diligence Who acts: Diligence, hard work, Due diligence, teacher, Ants, team · What happens: be, keep, go, do, check, make · To what, where: job, something, big decision, stagecoach, France, times tables
«diligence» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: diligence in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Diligence is careful, steady, hard work that keeps going until the job is done properly.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop punct conj punct amod advcl nsubj acl:relcl xcomp mark det nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl advmod punct root Diligence NOUN is AUX careful ADJ , PUNCT steady ADJ , PUNCT hard ADJ work NOUN that PRON keeps VERB going VERB until SCONJ the DET job NOUN is AUX done VERB properly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 3 careful nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 careful cop 3 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 steady punct 5 steady steady ADJ Degree=Pos 3 careful conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 work punct 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 8 work amod 8 work work NOUN Number=Sing 3 careful advcl 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 keeps nsubj 10 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 work acl:relcl 11 going go VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 keeps xcomp 12 until until SCONJ _ 16 done mark 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 job det 14 job job NOUN Number=Sing 16 done nsubj:pass 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 done aux:pass 16 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 going advcl 17 properly properly ADV _ 16 done advmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 careful punct
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1 is present Diligence careful property tree rules 2 be Diligence not said here tree rules 3 keep present hard work tree rules 4 go gerund hard work not said here vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 do present · passive the job properly property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
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: law, business — kept apart, not parsed.
Due diligence is checking something carefully before making a big decision, such as buying a company or a house.
The tree, 19 words amod nsubj aux obj advmod mark advcl det amod obj punct case fixed amod det nmod cc det conj punct root Due ADJ diligence NOUN is AUX checking VERB something PRON carefully ADV before SCONJ making VERB a DET big ADJ decision NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP buying VERB a DET company NOUN or CCONJ a DET house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Due due ADJ Degree=Pos 2 diligence amod 2 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 4 checking nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 checking aux 4 checking check VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 checking obj 6 carefully carefully ADV _ 4 checking advmod 7 before before SCONJ _ 8 making mark 8 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 checking advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 decision det 10 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 11 decision amod 11 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 8 making obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 company punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 17 company case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 buying buy VERB VerbForm=Ger 17 company amod 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 company det 17 company company NOUN Number=Sing 11 decision nmod 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 house cc 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 house det 20 house house NOUN Number=Sing 17 company conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 checking punct
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1 check present · progressive Due diligence something carefully property vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 make gerund Due diligence not said here a big decision such a buying company or a house vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset decision=Product 3 buy gerund vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.
A diligence was also a stagecoach in France and nearby countries long ago.
det nsubj cop advmod det case nmod cc amod conj advmod advmod punct root A DET diligence NOUN was AUX also ADV a DET stagecoach NOUN in ADP France PROPN and CCONJ nearby ADJ countries NOUN long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 diligence det 2 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 6 stagecoach nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 stagecoach cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 stagecoach advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stagecoach det 6 stagecoach stagecoach NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 France case 8 France France PROPN Number=Sing 6 stagecoach nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 countries cc 10 nearby nearby ADJ Degree=Pos 11 countries amod 11 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 6 stagecoach conj 12 long long ADV Degree=Pos 13 ago advmod 13 ago ago ADV _ 11 countries advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 stagecoach punct
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1 is a past a diligence a stagecoach and nearby countries France tree rules
Example 1 Her diligence paid off when she finally learned her times tables.
nmod:poss nsubj compound:prt advmod nsubj advmod advcl nmod:poss compound obj punct root Her PRON diligence NOUN paid VERB off ADP when ADV she PRON finally ADV learned VERB her PRON times NOUN tables NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 diligence nmod:poss 2 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 3 paid nsubj 3 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 paid compound:prt 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 learned advmod 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 learned nsubj 7 finally finally ADV _ 8 learned advmod 8 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 paid advcl 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 tables nmod:poss 10 times time NOUN Number=Plur 11 tables compound 11 tables table NOUN Number=Plur 8 learned obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 paid punct
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1 pay off past Her diligence vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 learn past diligence diligence's times tables finally property vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Topic
Example 2 The teacher praised Sam's diligence in checking every sum.
