prerogative Who acts: special right, person, job, powers, king, own choice · What happens: belong, be, decide, job, act, make · To what, where: prerogative, mind, war, match, class trip, royal prerogative · Speech: someone speaks here
«prerogative» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: prerogative in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A special right that belongs to a person or group because of who they are or their job: «It is the judge's prerogative to decide.».
The tree, 26 words det amod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc conj case fixed parataxis nsubj cop cc nmod:poss conj punct punct nsubj cop det nmod:poss case parataxis mark acl punct punct punct root A DET special ADJ right NOUN that PRON belongs VERB to ADP a DET person NOUN or CCONJ group NOUN because ADP of ADP who PRON they PRON are AUX or CCONJ their PRON job NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON is AUX the DET judge NOUN 's PART prerogative NOUN to PART decide VERB . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 right det 2 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 3 right amod 3 right right NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 belongs nsubj 5 belongs belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right acl:relcl 6 to to ADP _ 8 person case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 belongs obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 group cc 10 group group NOUN Number=Sing 8 person conj 11 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 13 who case 12 of of ADP _ 11 because fixed 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 belongs parataxis 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 who nsubj 15 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 who cop 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 job cc 17 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 job nmod:poss 18 job job NOUN Number=Sing 13 who conj 19 : : PUNCT _ 5 belongs punct 20 « « PUNCT _ 26 prerogative punct 21 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 26 prerogative nsubj 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 prerogative cop 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 judge det 24 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 26 prerogative nmod:poss 25 's 's PART _ 24 judge case 26 prerogative prerogative NOUN Number=Sing 5 belongs parataxis 27 to to PART _ 28 decide mark 28 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf 26 prerogative acl 29 . . PUNCT _ 26 prerogative punct 30 » » PUNCT _ 26 prerogative punct 31 . . PUNCT _ 3 right punct
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1 belong present a special right to a person or group tree rules 2 is present person because a special right tree rules 3 is a in a quote present job the judge's prerogative tree rules 4 decide in a quote to-infinitive a special right not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 job person nom job «act intransitive»: poss=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: law, UK history — kept apart, not parsed.
Royal prerogative: powers that belong to the king or queen and the government acting for them.
The tree, 16 words amod punct conj nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc conj cc det conj acl case obl punct root Royal ADJ prerogative NOUN : PUNCT powers NOUN that PRON belong VERB to ADP the DET king NOUN or CCONJ queen NOUN and CCONJ the DET government NOUN acting VERB for ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Royal royal ADJ Degree=Pos 2 prerogative amod 2 prerogative prerogative NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 4 powers punct 4 powers power NOUN Number=Plur 2 prerogative conj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 belong nsubj 6 belong belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 powers acl:relcl 7 to to ADP _ 9 king case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 king det 9 king king NOUN Number=Sing 6 belong obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 queen cc 11 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 9 king conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 government cc 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 government det 14 government government NOUN Number=Sing 9 king conj 15 acting act VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 king acl 16 for for ADP _ 17 them case 17 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 acting obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 prerogative punct
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1 belong present powers to the king or queen and the government vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme 2 act gerund the king or queen and the government not said here for king vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: everyday, a bit formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Your own choice that nobody else can make for you: «It's your prerogative to change your mind.».
The tree, 18 words nmod:poss amod nsubj det conj advmod aux case obl punct punct nsubj cop nmod:poss parataxis mark acl nmod:poss obj punct punct punct root Your PRON own ADJ choice NOUN that PRON nobody PRON else ADV can AUX make VERB for ADP you PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON 's AUX your PRON prerogative NOUN to PART change VERB your PRON mind NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 choice nmod:poss 2 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 3 choice amod 3 choice choice NOUN Number=Sing 8 make nsubj 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 nobody det 5 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 3 choice conj 6 else else ADV _ 5 nobody advmod 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 make aux 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 for for ADP _ 10 you case 10 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 make obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 8 make punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 16 prerogative punct 13 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 prerogative nsubj 14 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 prerogative cop 15 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 prerogative nmod:poss 16 prerogative prerogative NOUN Number=Sing 8 make parataxis 17 to to PART _ 18 change mark 18 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 prerogative acl 19 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 mind nmod:poss 20 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 18 change obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 16 prerogative punct 22 » » PUNCT _ 16 prerogative punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 8 make punct
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1 make can Your own choice for you tree rules 2 is a in a quote present choice your prerogative tree rules 3 change in a quote to-infinitive Your own choice not said here your mind vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient 4 mind in a quote your nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 In the past, starting a war was the king's prerogative.
case det punct csubj det obj cop det nmod:poss case conj punct root In ADP the DET past NOUN , PUNCT starting VERB a DET war NOUN was AUX the DET king NOUN 's PART prerogative NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 past case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 past det 3 past past NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 12 prerogative punct 5 starting start VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 prerogative csubj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 war det 7 war war NOUN Number=Sing 5 starting obj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 prerogative cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 king det 10 king king NOUN Number=Sing 12 prerogative nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 king case 12 prerogative prerogative NOUN Number=Sing 3 past conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 past punct
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1 start gerund a war vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent war=Eventuality 2 is a past starting the king's prerogative tree rules
Example 2 It is the referee's prerogative to stop the match.
