persistence Who acts: Persistence, people, you, she, spider, great persistence · What happens: go, try, do, be, want, stop · To what, where: something, you, bike, puzzle, great persistence, web · Speech: someone speaks here
«persistence» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: persistence in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Persistence is going on trying to do something even when it is hard or other people want you to stop.
The tree, 20 words nsubj aux mark advcl mark xcomp obj advmod advmod expl cop advcl cc conj nsubj conj obj mark xcomp punct root Persistence NOUN is AUX going VERB on SCONJ trying VERB to PART do VERB something PRON even ADV when ADV it PRON is AUX hard ADJ or CCONJ other ADJ people NOUN want VERB you PRON to PART stop VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 3 going nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 going aux 3 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on SCONJ _ 5 trying mark 5 trying try VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 going advcl 6 to to PART _ 7 do mark 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 trying xcomp 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 do obj 9 even even ADV _ 13 hard advmod 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 hard advmod 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 hard expl 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 hard cop 13 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 7 do advcl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 other cc 15 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 13 hard conj 16 people people NOUN Number=Plur 17 want nsubj 17 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 hard conj 18 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 want obj 19 to to PART _ 20 stop mark 20 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 want xcomp 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 going punct
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1 go present · progressive Persistence vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 try gerund Persistence not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 do not said to happen to-infinitive Persistence not said here something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 4 is present Persistence not said here hard property tree rules 5 be Persistence not said here tree rules 6 want present people you tree rules 7 stop not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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 Persistence is something continuing for a long time: the persistence of the rain.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop acl case det amod obl punct det nmod case det nmod punct root Persistence NOUN is AUX something PRON continuing VERB for ADP a DET long ADJ time NOUN : PUNCT the DET persistence NOUN of ADP the DET rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 3 something nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 something cop 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 4 continuing continue VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 something acl 5 for for ADP _ 8 time case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 time det 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 time amod 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 continuing obl 9 : : PUNCT _ 11 persistence punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 persistence det 11 persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 3 something nmod 12 of of ADP _ 14 rain case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 rain det 14 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 11 persistence nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 something punct
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1 is a present Persistence something the persistence of the rain nmod tree rules 2 continue gerund time vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 With persistence, she learnt to ride her bike.
case obl punct nsubj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root With ADP persistence NOUN , PUNCT she PRON learnt VERB to PART ride VERB her PRON bike NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 2 persistence case 2 persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 5 learnt obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 persistence punct 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 learnt nsubj 5 learnt learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 ride mark 7 ride ride VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 learnt xcomp 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 bike nmod:poss 9 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 7 ride obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 learnt punct
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1 learn past she with persistence vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 ride to-infinitive she not said here her bike vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme
Example 2 His persistence paid off when he solved the puzzle.
nmod:poss nsubj compound:prt advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct root His PRON persistence NOUN paid VERB off ADP when ADV he PRON solved VERB the DET puzzle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 persistence nmod:poss 2 persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 3 paid nsubj 3 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 paid compound:prt 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 solved advmod 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 solved nsubj 7 solved solve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 paid advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 puzzle det 9 puzzle puzzle NOUN Number=Sing 7 solved obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 paid punct
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1 pay off past His persistence vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 solve past persistence the puzzle vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Topic
Example 3 The spider showed great persistence rebuilding its web.
det nsubj amod obj acl nmod:poss obj punct root The DET spider NOUN showed VERB great ADJ persistence NOUN rebuilding VERB its PRON web NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 spider det 2 spider spider NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 persistence amod 5 persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obj 6 rebuilding rebuild VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 persistence acl 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 web nmod:poss 8 web web NOUN Number=Sing 6 rebuilding obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past the spider great persistence vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent persistence=Recipient 2 rebuild gerund great persistence not said here spider's web vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent web=Result
Example 4 Persistence is more important than talent.
nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root Persistence NOUN is AUX more ADV important ADJ than ADP talent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 4 important nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 important cop 3 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 4 important advmod 4 important important ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 than than ADP _ 6 talent case 6 talent talent NOUN Number=Sing 4 important obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 important punct
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1 is present Persistence than talent; important property tree rules
Example 5 We were annoyed by the persistence of the rain.
nsubj cop case det obl case det nmod punct root We PRON were AUX annoyed ADJ by ADP the DET persistence NOUN of ADP the DET rain NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 annoyed nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 annoyed cop 3 annoyed annoyed ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 by by ADP _ 6 persistence case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 persistence det 6 persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 3 annoyed obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 rain case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rain det 9 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 6 persistence nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 annoyed punct
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1 is past We by the persistence of the rain; annoyed property tree rules
Example 6 Learning an instrument takes persistence.
csubj det obj obj punct root Learning VERB an DET instrument NOUN takes VERB persistence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Learning learn VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 takes csubj 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 instrument det 3 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing 1 Learning obj 4 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 4 takes obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 takes punct
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1 learn gerund a instrument vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instrument=Topic 2 take present Learning persistence vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent persistence=Theme
Example 7 But, knowing that persistence would eventually succeed, he held her fast until she assumed her true form.
The tree, 17 words cc punct advcl mark nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct nsubj obj advmod mark nsubj advcl nmod:poss amod obj punct root But CCONJ , PUNCT knowing VERB that SCONJ persistence NOUN would AUX eventually ADV succeed VERB , PUNCT he PRON held VERB her PRON fast ADV until SCONJ she PRON assumed VERB her PRON true ADJ form NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 11 held cc 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 knowing punct 3 knowing know VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 held advcl 4 that that SCONJ _ 8 succeed mark 5 persistence persistence NOUN Number=Sing 8 succeed nsubj 6 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 succeed aux 7 eventually eventually ADV _ 8 succeed advmod 8 succeed succeed VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 knowing ccomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 3 knowing punct 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 held nsubj 11 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 held obj 13 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 11 held advmod 14 until until SCONJ _ 16 assumed mark 15 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 assumed nsubj 16 assumed assume VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 held advcl 17 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 form nmod:poss 18 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 19 form amod 19 form form NOUN Number=Sing 16 assumed obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 11 held punct
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1 know gerund persistence not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 succeed would persistence eventually property vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 hold past persistence her = she fast property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme 4 assume past she her true form vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent form=Theme 5 form her = she nom form «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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