predecessor Who acts: predecessor, person, thing, new head teacher, phone, you · What happens: be, have, come, replace, model, write · To what, where: person, job, thing, phone, uncle, 99
«predecessor» 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: predecessor in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A predecessor is the person who had a job or position before someone else.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc conj case obl advmod punct root A DET predecessor NOUN is AUX the DET person NOUN who PRON had VERB a DET job NOUN or CCONJ position NOUN before ADP someone PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 predecessor det 2 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 had nsubj 7 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 job det 9 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 had obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 position cc 11 position position NOUN Number=Sing 9 job conj 12 before before ADP _ 13 someone case 13 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 had obl 14 else else ADV _ 13 someone advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a predecessor the person tree rules 2 have past the person a job or position before someone vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Patient
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 A predecessor is a thing that came before another thing and was replaced by it, like an older model of a phone.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl advmod det obl:unmarked cc aux:pass conj case obl punct case det amod parataxis case det nmod punct root A DET predecessor NOUN is AUX a DET thing NOUN that PRON came VERB before ADV another DET thing NOUN and CCONJ was AUX replaced VERB by ADP it PRON , PUNCT like ADP an DET older ADJ model NOUN of ADP a DET phone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 predecessor det 2 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 5 thing nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 thing cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 thing det 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 thing acl:relcl 8 before before ADV _ 7 came advmod 9 another another DET PronType=Ind 10 thing det 10 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 7 came obl:unmarked 11 and and CCONJ _ 13 replaced cc 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 replaced aux:pass 13 replaced replace VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 came conj 14 by by ADP _ 15 it case 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 replaced obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 model punct 17 like like ADP _ 20 model case 18 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 model det 19 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 20 model amod 20 model model NOUN Number=Sing 13 replaced parataxis 21 of of ADP _ 23 phone case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 phone det 23 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 20 model nmod 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 thing punct
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1 is a present a predecessor a thing tree rules 2 come past a thing another thing before property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 replace past · passive a thing not said here by predecessor vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V PP.co-theme» 4 model a phone nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 The new head teacher is stricter than her predecessor.
det amod compound nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET new ADJ head NOUN teacher NOUN is AUX stricter ADJ than ADP her PRON predecessor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 teacher det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 4 teacher amod 3 head head NOUN Number=Sing 4 teacher compound 4 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 6 stricter nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stricter cop 6 stricter strict ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 7 than than ADP _ 9 predecessor case 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 predecessor nmod:poss 9 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 6 stricter obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 stricter punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present the new head teacher than teacher's predecessor; strict property tree rules
Example 2 This phone is faster than its predecessor.
det nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root This DET phone NOUN is AUX faster ADJ than ADP its PRON predecessor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 phone det 2 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 4 faster nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 faster cop 4 faster fast ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 7 predecessor case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 predecessor nmod:poss 7 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 4 faster obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 faster punct
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1 is present this phone than phone's predecessor; fast property tree rules
Example 3 The king's predecessor was his uncle.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop nmod:poss punct root The DET king NOUN 's PART predecessor NOUN was AUX his PRON uncle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 king det 2 king king NOUN Number=Sing 4 predecessor nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 king case 4 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 7 uncle nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 uncle cop 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 uncle nmod:poss 7 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 uncle punct
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1 is a past the king's predecessor king's uncle tree rules
Example 4 The predecessor of 100 is 99.
det nsubj case nmod cop punct root The DET predecessor NOUN of ADP 100 NUM is AUX 99 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 predecessor det 2 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 6 99 nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 100 case 4 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 predecessor nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 99 cop 6 99 99 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 99 punct
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1 is a present the predecessor of 100 99 tree rules
Example 5 Write the predecessor of each number.
det obj case det nmod punct root Write VERB the DET predecessor NOUN of ADP each DET number NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 predecessor det 3 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obj 4 of of ADP _ 6 number case 5 each each DET PronType=Tot 6 number det 6 number number NOUN Number=Sing 3 predecessor nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Write punct
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1 write imperative you not said here the predecessor of each number vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent predecessor=Theme
Example 6 The new bridge is much wider than its predecessor.
det amod nsubj cop advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET new ADJ bridge NOUN is AUX much ADV wider ADJ than ADP its PRON predecessor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bridge det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bridge amod 3 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 6 wider nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 wider cop 5 much much ADV _ 6 wider advmod 6 wider wide ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 7 than than ADP _ 9 predecessor case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 predecessor nmod:poss 9 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 6 wider obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 wider punct
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1 is present the new bridge than bridge's predecessor; wide property tree rules
Example 7 I saw him, last winter, make your predecessor run, and his predecessor before him.
The tree, 14 words nsubj obj punct amod obl punct conj nmod:poss nsubj ccomp punct cc nmod:poss conj case nmod punct root I PRON saw VERB him PRON , PUNCT last ADJ winter NOUN , PUNCT make VERB your PRON predecessor NOUN run VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ his PRON predecessor NOUN before ADP him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 saw obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 winter punct 5 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 6 winter amod 6 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 make punct 8 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 saw conj 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 predecessor nmod:poss 10 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 11 run nsubj 11 run run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 make ccomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 predecessor punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 predecessor cc 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 predecessor nmod:poss 15 predecessor predecessor NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw conj 16 before before ADP _ 17 him case 17 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 predecessor nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past I him = he winter vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus 2 make infinitive I not said here tree rules 3 run present your predecessor vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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