initial Who acts: you, your, initials, J., name, My · What happens: happen, letter, write, show, agree, check · To what, where: beginning, name, initials, paper, J., A. B. · Speech: someone speaks here
«initial» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: initial in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Happening at the beginning; first.
case det obl punct advmod punct root Happening VERB at ADP the DET beginning NOUN ; PUNCT first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Happening happen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 at at ADP _ 4 beginning case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 beginning det 4 beginning beginning NOUN Number=Sing 1 Happening obl 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Happening punct 6 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 1 Happening advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Happening punct
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1 happen gerund at the beginning first property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at beginning=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 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
The first letter of a name.
det amod case det nmod punct root The DET first ADJ letter NOUN of ADP a DET name NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 letter det 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 letter amod 3 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 name case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 name det 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing 3 letter nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 letter punct
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1 letter a name nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
J. K. Rowling's initials are J. K. R.
nmod:poss flat flat case nsubj cop flat flat root J. PROPN K. PROPN Rowling PROPN 's PART initials NOUN are AUX J. PROPN K. PROPN R. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 J. J. PROPN Number=Sing 5 initials nmod:poss 2 K. K. PROPN Number=Sing 1 J. flat 3 Rowling Rowling PROPN Number=Sing 1 J. flat 4 's 's PART _ 1 J. case 5 initials initial NOUN Number=Plur 7 J. nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 J. cop 7 J. J. PROPN Number=Sing root root 8 K. K. PROPN Number=Sing 7 J. flat 9 R. R. PROPN Number=Sing 7 J. flat
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1 is a present J.'s initials J. tree rules 2 initial J. nom initial «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To write your initials on a paper to show you agree or have checked it.
The tree, 15 words mark advcl nmod:poss obj case det obl mark nsubj ccomp cc aux ccomp obj punct root To PART write VERB your PRON initials NOUN on ADP a DET paper NOUN to PART show VERB you PRON agree VERB or CCONJ have AUX checked VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 write mark 2 write write VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 show advcl 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 initials nmod:poss 4 initials initial NOUN Number=Plur 2 write obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 paper case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 paper det 7 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 2 write obl 8 to to PART _ 9 show mark 9 show show VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 agree nsubj 11 agree agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 show ccomp 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 checked cc 13 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 checked aux 14 checked check VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 11 agree ccomp 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 checked obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 show punct
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1 write to-infinitive your initials a paper vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent initial=Theme on paper=Destination 2 show to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 agree speech: agree present you vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 check present · perfect paper vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 5 initial your nom initial «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 My initials are A. B. because my name is Anna Brown.
nmod:poss nsubj cop compound mark nmod:poss nsubj cop compound nmod punct root My PRON initials NOUN are AUX A. PROPN B. NOUN because SCONJ my PRON name NOUN is AUX Anna PROPN Brown PROPN . PUNCT 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 initials nmod:poss 2 initials initial NOUN Number=Plur 5 B. nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 B. cop 4 A. A. PROPN Number=Sing 5 B. compound 5 B. b. NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 because because SCONJ _ 11 Brown mark 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 name nmod:poss 8 name name NOUN Number=Sing 11 Brown nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 Brown cop 10 Anna Anna PROPN Number=Sing 11 Brown compound 11 Brown Brown PROPN Number=Sing 5 B. nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 B. punct
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1 is a present My initials A. B. tree rules 2 is a present my name Anna Brown tree rules 3 initial My nom initial «communication transitive»: poss=agent 4 name my nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Write your initials on your PE kit.
nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root Write VERB your PRON initials NOUN on ADP your PRON PE NOUN kit NOUN . PUNCT 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 initials nmod:poss 3 initials initial NOUN Number=Plur 1 Write obj 4 on on ADP _ 7 kit case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 kit nmod:poss 6 PE pe NOUN Number=Sing 7 kit compound 7 kit kit NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Write punct
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1 write imperative you not said here your initials your PE kit vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent initial=Theme on kit=Destination 2 initial your nom initial «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The initial plan was to go to the park, but it rained.
det amod nsubj cop mark case det obl punct cc nsubj parataxis punct root The DET initial ADJ plan NOUN was AUX to PART go VERB to ADP the DET park NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON rained VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 plan det 2 initial initial ADJ Degree=Pos 3 plan amod 3 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 6 go nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 go cop 5 to to PART _ 6 go mark 6 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 to to ADP _ 9 park case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 park det 9 park park NOUN Number=Sing 6 go obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 rained punct 11 but but CCONJ _ 13 rained cc 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 rained nsubj 13 rained rain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 go parataxis 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 go punct
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1 is past the initial plan to the park; go property tree rules 2 rain past it vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Example 4 The initial temperature of the water was 20 degrees.
det amod nsubj case det nmod cop nummod punct root The DET initial ADJ temperature NOUN of ADP the DET water NOUN was AUX 20 NUM degrees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 temperature det 2 initial initial ADJ Degree=Pos 3 temperature amod 3 temperature temperature NOUN Number=Sing 9 degrees nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 6 water case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 water det 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 temperature nmod 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 degrees cop 8 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 degrees nummod 9 degrees degree NOUN Number=Plur root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 degrees punct
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1 is a past the initial temperature of the water 20 degrees tree rules
Example 5 My initial thought was that the answer was wrong.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop mark det nsubj cop punct root My PRON initial ADJ thought NOUN was AUX that SCONJ the DET answer NOUN was AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT 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 3 thought nmod:poss 2 initial initial ADJ Degree=Pos 3 thought amod 3 thought thought NOUN Number=Sing 9 wrong nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 wrong cop 5 that that SCONJ _ 9 wrong mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 answer det 7 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 9 wrong nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 wrong cop 9 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 wrong punct
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1 is past My initial thought wrong property tree rules 2 think My nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Mum initialled my reading record.
nsubj nmod:poss compound obj punct root Mum NOUN initialled VERB my PRON reading NOUN record NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 initialled nsubj 2 initialled initiall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 record nmod:poss 4 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 5 record compound 5 record record NOUN Number=Sing 2 initialled obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 initialled punct
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1 initiall past Mum my reading record tree rules 2 record my nom record «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The initial cost was ten pounds.
det amod nsubj cop nummod punct root The DET initial ADJ cost NOUN was AUX ten NUM pounds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cost det 2 initial initial ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cost amod 3 cost cost NOUN Number=Sing 6 pounds nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 pounds cop 5 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 pounds nummod 6 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 pounds punct
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1 is a past the initial cost ten pounds tree rules
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