liability Who acts: Liability, Liabilities, person, He, shop, money · What happens: be, pay, owe, cause, put, accept · To what, where: money, person, problems, others, risk, liability
«liability» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: liability in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
Liability is being legally responsible for something, especially for paying for damage or harm.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop cop advmod case obl punct advmod mark conj case obl cc conj punct root Liability NOUN is AUX being AUX legally ADV responsible ADJ for ADP something PRON , PUNCT especially ADV for SCONJ paying VERB for ADP damage NOUN or CCONJ harm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Liability liability NOUN Number=Sing 5 responsible nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 responsible cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 responsible cop 4 legally legally ADV _ 5 responsible advmod 5 responsible responsible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 something case 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 responsible obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 paying punct 9 especially especially ADV _ 11 paying advmod 10 for for SCONJ _ 11 paying mark 11 paying pay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 responsible conj 12 for for ADP _ 13 damage case 13 damage damage NOUN Number=Sing 11 paying obl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 harm cc 15 harm harm NOUN Number=Sing 13 damage conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 responsible punct
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1 is present Liability for something; legally, responsible property tree rules 2 pay gerund Liability not said here for damage or harm; especially property vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for damage=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 Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.
Liabilities are money a person or company owes.
nsubj cop det nsubj cc conj parataxis punct root Liabilities NOUN are AUX money NOUN a DET person NOUN or CCONJ company NOUN owes VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Liabilities liability NOUN Number=Plur 3 money nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 money cop 3 money money NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 owes nsubj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 company cc 7 company company NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 8 owes owe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 money parataxis 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 money punct
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1 is a present Liabilities money tree rules 2 owe present a person or company vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A liability is a person or thing that causes problems or puts others at risk.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj cc conj obj case obl punct root A DET liability NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN or CCONJ thing NOUN that PRON causes VERB problems NOUN or CCONJ puts VERB others NOUN at ADP risk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 liability det 2 liability liability NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 thing cc 7 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 causes nsubj 9 causes cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 10 problems problem NOUN Number=Plur 9 causes obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 puts cc 12 puts put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 causes conj 13 others other NOUN Number=Plur 12 puts obj 14 at at ADP _ 15 risk case 15 risk risk NOUN Number=Sing 12 puts obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a liability a person or thing tree rules 2 cause present a person or thing problems vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition problem=Patient 3 put present a person or thing not said here others risk vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent other=Theme at risk=Destination
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"He's a liability on the team."
punct nsubj cop det case det nmod punct punct root " PUNCT He PRON 's AUX a DET liability NOUN on ADP the DET team NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 liability punct 2 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 liability nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 liability cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 liability det 5 liability liability NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 team case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 team det 8 team team NOUN Number=Sing 5 liability nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 liability punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 5 liability punct
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1 is a in a quote present He a liability the team tree rules
Example 1 The shop accepts no liability for lost umbrellas.
det nsubj det obj case amod obl punct root The DET shop NOUN accepts VERB no DET liability NOUN for ADP lost VERB umbrellas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 accepts nsubj 3 accepts accept VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 liability det 5 liability liability NOUN Number=Sing 3 accepts obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 umbrellas case 7 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 umbrellas amod 8 umbrellas umbrella NOUN Number=Plur 3 accepts obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 accepts punct
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1 accept present the shop no liability for lost umbrellas vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liability=Theme 2 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The company's liabilities were bigger than its money, so it closed.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct advmod nsubj conj punct root The DET company NOUN 's PART liabilities NOUN were AUX bigger ADJ than ADP its PRON money NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON closed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 4 liabilities nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 company case 4 liabilities liability NOUN Number=Plur 6 bigger nsubj 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 bigger cop 6 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 7 than than ADP _ 9 money case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 money nmod:poss 9 money money NOUN Number=Sing 6 bigger obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 closed punct 11 so so ADV _ 13 closed advmod 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 closed nsubj 13 closed close VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 bigger conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 bigger punct
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1 is past the company's liabilities than company's money; big property tree rules 2 close past money vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 The broken ladder is a liability; someone could fall.
det amod nsubj cop det punct nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root The DET broken VERB ladder NOUN is AUX a DET liability NOUN ; PUNCT someone PRON could AUX fall VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ladder det 2 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 ladder amod 3 ladder ladder NOUN Number=Sing 6 liability nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 liability cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 liability det 6 liability liability NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 fall punct 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 fall nsubj 9 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 fall aux 10 fall fall VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 liability acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 liability punct
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1 break participle vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 is a present the broken ladder a liability tree rules 3 fall could someone a liability not said here vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient liability=Result
Example 4 With his bad ankle, he was a liability in the match.
case nmod:poss amod obl punct nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root With ADP his PRON bad ADJ ankle NOUN , PUNCT he PRON was AUX a DET liability NOUN in ADP the DET match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 4 ankle case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 ankle nmod:poss 3 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ankle amod 4 ankle ankle NOUN Number=Sing 9 liability obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 ankle punct 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 liability nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 liability cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 liability det 9 liability liability NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 in in ADP _ 12 match case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 match det 12 match match NOUN Number=Sing 9 liability nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 liability punct
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1 is a past he a liability the match with his bad ankle tree rules
Example 5 The driver admitted liability for the crash.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET driver NOUN admitted VERB liability NOUN for ADP the DET crash NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 driver det 2 driver driver NOUN Number=Sing 3 admitted nsubj 3 admitted admit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 liability liability NOUN Number=Sing 3 admitted obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 crash case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 crash det 7 crash crash NOUN Number=Sing 3 admitted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 admitted punct
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1 admit speech: other past the driver liability for the crash vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liability=Theme
Example 6 Debts are liabilities.
nsubj cop punct root Debts NOUN are AUX liabilities NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Debts debt NOUN Number=Plur 3 liabilities nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 liabilities cop 3 liabilities liability NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 liabilities punct
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1 is a present Debts liabilities tree rules
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