precept

Who acts: rule, you, Christians, Buddhists, five precepts, teacher · What happens: tell, behave, think, write, treat, want · To what, where: people, others, famous precept, precepts, five precepts, things · Speech: someone speaks here

«precept» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: precept in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A rule or principle telling people how to behave or think.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rule	det
2	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 principle	cc
4	principle	principle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rule	conj
5	telling	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 rule	acl
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 telling	iobj
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 behave	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 behave	mark
9	behave	behave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 telling	xcomp
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 think	cc
11	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 behave	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rule	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	gerund	a rule or principle not said here	people	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic
2	behave not said to happen	to-infinitive	a rule or principle not said here		vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
3	think speech: other	infinitive	a rule or principle not said here		vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: church, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

A command or teaching from God or a religious teacher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 command	det
2	command	command	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 teaching	cc
4	teaching	teaching	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 command	conj
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 God	case
6	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 teaching	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 teacher	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 teacher	det
9	religious	religious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 teacher	amod
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 God	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 command	punct

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

Meaning 3

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

An official written order.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 order	det
2	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 order	amod
3	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 order	amod
4	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 order	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	participle							vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

"Treat others as you want to be treated" is a famous precept.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Treat	punct
2	Treat	treat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 precept	csubj
3	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Treat	obj
4	as	as	SCONJ	_	6 want	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 want	nsubj
6	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Treat	advcl
7	to	to	PART	_	9 treated	mark
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 treated	aux:pass
9	treated	treat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 want	xcomp
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Treat	punct
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 precept	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 precept	det
13	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 precept	amod
14	precept	precept	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 precept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	treat in a quote	infinitive		others	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent other=Recipient
2	want in a quote	present	you		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	treat not said to happen, in a quote	to-infinitive · passive	you not said here		vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»
4	is a	present		a famous precept	tree rules

Example 2

Christians believe the precepts of the Bible guide how to live.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 believe	nsubj
2	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 precepts	det
4	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 believe	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 guide	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 guide	det
7	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 guide	compound
8	guide	guide	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 precepts	nmod
9	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	11 live	advmod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 live	mark
11	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 guide	acl:relcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 believe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	present	Christians	the precepts of the Bible guide					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer precept=Stimulus
2	live	to-infinitive	Christians not said here						vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

Buddhists follow five precepts, such as not harming living things.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Buddhists	buddhist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 follow	nsubj
2	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 precepts	nummod
4	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 follow	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 harming	punct
6	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ	9 harming	mark
7	as	as	ADP	_	6 such	fixed
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 harming	advmod
9	harming	harm	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 precepts	acl
10	living	live	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 harming	xcomp
11	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 living	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	follow	present	Buddhists	five precepts	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent precept=Theme
2	not harm	gerund	five precepts not said here		tree rules
3	live	gerund	five precepts not said here	things	vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme thing=Location

Example 4

Our teacher taught us more by example than by precept.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 teacher	nmod:poss
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 taught	nsubj
3	taught	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 taught	obj
5	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 taught	obj
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 example	case
7	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 more	obl
8	than	than	ADP	_	10 precept	case
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 precept	case
10	precept	precept	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 more	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 taught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	teach speech: other	past	Our teacher	more	us				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient more=Topic

Example 5

Honesty is the first precept of our school rules.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Honesty	honesty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 precept	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 precept	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 precept	det
4	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 precept	amod
5	precept	precept	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 rules	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 rules	nmod:poss
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rules	compound
9	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 precept	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 precept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Honesty	the first precept				of our school rules	tree rules
2	rule		our						nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The old book was full of wise precepts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 book	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 book	amod
3	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 full	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 full	cop
5	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 precepts	case
7	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 precepts	amod
8	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 full	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the old book					of wise precepts; full property	tree rules

Example 7

The monks lived by strict precepts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 monks	det
2	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lived	nsubj
3	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 precepts	case
5	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 precepts	amod
6	precepts	precept	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lived	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	the monks					by strict precepts	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by precept=Location

Example 8

Example is more powerful than precept.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 powerful	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 powerful	cop
3	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 powerful	advmod
4	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	than	than	ADP	_	6 precept	case
6	precept	precept	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 powerful	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 powerful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Example					than precept; powerful property	tree rules

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