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title: choral — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «choral» in the school dictionary: To do with a choir or sung by a choir. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# choral

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**Who acts:** church, class, Grandma, Choral music, We, choral · **What happens:** do, sing, say, speak, hold, read · **To what, where:** poem, choral concert, choral reading, choral society, cathedral, choral group · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with a choir or sung by a choir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:choral:m1:1
# text = To do with a choir or sung by a choir.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sung	sing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a choir | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a choir | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by choir=Location |

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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: school — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Said or spoken by a group together, like choral reading or a choral speaking of a poem.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:choral:m2:1
# text = Said or spoken by a group together, like choral reading or a choral speaking of a poem.
1	Said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	choral	choral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	choral	choral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	speaking	speaking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a group; together *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **speak** |  |  | a poem |  |  |  |  | nom speaking «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church holds a choral concert every Christmas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:choral:x1:1
# text = The church holds a choral concert every Christmas.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	choral	choral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	concert	concert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the church | a choral concert |  |  |  | every Christmas *obl:unmarked* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent concert=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class did a choral reading of the poem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:choral:x2:1
# text = Our class did a choral reading of the poem.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	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	choral	choral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **do** | past | Our class | a choral reading of the poem |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reading=Eventuality |
| 2 | **read** |  |  | the poem |  |  |  |  | nom reading «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Grandma sings in a choral society.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:choral:x3:1
# text = Grandma sings in a choral society.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sings	sing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	choral	choral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	society	society	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | Grandma |  |  | a choral society |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in society=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Choral music filled the cathedral.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:choral:x4:1
# text = Choral music filled the cathedral.
1	Choral	choral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cathedral	cathedral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | Choral music | the cathedral |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cathedral=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The choral group practised every Tuesday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:choral:x5:1
# text = The choral group practised every Tuesday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	choral	choral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	practised	practise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | participle |  | the choral group *not said here* |  |  | tuesday |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We won the choral speaking prize at the festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:choral:x6:1
# text = We won the choral speaking prize at the festival.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	choral	choral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | We | the choral |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choral=Eventuality |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | the choral *not said here* | prize |  | the festival |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Evensong is a choral service.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:choral:x7:1
# text = Evensong is a choral service.
1	Evensong	evensong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	choral	choral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Evensong | a choral service |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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