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title: activity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «activity» in the school dictionary: An activity is something that you do, especially for fun, learning or exercise («after-school activities»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# activity

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**Who acts:** activity, you, lot, people, class, Swimming · **What happens:** be, do, happen, move, need, include · **To what, where:** something, situation, lot, playground, movement, fun activity

<!-- .vabout -->
«activity» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [activity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/activity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An activity is something that you do, especially for fun, learning or exercise («after-school activities»).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:m1:1
# text = An activity is something that you do, especially for fun, learning or exercise («after-school activities»).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	after	after	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	activities	activity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a activity | something |  |  |  | for fun and learning or exercise | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Activity is a situation in which a lot is happening or people are busy and moving («a lot of activity in the playground»).

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:m2:1
# text = Activity is a situation in which a lot is happening or people are busy and moving («a lot of activity in the playground»).
1	Activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Activity | a situation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present · progressive | a lot |  |  | a situation |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in which=Location |
| 3 | **is** | present | people |  |  |  |  | busy *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **move** | gerund | a lot *not said here* | a lot of activity |  | the playground |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in playground=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Activity is also movement or work done by something (volcanic activity, brain activity).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:m3:1
# text = Activity is also movement or work done by something (volcanic activity, brain activity).
1	Activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	volcanic	volcanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Activity | movement or work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | movement or work *not said here* |  |  |  | by something | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class did a fun activity with magnets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:x1:1
# text = Our class did a fun activity with magnets.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	magnets	magnet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | Our class | a fun activity |  |  |  | with magnets | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent activity=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Swimming is my favourite activity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:x2:1
# text = Swimming is my favourite activity.
1	Swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Swimming | my favourite activity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Children need an hour of physical activity a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:x3:1
# text = Children need an hour of physical activity a day.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Children |  |  |  | day; hour |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The after-school activities include chess and football.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:x4:1
# text = The after-school activities include chess and football.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	activities	activity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	include	include	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | the school activities | chess and football |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chess=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a lot of activity at the station before the holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:x5:1
# text = There was a lot of activity at the station before the holiday.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a lot of activity |  |  | the station; there | before the holiday |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at station=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists watch the volcano for signs of activity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:x6:1
# text = Scientists watch the volcano for signs of activity.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watch	watch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | present | Scientists | the volcano |  |  |  | for signs of activity | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent volcano=Location for sign=Theme |
| 2 | **sign** |  |  | activity |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher handed out an activity sheet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:x7:1
# text = The teacher handed out an activity sheet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	handed	hand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand out** | past | the teacher | a activity sheet |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent sheet=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reading is a quiet activity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:activity:x8:1
# text = Reading is a quiet activity.
1	Reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Reading | a quiet activity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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