grouping

Who acts: things, act, Putting, We, 20 sweets, animals · What happens: put together, be, work together, put, help, count · To what, where: things, groups, numbers, equal groups, brackets, beads

«grouping» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: grouping in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A set of people or things that are put together because they are alike or work together.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 set	det
2	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 people	case
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 set	nmod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 things	cc
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 people	conj
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 put	nsubj:pass
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 put	aux:pass
9	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 things	acl:relcl
10	together	together	ADV	_	9 put	advmod
11	because	because	SCONJ	_	14 alike	mark
12	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 alike	nsubj
13	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 alike	cop
14	alike	alike	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 put	advcl
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 work	cc
16	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 put	conj
17	together	together	ADV	_	16 work	advmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	put together	present · passive		things	together property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal
2	is	present	things = thing		alike property	tree rules
3	work together	infinitive			together property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

The act of putting things into groups.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 putting	mark
4	putting	put	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 putting	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	7 groups	case
7	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 putting	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	gerund	the act not said here	things		groups			vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent thing=Goal

Meaning 3

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

Putting numbers or objects into equal groups to help count, multiply or divide; also using brackets to group parts of a calculation.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Putting	put	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 help	csubj
2	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Putting	obj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 objects	cc
4	objects	object	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 numbers	conj
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 groups	case
6	equal	equal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 groups	amod
7	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Putting	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 help	mark
9	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	count	count	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 help	xcomp
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 multiply	punct
12	multiply	multiply	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	9 help	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 divide	cc
14	divide	divide	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	12 multiply	conj
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 using	punct
16	also	also	ADV	_	17 using	advmod
17	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 help	advcl
18	brackets	bracket	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 using	obj
19	to	to	PART	_	21 parts	mark
20	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 parts	compound
21	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 using	obj
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 calculation	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 calculation	det
24	calculation	calculation	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 parts	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	put	gerund		numbers or objects	equal groups	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent number=Goal
2	help	to-infinitive	Putting			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	count	infinitive	Putting not said here			vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
4	multiply	infinitive	Putting not said here			vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	divide	infinitive	Putting not said here			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
6	use	gerund	Putting not said here	brackets		tree rules

Example 1

We used grouping to count the beads in tens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	grouping	group	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 used	xcomp
4	to	to	PART	_	5 count	mark
5	count	count	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 grouping	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 beads	det
7	beads	bead	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 count	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 tens	case
9	tens	ten	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 count	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	use	past	We			vn consume-66 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Goal
2	group	gerund	We not said here			tree rules
3	count	to-infinitive	We not said here	the beads	tens	vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bead=Theme

Example 2

20 sweets shared by grouping into 5s gives 4 groups.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 sweets	nummod
2	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 gives	nsubj
3	shared	share	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sweets	acl
4	by	by	SCONJ	_	5 grouping	mark
5	grouping	group	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 shared	advcl
6	into	into	ADP	_	7 5s	case
7	5s	5	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	5 grouping	obl
8	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 groups	nummod
10	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 gives	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	share	participle		20 sweets not said here		tree rules
2	group	gerund			into 5s goal	vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent into 5=Goal
3	give	present	20 sweets	4 groups		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Theme

Example 3

In science we did a grouping of animals by what they eat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 science	case
2	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 did	nsubj
4	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 grouping	det
6	grouping	grouping	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 animals	case
8	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 grouping	nmod
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 what	case
10	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 did	obl
11	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 eat	nsubj
12	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 what	acl:relcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	we	a grouping of animals		science			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grouping=Eventuality
2	eat	present	animals = animal						vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The teacher changed the table groupings this week.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	nsubj
3	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 groupings	det
5	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 groupings	compound
6	groupings	grouping	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changed	obj
7	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 week	det
8	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	the teacher	the table groupings			week		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grouping=Patient

Example 5

Brackets show the grouping in 2 × (3 + 4).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brackets	bracket	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 show	nsubj
2	show	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 grouping	det
4	grouping	grouping	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 show	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 ×	case
6	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 ×	nummod
7	×	×	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 show	obl
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 3	punct
9	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 ×	appos
10	+	+	SYM	_	11 4	cc
11	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 3	conj
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 3	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	Brackets	the grouping				in 2 ×	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent grouping=Patient in ×=Topic

Example 6

A new grouping of countries agreed to work together on climate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 grouping	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 grouping	amod
3	grouping	grouping	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 agreed	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 countries	case
5	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 grouping	nmod
6	agreed	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 work	mark
8	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 agreed	xcomp
9	together	together	ADV	_	8 work	advmod
10	on	on	ADP	_	11 climate	case
11	climate	climate	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 work	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 agreed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	agree speech: agree	past	a new grouping of countries						vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	work together not said to happen	to-infinitive	a new grouping of countries not said here					on climate; together property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on climate=Theme

Example 7

Grouping words by their spelling patterns helps me learn them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grouping	group	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 helps	csubj
2	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Grouping	obj
3	by	by	ADP	_	6 patterns	case
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 patterns	nmod:poss
5	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 patterns	compound
6	patterns	pattern	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Grouping	obl
7	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 helps	obj
9	learn	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 helps	xcomp
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 learn	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	group	gerund		words	by words's spelling patterns	vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme
2	help	present	Grouping	me		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme
3	learn	infinitive	me not said here	words = word		vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic
4	pattern		words = word			nom pattern «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

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