motivating

Who acts: you, coach, I, Motivating, speech, we · What happens: make, want, do, try, give, work · To what, where: someone, something, energy, you, reason, team · Speech: someone speaks here

«motivating» 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: motivating in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Making someone want to do something or try hard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 want	advcl
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Making	obj
3	want	want	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 do	mark
5	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 want	xcomp
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 do	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 try	cc
8	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 want	conj
9	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 try	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 want	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	gerund	you not said here	someone		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product
2	want	imperative	you not said here			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	do not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	something		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
4	try	infinitive	you not said here		hard property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Giving you energy and the wish to work or keep going.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	1 Giving	iobj
3	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Giving	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 wish	cc
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wish	det
6	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 energy	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 work	mark
8	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 wish	acl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 keep	cc
10	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 work	conj
11	going	go	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 keep	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Giving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	give	gerund	energy and the wish	you	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient energy=Theme
2	work	to-infinitive			vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	keep	infinitive			tree rules
4	go	gerund			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Being the reason behind something, as in "the motivating idea".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 reason	cop
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 reason	det
3	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	behind	behind	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 reason	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 idea	punct
7	as	as	ADP	_	12 idea	case
8	in	in	ADP	_	12 idea	case
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 idea	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 idea	det
11	motivating	motivate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 idea	amod
12	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reason	appos
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 idea	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 reason	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	gerund		the reason		something			tree rules
2	motivate in a quote	gerund							vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The coach is great at motivating the team.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 great	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 great	cop
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	at	at	SCONJ	_	6 motivating	mark
6	motivating	motivate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 great	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 team	det
8	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 motivating	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 great	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the coach					great property	tree rules
2	motivate	gerund	the coach not said here	the team					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Patient

Example 2

I find sticker charts really motivating.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 find	nsubj
2	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sticker	sticker	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 charts	compound
4	charts	chart	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 find	obj
5	really	really	ADV	_	6 motivating	advmod
6	motivating	motivate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 find	ccomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 find	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	present	I	sticker charts					vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent chart=Attribute clause=Theme
2	motivate	gerund							vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Motivating yourself to do homework on a sunny day is hard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Motivating	motivate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 hard	csubj
2	yourself	yourself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	1 Motivating	obj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 do	mark
4	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Motivating	xcomp
5	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 do	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 day	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 day	det
8	sunny	sunny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 day	amod
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 do	obl
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 hard	cop
11	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 hard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	motivate	gerund		yourself			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient clause=Result
2	do	to-infinitive		homework	day		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality
3	is	present	Motivating			hard property	tree rules

Example 4

Her speech was so motivating that we all signed up to help.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 speech	nmod:poss
2	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 motivating	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 motivating	aux
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 motivating	advmod
5	motivating	motivate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 signed	mark
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 signed	nsubj
8	all	all	ADV	_	9 signed	advmod
9	signed	sign	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 motivating	ccomp
10	up	up	ADP	_	9 signed	compound:prt
11	to	to	PART	_	12 help	mark
12	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 signed	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 motivating	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	motivate	past · progressive	Her speech		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result
2	sign up	past	we	all property	vn volunteer-95.4-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
3	help	to-infinitive	we not said here		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
4	speak		Her = she		nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Money was the motivating factor for the thief.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 factor	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 factor	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 factor	det
4	motivating	motivate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 factor	amod
5	factor	factor	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 thief	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 thief	det
8	thief	thief	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 factor	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 factor	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	motivate	gerund							vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	Money	the motivating factor				for the thief	tree rules

Example 6

Seeing my progress on the chart is motivating.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeing	see	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 motivating	csubj
2	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 progress	nmod:poss
3	progress	progress	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Seeing	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 chart	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 chart	det
6	chart	chart	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Seeing	obl
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 motivating	aux
8	motivating	motivate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 motivating	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	see	gerund		my progress	the chart	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer progress=Stimulus
2	motivate	present · progressive	Seeing			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	progress		my			nom progress «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

Our teacher is good at motivating children who find maths hard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 teacher	nmod:poss
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 good	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 good	cop
4	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	at	at	SCONJ	_	6 motivating	mark
6	motivating	motivate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 good	advcl
7	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 motivating	obj
8	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 find	nsubj
9	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 children	acl:relcl
10	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 find	obj
11	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 find	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Our teacher		good property	tree rules
2	motivate	gerund	Our teacher not said here	children		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient
3	find	present	children	maths	hard property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Topic

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