prospect Who acts: something, possibility, you, success, verb, prospect · What happens: happen, be, expect, prospect, chance, choose · To what, where: possibility, little prospect, event, holiday, land, cheer
«prospect» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: prospect in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The possibility that something will happen: «There is little prospect of rain.».
The tree, 12 words det nsubj mark nsubj aux acl punct punct expl cop amod case nmod punct punct punct root The DET possibility NOUN that SCONJ something PRON will AUX happen VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT There PRON is AUX little ADJ prospect NOUN of ADP rain NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 possibility det 2 possibility possibility NOUN Number=Sing 12 prospect nsubj 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 happen mark 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 happen nsubj 5 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 happen aux 6 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 possibility acl 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 is punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 10 is punct 9 There there PRON PronType=Dem 10 is expl 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 prospect cop 11 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 12 prospect amod 12 prospect prospect NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 of of ADP _ 14 rain case 14 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 12 prospect nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 12 prospect punct 16 » » PUNCT _ 12 prospect punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 12 prospect punct
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1 happen future something the possibility not said here tree rules 2 is a in a quote present the possibility little prospect of rain tree rules
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 An event you expect: «the prospect of a holiday».
det obj nsubj punct punct det obj case det nmod punct punct root An DET event NOUN you PRON expect VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET prospect NOUN of ADP a DET holiday NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 event det 2 event event NOUN Number=Sing 4 expect obj 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 expect nsubj 4 expect expect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 prospect punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 prospect punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 prospect det 8 prospect prospect NOUN Number=Sing 4 expect obj 9 of of ADP _ 11 holiday case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 holiday det 11 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 8 prospect nmod 12 » » PUNCT _ 8 prospect punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 expect punct
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1 expect present you a event vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent event=Theme prospect=Eventuality 2 prospect in a quote a holiday nom prospect «state transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 prospects (plural) Chances of success in the future, especially in a job.
The tree, 12 words nsubj punct amod punct case nmod case det nmod punct advmod case det conj punct root prospects NOUN ( PUNCT plural ADJ ) PUNCT Chances NOUN of ADP success NOUN in ADP the DET future NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP a DET job NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 prospects prospect NOUN Number=Plur 5 Chances nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 plural punct 3 plural plural ADJ Degree=Pos 5 Chances amod 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 plural punct 5 Chances chance NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 success case 7 success success NOUN Number=Sing 5 Chances nmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 future case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 future det 10 future future NOUN Number=Sing 7 success nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 job punct 12 especially especially ADV _ 15 job advmod 13 in in ADP _ 15 job case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 job det 15 job job NOUN Number=Sing 5 Chances conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 Chances punct
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1 chance success in the future nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent
Meaning 4 A person likely to be chosen, or a good player for the future.
The tree, 13 words det obl:unmarked mark aux:pass xcomp punct cc det amod appos case det nmod punct root A DET person NOUN likely ADJ to PART be AUX chosen VERB , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET good ADJ player NOUN for ADP the DET future NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 3 likely obl:unmarked 3 likely likely ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 6 chosen mark 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 chosen aux:pass 6 chosen choose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 likely xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 player punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 11 player cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 player det 10 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 11 player amod 11 player player NOUN Number=Sing 3 likely appos 12 for for ADP _ 14 future case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 future det 14 future future NOUN Number=Sing 11 player nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 likely punct
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1 choose to-infinitive · passive vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»
Meaning 5 Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.
A wide view of land.
det amod case nmod punct root A DET wide ADJ view NOUN of ADP land NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 view det 2 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 3 view amod 3 view view NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 land case 5 land land NOUN Number=Sing 3 view nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 view punct
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1 view land nom view «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 6 verb To search land for gold, oil or minerals.
nsubj mark obj case obl punct conj cc conj punct root verb NOUN To PART search VERB land NOUN for ADP gold NOUN , PUNCT oil NOUN or CCONJ minerals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 3 search nsubj 2 To to PART _ 3 search mark 3 search search VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 land land NOUN Number=Sing 3 search obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 gold case 6 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 3 search obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 oil punct 8 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 6 gold conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 minerals cc 10 minerals mineral NOUN Number=Plur 6 gold conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 search punct
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1 search to-infinitive verb land for gold and oil or minerals vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent land=Location for gold=Theme
Example 1 The prospect of a snow day made us all cheer.
