ratified Who acts: countries, school council, changes, Parliament, treaty · What happens: ratify, be, vote, sign, approve, describe · To what, where: treaty, law, something, way, country, new rules
«ratified» 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: ratified in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: law, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To ratify a treaty, agreement or law is to make it official by voting or signing to approve it.
The tree, 19 words mark advcl det obj punct appos cc conj cop mark obj xcomp mark advcl cc conj mark xcomp obj punct root To PART ratify VERB a DET treaty NOUN , PUNCT agreement NOUN or CCONJ law NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB it PRON official ADJ by SCONJ voting VERB or CCONJ signing VERB to PART approve VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 ratify mark 2 ratify ratify VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 make advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 treaty det 4 treaty treaty NOUN Number=Sing 2 ratify obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 agreement punct 6 agreement agreement NOUN Number=Sing 4 treaty appos 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 law cc 8 law law NOUN Number=Sing 4 treaty conj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 make cop 10 to to PART _ 11 make mark 11 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 make obj 13 official official ADJ Degree=Pos 11 make xcomp 14 by by SCONJ _ 15 voting mark 15 voting vote VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 make advcl 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 signing cc 17 signing sign VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 voting conj 18 to to PART _ 19 approve mark 19 approve approve VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 signing xcomp 20 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 approve obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 11 make punct
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1 ratify to-infinitive a treaty or law tree rules 2 is present make, official property tree rules 3 vote gerund vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 sign gerund vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V when S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 approve to-infinitive law vn allow-64.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary
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 Ratified describes something that has been approved in this way.
mark obj nsubj:pass aux aux:pass acl:relcl case det obl punct root Ratified VERB describes VERB something PRON that PRON has AUX been AUX approved VERB in ADP this DET way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ratified ratify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 describes mark 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 describes obj 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 approved nsubj:pass 5 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 approved aux 6 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 7 approved aux:pass 7 approved approve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 something acl:relcl 8 in in ADP _ 10 way case 9 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 way det 10 way way NOUN Number=Sing 7 approved obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 ratify participle tree rules 2 describe present something vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme 3 approve present · perfect · passive this way vn allow-64.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary
Example 1 The treaty was ratified by both countries.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET treaty NOUN was AUX ratified VERB by ADP both DET countries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 treaty det 2 treaty treaty NOUN Number=Sing 4 ratified nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 ratified aux:pass 4 ratified ratify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 7 countries case 6 both both DET PronType=Tot 7 countries det 7 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 4 ratified obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 ratified punct
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1 ratify past · passive both countries the treaty tree rules
Example 2 Almost every country has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The tree, 14 words advmod det nsubj:pass aux det compound obj case det nmod case det nmod punct root Almost ADV every DET country NOUN has AUX ratified VERB the DET UN PROPN Convention PROPN on ADP the DET Rights PROPN of ADP the DET Child PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Almost almost ADV _ 5 ratified advmod 2 every every DET PronType=Tot 3 country det 3 country country NOUN Number=Sing 5 ratified nsubj:pass 4 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 ratified aux 5 ratified ratify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Convention det 7 UN UN PROPN Number=Sing 8 Convention compound 8 Convention Convention PROPN Number=Sing 5 ratified obj 9 on on ADP _ 11 Rights case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Rights det 11 Rights Right PROPN Number=Plur 8 Convention nmod 12 of of ADP _ 14 Child case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Child det 14 Child Child PROPN Number=Sing 11 Rights nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 ratified punct
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1 ratify present · perfect · passive every country almost property tree rules
Example 3 The school council ratified the new rules.
det compound nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET school NOUN council NOUN ratified VERB the DET new ADJ rules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 council det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 council compound 3 council council NOUN Number=Sing 4 ratified nsubj 4 ratified ratify VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rules det 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 rules amod 7 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 4 ratified obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 ratified punct
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1 ratify past the school council the new rules tree rules
Example 4 The changes must be ratified before they count.
det nsubj:pass aux aux:pass mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET changes NOUN must AUX be AUX ratified VERB before SCONJ they PRON count VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 changes det 2 changes change NOUN Number=Plur 5 ratified nsubj:pass 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 ratified aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 ratified aux:pass 5 ratified ratify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 before before SCONJ _ 8 count mark 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 count nsubj 8 count count VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 ratified advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 ratified punct
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1 ratify must · passive the changes tree rules 2 count present changes = change vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 Parliament ratified the agreement.
nsubj det obj punct root Parliament PROPN ratified VERB the DET agreement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Parliament Parliament PROPN Number=Sing 2 ratified nsubj 2 ratified ratify VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 agreement det 4 agreement agreement NOUN Number=Sing 2 ratified obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 ratified punct
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1 ratify past Parliament the agreement tree rules
Example 6 Once ratified, the treaty became law.
advmod advcl punct det nsubj xcomp punct root Once ADV ratified VERB , PUNCT the DET treaty NOUN became VERB law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 2 ratified advmod 2 ratified ratify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 became advcl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ratified punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 treaty det 5 treaty treaty NOUN Number=Sing 6 became nsubj 6 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 law law NOUN Number=Sing 6 became xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 became punct
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1 ratify participle the treaty not said here once property tree rules 2 become past the treaty law vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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