disobedience Who acts: Disobedience, person, Civil disobedience, dog, act, story · What happens: refuse, fail, not do, tell, mean, break · To what, where: you, law, purpose, dog, Adam disobedience, book · Speech: someone speaks here
«disobedience» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: disobedience in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Disobedience is refusing or failing to do what a person in charge, a rule or a law tells you.
The tree, 19 words nsubj aux cc conj mark xcomp obj det nsubj case nmod punct det conj cc det conj ccomp iobj punct root Disobedience NOUN is AUX refusing VERB or CCONJ failing VERB to PART do VERB what PRON a DET person NOUN in ADP charge NOUN , PUNCT a DET rule NOUN or CCONJ a DET law NOUN tells VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 3 refusing nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 refusing aux 3 refusing refuse VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 failing cc 5 failing fail VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 refusing conj 6 to to PART _ 7 do mark 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 failing xcomp 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 19 tells obj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 person det 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 19 tells nsubj 11 in in ADP _ 12 charge case 12 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 10 person nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 rule punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 rule det 15 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 10 person conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 law cc 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 law det 18 law law NOUN Number=Sing 15 rule conj 19 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 do ccomp 20 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 19 tells iobj 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 refusing punct
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1 refuse present · progressive Disobedience vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 fail gerund Disobedience not said here vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 not do to-infinitive Disobedience not said here tree rules 4 tell speech: assert present a person in charge and a rule or a law you vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient what=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 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Civil disobedience means breaking a law peacefully on purpose to protest that it is unfair.
The tree, 15 words amod nsubj xcomp det obj advmod case obl mark advcl mark nsubj cop advcl punct root Civil ADJ disobedience NOUN means VERB breaking VERB a DET law NOUN peacefully ADV on ADP purpose NOUN to PART protest VERB that SCONJ it PRON is AUX unfair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Civil civil ADJ Degree=Pos 2 disobedience amod 2 disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 breaking break VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means xcomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 law det 6 law law NOUN Number=Sing 4 breaking obj 7 peacefully peacefully ADV _ 4 breaking advmod 8 on on ADP _ 9 purpose case 9 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 4 breaking obl 10 to to PART _ 11 protest mark 11 protest protest VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 breaking advcl 12 that that SCONJ _ 15 unfair mark 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 unfair nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 unfair cop 15 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 11 protest advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present Civil disobedience vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 break not said to happen gerund Civil disobedience not said here a law purpose peacefully property vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer law=Patient 3 protest speech: disagree to-infinitive Civil disobedience not said here vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is present disobedience unfair property tree rules
Example 1 The dog was told off for its disobedience.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass compound:prt case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET dog NOUN was AUX told VERB off ADP for ADP its PRON disobedience NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 told nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 told aux:pass 4 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 off off ADP _ 4 told compound:prt 6 for for ADP _ 8 disobedience case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 disobedience nmod:poss 8 disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 4 told obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 told punct
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1 tell off speech: assert past · passive the dog for dog's disobedience vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 2 disobey dog nom disobedience «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Disobedience to the rules can lead to a detention.
nsubj case det nmod aux case det obl punct root Disobedience NOUN to ADP the DET rules NOUN can AUX lead VERB to ADP a DET detention NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 6 lead nsubj 2 to to ADP _ 4 rules case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 rules det 4 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 1 Disobedience nmod 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 lead aux 6 lead lead VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 to to ADP _ 9 detention case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 detention det 9 detention detention NOUN Number=Sing 6 lead obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 lead punct
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1 lead can Disobedience to the rules to a detention vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to detention=Patient
Example 3 Adam and Eve's disobedience is told in the book of Genesis.
compound cc conj case nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case nmod punct root Adam PROPN and CCONJ Eve PROPN 's PART disobedience NOUN is AUX told VERB in ADP the DET book NOUN of ADP Genesis PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Adam Adam PROPN Number=Sing 5 disobedience compound 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Eve cc 3 Eve Eve PROPN Number=Sing 1 Adam conj 4 's 's PART _ 3 Eve case 5 disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 7 told nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 told aux:pass 7 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 book case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 book det 10 book book NOUN Number=Sing 7 told obl 11 of of ADP _ 12 Genesis case 12 Genesis Genesis PROPN Number=Sing 10 book nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert present · passive Adam disobedience the book of Genesis vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 4 Rosa Parks' act of civil disobedience helped change unfair laws.
