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title: amendment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «amendment» in the school dictionary: An amendment is a small change made to a law, rule, plan or piece of writing to correct or improve it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# amendment

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**Who acts:** amendment, council, Parliament, First Amendment, I, teacher · **What happens:** be, make, correct, improve, plan, add · **To what, where:** small change, amendment, writing, one, changes, free speech

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«amendment» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [amendment in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amendment.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An amendment is a small change made to a law, rule, plan or piece of writing to correct or improve it.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:m1:1
# text = An amendment is a small change made to a law, rule, plan or piece of writing to correct or improve it.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amendment	amendment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	correct	correct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	improve	improve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a amendment | a small change and rule and plan of writing or piece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a small change and rule and plan of writing or piece *not said here* |  |  |  | to a law | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | to-infinitive | a amendment *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **improve** | infinitive | a amendment *not said here* | amendment |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 5 | **plan** |  |  | writing |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: law, USA — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An Amendment is one of the changes added to the United States Constitution, such as the First Amendment about free speech.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:m2:1
# text = An Amendment is one of the changes added to the United States Constitution, such as the First Amendment about free speech.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Amendment	amendment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	compound	_	_
13	Constitution	Constitution	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	amod	_	_
19	Amendment	amendment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
20	about	about	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Amendment | one |  |  |  | of the changes and the First Amendment about free speech | tree rules |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  | the changes and the First Amendment about free speech *not said here* |  |  |  | to the States Constitution | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to constitution=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council made an amendment to the parking rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:x1:1
# text = The council made an amendment to the parking rules.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amendment	amendment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	parking	parking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the council | a amendment |  |  |  | to the parking rules | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset amendment=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Parliament voted on the amendment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:x2:1
# text = Parliament voted on the amendment.
1	Parliament	Parliament	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	voted	vote	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	amendment	amendment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | past | Parliament |  |  | the amendment |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The First Amendment protects free speech in the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:x3:1
# text = The First Amendment protects free speech in the USA.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	Amendment	amendment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | the First Amendment | free speech |  | the USA |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I made a few amendments to my story after reading it again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:x4:1
# text = I made a few amendments to my story after reading it again.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amendments	amendment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | I | a few amendments |  |  |  | to my story | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amendment=Product |
| 2 | **read** | gerund | I *not said here* | story |  |  | again |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher accepted our amendment to the class rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:x5:1
# text = The teacher accepted our amendment to the class rules.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	amendment	amendment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | the teacher | our amendment |  |  |  | to the class rules | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent amendment=Theme to rule=be' |
| 2 | **amend** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom amendment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are twenty-seven amendments to the US Constitution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:x6:1
# text = There are twenty-seven amendments to the US Constitution.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	amendments	amendment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Constitution	Constitution	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | seven amendments to the US Constitution |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The amendment changed one word in the law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:x7:1
# text = The amendment changed one word in the law.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amendment	amendment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	law	law	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 | **change** | past | the amendment | one word |  | the law |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The remaining amendments are listed below.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amendment:x8:1
# text = The remaining amendments are listed below.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	remaining	remaining	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	amendments	amendment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	listed	list	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	below	below	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | present · passive |  | the remaining amendments |  |  |  | below *property* | tree rules |

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