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NECESSITY

Roles: necessary, necessity

Used to indicate that something is necessary, either in an epistemic or deontic sense.

Dependency graph for sentence: That is necessary. Token necessary is labeled NECESSITY and has an edge labeled necessary to token That. Dependency graph for sentence: the necessity of breathing. Token necessity is labeled NECESSITY and has an edge labeled necessary to token breathing. Dependency graph for sentence: Kim has to come. Token has is labeled META-NECESSITY and has an edge labeled participant to token Kim and an edge labeled scene to token come. Dependency graph for sentence: Kim needs time. Token needs is labeled SITUATION-NECESSITY and has an edge labeled situee to token Kim and an edge labeled situator to token time. Dependency graph for sentence: Kim owes Sandy money. Token owes is labeled POSSESSION-DEINIT-NECESSITY and has an edge labeled possessor to token Kim and an edge labeled possessor-INIT to token Sandy and an edge labeled possessum to token money.