ethics Who acts: Ethics, ideas, that, people, philosophy, doctor · What happens: be, guide, act, think about, keep, argue · To what, where: ideas, school subject, rules, secrets, ethics class, animals · Speech: someone speaks here
«ethics» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: ethics in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Ethics are the ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people act.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det mark nsubj cop advcl cc conj nsubj parataxis advmod nsubj advcl punct root Ethics NOUN are AUX the DET ideas NOUN about SCONJ what PRON is AUX right ADJ and CCONJ wrong ADJ that PRON guide VERB how ADV people NOUN act VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ethics ethic NOUN Number=Plur 4 ideas nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 ideas cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ideas det 4 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 about about SCONJ _ 8 right mark 6 what what PRON PronType=Int 8 right nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 right cop 8 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ideas advcl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 wrong cc 10 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 right conj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 guide nsubj 12 guide guide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 ideas parataxis 13 how how ADV PronType=Int 15 act advmod 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 15 act nsubj 15 act act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 guide advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 ideas punct
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1 is a present Ethics the ideas tree rules 2 is present the ideas right property tree rules 3 be the ideas not said here tree rules 4 guide present that vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 act present people vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: 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 Ethics is a school subject or part of philosophy that thinks about right and wrong, fairness, and how to be good.
The tree, 21 words nsubj cop det compound cc conj case nmod nsubj acl:relcl advmod xcomp cc conj punct obl punct cc advmod mark cop conj punct root Ethics NOUN is AUX a DET school NOUN subject NOUN or CCONJ part NOUN of ADP philosophy NOUN that PRON thinks VERB about ADV right ADJ and CCONJ wrong ADJ , PUNCT fairness NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ how ADV to PART be AUX good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ethics ethics NOUN Number=Sing 5 subject nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 subject cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 subject det 4 school school NOUN Number=Sing 5 subject compound 5 subject subject NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 part cc 7 part part NOUN Number=Sing 5 subject conj 8 of of ADP _ 9 philosophy case 9 philosophy philosophy NOUN Number=Sing 7 part nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 thinks nsubj 11 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 philosophy acl:relcl 12 about about ADV _ 13 right advmod 13 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 11 thinks xcomp 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 wrong cc 15 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 13 right conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 fairness punct 17 fairness fairness NOUN Number=Sing 13 right obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 23 good punct 19 and and CCONJ _ 23 good cc 20 how how ADV PronType=Int 23 good advmod 21 to to PART _ 23 good mark 22 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 23 good cop 23 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 5 subject conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 subject punct
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1 is a present Ethics a school subject or part of philosophy tree rules 2 think about speech: other present philosophy right property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is to-infinitive Ethics not said here good property tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
The ethics of a job are its rules for honest behaviour, like a doctor keeping your secrets.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj case det nmod cop nmod:poss case amod nmod punct case det appos acl nmod:poss obj punct root The DET ethics NOUN of ADP a DET job NOUN are AUX its PRON rules NOUN for ADP honest ADJ behaviour NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET doctor NOUN keeping VERB your PRON secrets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ethics det 2 ethics ethic NOUN Number=Plur 8 rules nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 job case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 job det 5 job job NOUN Number=Sing 2 ethics nmod 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 rules cop 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 rules nmod:poss 8 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 for for ADP _ 11 behaviour case 10 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 11 behaviour amod 11 behaviour behaviour NOUN Number=Sing 8 rules nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 doctor punct 13 like like ADP _ 15 doctor case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 doctor det 15 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 8 rules appos 16 keeping keep VERB VerbForm=Ger 15 doctor acl 17 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 secrets nmod:poss 18 secrets secret NOUN Number=Plur 16 keeping obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 rules punct
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1 is a present the ethics of a job job's rules for honest behaviour tree rules 2 keep gerund a doctor not said here your secrets vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme
Example 1 In ethics class we argued about whether lying is ever right.