det nsubj nmod:poss case obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN praised VERB Sam PROPN 's PART diligence NOUN in SCONJ checking VERB every DET sum NOUN . PUNCT 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 praised nsubj 3 praised praise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 6 diligence nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Sam case 6 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 3 praised obj 7 in in SCONJ _ 8 checking mark 8 checking check VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 praised advcl 9 every every DET PronType=Tot 10 sum det 10 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 8 checking obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 praised punct
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1 praise past the teacher Sam's diligence vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diligence=Theme 2 check gerund the teacher not said here every sum vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Theme
Example 3 Ants are famous for their diligence.
nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root Ants NOUN are AUX famous ADJ for ADP their PRON diligence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 3 famous nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 famous cop 3 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 diligence case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 diligence nmod:poss 6 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 3 famous obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 famous punct
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1 is present Ants for Ants's diligence; famous property tree rules
Example 4 With diligence, the team finished the model in time.
case obl punct det nsubj det obj case obl punct root With ADP diligence NOUN , PUNCT the DET team NOUN finished VERB the DET model NOUN in ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 2 diligence case 2 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 6 finished obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 diligence punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 team det 5 team team NOUN Number=Sing 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 model det 8 model model NOUN Number=Sing 6 finished obj 9 in in ADP _ 10 time case 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 finished obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 finished punct
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1 finish past the team the model time with diligence vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector model=Eventuality with diligence=Subeventuality
Example 5 The bank did its due diligence before lending the money.
det nsubj nmod:poss amod obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET bank NOUN did VERB its PRON due ADJ diligence NOUN before SCONJ lending VERB the DET money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bank det 2 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 diligence nmod:poss 5 due due ADJ Degree=Pos 6 diligence amod 6 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obj 7 before before SCONJ _ 8 lending mark 8 lending lend VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 did advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 money det 10 money money NOUN Number=Sing 8 lending obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past the bank bank's due diligence vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diligence=Eventuality 2 lend gerund the bank not said here the money vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
Example 6 He showed great diligence in practising the piano every day.
nsubj amod obj mark advcl det obj det obl:unmarked punct root He PRON showed VERB great ADJ diligence NOUN in SCONJ practising VERB the DET piano NOUN every DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 showed nsubj 2 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 4 diligence amod 4 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 2 showed obj 5 in in SCONJ _ 6 practising mark 6 practising practise VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 showed advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 piano det 8 piano piano NOUN Number=Sing 6 practising obj 9 every every DET PronType=Tot 10 day det 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 practising obl:unmarked 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 showed punct
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1 show past He great diligence vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent diligence=Recipient 2 practise gerund He not said here the piano day tree rules
Example 7 The travellers rode a diligence across France in the old story.
det nsubj det obj case obl case det amod obl punct root The DET travellers NOUN rode VERB a DET diligence NOUN across ADP France PROPN in ADP the DET old ADJ story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 travellers det 2 travellers traveller NOUN Number=Plur 3 rode nsubj 3 rode ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 diligence det 5 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 3 rode obj 6 across across ADP _ 7 France case 7 France France PROPN Number=Sing 3 rode obl 8 in in ADP _ 11 story case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 story det 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 11 story amod 11 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 rode obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 rode punct
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1 ride past the travellers a diligence France in the old story vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent diligence=Theme across france=Trajectory
Example 8 Little by little his diligence was rewarded.
amod case amod nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass punct root Little ADJ by ADP little ADJ his PRON diligence NOUN was AUX rewarded VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 diligence amod 2 by by ADP _ 3 little case 3 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 diligence amod 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 diligence nmod:poss 5 diligence diligence NOUN Number=Sing 7 rewarded nsubj:pass 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 rewarded aux:pass 7 rewarded reward VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 rewarded punct
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1 reward past · passive his Little little diligence vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
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