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motivation

Who acts: reason, I, Winning, motivation, teacher, Hunger · What happens: do, keep, try, give, encourage, lose · To what, where: something, reason, action, motivation, piano, cup

«motivation» 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: motivation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The wish or energy to do something and keep trying.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wish	det
2	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 energy	cc
4	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wish	conj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 do	mark
6	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 wish	acl
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 do	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 keep	cc
9	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 do	conj
10	trying	try	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 keep	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
2	keep	infinitive							tree rules
3	try	gerund							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

A reason for doing something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 reason	det
2	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	SCONJ	_	4 doing	mark
4	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 reason	acl
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 doing	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reason	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund	a reason not said here	something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Something that gives a reason or encourages action.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 gives	nsubj
3	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Something	acl:relcl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 reason	det
5	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gives	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 encourages	cc
7	encourages	encourage	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 gives	conj
8	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 encourages	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	present		a reason					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme
2	encourage	present		action					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme

Example 1

I lost my motivation to practise piano after the holidays.

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 lost	nsubj
2	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 motivation	nmod:poss
4	motivation	motivation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lost	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 practise	mark
6	practise	practise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 lost	advcl
7	piano	piano	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 practise	obj
8	after	after	ADP	_	10 holidays	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 holidays	det
10	holidays	holiday	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 practise	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	past	I	my motivation					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent motivation=Eventuality
2	practise	to-infinitive	I not said here	piano			after the holidays		tree rules

Example 2

Winning the cup was a big motivation for the team.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Winning	win	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 motivation	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cup	det
3	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Winning	obj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 motivation	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 motivation	det
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 motivation	amod
7	motivation	motivation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 team	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 team	det
10	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 motivation	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 motivation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	gerund		the cup					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality
2	is a	past	Winning	a big motivation				for the team	tree rules

Example 3

What was the villain's motivation for stealing the jewel?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	6 motivation	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 motivation	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 villain	det
4	villain	villain	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 motivation	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 villain	case
6	motivation	motivation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 stealing	mark
8	stealing	steal	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 motivation	acl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 jewel	det
10	jewel	jewel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stealing	obj
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 motivation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past		the villain's motivation					tree rules
2	steal	gerund	the villain's motivation not said here	the jewel					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jewel=Theme

Example 4

Our teacher gives us stickers for motivation.

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	3 gives	nsubj
3	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 gives	iobj
5	stickers	sticker	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gives	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 motivation	case
7	motivation	motivation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stickers	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	present	Our teacher	stickers	us			for motivation	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent we=Recipient sticker=Theme for motivation=Asset

Example 5

Hunger is a strong motivation for animals to hunt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hunger	hunger	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 motivation	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 motivation	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 motivation	det
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 motivation	amod
5	motivation	motivation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 animals	case
7	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 motivation	nmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 hunt	mark
9	hunt	hunt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 motivation	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 motivation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Hunger	a strong motivation				for animals	tree rules
2	hunt	to-infinitive							vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

She has lots of motivation; she practises every day.

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 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 motivation	case
5	motivation	motivation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lots	nmod
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 practises	punct
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 practises	nsubj
8	practises	practise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 has	parataxis
9	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 practises	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	She	lots of motivation					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
2	practise	present	she				day		tree rules

Example 7

The motivation behind the new rule was to keep everyone safe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 motivation	det
2	motivation	motivation	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 keep	nsubj
3	behind	behind	ADP	_	6 rule	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rule	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rule	amod
6	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 motivation	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 keep	cop
8	to	to	PART	_	9 keep	mark
9	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	9 keep	obj
11	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 keep	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the motivation behind the new rule					keep, safe property	tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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