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probate

Who acts: Probate, official legal process, dead person, Grandad, Mum, probate court · What happens: be, check, share out, say, probate, die · To what, where: official legal process, money, court, house, probate, lawyer · Speech: someone speaks here

«probate» 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: probate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

Probate is the official legal process that checks that a dead person's will is real, so that their money and belongings can be shared out as the will says.

The tree, 30 words
nsubjcopdetamodamodnsubjacl:relclmarkdetamodnsubjcaseauxcopccomppunctadvmodmarknmod:possnsubj:passccconjauxaux:passparataxiscompound:prtmarkdetauxadvclpunctrootProbateNOUNisAUXtheDETofficialADJlegalADJprocessNOUNthatPRONchecksVERBthatSCONJaDETdeadADJpersonNOUN'sPARTwillAUXisAUXrealADJ,PUNCTsoADVthatSCONJtheirPRONmoneyNOUNandCCONJbelongingsNOUNcanAUXbeAUXsharedVERBoutADPasSCONJtheDETwillAUXsaysVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ProbateprobateNOUNNumber=Sing6 processnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 processcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 processdet
4officialofficialADJDegree=Pos6 processamod
5legallegalADJDegree=Pos6 processamod
6processprocessNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7thatthatPRONPronType=Rel8 checksnsubj
8checkscheckVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 processacl:relcl
9thatthatSCONJ_16 realmark
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art12 persondet
11deaddeadADJDegree=Pos12 personamod
12personpersonNOUNNumber=Sing16 realnsubj
13's'sPART_12 personcase
14willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin16 realaux
15isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin16 realcop
16realrealADJDegree=Pos8 checksccomp
17,,PUNCT_26 sharedpunct
18sosoADV_26 sharedadvmod
19thatthatSCONJ_26 sharedmark
20theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs21 moneynmod:poss
21moneymoneyNOUNNumber=Sing26 sharednsubj:pass
22andandCCONJ_23 belongingscc
23belongingsbelongingNOUNNumber=Plur21 moneyconj
24cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin26 sharedaux
25bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf26 sharedaux:pass
26sharedshareVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 processparataxis
27outoutADP_26 sharedcompound:prt
28asasSCONJ_31 saysmark
29thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art31 saysdet
30willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin31 saysaux
31sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin26 sharedadvcl
32..PUNCT_6 processpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentProbatethe official legal processtree rules
2checkpresentthe official legal processvn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3isfuturea dead personreal propertytree rules
4share outcan · passivetheir money and belongingstree rules
5say speech: assertfuturevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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: USA, law — kept apart, not parsed.

To probate a will is to prove it in court.

markdetauxcopmarkconjobjcaseoblpunctrootToPARTprobateVERBaDETwillAUXisAUXtoPARTproveVERBitPRONinADPcourtNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 probatemark
2probateprobateVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 provedet
4willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin7 proveaux
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 provecop
6totoPART_7 provemark
7proveproveVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin2 probateconj
8ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 proveobj
9ininADP_10 courtcase
10courtcourtNOUNNumber=Sing7 proveobl
11..PUNCT_2 probatepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1probateto-infinitivetree rules
2isfuturecourtprove propertytree rules

Example 1

After Grandad died, Mum had to deal with probate.

marknsubjadvclpunctnsubjmarkxcompcaseoblpunctrootAfterSCONJGrandadPROPNdiedVERB,PUNCTMumNOUNhadVERBtoPARTdealVERBwithADPprobateNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AfterafterSCONJ_3 diedmark
2GrandadGrandadPROPNNumber=Sing3 diednsubj
3dieddieVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 hadadvcl
4,,PUNCT_3 diedpunct
5MummumNOUNNumber=Sing6 hadnsubj
6hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
7totoPART_8 dealmark
8dealdealVERBVerbForm=Inf6 hadxcomp
9withwithADP_10 probatecase
10probateprobateNOUNNumber=Sing8 dealobl
11..PUNCT_6 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1diepastGrandadvn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2havepastMumtree rules
3dealto-infinitiveMum not said herewith probatevn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with probate=Theme

Example 2

The house cannot be sold until probate is finished.

