eligible

Who acts: you, Children, Year, She, families, he · What happens: allow, do, get, meet, vote, marry · To what, where: something, rules, 9, 18, prefects, eligible bachelor · Speech: someone speaks here

«eligible» 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: eligible in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Allowed to do or get something because you meet the rules, as in «eligible to vote» or «eligible for free school meals».

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 do	mark
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Allowed	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 get	cc
5	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 do	conj
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 get	obj
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	9 meet	mark
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 meet	nsubj
9	meet	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 get	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 rules	det
11	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 meet	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 eligible	punct
13	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 eligible	mark
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 eligible	case
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 eligible	punct
16	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 meet	conj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 vote	mark
18	vote	vote	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 eligible	xcomp
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 vote	punct
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 eligible	cc
21	«	«	PUNCT	_	22 eligible	punct
22	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 vote	conj
23	for	for	ADP	_	26 meals	case
24	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 meals	amod
25	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 meals	compound
26	meals	meal	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 eligible	obl
27	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 eligible	punct
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Allowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	allow	participle			vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality
2	do not said to happen	to-infinitive			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	get	infinitive		something	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
4	meet	present	you	the rules	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Co-Agent
5	vote in a quote	to-infinitive	you not said here		vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: 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

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

A good person to marry, usually rich and single, as in «an eligible bachelor».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 person	det
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 person	amod
3	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rich	nsubj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 marry	mark
5	marry	marry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 person	acl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 rich	punct
7	usually	usually	ADV	_	8 rich	advmod
8	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 single	cc
10	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rich	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 bachelor	punct
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	17 bachelor	mark
13	in	in	ADP	_	17 bachelor	case
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 bachelor	punct
15	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 bachelor	det
16	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 bachelor	amod
17	bachelor	bachelor	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rich	parataxis
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 bachelor	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 rich	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	marry	to-infinitive							vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Children aged 9 to 11 are eligible for the chess competition.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 eligible	nsubj
2	aged	age	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	1 Children	acl
3	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 aged	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 11	case
5	11	11	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 9	nmod
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 eligible	cop
7	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	11 competition	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 competition	det
10	chess	chess	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 competition	compound
11	competition	competition	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eligible	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 eligible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	age	participle	Children not said here	9				to 11	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent 9=Patient
2	is	present	Children					for the chess competition; eligible property	tree rules

Example 2

You are eligible to vote at 18.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 eligible	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 eligible	cop
3	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 vote	mark
5	vote	vote	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 eligible	xcomp
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 18	case
7	18	18	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 vote	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 eligible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	You					eligible property	tree rules
2	vote	to-infinitive	You not said here			18			vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Only Year 6 pupils are eligible to be prefects.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	2 Year	advmod
2	Year	Year	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 eligible	nsubj
3	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Year	flat
4	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 eligible	nsubj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 eligible	cop
6	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	9 prefects	mark
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 prefects	cop
9	prefects	prefect	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 eligible	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 eligible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Year					eligible property	tree rules
2	is a	to-infinitive	Year not said here	prefects					tree rules

Example 4

She was not eligible because she had already won.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 eligible	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 eligible	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 eligible	advmod
4	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	9 won	mark
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 won	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 won	aux
8	already	already	ADV	_	9 won	advmod
9	won	win	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 eligible	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 eligible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	past	She					eligible property	tree rules
2	win	past · perfect	she						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Some families are eligible for free school meals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 families	det
2	families	family	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 eligible	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 eligible	cop
4	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 meals	case
6	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 meals	amod
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 meals	compound
8	meals	meal	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 eligible	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 eligible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	some families					for free school meals; eligible property	tree rules

Example 6

In the novel, he was the most eligible bachelor in town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 novel	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 novel	det
3	novel	novel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bachelor	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 novel	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 bachelor	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 bachelor	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bachelor	det
8	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	9 eligible	advmod
9	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 bachelor	amod
10	bachelor	bachelor	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 town	case
12	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bachelor	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 bachelor	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	he	the eligible bachelor		the novel		in town	tree rules

Example 7

He remembered that you have to prove you don’t know you have it before you are eligible for Pop.

The tree, 20 words

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 remembered	nsubj
2	remembered	remember	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	5 have	mark
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 have	nsubj
5	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 remembered	ccomp
6	to	to	PART	_	7 prove	mark
7	prove	prove	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 have	xcomp
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 know	nsubj
9	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 know	aux
10	n’t	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 know	advmod
11	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 prove	ccomp
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 have	nsubj
13	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 know	ccomp
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 have	obj
15	before	before	SCONJ	_	18 eligible	mark
16	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	18 eligible	nsubj
17	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 eligible	cop
18	eligible	eligible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 have	advcl
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 Pop	case
20	Pop	pop	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 eligible	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 remembered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	remember	past	He			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	have	present	you			tree rules
3	prove	to-infinitive	you not said here			vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
4	not know	present · do-support	you			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
5	have	present	you	it		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
6	is	present	you		for Pop; eligible property	tree rules

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