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inclination

Who acts: feeling, I, inclination, ramp, tilt, Earth · What happens: want, do, have, go, behave, nod · To what, where: something, inclination, certain way, head, rain, us

«inclination» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: inclination in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A feeling of wanting to do something; a liking, as in «I had no inclination to go».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 feeling	det
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 wanting	mark
4	wanting	want	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 feeling	acl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 do	mark
6	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 wanting	xcomp
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 do	obj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 liking	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 liking	det
10	liking	liking	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feeling	appos
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 had	punct
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 had	mark
13	in	in	ADP	_	12 as	fixed
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 had	punct
15	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 had	nsubj
16	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 liking	conj
17	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	18 inclination	det
18	inclination	inclination	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 had	obj
19	to	to	PART	_	20 go	mark
20	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 inclination	acl
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 liking	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	gerund	a feeling not said here						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	do not said to happen	to-infinitive	a feeling not said here	something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
3	have in a quote	past	I	no inclination					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Patient
4	go in a quote	to-infinitive	I not said here	no inclination not said here					vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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

A natural tendency to behave in a certain way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tendency	det
2	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tendency	amod
3	tendency	tendency	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 behave	mark
5	behave	behave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 tendency	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 way	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 way	det
8	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 behave	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tendency	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	behave	to-infinitive				a certain way			vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: maths, science — kept apart, not parsed.

A slope or slant, or the angle of a slope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 slope	det
2	slope	slope	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 slant	cc
4	slant	slant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slope	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 angle	punct
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 angle	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 angle	det
8	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slope	appos
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 slope	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 slope	det
11	slope	slope	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 angle	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slope	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

A small bow or nod of the head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bow	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bow	amod
3	bow	bow	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 nod	cc
5	nod	nod	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bow	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 head	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 head	det
8	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nod	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nod			the head					nom nod «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

I had no inclination to go out in the rain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 inclination	det
4	inclination	inclination	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 go	mark
6	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 inclination	acl
7	out	out	ADV	_	6 go	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 rain	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 rain	det
10	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 go	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	I	no inclination					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Patient
2	go out	to-infinitive	I not said here	no inclination not said here		the rain		out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The inclination of the ramp was steep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 inclination	det
2	inclination	inclination	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 steep	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 ramp	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ramp	det
5	ramp	ramp	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 inclination	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 steep	cop
7	steep	steep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 steep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the inclination of the ramp					steep property	tree rules
2	incline		the ramp						nom inclination «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

The Earth's tilt, or inclination, gives us seasons.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Earth	det
2	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 tilt	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 Earth	case
4	tilt	tilt	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 gives	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 inclination	punct
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 inclination	cc
7	inclination	inclination	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tilt	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 tilt	punct
9	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 gives	iobj
11	seasons	season	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 gives	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	present	the Earth's tilt or inclination		us		season		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme
2	tilt		the Earth						nom tilt «event intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

He has an inclination to talk too much.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 inclination	det
4	inclination	inclination	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 talk	mark
6	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 inclination	acl
7	too	too	ADV	_	8 much	advmod
8	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 talk	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	He	a inclination					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Patient
2	talk	to-infinitive	He not said here	much					vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent much=Patient

Example 5

She gave a slight inclination of her head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 inclination	det
4	slight	slight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 inclination	amod
5	inclination	inclination	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 head	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 head	nmod:poss
8	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 inclination	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	She	a slight inclination of her head					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Theme
2	incline		her head						nom inclination «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 6

By inclination, he is a quiet boy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	2 inclination	case
2	inclination	inclination	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 boy	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 inclination	punct
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 boy	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 boy	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 boy	det
7	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 boy	amod
8	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 boy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	he	a quiet boy				by inclination	tree rules

Example 7

But neither the student nor either of his travelling companions felt the least inclination to think of it in this way.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	11 felt	cc
2	neither	neither	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	4 student	cc:preconj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 student	det
4	student	student	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 felt	nsubj
5	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	6 either	cc
6	either	either	DET	PronType=Ind	4 student	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 companions	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 companions	nmod:poss
9	travelling	travelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 companions	compound
10	companions	companion	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 either	nmod
11	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 inclination	det
13	least	least	ADJ	Degree=Sup	14 inclination	amod
14	inclination	inclination	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 felt	obj
15	to	to	PART	_	16 think	mark
16	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 inclination	acl
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 it	case
18	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 think	obl
19	in	in	ADP	_	21 way	case
20	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	21 way	det
21	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 think	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	the student either	the least inclination					vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inclination=Theme
2	think speech: other	to-infinitive	the student either not said here	the least inclination not said here		this way		of inclination	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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