ramification

Who acts: result, We, decision, war, forest, Toad · What happens: be, not expect, need, think, ramify, have · To what, where: ramifications, world, serious ramifications

«ramification» 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: ramification in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A result or consequence of an action or decision, often one that is complicated or not expected.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 result	det
2	result	result	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 complicated	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 consequence	cc
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 result	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 action	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 action	det
7	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 consequence	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 decision	cc
9	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 action	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 one	punct
11	often	often	ADV	_	12 one	advmod
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 complicated	nsubj
13	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 complicated	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 complicated	cop
15	complicated	complicated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 expected	cc
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 expected	advmod
18	expected	expect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 complicated	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 complicated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a result or consequence of a action or decision					complicated property	tree rules
2	not expect	participle	a result or consequence of a action or decision not said here						vn conjecture-29.5-1 «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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A branch, or one of many branches of something, like a tree or river.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 branch	det
2	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 one	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 one	cc
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 branch	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 branches	case
7	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 branches	amod
8	branches	branch	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 one	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 something	case
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 branches	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 tree	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	14 tree	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 tree	det
14	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 something	nmod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 river	cc
16	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 tree	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 branch	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We need to think about the ramifications of this decision.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 need	nsubj
2	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 think	mark
4	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 need	xcomp
5	about	about	ADP	_	7 ramifications	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ramifications	det
7	ramifications	ramification	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 think	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 decision	case
9	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 decision	det
10	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ramifications	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	need	present	We		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	think speech: other not said to happen	to-infinitive	We not said here	about the ramifications of this decision	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about ramification=Topic
3	ramify		this decision		nom ramification «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 2

The war had ramifications all over the world.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 war	det
2	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ramifications	ramification	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
5	all	all	ADV	_	8 world	advmod
6	over	over	ADP	_	8 world	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 world	det
8	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ramifications	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the war	ramifications		the world			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ramification=Patient

Example 3

Cutting down the forest had serious ramifications for the animals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cutting	cut	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	down	down	ADP	_	5 had	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 forest	det
4	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	nsubj
5	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Cutting	ccomp
6	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ramifications	amod
7	ramifications	ramification	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 had	obj
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 animals	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 animals	det
10	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 ramifications	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cutting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut down	gerund							tree rules
2	have	past	the forest	serious ramifications				for the animals	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ramification=Patient

Example 4

Toad never considered the ramifications of his wild driving.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 considered	nsubj
2	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	3 considered	advmod
3	considered	consider	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ramifications	det
5	ramifications	ramification	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 considered	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 driving	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 driving	nmod:poss
8	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 driving	amod
9	driving	driving	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ramifications	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 considered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	not consider	past	Toad	the ramifications of Toad's wild driving	vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent ramification=Attribute
2	ramify		Toad's wild driving		nom ramification «act intransitive»: of=agent
3	drive		Toad		nom driving «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The ramifications of the new rule were not clear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ramifications	det
2	ramifications	ramification	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 clear	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 rule	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rule	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rule	amod
6	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ramifications	nmod
7	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 clear	cop
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 clear	advmod
9	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 clear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	past	the ramifications of the new rule					clear property	tree rules
2	ramify		the new rule						nom ramification «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 6

Every lie has ramifications.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	2 lie	det
2	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ramifications	ramification	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	every lie	ramifications					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ramification=Patient

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