perpetuity

Who acts: payment, charity, rights, They, perpetuity · What happens: last, go on, give, keep, own, belong · To what, where: phrase, land, town, grave, perpetuity, park

«perpetuity» 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: perpetuity in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal, law — kept apart, not parsed.

Lasting for ever or for an endless time; mostly in the phrase «in perpetuity» (for ever).

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lasting	last	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	3 ever	case
3	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	1 Lasting	obl
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 time	cc
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 time	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 time	det
7	endless	endless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 time	amod
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lasting	conj
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 phrase	punct
10	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	13 phrase	advmod
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 phrase	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 phrase	det
13	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lasting	obl
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 perpetuity	punct
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 perpetuity	case
16	perpetuity	perpetuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lasting	conj
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 perpetuity	punct
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 ever	punct
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 ever	case
20	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	16 perpetuity	advmod
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 ever	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Lasting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	last	gerund				the phrase			vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: 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

Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

A payment that goes on for ever.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 payment	det
2	payment	payment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 goes	nsubj
4	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 payment	acl:relcl
5	on	on	ADP	_	4 goes	compound:prt
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 ever	case
7	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	4 goes	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 payment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go on	present	a payment						vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The land was given to the town in perpetuity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 land	det
2	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 given	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 given	aux:pass
4	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 town	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 town	det
7	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 given	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 perpetuity	case
9	perpetuity	perpetuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 town	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 given	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past · passive		the land	the town in perpetuity				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to town=Recipient

Example 2

The grave is kept in perpetuity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 grave	det
2	grave	grave	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kept	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 kept	aux:pass
4	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 perpetuity	case
6	perpetuity	perpetuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kept	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present · passive		the grave		perpetuity			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in perpetuity=Location

Example 3

The charity owns the park in perpetuity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 charity	det
2	charity	charity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 owns	nsubj
3	owns	own	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 park	det
5	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 owns	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 perpetuity	case
7	perpetuity	perpetuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 owns	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 owns	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	own	present	the charity	the park		perpetuity			vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot park=Theme

Example 4

The rights to the song belong to her in perpetuity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rights	det
2	rights	right	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 belong	nsubj
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 song	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 song	det
5	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rights	nmod
6	belong	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 her	case
8	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 belong	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 perpetuity	case
10	perpetuity	perpetuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 belong	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 belong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	belong	present	the rights to the song		her = she	perpetuity			vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

Example 5

They promised to protect the forest in perpetuity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 promised	nsubj
2	promised	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 protect	mark
4	protect	protect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 promised	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 forest	det
6	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 protect	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 perpetuity	case
8	perpetuity	perpetuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 protect	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 promised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	promise speech: promise	past	They						vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	protect not said to happen	to-infinitive	They not said here	the forest		perpetuity			vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forest=Beneficiary

Example 6

A perpetuity pays the same amount every year, for ever.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 perpetuity	det
2	perpetuity	perpetuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pays	nsubj
3	pays	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 amount	det
5	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 amount	amod
6	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pays	obj
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 year	det
8	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pays	obl:unmarked
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 ever	punct
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 ever	case
11	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	3 pays	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pays	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pay	present	a perpetuity	the same amount			year		vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Asset

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