evidence Who acts: Evidence, objects, something, someone, Fossils, dinosaurs · What happens: be, show, help, prove, decide, do · To what, where: facts, Evidence, court, crime, text, question · Speech: someone speaks here
«evidence» 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: evidence in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Evidence is facts, signs or objects that show something is true or help to prove it.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl nsubj cop ccomp cc conj mark xcomp obj punct root Evidence NOUN is AUX facts NOUN , PUNCT signs NOUN or CCONJ objects NOUN that PRON show VERB something PRON is AUX true ADJ or CCONJ help VERB to PART prove VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 3 facts nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 facts cop 3 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 signs punct 5 signs sign NOUN Number=Plur 3 facts conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 objects cc 7 objects object NOUN Number=Plur 3 facts conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 show nsubj 9 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 objects acl:relcl 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 true nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 true cop 12 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 9 show ccomp 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 help cc 14 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 true conj 15 to to PART _ 16 prove mark 16 prove prove VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 help xcomp 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 prove obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 facts punct
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1 is a present Evidence facts and signs or objects tree rules 2 show present objects vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present something true property tree rules 4 help infinitive something not said here vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 5 prove to-infinitive something not said here Evidence vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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 In a court, evidence is what is shown to help decide if someone did a crime.
The tree, 16 words case det obl punct nsubj cop aux:pass acl:relcl mark xcomp xcomp mark nsubj ccomp det obj punct root In ADP a DET court NOUN , PUNCT evidence NOUN is AUX what PRON is AUX shown VERB to PART help VERB decide VERB if SCONJ someone PRON did VERB a DET crime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 court case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 court det 3 court court NOUN Number=Sing 7 what obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 court punct 5 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 7 what nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 what cop 7 what what PRON PronType=Int root root 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 shown aux:pass 9 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 what acl:relcl 10 to to PART _ 11 help mark 11 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 shown xcomp 12 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 help xcomp 13 if if SCONJ _ 15 did mark 14 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 did nsubj 15 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 decide ccomp 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 crime det 17 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 15 did obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 what punct
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1 is a present evidence a court tree rules 2 show present · passive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: clause=Topic 3 help to-infinitive vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 decide infinitive vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 do a condition, not said to happen past someone a crime vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Eventuality
Example 1 Fossils are evidence that dinosaurs lived long ago.
nsubj cop mark nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod punct root Fossils NOUN are AUX evidence NOUN that SCONJ dinosaurs NOUN lived VERB long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fossils fossil NOUN Number=Plur 3 evidence nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 evidence cop 3 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 lived mark 5 dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 6 lived nsubj 6 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 evidence acl:relcl 7 long long ADV Degree=Pos 8 ago advmod 8 ago ago ADV _ 6 lived advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 evidence punct
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1 is a present Fossils evidence tree rules 2 live past dinosaurs evidence not said here ago property vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme evidence=Location
Example 2 The detective looked for evidence.
det nsubj case obl punct root The DET detective NOUN looked VERB for ADP evidence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 evidence case 5 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the detective for evidence vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for evidence=Theme
Example 3 Use evidence from the text to answer the question.
obj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root Use VERB evidence NOUN from ADP the DET text NOUN to PART answer VERB the DET question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 3 from from ADP _ 5 text case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 text det 5 text text NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obl 6 to to PART _ 7 answer mark 7 answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 question det 9 question question NOUN Number=Sing 7 answer obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here evidence the text vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Patient 2 answer speech: assert to-infinitive you not said here the question vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality
Example 4 There is no evidence that the moon is made of cheese.
expl det nsubj mark det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl case obl punct root There PRON is VERB no DET evidence NOUN that SCONJ the DET moon NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP cheese NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 4 evidence det 4 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 5 that that SCONJ _ 9 made mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 moon det 7 moon moon NOUN Number=Sing 9 made nsubj:pass 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 made aux:pass 9 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 evidence acl 10 of of ADP _ 11 cheese case 11 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 9 made obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present no evidence there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 make present · passive no evidence not said here the moon of cheese vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 5 Muddy footprints were evidence that the dog had come in.
amod nsubj cop mark det nsubj aux acl advmod punct root Muddy ADJ footprints NOUN were AUX evidence NOUN that SCONJ the DET dog NOUN had AUX come VERB in ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Muddy muddy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 footprints amod 2 footprints footprint NOUN Number=Plur 4 evidence nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 evidence cop 4 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 9 come mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dog det 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 9 come nsubj 8 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 come aux 9 come come VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 evidence acl 10 in in ADV _ 9 come advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 evidence punct
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1 is a past Muddy footprints evidence tree rules 2 come in past · perfect the dog evidence not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location evidence=Theme
Example 6 Scientists collect evidence before they decide.
nsubj obj mark nsubj advcl punct root Scientists NOUN collect VERB evidence NOUN before SCONJ they PRON decide VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 collect nsubj 2 collect collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 2 collect obj 4 before before SCONJ _ 6 decide mark 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 decide nsubj 6 decide decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 collect advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 collect punct
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1 collect present Scientists evidence vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Theme 2 decide present Scientists = scientist vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The police kept the evidence safe.
det nsubj det obj xcomp punct root The DET police NOUN kept VERB the DET evidence NOUN safe ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 kept nsubj 3 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 evidence det 5 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept obj 6 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 3 kept xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 kept punct
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1 keep past the police the evidence safe property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Theme
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