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title: amelioration — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «amelioration» in the school dictionary: Amelioration is making something bad better, or the process of it getting better. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# amelioration

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**Who acts:** Amelioration, process, new laws, Adding, doctors, charity · **What happens:** make, get, process, lead, ameliorate, add · **To what, where:** something, process, factory conditions, compost, amelioration, poor soil

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«amelioration» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [amelioration in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amelioration.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Amelioration is making something bad better, or the process of it getting better.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amelioration:m1:1
# text = Amelioration is making something bad better, or the process of it getting better.
1	Amelioration	amelioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	process	process	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	_
13	getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
14	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · progressive | Amelioration | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 2 | **get** | gerund | the process of process *not said here* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **process** |  |  | process |  |  |  |  | nom process «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new laws led to the amelioration of factory conditions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amelioration:x1:1
# text = The new laws led to the amelioration of factory conditions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	amelioration	amelioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | the new laws |  |  |  |  | to the amelioration of factory conditions | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to amelioration=Patient |
| 2 | **ameliorate** |  |  | factory conditions |  |  |  |  | nom amelioration «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adding compost brings an amelioration of poor soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amelioration:x2:1
# text = Adding compost brings an amelioration of poor soil.
1	Adding	add	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	compost	compost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amelioration	amelioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | compost |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compost=Patient |
| 2 | **bring** | present | Adding | a amelioration of poor soil |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent amelioration=Theme |
| 3 | **ameliorate** |  |  | poor soil |  |  |  |  | nom amelioration «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The doctors hoped for an amelioration of her symptoms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amelioration:x3:1
# text = The doctors hoped for an amelioration of her symptoms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hoped	hope	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	amelioration	amelioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	symptoms	symptom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | past | the doctors |  |  |  |  | for a amelioration of her symptoms | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for amelioration=Theme |
| 2 | **ameliorate** |  |  | her symptoms |  |  |  |  | nom amelioration «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The charity works for the amelioration of poverty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amelioration:x4:1
# text = The charity works for the amelioration of poverty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	amelioration	amelioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	poverty	poverty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the charity |  |  |  |  | for the amelioration of poverty | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for amelioration=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **ameliorate** |  |  | poverty |  |  |  |  | nom amelioration «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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There was a slow amelioration in the weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amelioration:x5:1
# text = There was a slow amelioration in the weather.
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	5	det	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amelioration	amelioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a slow amelioration in the weather |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Better lighting was an amelioration for the old school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amelioration:x6:1
# text = Better lighting was an amelioration for the old school.
1	Better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	lighting	lighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amelioration	amelioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Better lighting | a amelioration |  |  |  | for the old school | tree rules |

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