successive Who acts: team, It, formal Successive governments, successive picture, She, you · What happens: come, happen, win, rain, promise, be · To what, where: one, five successive matches, new hospitals, two successive numbers, Successive waves, sandcastle
«successive» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: successive in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Coming or happening one after another, in a row, without a break.
The tree, 12 words csubj cc conj obj case nmod punct case det punct case det conj punct root Coming VERB or CCONJ happening VERB one NUM after ADP another DET , PUNCT in ADP a DET row NOUN , PUNCT without ADP a DET break NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Coming come VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 row csubj 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 happening cc 3 happening happen VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Coming conj 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 happening obj 5 after after ADP _ 6 another case 6 another another DET PronType=Ind 4 one nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 row punct 8 in in ADP _ 10 row case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 row det 10 row row NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 break punct 12 without without ADP _ 14 break case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 break det 14 break break NOUN Number=Sing 10 row conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 10 row punct
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1 come gerund vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 happen gerund one after another 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.
Example 1 The team won five successive matches.
det nsubj nummod amod obj punct root The DET team NOUN won VERB five NUM successive ADJ matches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 won nsubj 3 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 matches nummod 5 successive successive ADJ Degree=Pos 6 matches amod 6 matches match NOUN Number=Plur 3 won obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 won punct
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1 win past the team five successive matches vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality
Example 2 It rained on four successive days.
nsubj case nummod amod obl punct root It PRON rained VERB on ADP four NUM successive ADJ days 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 2 rained nsubj 2 rained rain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 6 days case 4 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 days nummod 5 successive successive ADJ Degree=Pos 6 days amod 6 days day NOUN Number=Plur 2 rained obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 rained punct
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1 rain past It day vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Example 3 (formal) Successive governments have promised new hospitals.
punct amod punct amod nsubj aux amod obj punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT Successive ADJ governments NOUN have AUX promised VERB new ADJ hospitals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 governments amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 Successive successive ADJ Degree=Pos 5 governments amod 5 governments government NOUN Number=Plur 7 promised nsubj 6 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 promised aux 7 promised promise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 hospitals amod 9 hospitals hospital NOUN Number=Plur 7 promised obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 promised punct
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1 promise speech: promise present · perfect formal Successive governments new hospitals vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent hospital=Theme
Example 4 Each successive picture was bigger than the one before.
det amod nsubj cop case det obl advmod punct root Each DET successive ADJ picture NOUN was AUX bigger ADJ than ADP the DET one NOUN before ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 3 picture det 2 successive successive ADJ Degree=Pos 3 picture amod 3 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 5 bigger nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 bigger cop 5 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 6 than than ADP _ 8 one case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 one det 8 one one NOUN Number=Sing 5 bigger obl 9 before before ADV _ 8 one advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 bigger punct
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1 is past each successive picture than the one; big property tree rules
Example 5 She came first for the second successive time.
nsubj advmod case det amod amod obl punct root She PRON came VERB first ADV for ADP the DET second ADJ successive ADJ time 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 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 2 came advmod 4 for for ADP _ 8 time case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 time det 6 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 time amod 7 successive successive ADJ Degree=Pos 8 time amod 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 came obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come past She time first property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Find two successive numbers that add up to 15: 7 and 8.
nummod amod obj nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt case obl punct appos cc conj punct root Find VERB two NUM successive ADJ numbers NOUN that PRON add VERB up ADP to ADP 15 NUM : PUNCT 7 NUM and CCONJ 8 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 numbers nummod 3 successive successive ADJ Degree=Pos 4 numbers amod 4 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 1 Find obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 add nsubj 6 add add VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 numbers acl:relcl 7 up up ADP _ 6 add compound:prt 8 to to ADP _ 9 15 case 9 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 add obl 10 : : PUNCT _ 11 7 punct 11 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 numbers appos 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 8 cc 13 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 7 conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Find punct
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1 find imperative you not said here two successive numbers vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic 2 add up speech: assert present two successive numbers to 15 vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to 15=Co-Patient
Example 7 Successive waves washed over the sandcastle.
amod acl case det obl punct root Successive ADJ waves NOUN washed VERB over ADP the DET sandcastle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Successive successive ADJ Degree=Pos 2 waves amod 2 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 washed wash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 waves acl 4 over over ADP _ 6 sandcastle case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sandcastle det 6 sandcastle sandcastle NOUN Number=Sing 3 washed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 waves punct
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1 wash participle Successive waves not said here the sandcastle vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 He is enabled to perform this feat by a magic horse, which he obtains by watching his father's crops on three successive St. John's Nights.
The tree, 27 words nsubj aux:pass mark xcomp det obj case det amod obl punct nsubj nsubj acl:relcl mark advcl nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj case nummod amod nmod:desc nmod:poss case nmod punct root He PRON is AUX enabled VERB to PART perform VERB this DET feat NOUN by ADP a DET magic ADJ horse NOUN , PUNCT which PRON he PRON obtains VERB by SCONJ watching VERB his PRON father NOUN 's PART crops NOUN on ADP three NUM successive ADJ St. PROPN John PROPN 's PART Nights PROPN . 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 enabled nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 enabled aux:pass 3 enabled enable VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 perform mark 5 perform perform VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 enabled xcomp 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 feat det 7 feat feat NOUN Number=Sing 5 perform obj 8 by by ADP _ 11 horse case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 horse det 10 magic magic ADJ Degree=Pos 11 horse amod 11 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 5 perform obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 obtains punct 13 which which PRON PronType=Rel 15 obtains nsubj 14 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 obtains nsubj 15 obtains obtain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 horse acl:relcl 16 by by SCONJ _ 17 watching mark 17 watching watch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 obtains advcl 18 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 father nmod:poss 19 father father NOUN Number=Sing 21 crops nmod:poss 20 's 's PART _ 19 father case 21 crops crop NOUN Number=Plur 17 watching obj 22 on on ADP _ 28 Nights case 23 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 28 Nights nummod 24 successive successive ADJ Degree=Pos 28 Nights amod 25 St. St. PROPN Number=Sing 26 John nmod:desc 26 John John PROPN Number=Sing 28 Nights nmod:poss 27 's 's PART _ 26 John case 28 Nights Night PROPN Number=Plur 21 crops nmod 29 . . PUNCT _ 3 enabled punct
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1 enable present · passive He tree rules 2 perform to-infinitive He not said here this feat by a magic horse vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feat=Theme 3 obtain present a magic horse vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 4 watch gerund a magic horse not said here horse's father's crops on John St.'s three successive Nights vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Theme
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