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title: adoptive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «adoptive» in the school dictionary: Adoptive describes the family who adopts a child: adoptive parents, adoptive mother. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# adoptive

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**Who acts:** Adoptive, family, adoptive home, you, Ella, adoptive mum · **What happens:** describe, adopt, be, choose, come, belong · **To what, where:** family, child, one, adoptive parents, school play, adoptive country

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«adoptive» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [adoptive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adoptive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Adoptive describes the family who adopts a child: adoptive parents, adoptive mother.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adoptive:m1:1
# text = Adoptive describes the family who adopts a child: adoptive parents, adoptive mother.
1	Adoptive	Adoptive	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	adopts	adopt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Adoptive | the family |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent family=Theme |
| 2 | **adopt** | present | the family | a child |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |

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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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An adoptive home or country is one you choose and come to belong to.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adoptive:m2:1
# text = An adoptive home or country is one you choose and come to belong to.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	belong	belong	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a adoptive home or country | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **choose** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **come** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **belong** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ella loves her adoptive parents very much.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adoptive:x1:1
# text = Ella loves her adoptive parents very much.
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	much	much	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Ella | Ella's adoptive parents |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer parent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His adoptive mum came to the school play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adoptive:x2:1
# text = His adoptive mum came to the school play.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | His adoptive mum |  |  | the school play |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to play=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canada became her adoptive country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adoptive:x3:1
# text = Canada became her adoptive country.
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Canada | Canada's adoptive country |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The adoptive family welcomed the puppy too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adoptive:x4:1
# text = The adoptive family welcomed the puppy too.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	welcomed	welcome	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **welcome** | past | the adoptive family | the puppy |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppy=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many children grow up happy with adoptive families.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adoptive:x5:1
# text = Many children grow up happy with adoptive families.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | present | Many children |  |  |  |  | with adoptive families; happy *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her adoptive brother taught her to ride a bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adoptive:x6:1
# text = Her adoptive brother taught her to ride a bike.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Her adoptive brother |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ride** | to-infinitive | Her adoptive brother *not said here* | a bike |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme |

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