verdict

Who acts: opinion, jury, verdict, Everyone, class verdict, judge · What happens: decide, try, be, give, wait, reach · To what, where: jury, something, verdict, pizza, new haircut, few questions

«verdict» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: verdict in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The decision of a jury or judge in a court case, such as «guilty» or «not guilty».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 decision	det
2	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 guilty	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 jury	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 jury	det
5	jury	jury	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 decision	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 judge	cc
7	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 jury	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 case	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 case	det
10	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 case	compound
11	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 judge	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 guilty	punct
13	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	16 guilty	case
14	as	as	ADP	_	13 such	fixed
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 guilty	punct
16	guilty	guilty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 guilty	punct
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 guilty	cc
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	21 guilty	punct
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	21 guilty	advmod
21	guilty	guilty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 guilty	conj
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	21 guilty	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 guilty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decide			a jury or judge in a court case					nom decision «act transitive»: of=patient

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

An opinion or judgement after trying something: «What's your verdict on the pizza?».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 opinion	det
2	opinion	opinion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 judgement	cc
4	judgement	judgement	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 opinion	conj
5	after	after	SCONJ	_	6 trying	mark
6	trying	try	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 opinion	acl
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 trying	obj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 opinion	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 verdict	punct
10	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	13 verdict	nsubj
11	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 verdict	cop
12	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 verdict	nmod:poss
13	verdict	verdict	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 opinion	appos
14	on	on	ADP	_	16 pizza	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 pizza	det
16	pizza	pizza	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 verdict	nmod
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	13 verdict	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 verdict	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 opinion	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	gerund	a opinion or judgement not said here	something					vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
2	is a in a quote	present	a opinion or judgement	your verdict		the pizza			tree rules

Example 1

The jury gave a verdict of not guilty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 jury	det
2	jury	jury	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 verdict	det
5	verdict	verdict	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 guilty	case
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 guilty	advmod
8	guilty	guilty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 verdict	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the jury	a verdict of guilty					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verdict=Theme

Example 2

After the taste test, our verdict was that the cheap cola was just as good.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	4 test	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 test	det
3	taste	taste	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 test	compound
4	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 good	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 test	punct
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 verdict	nmod:poss
7	verdict	verdict	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 good	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 good	cop
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	16 good	mark
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 cola	det
11	cheap	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 cola	amod
12	cola	cola	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 good	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 good	cop
14	just	just	ADV	_	16 good	advmod
15	as	as	ADV	_	16 good	advmod
16	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	our verdict				after the taste test	good property	tree rules

Example 3

Everyone waited for the judge's verdict.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	2 waited	nsubj
2	waited	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	7 verdict	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 judge	det
5	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 verdict	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 judge	case
7	verdict	verdict	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 waited	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 waited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	past	Everyone					for the judge's verdict	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

So, what's the verdict on my new haircut?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	6 verdict	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 So	punct
3	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	6 verdict	nsubj
4	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 verdict	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 verdict	det
6	verdict	verdict	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	on	on	ADP	_	10 haircut	case
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 haircut	nmod:poss
9	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 haircut	amod
10	haircut	haircut	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 verdict	nmod
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 verdict	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the verdict		my new haircut			tree rules

Example 5

The verdict was reached after two days.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 verdict	det
2	verdict	verdict	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reached	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 reached	aux:pass
4	reached	reach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	after	after	ADP	_	7 days	case
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 days	nummod
7	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 reached	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 reached	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	past · passive		the verdict			day		vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme

Example 6

The class verdict: the book was brilliant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 verdict	det
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 verdict	compound
3	verdict	verdict	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 brilliant	nsubj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 brilliant	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 book	det
6	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 brilliant	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 brilliant	cop
8	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 brilliant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the class verdict					brilliant property	tree rules

Example 7

The judge listened quietly and asked a few questions; then he gave his verdict.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 judge	det
2	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 listened	nsubj
3	listened	listen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	3 listened	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 asked	cc
6	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 listened	conj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 questions	det
8	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 questions	amod
9	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 asked	obj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 gave	punct
11	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	13 gave	advmod
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 gave	nsubj
13	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 listened	conj
14	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 verdict	nmod:poss
15	verdict	verdict	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gave	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 listened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	listen	past	the judge			quietly property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	ask speech: ask	past	the judge not said here	a few questions			vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient
3	give	past	judge	judge's verdict	then		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verdict=Theme

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