tendency Who acts: you, something, He, Cats, Prices, Iron · What happens: have, do, be, change, move, value · To what, where: tendency, something, general direction, set, lot, mode measures
«tendency» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: tendency in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 If you have a tendency to do something, you often do it or are likely to do it.
The tree, 18 words mark nsubj advcl det obj mark acl obj punct nsubj advmod obj cc cop conj mark xcomp obj punct root If SCONJ you PRON have VERB a DET tendency NOUN to PART do VERB something PRON , PUNCT you PRON often ADV do VERB it PRON or CCONJ are AUX likely ADJ to PART do VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 have mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 do advcl 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tendency det 5 tendency tendency NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 6 to to PART _ 7 do mark 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 tendency acl 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 do obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 3 have punct 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 do nsubj 11 often often ADV _ 12 do advmod 12 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 do obj 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 likely cc 15 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 likely cop 16 likely likely ADJ Degree=Pos 12 do conj 17 to to PART _ 18 do mark 18 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 likely xcomp 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 do obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 12 do punct
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1 have a condition, not said to happen present you a tendency vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tendency=Patient 2 do to-infinitive you not said here something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 do present you tendency often property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 4 is present you not said here likely property tree rules 5 do to-infinitive you not said here tendency vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
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 A general direction in which something is changing or moving; a trend.
det amod case obl nsubj aux acl:relcl cc conj punct det conj punct root A DET general ADJ direction NOUN in ADP which PRON something PRON is AUX changing VERB or CCONJ moving VERB ; PUNCT a DET trend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 direction det 2 general general ADJ Degree=Pos 3 direction amod 3 direction direction NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 which case 5 which which PRON PronType=Rel 8 changing obl 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 changing nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 changing aux 8 changing change VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 direction acl:relcl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 moving cc 10 moving move VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 changing conj 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 trend punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 trend det 13 trend trend NOUN Number=Sing 3 direction conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 direction punct
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1 change present · progressive something a general direction and a trend vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 move gerund something not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
«Central tendency»: the middle or typical value of a set of data (mean, median, mode).
The tree, 15 words punct amod nsubj punct punct det amod cc conj case det nmod case nmod punct parataxis punct conj punct conj punct punct root « PUNCT Central ADJ tendency NOUN » PUNCT : PUNCT the DET middle ADJ or CCONJ typical ADJ value NOUN of ADP a DET set NOUN of ADP data NOUN ( PUNCT mean ADJ , PUNCT median ADJ , PUNCT mode NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 tendency punct 2 Central central ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tendency amod 3 tendency tendency NOUN Number=Sing 10 value nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 tendency punct 5 : : PUNCT _ 10 value punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 value det 7 middle middle ADJ Degree=Pos 10 value amod 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 typical cc 9 typical typical ADJ Degree=Pos 7 middle conj 10 value value NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 13 set case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 set det 13 set set NOUN Number=Sing 10 value nmod 14 of of ADP _ 15 data case 15 data data NOUN Number=Sing 13 set nmod 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 mean punct 17 mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos 10 value parataxis 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 median punct 19 median median ADJ Degree=Pos 17 mean conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 mode punct 21 mode mode NOUN Number=Sing 17 mean conj 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 mean punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 10 value punct
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1 value a set of data nom value «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 He has a tendency to talk too fast when he is nervous.
nsubj det obj mark acl advmod advmod advmod nsubj cop advcl punct root He PRON has VERB a DET tendency NOUN to PART talk VERB too ADV fast ADV when ADV he PRON is AUX nervous ADJ . 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 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tendency det 4 tendency tendency NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 5 to to PART _ 6 talk mark 6 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 tendency acl 7 too too ADV _ 8 fast advmod 8 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 6 talk advmod 9 when when ADV PronType=Int 12 nervous advmod 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 nervous nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 nervous cop 12 nervous nervous ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fast advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present He a tendency vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tendency=Patient 2 talk to-infinitive He not said here a tendency not said here fast property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present he nervous property tree rules
Example 2 Cats have a tendency to sleep a lot.
nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root Cats NOUN have VERB a DET tendency NOUN to PART sleep VERB a DET lot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tendency det 4 tendency tendency NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 to to PART _ 6 sleep mark 6 sleep sleep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 have advcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 lot det 8 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 6 sleep obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Cats a tendency vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tendency=Patient 2 sleep to-infinitive Cats not said here a lot vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme
Example 3 Prices have a tendency to rise every year.
nsubj det obj mark acl det obl:unmarked punct root Prices NOUN have VERB a DET tendency NOUN to PART rise VERB every DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prices price NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tendency det 4 tendency tendency NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 to to PART _ 6 rise mark 6 rise rise VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 tendency acl 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 year det 8 year year NOUN Number=Sing 6 rise obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Prices a tendency vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tendency=Patient 2 rise to-infinitive Prices not said here a tendency not said here year vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The mean, median and mode are measures of central tendency.
det amod punct conj cc compound cop case amod nmod punct root The DET mean ADJ , PUNCT median ADJ and CCONJ mode NOUN are AUX measures NOUN of ADP central ADJ tendency NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mode det 2 mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mode amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 median punct 4 median median ADJ Degree=Pos 2 mean conj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 mode cc 6 mode mode NOUN Number=Sing 8 measures compound 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 measures cop 8 measures measure NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 of of ADP _ 11 tendency case 10 central central ADJ Degree=Pos 11 tendency amod 11 tendency tendency NOUN Number=Sing 8 measures nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 measures punct
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1 is a present mode measures of central tendency tree rules
Example 5 Iron has a tendency to rust when it gets wet.
nsubj det obj mark acl advmod nsubj advcl xcomp punct root Iron NOUN has VERB a DET tendency NOUN to PART rust VERB when ADV it PRON gets VERB wet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tendency det 4 tendency tendency NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 5 to to PART _ 6 rust mark 6 rust rust VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 tendency acl 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 gets advmod 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 gets nsubj 9 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 rust advcl 10 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 9 gets xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Iron a tendency vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tendency=Patient 2 rust to-infinitive Iron not said here a tendency not said here vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 get present Iron wet property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 There is a tendency for children to eat more sweets at Halloween.
expl det nsubj case nmod mark acl amod obj case obl punct root There PRON is VERB a DET tendency NOUN for ADP children NOUN to PART eat VERB more ADJ sweets NOUN at ADP Halloween PROPN . 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 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tendency det 4 tendency tendency NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 5 for for ADP _ 6 children case 6 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 tendency nmod 7 to to PART _ 8 eat mark 8 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 tendency acl 9 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 sweets amod 10 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 8 eat obj 11 at at ADP _ 12 Halloween case 12 Halloween Halloween PROPN Number=Sing 8 eat obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present a tendency for children there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 eat to-infinitive a tendency for children not said here more sweets Halloween vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient
Example 7 Evil tendencies are shown in early life.
amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root Evil ADJ tendencies NOUN are AUX shown VERB in ADP early ADJ life NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Evil evil ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tendencies amod 2 tendencies tendency NOUN Number=Plur 4 shown nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 shown aux:pass 4 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 life case 6 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 7 life amod 7 life life NOUN Number=Sing 4 shown obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 shown punct
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1 show present · passive Evil tendencies in early life vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: subject=Patient in life=Topic
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