hereditary

Who acts: Hereditary, Freckles, doctor, illness, UK, grandfather · What happens: describe, pass, pass down, be, ask, have · To what, where: feature, illness, children, genes, title, right

«hereditary» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: hereditary in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

Hereditary describes a feature or illness that is passed from parents to children through genes.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hereditary	Hereditary	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 describes	nsubj
2	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 feature	det
4	feature	feature	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 describes	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 illness	cc
6	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 feature	conj
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 passed	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 passed	aux:pass
9	passed	pass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 illness	acl:relcl
10	from	from	ADP	_	11 parents	case
11	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 passed	obl
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 children	case
13	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 passed	obl
14	through	through	ADP	_	15 genes	case
15	genes	gene	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 passed	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	present	Hereditary	a feature or illness					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent feature=Theme
2	pass	present · passive		illness	children	genes		from parents	vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme from parent=Initial_Location to child=Destination

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

Hereditary describes a title, job or right that is passed down in a family from parent to child, like a crown.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hereditary	Hereditary	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 describes	nsubj
2	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 title	det
4	title	title	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 describes	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 job	punct
6	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 title	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 right	cc
8	right	right	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 title	conj
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 passed	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 passed	aux:pass
11	passed	pass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 right	acl:relcl
12	down	down	ADP	_	11 passed	compound:prt
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 family	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 family	det
15	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 passed	obl
16	from	from	ADP	_	17 parent	case
17	parent	parent	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 passed	obl
18	to	to	ADP	_	19 child	case
19	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 passed	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 crown	punct
21	like	like	ADP	_	23 crown	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 crown	det
23	crown	crown	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 passed	parataxis
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	present	Hereditary	a title and job or right					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent title=Theme
2	pass down	present · passive		right	child	a family		from parent	vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme from parent=Initial_Location to child=Destination

Example 1

Freckles are often hereditary.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Freckles	freckle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hereditary	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 hereditary	cop
3	often	often	ADV	_	4 hereditary	advmod
4	hereditary	hereditary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hereditary	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Freckles					hereditary, often property	tree rules

Example 2

The doctor asked if the illness was hereditary.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doctor	det
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	if	if	SCONJ	_	8 hereditary	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 illness	det
6	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hereditary	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 hereditary	cop
8	hereditary	hereditary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 asked	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the doctor						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a condition, not said to happen	past	the illness					hereditary property	tree rules

Example 3

The UK has a hereditary monarchy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 UK	det
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 monarchy	det
5	hereditary	hereditary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 monarchy	amod
6	monarchy	monarchy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the UK	a hereditary monarchy					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monarchy=Patient

Example 4

His grandfather had a hereditary title as a lord.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 grandfather	nmod:poss
2	grandfather	grandfather	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 title	det
5	hereditary	hereditary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 title	amod
6	title	title	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 lord	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 lord	det
9	lord	lord	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	His grandfather	a hereditary title				as a lord	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent title=Patient

Example 5

Being left-handed is partly hereditary.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 left	aux:pass
2	left	left	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 handed	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 left	punct
4	handed	hand	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 hereditary	amod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 hereditary	cop
6	partly	partly	ADV	_	7 hereditary	advmod
7	hereditary	hereditary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hereditary	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hand	participle							vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	present						hereditary, partly property	tree rules

Example 6

Some hereditary diseases can be tested for before birth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	3 diseases	det
2	hereditary	hereditary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 diseases	amod
3	diseases	disease	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 tested	nsubj:pass
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 tested	aux
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 tested	aux:pass
6	tested	test	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 birth	case
8	before	before	ADP	_	9 birth	case
9	birth	birth	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tested	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 tested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	test	can · passive		some hereditary diseases				for birth	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for birth=Attribute

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