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title: select — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «select» in the Judaism dictionary: To choose someone or something from a group, carefully. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# select

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**Who acts:** you, We, two numbers, coach, numerous stories, her · **What happens:** choose, click, highlight, select, take on, invite · **To what, where:** someone, group, something, screen, correct answer, list

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«select» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [select in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/select.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To choose someone or something from a group, carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:m1:1
# text = To choose someone or something from a group, carefully.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	choose	choose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  | a group |  | carefully *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent someone=Theme from group=Source |

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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 {#m2}

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Usage: computers — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To click on or highlight something on a screen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:m2:1
# text = To click on or highlight something on a screen.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	click	click	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	highlight	highlight	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **click** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **highlight** | infinitive |  | something |  | a screen |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only for a small group of the best or richest people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:m3:1
# text = Only for a small group of the best or richest people.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	richest	rich	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	conj	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Select the correct answer from the list.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:x1:1
# text = Select the correct answer from the list.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the correct answer |  | the list |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent answer=Theme from list=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was selected for the school netball team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:x2:1
# text = She was selected for the school netball team.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	selected	select	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	netball	netball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  | for the netball team | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A marble is selected at random from the bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:x3:1
# text = A marble is selected at random from the bag.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	marble	marble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	selected	select	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	random	random	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | present · passive |  | a marble |  | random from the bag |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Select the word and click "delete".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:x4:1
# text = Select the word and click "delete".
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	click	click	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	delete	delete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the word |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 2 | **click** | infinitive | you *not said here* | delete |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location delete=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We selected three books to take on holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:x5:1
# text = We selected three books to take on holiday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	selected	select	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | past | We | three books |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme |
| 2 | **take on** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | holiday |  |  |  |  | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holiday=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only a select few were invited to the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:x6:1
# text = Only a select few were invited to the party.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	select	select	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invite** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | to the party | vn promote-102 «NP V S\_ING» |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Select two numbers that add up to 10.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:x7:1
# text = Select two numbers that add up to 10.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | two numbers |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |
| 2 | **add up** *speech: assert* | present | two numbers |  |  |  |  | to 10 | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to 10=Co-Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coach selected the fastest runners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:x8:1
# text = The coach selected the fastest runners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	selected	select	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fastest	fast	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	runners	runner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | past | the coach | the fastest runners |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent runner=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From among the numerous stories relating to the Vyed'ma we may select the following, which bears her name.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:select:x9:1
# text = From among the numerous stories relating to the Vyed'ma we may select the following, which bears her name.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	among	among	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
6	relating	relate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Vyed'ma	Vyed'ma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	17	det	_	_
17	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	parataxis	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | gerund | the numerous stories *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the Vyed'ma | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to vyed'ma=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **select** | may | we |  |  | the numerous stories |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from story=Source |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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