det nsubj case det compound nmod obj det obj punct root The DET prospect NOUN of ADP a DET snow NOUN day NOUN made VERB us PRON all DET cheer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 prospect det 2 prospect prospect NOUN Number=Sing 7 made nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 day case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 day det 5 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 6 day compound 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 prospect nmod 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 made obj 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 cheer det 10 cheer cheer NOUN Number=Sing 7 made obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 made punct
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1 make past the prospect of a snow day all cheer us vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset we=Beneficiary cheer=Product 2 prospect a snow day nom prospect «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 There is no prospect of the rain stopping soon.
expl det nsubj case det nmod acl advmod punct root There PRON is VERB no DET prospect NOUN of ADP the DET rain NOUN stopping VERB soon ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 4 prospect det 4 prospect prospect NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 7 rain case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rain det 7 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 prospect nmod 8 stopping stop VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 prospect acl 9 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 8 stopping advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present no prospect of the rain there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 stop gerund no prospect of the rain not said here soon property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 3 prospect the rain nom prospect «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 She is the club's brightest prospect.
nsubj cop det nmod:poss case amod punct root She PRON is AUX the DET club NOUN 's PART brightest ADJ prospect NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 prospect nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 prospect cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 club det 4 club club NOUN Number=Sing 7 prospect nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 club case 6 brightest bright ADJ Degree=Sup 7 prospect amod 7 prospect prospect NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 prospect punct
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1 is a present She the club's brightest prospect tree rules
Example 4 Good exam results improve your job prospects.
amod compound nsubj nmod:poss compound obj punct root Good ADJ exam NOUN results NOUN improve VERB your PRON job NOUN prospects NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 results amod 2 exam exam NOUN Number=Sing 3 results compound 3 results result NOUN Number=Plur 4 improve nsubj 4 improve improve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 prospects nmod:poss 6 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 prospects compound 7 prospects prospect NOUN Number=Plur 4 improve obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 improve punct
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1 improve present Good exam results your job prospects vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent prospect=Patient 2 prospect your nom prospect «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Miners came to prospect for gold in the hills.
nsubj mark xcomp case obl case det obl punct root Miners NOUN came VERB to PART prospect VERB for ADP gold NOUN in ADP the DET hills NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Miners miner NOUN Number=Plur 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 prospect mark 4 prospect prospect VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 came xcomp 5 for for ADP _ 6 gold case 6 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 4 prospect obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 hills case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hills det 9 hills hill NOUN Number=Plur 4 prospect obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come past Miners tree rules 2 prospect to-infinitive Miners not said here the hills for gold vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for gold=Theme in hill=Location
Example 6 From the hilltop we had a fine prospect of the valley.
case det obl nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root From ADP the DET hilltop NOUN we PRON had VERB a DET fine ADJ prospect NOUN of ADP the DET valley NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 From from ADP _ 3 hilltop case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hilltop det 3 hilltop hilltop NOUN Number=Sing 5 had obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 had nsubj 5 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 prospect det 7 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 8 prospect amod 8 prospect prospect NOUN Number=Sing 5 had obj 9 of of ADP _ 11 valley case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 valley det 11 valley valley NOUN Number=Sing 8 prospect nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 had punct
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1 have past we a fine prospect of the valley the hilltop vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prospect=Patient 2 prospect the valley nom prospect «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 7 I don't like the prospect of a long car journey.
nsubj aux advmod det obj case det amod compound nmod punct root I PRON do AUX n't PART like VERB the DET prospect NOUN of ADP a DET long ADJ car NOUN journey NOUN . 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 4 like nsubj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 like aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 like advmod 4 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 prospect det 6 prospect prospect NOUN Number=Sing 4 like obj 7 of of ADP _ 11 journey case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 journey det 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 journey amod 10 car car NOUN Number=Sing 11 journey compound 11 journey journey NOUN Number=Sing 6 prospect nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 like punct
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1 not like present · do-support I the prospect of a long car journey vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot prospect=Theme 2 prospect a long car journey nom prospect «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 8 He immediately started off, delighted at the prospect of trying his sword.
nsubj advmod compound:prt punct advcl case det obl mark acl nmod:poss obj punct root He PRON immediately ADV started VERB off ADP , PUNCT delighted ADJ at ADP the DET prospect NOUN of SCONJ trying VERB his PRON sword NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 started nsubj 2 immediately immediately ADV _ 3 started advmod 3 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 started compound:prt 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 delighted punct 6 delighted delighted ADJ Degree=Pos 3 started advcl 7 at at ADP _ 9 prospect case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 prospect det 9 prospect prospect NOUN Number=Sing 6 delighted obl 10 of of SCONJ _ 11 trying mark 11 trying try VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 prospect acl 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 sword nmod:poss 13 sword sword NOUN Number=Sing 11 trying obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 started punct
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1 start off past He immediately property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 try gerund the prospect not said here his sword vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Eventuality
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