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title: arithmetical — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «arithmetical» in the school dictionary: About arithmetic: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# arithmetical

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**Who acts:** I, 2, Quick arithmetical skills, puzzle, you, arithmetical slip · **What happens:** add, subtract, multiply, divide, make, be · **To what, where:** numbers, arithmetical mistake, sum, arithmetical sequence, shops, arithmetical steps

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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About arithmetic: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arithmetical:m1:1
# text = About arithmetic: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers.
1	About	about	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	arithmetic	arithmetic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	adding	add	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	subtracting	subtract	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	multiplying	multiply	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	dividing	divide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	conj	_	_
11	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **subtract** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **multiply** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **divide** | gerund |  | numbers |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I made an arithmetical mistake in the sum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arithmetical:x1:1
# text = I made an arithmetical mistake in the sum.
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	arithmetical	arithmetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sum	sum	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 | **make** | past | I | a arithmetical mistake |  | the sum |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
2, 5, 8, 11 is an arithmetical sequence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arithmetical:x2:1
# text = 2, 5, 8, 11 is an arithmetical sequence.
1	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	11	11	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	arithmetical	arithmetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | 2  8 | a arithmetical sequence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Quick arithmetical skills help in shops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arithmetical:x3:1
# text = Quick arithmetical skills help in shops.
1	Quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	arithmetical	arithmetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Quick arithmetical skills |  |  | shops |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puzzle needs only arithmetical steps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arithmetical:x4:1
# text = The puzzle needs only arithmetical steps.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	arithmetical	arithmetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the puzzle | arithmetical steps |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot step=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check your arithmetical working.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arithmetical:x5:1
# text = Check your arithmetical working.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	arithmetical	arithmetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	working	working	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | your arithmetical working |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent working=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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An arithmetical slip cost me a mark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arithmetical:x6:1
# text = An arithmetical slip cost me a mark.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	arithmetical	arithmetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cost	cost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | past | a arithmetical slip | a mark | me |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme i=Beneficiary mark=Value |

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