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encouragement

Who acts: Encouragement words, Encouragement, something, crowd, Tom, me · What happens: be, give, hope, keep, go, try · To what, where: Encouragement words, someone confidence, something, encouragement, runners, pool · Speech: someone speaks here

«encouragement» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: encouragement in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Encouragement is words or actions that give someone confidence and hope to keep going or try something.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 words	compound
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 words	cop
3	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 actions	cc
5	actions	action	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 words	conj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 give	nsubj
7	give	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 words	acl:relcl
8	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 confidence	compound
9	confidence	confidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 give	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 hope	cc
11	hope	hope	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 give	conj
12	to	to	PART	_	13 keep	mark
13	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 hope	xcomp
14	going	go	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 keep	xcomp
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 try	cc
16	try	try	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 keep	conj
17	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	16 try	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 words	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		Encouragement words or actions					tree rules
2	give	present	Encouragement words or actions	someone confidence					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confidence=Theme
3	hope	present	Encouragement words or actions not said here						vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
4	keep not said to happen	to-infinitive	Encouragement words or actions not said here						tree rules
5	go	gerund	Encouragement words or actions not said here						vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	try	infinitive	Encouragement words or actions not said here	something					vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=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

Encouragement can also mean making something more likely to happen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 mean	xcomp
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 making	obj
7	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 likely	advmod
8	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 making	xcomp
9	to	to	PART	_	10 happen	mark
10	happen	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 likely	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Encouragement						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	make not said to happen	gerund	Encouragement not said here	something				likely property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
3	happen	to-infinitive	something not said here						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The crowd shouted encouragement to the runners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 crowd	det
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shouted	nsubj
3	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shouted	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 runners	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 runners	det
7	runners	runner	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 shouted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	the crowd	encouragement	the runners				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent encouragement=Topic to runner=Recipient

Example 2

With a little encouragement, Tom jumped into the pool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	4 encouragement	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 encouragement	det
3	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 encouragement	amod
4	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 jumped	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 encouragement	punct
6	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 jumped	nsubj
7	jumped	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 pool	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 pool	det
10	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 jumped	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 jumped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jump	past	Tom					into the pool result; with a little encouragement	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into pool=Result

Example 3

My teacher's encouragement helped me finish the hard sum.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 teacher	nmod:poss
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 encouragement	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 teacher	case
4	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 helped	nsubj
5	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 helped	obj
7	finish	finish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 helped	xcomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 sum	det
9	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sum	amod
10	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 finish	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 helped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	past	My teacher's encouragement	me					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	finish	infinitive	me not said here	the hard sum					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality sum=Eventuality
3	encourage		My teacher						nom encouragement «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

She wrote a note of encouragement to her friend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 note	det
4	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 encouragement	case
6	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 note	nmod
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 friend	case
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 friend	nmod:poss
9	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	She	a note of encouragement	her friend				vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent note=Topic to friend=Recipient
2	note			encouragement					nom note «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

A smile can be a kind of encouragement.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 smile	det
2	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kind	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 kind	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 kind	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 kind	det
6	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 encouragement	case
8	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kind	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	a smile	a kind				of encouragement	tree rules

Example 6

Thanks for the encouragement; I'll try again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thanks	thanks	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 try	discourse
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 encouragement	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 encouragement	det
4	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thanks	nmod
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Thanks	punct
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 try	nsubj
7	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 try	aux
8	try	try	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	again	again	ADV	_	8 try	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	future	I				again		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 7

The plants grew well with a bit of encouragement from the sun and water.

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 plants	det
2	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 grew	nsubj
3	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 grew	advmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 bit	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bit	det
7	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grew	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 encouragement	case
9	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bit	nmod
10	from	from	ADP	_	12 sun	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 sun	det
12	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grew	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 water	cc
14	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sun	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	past	the plants					with a bit of encouragement; from the sun and water; well property	vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from sun=Patient

Example 8

‘When anyone is as beautiful as you,’ said the shirt-collar, ‘is not that encouragement enough?’

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	6 beautiful	punct
2	When	when	SCONJ	_	6 beautiful	mark
3	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 beautiful	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 beautiful	cop
5	as	as	ADV	_	6 beautiful	advmod
6	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 said	ccomp
7	as	as	ADP	_	8 you	case
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 beautiful	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 beautiful	punct
10	’	'	PUNCT	_	6 beautiful	punct
11	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 collar	det
13	shirt	shirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 collar	compound
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 shirt	punct
15	collar	collar	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 said	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 encouragement	punct
17	‘	‘	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 encouragement	nsubj
18	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 encouragement	cop
19	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	21 encouragement	advmod
20	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	21 encouragement	det
21	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 collar	appos
22	enough	enough	ADV	_	21 encouragement	advmod
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	21 encouragement	punct
24	’	'	PUNCT	_	21 encouragement	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	anyone					as you; beautiful property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past		the shirt collar					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent collar=Topic
3	not is a	present	‘	that encouragement				enough property	tree rules

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