nsubj cop det nmod:poss case mark acl det obj punct root It PRON is AUX the DET referee NOUN 's PART prerogative NOUN to PART stop VERB the DET match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 prerogative nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 prerogative cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 referee det 4 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 6 prerogative nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 referee case 6 prerogative prerogative NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 to to PART _ 8 stop mark 8 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 prerogative acl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 match det 10 match match NOUN Number=Sing 8 stop obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 prerogative punct
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1 is a present It the referee's prerogative tree rules 2 stop to-infinitive the match vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality match=Eventuality
Example 3 Choosing the class trip is the head teacher's prerogative.
csubj det compound obj cop det compound nmod:poss case punct root Choosing VERB the DET class NOUN trip NOUN is AUX the DET head NOUN teacher NOUN 's PART prerogative NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Choosing choose VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 prerogative csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 trip det 3 class class NOUN Number=Sing 4 trip compound 4 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 1 Choosing obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 prerogative cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 teacher det 7 head head NOUN Number=Sing 8 teacher compound 8 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 10 prerogative nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 teacher case 10 prerogative prerogative NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 prerogative punct
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1 choose gerund the class trip vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Theme 2 is a present Choosing the head teacher's prerogative tree rules
Example 4 «It's my prerogative to change my mind,» said my sister.
The tree, 11 words punct nsubj cop nmod:poss ccomp mark acl nmod:poss obj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj punct root « PUNCT It PRON 's AUX my PRON prerogative NOUN to PART change VERB my PRON mind NOUN , PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB my PRON sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 prerogative punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 prerogative nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 prerogative cop 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 prerogative nmod:poss 5 prerogative prerogative NOUN Number=Sing 12 said ccomp 6 to to PART _ 7 change mark 7 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 prerogative acl 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 mind nmod:poss 9 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 7 change obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 5 prerogative punct 11 » » PUNCT _ 12 said punct 12 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 sister nmod:poss 14 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 12 said nsubj 15 . . PUNCT _ 12 said punct
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1 is a in a quote present It my prerogative tree rules 2 change in a quote to-infinitive my sister not said here my mind vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient 3 say speech: assert past my sister vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 mind in a quote my nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The royal prerogative is now mostly used by government ministers.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advmod case compound obl punct root The DET royal ADJ prerogative NOUN is AUX now ADV mostly ADV used VERB by ADP government NOUN ministers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 prerogative det 2 royal royal ADJ Degree=Pos 3 prerogative amod 3 prerogative prerogative NOUN Number=Sing 7 used nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 used aux:pass 5 now now ADV PronType=Dem 7 used advmod 6 mostly mostly ADV _ 7 used advmod 7 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 by by ADP _ 10 ministers case 9 government government NOUN Number=Sing 10 ministers compound 10 ministers minister NOUN Number=Plur 7 used obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 used punct
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1 use present · passive government ministers the royal prerogative now mostly property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
Example 6 Parents have the prerogative to choose their children's school.
nsubj det obj mark acl nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj punct root Parents NOUN have VERB the DET prerogative NOUN to PART choose VERB their PRON children NOUN 's PART school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 prerogative det 4 prerogative prerogative NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 to to PART _ 6 choose mark 6 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 prerogative acl 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 children nmod:poss 8 children child NOUN Number=Plur 10 school nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 children case 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 choose obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Parents the prerogative vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prerogative=Patient 2 choose to-infinitive Parents not said here Parents's children's school vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Theme
Example 7 This direct emanation from his own self, justly his favourite child, his better and purer counterpart, received from him several important prerogatives.
The tree, 22 words det amod nsubj case nmod:poss amod nmod punct advmod nmod:poss amod conj punct nmod:poss parataxis cc amod conj punct case obl amod amod obj punct root This DET direct ADJ emanation NOUN from ADP his PRON own ADJ self NOUN , PUNCT justly ADV his PRON favourite ADJ child NOUN , PUNCT his PRON better ADJ and CCONJ purer ADJ counterpart NOUN , PUNCT received VERB from ADP him PRON several ADJ important ADJ prerogatives NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 emanation det 2 direct direct ADJ Degree=Pos 3 emanation amod 3 emanation emanation NOUN Number=Sing 20 received nsubj 4 from from ADP _ 7 self case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 self nmod:poss 6 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 self amod 7 self self NOUN Number=Sing 3 emanation nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 child punct 9 justly justly ADV _ 12 child advmod 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 child nmod:poss 11 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 12 child amod 12 child child NOUN Number=Sing 3 emanation conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 better punct 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 better nmod:poss 15 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 12 child parataxis 16 and and CCONJ _ 18 counterpart cc 17 purer pure ADJ Degree=Cmp 18 counterpart amod 18 counterpart counterpart NOUN Number=Sing 15 better conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 3 emanation punct 20 received receive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 21 from from ADP _ 22 him case 22 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 received obl 23 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 25 prerogatives amod 24 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 25 prerogatives amod 25 prerogatives prerogative NOUN Number=Plur 20 received obj 26 . . PUNCT _ 20 received punct
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1 receive past this direct emanation from his own self and his favourite child several important prerogatives from child vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent prerogative=Theme from he=Source
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