elimination

Who acts: competition, we, team, elimination, quiz, you · What happens: remove, get, knock out, solve, rule out, process · To what, where: competition, problem, wrong answers, elimination, cake, great success · Speech: someone speaks here

«elimination» 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: elimination in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Removing or getting rid of something completely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Removing	remove	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 getting	cc
3	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Removing	conj
4	rid	rid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 getting	xcomp
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 rid	obl
7	completely	completely	ADV	_	3 getting	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Removing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remove	gerund							vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	get	gerund						completely, rid property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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: sport, games, shows — kept apart, not parsed.

Being knocked out of a competition.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 knocked	aux:pass
2	knocked	knock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	6 competition	case
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 competition	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 competition	det
6	competition	competition	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 knocked	obl:agent
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 knocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock out	gerund · passive	a competition	a competition					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent competition=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: maths, logic — kept apart, not parsed.

Solving a problem by ruling out wrong answers one by one (process of elimination).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Solving	solve	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 problem	det
3	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Solving	obj
4	by	by	SCONJ	_	5 ruling	mark
5	ruling	rule	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Solving	advcl
6	out	out	ADP	_	5 ruling	compound:prt
7	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 answers	amod
8	answers	answer	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 ruling	obj
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 answers	flat
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 one	case
11	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 one	nmod
12	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 process	punct
13	process	process	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 one	appos
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 elimination	case
15	elimination	elimination	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 process	nmod
16	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 process	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Solving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	solve	gerund	a problem	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic
2	rule out	gerund	wrong answers	vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme
3	process		elimination	nom process «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

By a process of elimination, we found who took the cake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	3 process	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 process	det
3	process	process	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 found	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 elimination	case
5	elimination	elimination	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 process	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 process	punct
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 found	nsubj
8	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 took	nsubj
10	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 found	ccomp
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 cake	det
12	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 took	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	find	past	we		by a process of elimination	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	take	past		the cake		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme
3	process			elimination		nom process «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Our team lost in the elimination round.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 team	nmod:poss
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lost	nsubj
3	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 elimination	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 elimination	det
6	elimination	elimination	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lost	obl
7	round	round	ADV	_	3 lost	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	participle	Our team			the elimination		round property	vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in elimination=Eventuality

Example 3

The elimination of smallpox was a great success for science.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 elimination	det
2	elimination	elimination	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 success	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 smallpox	case
4	smallpox	smallpox	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 elimination	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 success	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 success	det
7	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 success	amod
8	success	success	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 science	case
10	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 success	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 success	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the elimination of smallpox	a great success				for science	tree rules
2	eliminate			smallpox					nom elimination «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

The quiz had a different elimination each week.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 quiz	det
2	quiz	quiz	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 elimination	det
5	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 elimination	amod
6	elimination	elimination	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	8 week	det
8	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the quiz	a different elimination			week		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent elimination=Patient

Example 5

Cross off wrong answers: that is elimination.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cross	cross	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	off	off	ADP	_	1 Cross	compound:prt
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 answers	amod
4	answers	answer	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Cross	obj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 elimination	punct
6	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 elimination	det
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 elimination	cop
8	elimination	elimination	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cross	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cross	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cross off	imperative	you not said here	wrong answers					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient
2	is a	present		that elimination					tree rules

Example 6

The elimination of plastic straws helps the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 elimination	det
2	elimination	elimination	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 helps	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 straws	case
4	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 straws	compound
5	straws	straw	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 elimination	nmod
6	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sea	det
8	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 helps	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	the elimination of plastic straws	the sea					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Beneficiary
2	eliminate			plastic straws					nom elimination «act transitive»: of=patient

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