attainment
Who acts: Attainment, pupil, someone, report, Reading, school · What happens: reach, get, be, learn, achieve, measure · To what, where: goal, something, skill, achievement, good attainment, attainment
«attainment» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: attainment in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Attainment is reaching a goal or getting something after effort.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attainment | attainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reaching | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 reaching | aux |
| 3 | reaching | reach | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 goal | det |
| 5 | goal | goal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reaching | obj |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 getting | cc |
| 7 | getting | get | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 reaching | conj |
| 8 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 getting | obj |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 10 effort | case |
| 10 | effort | effort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 getting | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 reaching | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reach | present · progressive | Attainment | a goal | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent goal=Theme | ||||
| 2 | get | gerund | Attainment not said here | something | after effort | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
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: formal, school — kept apart, not parsed.
Attainment is how much a pupil has learned or achieved, often measured by tests and grades.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attainment | attainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 much | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 much | cop |
| 3 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 4 much | advmod |
| 4 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 learned | nsubj |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 learned | aux |
| 8 | learned | learn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 4 much | acl:relcl |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 achieved | cc |
| 10 | achieved | achieve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 8 learned | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 measured | punct |
| 12 | often | often | ADV | _ | 13 measured | advmod |
| 13 | measured | measure | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 learned | parataxis |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 tests | case |
| 15 | tests | test | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 measured | obl |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 grades | cc |
| 17 | grades | grade | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 tests | conj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 much | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Attainment | much property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | learn | present · perfect | a pupil | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | achieve | participle | a pupil not said here | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | measure | participle | by tests and grades; often property | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
Meaning 3
An attainment is a skill or achievement someone has gained.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 attainment | det |
| 2 | attainment | attainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 skill | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 skill | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 skill | det |
| 5 | skill | skill | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 achievement | cc |
| 7 | achievement | achievement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 skill | conj |
| 8 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 10 gained | nsubj |
| 9 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 gained | aux |
| 10 | gained | gain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 achievement | acl:relcl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 skill | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a attainment | a skill or achievement | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | gain | present · perfect | someone | achievement not said here | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent achievement=Theme |
Example 1
The report showed good attainment in maths. (formal)
Sentence 1: The report showed good attainment in maths.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 report | det |
| 2 | report | report | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 showed | nsubj |
| 3 | showed | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 attainment | amod |
| 5 | attainment | attainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 showed | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 maths | case |
| 7 | maths | math | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 showed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 showed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | past | the report | good attainment | in maths | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent attainment=Patient in math=Topic |
Sentence 2: (formal)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 formal | punct |
| 2 | formal | formal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 formal | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
Reading every day helps raise attainment.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | read | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 helps | csubj |
| 2 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 day | det |
| 3 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Reading | obl:unmarked |
| 4 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | raise | raise | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 helps | xcomp |
| 6 | attainment | attainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 raise | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 helps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | read | gerund | day | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | help | present | Reading | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | raise | infinitive | Reading not said here | attainment | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attainment=Theme |
Example 3
The attainment of her goal took years of practice.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 attainment | det |
| 2 | attainment | attainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 took | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 goal | case |
| 4 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 goal | nmod:poss |
| 5 | goal | goal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 attainment | nmod |
| 6 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 took | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 practice | case |
| 9 | practice | practice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 years | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | the attainment of attainment's goal | year | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | attain | attainment's goal | nom attainment «act transitive»: of=patient |
Example 4
The school measures attainment with tests each term.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 school | det |
| 2 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 measures | nsubj |
| 3 | measures | measure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | attainment | attainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 measures | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 tests | case |
| 6 | tests | test | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 measures | obl |
| 7 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 term | det |
| 8 | term | term | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 measures | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 measures | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | measure | present | the school | attainment | with tests; each term obl:unmarked | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme attainment=Value |
Example 5
Swimming a mile was his proudest attainment.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swimming | swim | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 attainment | csubj |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 mile | det |
| 3 | mile | mile | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Swimming | obj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 attainment | cop |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 attainment | nmod:poss |
| 6 | proudest | proud | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 7 attainment | amod |
| 7 | attainment | attainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 attainment | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swim | gerund | a mile | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mile=Trajectory | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | Swimming | his proudest attainment | tree rules |
Example 6
Attainment rose from 60% to 75%, a rise of 15 percentage points. (formal)
Sentence 1: Attainment rose from 60% to 75%, a rise of 15 percentage points.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attainment | attainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rose | nsubj |
| 2 | rose | rise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 % | case |
| 4 | 60 | 60 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 % | nummod |
| 5 | % | % | SYM | Number=Sing | 2 rose | obl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 % | case |
| 7 | 75 | 75 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 % | nummod |
| 8 | % | % | SYM | Number=Sing | 2 rose | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 rise | punct |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 rise | det |
| 11 | rise | rise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 % | appos |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 points | case |
| 13 | 15 | 15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 15 points | nummod |
| 14 | percentage | percentage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 points | compound |
| 15 | points | point | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 rise | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 rose | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rise | past | Attainment | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from %=Initial_Location to %=Destination | |||||
| 2 | rise | 15 percentage points | nom rise «event intransitive»: of=agent |
Sentence 2: (formal)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 formal | punct |
| 2 | formal | formal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 formal | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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