj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a strong deterrent			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Spikes on the wall are a deterrent to climbers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spikes	spike	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 deterrent	nsubj
2	on	on	ADP	_	4 wall	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wall	det
4	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Spikes	nmod
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 deterrent	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 deterrent	det
7	deterrent	deterrent	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 climbers	case
9	climbers	climber	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 deterrent	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 deterrent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Spikes on the wall	a deterrent				to climbers	tree rules

Example 5

The teacher hoped detention would be a deterrent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hoped	nsubj
3	hoped	hope	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	detention	detention	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hoped	obj
5	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 deterrent	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 deterrent	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 deterrent	det
8	deterrent	deterrent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 detention	appos
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hoped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hope	past	the teacher	detention					tree rules
2	is a	would		a deterrent					tree rules

Example 6

A dog barking is a deterrent for strangers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 deterrent	nsubj
3	barking	bark	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 dog	acl
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 deterrent	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 deterrent	det
6	deterrent	deterrent	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 strangers	case
8	strangers	stranger	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 deterrent	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 deterrent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bark	gerund	a dog not said here						vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	a dog	a deterrent				for strangers	tree rules

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