discretion Who acts: Discretion, Viewer discretion, things, you, Homework extensions, doctor · What happens: be, not tell, decide, do, mean, take · To what, where: secrets, freedom, care, you, good judgement, discretion · Speech: someone speaks here
«discretion» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: discretion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Discretion is being careful not to tell secrets or upset people.
nsubj cop cop advmod mark advcl obj cc amod conj punct root Discretion NOUN is AUX being AUX careful ADJ not PART to PART tell VERB secrets NOUN or CCONJ upset ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 4 careful nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 careful cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 careful cop 4 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 tell advmod 6 to to PART _ 7 tell mark 7 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 careful advcl 8 secrets secret NOUN Number=Plur 7 tell obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 people cc 10 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 11 people amod 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 secrets conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 careful punct
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1 is present Discretion careful property tree rules 2 not tell speech: assert to-infinitive Discretion not said here secrets or upset people vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Recipient
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 Discretion is the freedom to decide what to do: at the teacher's discretion.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det mark acl obj mark ccomp punct case det nmod:poss case conj punct root Discretion NOUN is AUX the DET freedom NOUN to PART decide VERB what PRON to PART do VERB : PUNCT at ADP the DET teacher NOUN 's PART discretion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 4 freedom nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 freedom cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 freedom det 4 freedom freedom NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 to to PART _ 6 decide mark 6 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 freedom acl 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 do obj 8 to to PART _ 9 do mark 9 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 decide ccomp 10 : : PUNCT _ 15 discretion punct 11 at at ADP _ 15 discretion case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 teacher det 13 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 15 discretion nmod:poss 14 's 's PART _ 13 teacher case 15 discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 4 freedom conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 freedom punct
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1 is a present Discretion the freedom and the teacher's discretion tree rules 2 decide to-infinitive vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 do not said to happen to-infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Viewer discretion means take care, some things may upset you.
compound nsubj ccomp obj punct det nsubj aux advcl obj punct root Viewer NOUN discretion NOUN means VERB take VERB care NOUN , PUNCT some DET things NOUN may AUX upset VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Viewer viewer NOUN Number=Sing 2 discretion compound 2 discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 5 care care NOUN Number=Sing 4 take obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 upset punct 7 some some DET PronType=Ind 8 things det 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 10 upset nsubj 9 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 upset aux 10 upset upset VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 take advcl 11 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 upset obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present Viewer discretion vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take infinitive care vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent care=Theme 3 upset may some things you vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer
Meaning 4 Discretion can also mean good judgement, being sensible and wise about what to do.
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux advmod amod obj punct cop parataxis cc conj mark obj mark ccomp punct root Discretion NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB good ADJ judgement NOUN , PUNCT being AUX sensible ADJ and CCONJ wise ADJ about SCONJ what PRON to PART do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 6 judgement amod 6 judgement judgement NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 sensible punct 8 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 sensible cop 9 sensible sensible ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean parataxis 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 wise cc 11 wise wise ADJ Degree=Pos 9 sensible conj 12 about about SCONJ _ 15 do mark 13 what what PRON PronType=Int 15 do obj 14 to to PART _ 15 do mark 15 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 wise ccomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Discretion good judgement vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judgement=Topic 2 is gerund sensible property tree rules 3 be tree rules 4 do to-infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
Example 1 Please use discretion with this secret.
discourse obj case det obl punct root Please INTJ use VERB discretion NOUN with ADP this DET secret NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 use discourse 2 use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 secret case 5 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 secret det 6 secret secret NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here discretion with this secret vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discretion=Patient
Example 2 Homework extensions are at the teacher's discretion.
compound nsubj cop case det nmod:poss case punct root Homework NOUN extensions NOUN are AUX at ADP the DET teacher NOUN 's PART discretion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 2 extensions compound 2 extensions extension NOUN Number=Plur 8 discretion nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 discretion cop 4 at at ADP _ 8 discretion case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 teacher det 6 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 8 discretion nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 teacher case 8 discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 discretion punct
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1 is present Homework extensions the teacher's discretion tree rules
Example 3 The nurse acted with discretion.
det acl case obl punct root The DET nurse NOUN acted VERB with ADP discretion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 nurse det 2 nurse nurse NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 acted act VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 nurse acl 4 with with ADP _ 5 discretion case 5 discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 3 acted obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 nurse punct
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1 act participle the nurse not said here with discretion vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Viewer discretion is advised.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass punct root Viewer NOUN discretion NOUN is AUX advised VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Viewer viewer NOUN Number=Sing 2 discretion compound 2 discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 4 advised nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 advised aux:pass 4 advised advise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 advised punct
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1 advise speech: other present · passive Viewer discretion vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 5 Leave the tip to your discretion.
det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Leave VERB the DET tip NOUN to ADP your PRON discretion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leave leave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tip det 3 tip tip NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leave obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 discretion case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 discretion nmod:poss 6 discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leave obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Leave punct
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1 leave imperative you not said here the tip your discretion vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent tip=Theme to discretion=Recipient
Example 6 The doctor treated the family's news with discretion.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case obj case obl punct root The DET doctor NOUN treated VERB the DET family NOUN 's PART news NOUN with ADP discretion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 treated nsubj 3 treated treat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 family det 5 family family NOUN Number=Sing 7 news nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 family case 7 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 treated obj 8 with with ADP _ 9 discretion case 9 discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 3 treated obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 treated punct
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1 treat past the doctor the family's news with discretion vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent news=Recipient with discretion=Theme
Example 7 You have genius, but no discretion.
nsubj obj punct cc det parataxis punct root You PRON have VERB genius NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ no DET discretion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 genius genius NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 discretion punct 5 but but CCONJ _ 7 discretion cc 6 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 discretion det 7 discretion discretion NOUN Number=Sing 2 have parataxis 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present You genius vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent genius=Patient
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