nmod:poss flat case nsubj case amod nmod xcomp amod obj punct root Rosa PROPN Parks PROPN ' PART act NOUN of ADP civil ADJ disobedience NOUN helped VERB change VERB unfair ADJ laws NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rosa Rosa PROPN Number=Sing 4 act nmod:poss 2 Parks Parks PROPN Number=Sing 1 Rosa flat 3 ' 's PART _ 1 Rosa case 4 act act NOUN Number=Sing 8 helped nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 7 disobedience case 6 civil civil ADJ Degree=Pos 7 disobedience amod 7 disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 4 act nmod 8 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 helped xcomp 10 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 11 laws amod 11 laws law NOUN Number=Plur 9 change obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 helped punct
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1 help past Rosa's act of civil disobedience vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 change infinitive Rosa's act of civil disobedience not said here unfair laws vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Patient 3 act civil disobedience nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent
Example 5 The soldier was punished for disobedience.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET soldier NOUN was AUX punished VERB for ADP disobedience NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soldier det 2 soldier soldier NOUN Number=Sing 4 punished nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 punished aux:pass 4 punished punish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 disobedience case 6 disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 4 punished obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 punished punct
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1 punish past · passive the soldier for disobedience vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Patient for disobedience=Theme
Example 6 The story shows how disobedience got the boy into trouble.
det nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp det obj case obl punct root The DET story NOUN shows VERB how ADV disobedience NOUN got VERB the DET boy NOUN into ADP trouble NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 story det 2 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows nsubj 3 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 got advmod 5 disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 6 got nsubj 6 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 shows ccomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 boy det 8 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 6 got obj 9 into into ADP _ 10 trouble case 10 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 6 got obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 shows punct
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1 show present the story vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 get past disobedience the boy trouble vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer boy=Stimulus
Example 7 Peaceful disobedience can be brave when a law is unfair.
amod nsubj aux cop mark det nsubj cop advcl punct root Peaceful ADJ disobedience NOUN can AUX be AUX brave ADJ when SCONJ a DET law NOUN is AUX unfair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Peaceful peaceful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 disobedience amod 2 disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 5 brave nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 brave aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 brave cop 5 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 when when SCONJ _ 10 unfair mark 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 law det 8 law law NOUN Number=Sing 10 unfair nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 unfair cop 10 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 5 brave advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 brave punct
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1 is can Peaceful disobedience brave property tree rules 2 is present a law unfair property tree rules
Example 8 Poor Urashima! because of his disobedience he could never return to the Sea King’s realm or the lovely Princess beyond the sea.
The tree, 23 words amod punct mark fixed nmod:poss nsubj nsubj aux advmod acl case det compound nmod:poss case obl cc det amod conj case det obl punct root Poor ADJ Urashima PROPN ! PUNCT because SCONJ of ADP his PRON disobedience NOUN he PRON could AUX never ADV return VERB to ADP the DET Sea PROPN King PROPN ’s PART realm NOUN or CCONJ the DET lovely ADJ Princess PROPN beyond ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Urashima amod 2 Urashima Urashima PROPN Number=Sing root root 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Urashima punct 4 because because SCONJ _ 11 return mark 5 of of ADP _ 4 because fixed 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 disobedience nmod:poss 7 disobedience disobedience NOUN Number=Sing 11 return nsubj 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 return nsubj 9 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 return aux 10 never never ADV PronType=Neg 11 return advmod 11 return return VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 Urashima acl 12 to to ADP _ 17 realm case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 King det 14 Sea Sea PROPN Number=Sing 15 King compound 15 King King PROPN Number=Sing 17 realm nmod:poss 16 ’s 's PART _ 15 King case 17 realm realm NOUN Number=Sing 11 return obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 21 Princess cc 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 Princess det 20 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 21 Princess amod 21 Princess Princess PROPN Number=Sing 17 realm conj 22 beyond beyond ADP _ 24 sea case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 sea det 24 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 11 return obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 2 Urashima punct
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1 not return could Urashima's disobedience Poor Urashima not said here the Sea King's realm or the lovely Princess beyond the sea vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent urashima=Theme to realm=Destination 2 disobey Urashima nom disobedience «act transitive»: poss=agent
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