detnsubj:passauxadvmodaux:passmarknsubj:passaux:passadvclpunctrootTheDEThouseNOUNcanAUXnotPARTbeAUXsoldVERBuntilSCONJprobateNOUNisAUXfinishedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 housedet
2househouseNOUNNumber=Sing6 soldnsubj:pass
3cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin6 soldaux
4notnotPARTPolarity=Neg6 soldadvmod
5bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf6 soldaux:pass
6soldsellVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7untiluntilSCONJ_10 finishedmark
8probateprobateNOUNNumber=Sing10 finishednsubj:pass
9isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 finishedaux:pass
10finishedfinishVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 soldadvcl
11..PUNCT_6 soldpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not sellcan · passivethe housevn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2finishpresent · passiveprobatevn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality

Example 3

The lawyer applied for probate of the will.

detaclcaseoblcasedetacl:relclpunctrootTheDETlawyerNOUNappliedVERBforADPprobateNOUNofADPtheDETwillAUX.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 lawyerdet
2lawyerlawyerNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3appliedapplyVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 lawyeracl
4forforADP_5 probatecase
5probateprobateNOUNNumber=Sing3 appliedobl
6ofofADP_8 willcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 willdet
8willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin5 probateacl:relcl
9..PUNCT_2 lawyerpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1applyparticiplethe lawyer not said herefor probatevn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent for probate=Eventuality

Example 4

Probate can take many months.

nsubjauxamodobjpunctrootProbateNOUNcanAUXtakeVERBmanyADJmonthsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ProbateprobateNOUNNumber=Sing3 takensubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin3 takeaux
3taketakeVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4manymanyADJDegree=Pos5 monthsamod
5monthsmonthNOUNNumber=Plur3 takeobj
6..PUNCT_3 takepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takecanProbatemonthvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The probate court checked that the will was real.

detcompoundnsubjmarkdetauxcopccomppunctrootTheDETprobateNOUNcourtNOUNcheckedVERBthatSCONJtheDETwillAUXwasAUXrealADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 courtdet
2probateprobateNOUNNumber=Sing3 courtcompound
3courtcourtNOUNNumber=Sing4 checkednsubj
4checkedcheckVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5thatthatSCONJ_9 realmark
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 realdet
7willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin9 realaux
8wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 realcop
9realrealADJDegree=Pos4 checkedccomp
10..PUNCT_4 checkedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1checkpastthe probate courtvn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2isfuturethe probate court not said herereal propertytree rules

Example 6

Aunt Jo explained probate to me at the kitchen table.

nsubjapposobjcaseoblcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootAuntNOUNJoPROPNexplainedVERBprobateNOUNtoADPmePRONatADPtheDETkitchenNOUNtableNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AuntauntNOUNNumber=Sing3 explainednsubj
2JoJoPROPNNumber=Sing1 Auntappos
3explainedexplainVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4probateprobateNOUNNumber=Sing3 explainedobj
5totoADP_6 mecase
6meIPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs3 explainedobl
7atatADP_10 tablecase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 tabledet
9kitchenkitchenNOUNNumber=Sing10 tablecompound
10tabletableNOUNNumber=Sing3 explainedobl
11..PUNCT_3 explainedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1explain speech: assertpastAuntprobatemethe kitchen tablevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent probate=Topic to i=Recipient

Example 7

Without probate, the bank will not hand over the money.

caseoblpunctdetnsubjauxadvmodcompound:prtdetobjpunctrootWithoutADPprobateNOUN,PUNCTtheDETbankNOUNwillAUXnotPARThandVERBoverADPtheDETmoneyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WithoutwithoutADP_2 probatecase
2probateprobateNOUNNumber=Sing8 handobl
3,,PUNCT_2 probatepunct
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 bankdet
5bankbankNOUNNumber=Sing8 handnsubj
6willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin8 handaux
7notnotPARTPolarity=Neg8 handadvmod
8handhandVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
9overoverADP_8 handcompound:prt
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 moneydet
11moneymoneyNOUNNumber=Sing8 handobj
12..PUNCT_8 handpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not hand overfuturethe bankthe moneywithout probatevn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

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