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title: ancestry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ancestry» in the school dictionary: Your ancestry is all the people in your family who lived long before you, such as great-grandparents, and the places and groups they came from. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ancestry

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**Who acts:** ancestry, people, places, She, We, Many Americans · **What happens:** be, live, come, draw, trace, have · **To what, where:** people, family, family tree, ancestry, European ancestry, things · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ancestry» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [ancestry in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ancestry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Your ancestry is all the people in your family who lived long before you, such as great-grandparents, and the places and groups they came from.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestry:m1:1
# text = Your ancestry is all the people in your family who lived long before you, such as great-grandparents, and the places and groups they came from.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ancestry	ancestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	grandparents	grandparent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nsubj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	_
27	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
29	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Your ancestry | all people |  | your family |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | all people |  |  |  | before you | such great grandparents; long *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before you=Location |
| 3 | **come** | past | the places and groups |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is of Irish and Polish ancestry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestry:x1:1
# text = She is of Irish and Polish ancestry.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	Polish	polish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	ancestry	ancestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | of Irish ancestry | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drew a family tree to trace our ancestry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestry:x2:1
# text = We drew a family tree to trace our ancestry.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	trace	trace	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	ancestry	ancestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | a family tree |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Theme |
| 2 | **trace** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | our ancestry |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ancestry=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Americans have European, African or Asian ancestry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestry:x3:1
# text = Many Americans have European, African or Asian ancestry.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Americans	American	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	European	European	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	ancestry	ancestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Many Americans | European ancestry |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ancestry=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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His ancestry goes back to Viking times.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestry:x4:1
# text = His ancestry goes back to Viking times.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ancestry	ancestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Viking	Viking	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | present | His ancestry |  |  |  | time |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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DNA tests can tell you some things about your ancestry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestry:x5:1
# text = DNA tests can tell you some things about your ancestry.
1	DNA	DNA	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	ancestry	ancestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | can | DNA tests | some things | you |  |  | about your ancestry | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient thing=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Ancestry is about the past; who you are is also about your choices.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestry:x6:1
# text = Ancestry is about the past; who you are is also about your choices.
1	Ancestry	Ancestry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	choices	choice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ancestry |  |  |  |  | about the past and your choices | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | you | the past and your choices |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the past and your choices |  |  |  |  | about your choices | tree rules |

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