preclude

Who acts: injury, His, Bad weather, broken arm, rules, Preclude · What happens: prevent, happen, make, stop, do, preclude · To what, where: something, it, someone, him, school trip, final · Speech: someone speaks here

«preclude» 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: preclude in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To prevent something from happening, or make it impossible.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 prevent	mark
2	prevent	prevent	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 prevent	obj
4	from	from	SCONJ	_	5 happening	mark
5	happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 prevent	advcl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 make	punct
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 make	cc
8	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 prevent	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 make	obj
10	impossible	impossible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 make	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 prevent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	prevent	to-infinitive	something		vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer something=Theme
2	happen	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	make	infinitive	it	impossible property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To stop someone from doing something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stop	mark
2	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 stop	obj
4	from	from	SCONJ	_	5 doing	mark
5	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 someone	acl
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 doing	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive		someone					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality someone=Eventuality
2	do	gerund		something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"His injury precluded him from playing."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 precluded	punct
2	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 injury	nmod:poss
3	injury	injury	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 precluded	nsubj
4	precluded	preclude	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 precluded	obj
6	from	from	SCONJ	_	7 playing	mark
7	playing	play	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 precluded	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 precluded	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 precluded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	preclude in a quote	past	His injury	him = he	vn exclude-107.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
2	play in a quote	gerund	His injury not said here		vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	injure in a quote		His = he		nom injury «state transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

Bad weather precluded the school trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 weather	amod
2	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 precluded	nsubj
3	precluded	preclude	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 trip	det
5	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 trip	compound
6	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 precluded	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 precluded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	preclude	past	Bad weather	the school trip					vn exclude-107.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Theme

Example 2

His broken arm precluded him from playing in the final.

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	3 arm	nmod:poss
2	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 arm	amod
3	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 precluded	nsubj
4	precluded	preclude	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 precluded	obj
6	from	from	SCONJ	_	7 playing	mark
7	playing	play	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 precluded	advcl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 final	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 final	det
10	final	final	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 playing	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 precluded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	break	participle				vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	preclude	past	His broken arm	him = he		vn exclude-107.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
3	play	gerund	His broken arm not said here		the final	vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Being young does not preclude you from having good ideas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 young	cop
2	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 preclude	csubj
3	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 preclude	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 preclude	advmod
5	preclude	preclude	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 preclude	obj
7	from	from	SCONJ	_	8 having	mark
8	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 preclude	advcl
9	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ideas	amod
10	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 having	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 preclude	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	gerund		young property	tree rules
2	not preclude	present · do-support	you		vn exclude-107.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
3	have	gerund	good ideas		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient

Example 4

The rules preclude using a calculator in this test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rules	det
2	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 preclude	nsubj
3	preclude	preclude	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 preclude	xcomp
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 calculator	det
6	calculator	calculator	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 using	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 test	case
8	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 test	det
9	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 using	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 preclude	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	preclude	infinitive	the rules						vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality
2	use	gerund	the rules not said here	a calculator		this test			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calculator=Patient

Example 5

"Preclude" is a formal way to say "rule out".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Preclude	punct
2	Preclude	Preclude	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 way	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Preclude	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 way	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
6	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 say	mark
9	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 way	acl
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 rule	punct
11	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 say	obj
12	out	out	ADP	_	11 rule	compound:prt
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 rule	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Preclude	a formal way					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive		rule					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent rule=Topic

Example 6

Lack of money precluded any repairs to the hall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lack	lack	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 repairs	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 money	case
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lack	nmod
4	precluded	preclude	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 repairs	amod
5	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	6 repairs	det
6	repairs	repair	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 hall	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hall	det
9	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 repairs	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 repairs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	preclude	participle							vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer
2	lack			money					nom lack «state transitive»: of=patient

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