fate Who acts: Fate, people, power, thing fate, person, They · What happens: be, believe, decide, happen, fate, bring · To what, where: power, future, thing fate, something, them, end · Speech: someone speaks here
«fate» 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: fate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Fate is a power that some people believe decides what will happen in the future.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det nsubj obj det nsubj acl:relcl nsubj aux ccomp case det obl punct root Fate NOUN is AUX a DET power NOUN that PRON some DET people NOUN believe VERB decides VERB what PRON will AUX happen VERB in ADP the DET future NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 4 power nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 power cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 power det 4 power power NOUN Number=Sing 9 decides nsubj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 believe obj 6 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 people det 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 believe nsubj 8 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 power acl:relcl 9 decides decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 what what PRON PronType=Int 12 happen nsubj 11 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 happen aux 12 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 decides ccomp 13 in in ADP _ 15 future case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 future det 15 future future NOUN Number=Sing 12 happen obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 decides punct
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1 is a present Fate a power tree rules 2 believe present some people a power vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus 3 decide present a power vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 happen future the future vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in future=Location
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 A person's or thing's fate is what happens to them in the end, often something bad.
The tree, 18 words det nmod:poss case cc compound case cop nsubj acl:relcl case obl case det obl punct advmod obl amod punct root A DET person NOUN 's PART or CCONJ thing NOUN 's PART fate NOUN is AUX what PRON happens VERB to ADP them PRON in ADP the DET end NOUN , PUNCT often ADV something PRON bad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 fate nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 person case 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 thing cc 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 7 fate compound 6 's 's PART _ 5 thing case 7 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 what cop 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 10 happens nsubj 10 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fate acl:relcl 11 to to ADP _ 12 them case 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 happens obl 13 in in ADP _ 15 end case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 end det 15 end end NOUN Number=Sing 10 happens obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 something punct 17 often often ADV _ 18 something advmod 18 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 happens obl 19 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 18 something amod 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 fate punct
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1 is a present a person's thing fate tree rules 2 happen present a person's thing fate something them = they in the end vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in end=Location 3 fate a person nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 They believed it was fate that brought them together.
nsubj nsubj cop obj nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct root They PRON believed VERB it PRON was AUX fate NOUN that PRON brought VERB them PRON together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 believed nsubj 2 believed believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 fate nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 fate cop 5 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 2 believed obj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 brought nsubj 7 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 fate acl:relcl 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 brought obj 9 together together ADV _ 7 brought advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 believed punct
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1 believe past They vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a past it fate tree rules 3 bring past fate them = they together property vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent they=Theme
Example 2 Nobody knows the fate of the lost explorers.
nsubj det obj case det amod nmod punct root Nobody PRON knows VERB the DET fate NOUN of ADP the DET lost VERB explorers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 knows nsubj 2 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 fate det 4 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 2 knows obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 explorers case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 explorers det 7 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 explorers amod 8 explorers explorer NOUN Number=Plur 4 fate nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 knows punct
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1 know present Nobody the fate of the lost explorers vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer fate=Stimulus 2 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 fate the lost explorers nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 The judge would decide his fate.
det nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct root The DET judge NOUN would AUX decide VERB his PRON fate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 4 decide nsubj 3 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 decide aux 4 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 fate nmod:poss 6 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 4 decide obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 decide punct
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1 decide would the judge judge's fate vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent fate=Topic 2 fate judge nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Don't tempt fate by saying we'll win easily!
aux advmod obj mark advcl nsubj aux ccomp advmod punct root Do AUX n't PART tempt VERB fate NOUN by SCONJ saying VERB we PRON 'll AUX win VERB easily ADV ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 tempt aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 tempt advmod 3 tempt tempt VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 3 tempt obj 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 saying mark 6 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 tempt advcl 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 win nsubj 8 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 win aux 9 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 saying ccomp 10 easily easily ADV _ 9 win advmod 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 tempt punct
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1 not tempt imperative · do-support you not said here fate vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fate=Recipient 2 say speech: assert gerund you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 win future we easily property vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 By a twist of fate, they met again years later.
case det obl case nmod punct nsubj advmod obl:unmarked advmod punct root By ADP a DET twist NOUN of ADP fate NOUN , PUNCT they PRON met VERB again ADV years NOUN later ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 By by ADP _ 3 twist case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 twist det 3 twist twist NOUN Number=Sing 8 met obl 4 of of ADP _ 5 fate case 5 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 3 twist nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 twist punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 met nsubj 8 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 again again ADV _ 8 met advmod 10 years year NOUN Number=Plur 11 later obl:unmarked 11 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 8 met advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 met punct
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1 meet past they again by a twist of fate; late property vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 twist fate nom twist «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 The fate of the old tree was decided by the council.
det nsubj:pass case det amod nmod aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET fate NOUN of ADP the DET old ADJ tree NOUN was AUX decided VERB by ADP the DET council NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fate det 2 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 8 decided nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 6 tree case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tree det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tree amod 6 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 2 fate nmod 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 decided aux:pass 8 decided decide VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 by by ADP _ 11 council case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 council det 11 council council NOUN Number=Sing 8 decided obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 decided punct
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1 decide past · passive the council the fate of the old tree vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent subject=Topic 2 fate the old tree nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 7 The merchants now mourned their fate.
det nsubj advmod nmod:poss obj punct root The DET merchants NOUN now ADV mourned VERB their PRON fate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 merchants det 2 merchants merchant NOUN Number=Plur 4 mourned nsubj 3 now now ADV PronType=Dem 4 mourned advmod 4 mourned mourn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 fate nmod:poss 6 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 4 mourned obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 mourned punct
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1 mourn past the merchants merchants's fate now vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fate=Stimulus 2 fate merchants = merchant nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent
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