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title: certification — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «certification» in the school dictionary: The act of officially proving that someone has passed a test or that something meets a standard. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# certification

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**Who acts:** act, someone, something, official document, You, toy · **What happens:** prove, pass, meet, show, give, need · **To what, where:** test, standard, this, age rating, film, certification · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«certification» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [certification in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/certification.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of officially proving that someone has passed a test or that something meets a standard.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:m1:1
# text = The act of officially proving that someone has passed a test or that something meets a standard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	proving	prove	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
15	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	standard	standard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | gerund | the act *not said here* |  |  |  |  | officially *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pass** | present · perfect | someone | a test |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme test=Trajectory |
| 3 | **meet** | present | something | a standard |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent standard=Co-Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
An official document or award that shows this, like a certificate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:m2:1
# text = An official document or award that shows this, like a certificate.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	document	document	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	award	award	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	certificate	certificate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a official document or award | this |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent this=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: films — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The age rating given to a film or game (U, PG, 12A, 15, 18 in the UK; G, PG, PG-13, R in the USA).

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:m3:1
# text = The age rating given to a film or game (U, PG, 12A, 15, 18 in the UK; G, PG, PG-13, R in the USA).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rating	rating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	U	U	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	PG	PG	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	12A	12A	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	18	18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	G	G	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	PG	PG	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	PG	PG	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	13	13	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	28	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	R	R	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	list	_	_
33	in	in	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | the age rating *not said here* | a film or game |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to film=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You need certification before you can work as a lifeguard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:x1:1
# text = You need certification before you can work as a lifeguard.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	certification	certification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | You | certification |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot certification=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | can | you |  |  |  |  | as a lifeguard | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as lifeguard=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The toy passed its safety certification.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:x2:1
# text = The toy passed its safety certification.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	certification	certification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | past | the toy | toy's safety certification |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme certification=Trajectory |
| 2 | **certify** |  | toy |  |  |  |  |  | nom certification «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film got a PG certification, so we could watch it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:x3:1
# text = The film got a PG certification, so we could watch it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	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	PG	PG	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	certification	certification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the film | a PG certification |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer certification=Stimulus |
| 2 | **watch** | could | we | certification |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum is taking a course for her first-aid certification.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:x4:1
# text = Mum is taking a course for her first-aid certification.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	certification	certification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present · progressive | Mum | a course |  |  |  | for Mum's aid certification | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent course=Theme for certification=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **certify** |  | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom certification «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Organic food needs special certification.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:x5:1
# text = Organic food needs special certification.
1	Organic	organic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	certification	certification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Organic food | special certification |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot certification=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new bridge waited for certification before it opened.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:x6:1
# text = The new bridge waited for certification before it opened.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	certification	certification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | the new bridge |  |  |  |  | for certification | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **open** | past | bridge |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My swimming certification says I can swim 100 metres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:certification:x7:1
# text = My swimming certification says I can swim 100 metres.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	certification	certification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My swimming certification |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **swim** | can | I | 100 metres |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme metre=Trajectory |
| 3 | **certify** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom certification «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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