hypothesis

Who acts: guess, you, starting point, hypothesis, We, results · What happens: explain, test, suggest, think, not be, be · To what, where: something, idea, sunlight, hypothesis, good hypothesis, new hypothesis

«hypothesis» 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: hypothesis in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

An idea or guess that explains something and that you can test with an experiment or observation.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 idea	det
2	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 guess	cc
4	guess	guess	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 idea	conj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 explains	nsubj
6	explains	explain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 guess	acl:relcl
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 explains	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 test	cc
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 test	mark
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 test	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 test	aux
12	test	test	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 something	conj
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 experiment	case
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 experiment	det
15	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 test	obl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 observation	cc
17	observation	observation	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 experiment	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 idea	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	present	guess	something					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
2	test	can	you					with a experiment or observation	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: 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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Any idea suggested as a starting point for thinking, which may or may not be true.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	2 idea	det
2	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	suggested	suggest	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 idea	acl
4	as	as	ADP	_	7 point	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 point	det
6	starting	starting	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 point	compound
7	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 suggested	obl
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	9 thinking	mark
9	thinking	think	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 point	acl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 true	punct
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 true	nsubj
12	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 true	aux
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 true	cc
14	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 true	aux
15	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 true	advmod
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	17 true	cop
17	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 point	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 idea	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	suggest speech: suggest	participle		any idea not said here	as a starting point	vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	think speech: other	gerund	a starting point not said here			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not is	may	a starting point		true property	tree rules

Example 1

My hypothesis is that plants grow faster in sunlight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 hypothesis	nmod:poss
2	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 grow	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 grow	cop
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 grow	mark
5	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 grow	nsubj
6	grow	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	faster	fast	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 grow	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 sunlight	case
9	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 grow	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 grow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My hypothesis			sunlight		fast, grow property	tree rules

Example 2

We tested our hypothesis with a fair test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 tested	nsubj
2	tested	test	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 hypothesis	nmod:poss
4	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tested	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 test	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 test	det
7	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 test	amod
8	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tested	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	test	past	We	our hypothesis				with a fair test	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hypothesis=Theme

Example 3

The results did not support the hypothesis.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 results	det
2	results	result	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 support	nsubj
3	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 support	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 support	advmod
5	support	support	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hypothesis	det
7	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 support	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 support	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not support	past · do-support	the results	the hypothesis					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hypothesis=Stimulus

Example 4

A good hypothesis can be proved wrong by an experiment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 hypothesis	det
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hypothesis	amod
3	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 proved	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 proved	aux
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 proved	aux:pass
6	proved	prove	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 proved	xcomp
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 experiment	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 experiment	det
10	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 proved	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 proved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prove	can · passive	a experiment	a good hypothesis				wrong property	vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Example 5

Scientists made a new hypothesis after the surprise result.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hypothesis	det
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hypothesis	amod
5	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	after	after	ADP	_	9 result	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 result	det
8	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 result	compound
9	result	result	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Scientists	a new hypothesis			after the surprise result		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hypothesis=Product

Example 6

Write your hypothesis before you start the experiment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hypothesis	nmod:poss
3	hypothesis	hypothesis	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
4	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 start	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 start	nsubj
6	start	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Write	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 experiment	det
8	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 start	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	your hypothesis					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hypothesis=Theme
2	start	present	you	the experiment					vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experiment=Eventuality

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