case compound obl nsubj mark mark nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct root In ADP ethics NOUN class NOUN we PRON argued VERB about SCONJ whether SCONJ lying NOUN is AUX ever ADV right ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 class case 2 ethics ethic NOUN Number=Plur 3 class compound 3 class class NOUN Number=Sing 5 argued obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 argued nsubj 5 argued argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 about about SCONJ _ 11 right mark 7 whether whether SCONJ _ 11 right mark 8 lying lying NOUN Number=Sing 11 right nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 right cop 10 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 11 right advmod 11 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 5 argued ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 argued punct
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1 argue speech: disagree past we ethics class vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present lying ever right property tree rules
Example 2 The ethics of keeping animals in zoos is a big question.
det nsubj mark acl obj case obl cop det amod punct root The DET ethics NOUN of SCONJ keeping VERB animals NOUN in ADP zoos NOUN is AUX a DET big ADJ question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ethics det 2 ethics ethic NOUN Number=Plur 11 question nsubj 3 of of SCONJ _ 4 keeping mark 4 keeping keep VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 ethics acl 5 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 4 keeping obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 zoos case 7 zoos zoo NOUN Number=Plur 4 keeping obl 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 question cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 question det 10 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 11 question amod 11 question question NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 question punct
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1 keep gerund the ethics not said here animals zoos vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent animal=Theme in zoo=Location 2 is a present the ethics a big question tree rules
Example 3 Doctors follow a strict code of ethics.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root Doctors NOUN follow VERB a DET strict ADJ code NOUN of ADP ethics NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 2 follow nsubj 2 follow follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 code det 4 strict strict ADJ Degree=Pos 5 code amod 5 code code NOUN Number=Sing 2 follow obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 ethics case 7 ethics ethic NOUN Number=Plur 5 code nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 follow punct
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1 follow present Doctors a strict code of ethics vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent code=Theme 2 code ethics nom code «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 The ethics olympiad asked teams to solve hard dilemmas.
det compound nsubj obj mark xcomp amod obj punct root The DET ethics NOUN olympiad NOUN asked VERB teams NOUN to PART solve VERB hard ADJ dilemmas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 olympiad det 2 ethics ethic NOUN Number=Plur 3 olympiad compound 3 olympiad olympiad NOUN Number=Sing 4 asked nsubj 4 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 4 asked obj 6 to to PART _ 7 solve mark 7 solve solve VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 asked xcomp 8 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 9 dilemmas amod 9 dilemmas dilemma NOUN Number=Plur 7 solve obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the ethics olympiad teams vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent team=Recipient clause=Topic 2 solve not said to happen to-infinitive teams not said here hard dilemmas vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dilemma=Topic
Example 5 Gran has a strong work ethic and never misses a day.
nsubj det amod obj amod cc advmod conj det obj punct root Gran PROPN has VERB a DET strong ADJ work NOUN ethic ADJ and CCONJ never ADV misses VERB a DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 work det 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 5 work amod 5 work work NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 ethic ethic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 work amod 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 misses cc 8 never never ADV PronType=Neg 9 misses advmod 9 misses miss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 has conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 day det 11 day day NOUN Number=Sing 9 misses obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Gran a strong work vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Patient 2 not miss present Gran not said here day vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 Taking the money would be against his ethics.
det obj aux cop case nmod:poss obl punct root Taking VERB the DET money NOUN would AUX be AUX against ADP his PRON ethics NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taking take VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 money det 3 money money NOUN Number=Sing 1 Taking obj 4 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 ethics aux 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 ethics cop 6 against against ADP _ 8 ethics case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 ethics nmod:poss 8 ethics ethic NOUN Number=Plur 1 Taking obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Taking punct
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1 take gerund the money vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme 2 is would against his ethics tree rules
Example 7 Ethics is about how we should treat each other.
nsubj cop mark advmod nsubj aux obj fixed punct root Ethics NOUN is AUX about SCONJ how ADV we PRON should AUX treat VERB each DET other ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ethics ethics NOUN Number=Sing 7 treat nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 treat cop 3 about about SCONJ _ 7 treat mark 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 7 treat advmod 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 treat nsubj 6 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 treat aux 7 treat treat VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 7 treat obj 9 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 8 each fixed 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 treat punct
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1 is should · present Ethics treat property tree rules
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