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title: collaborative — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «collaborative» in the school dictionary: Done by people working together, not alone: «a collaborative project». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# collaborative

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**Who acts:** people, mural, class story, everybody, Scientists, most big discoveries · **What happens:** do, work together, work, like, share, be · **To what, where:** collaborative project, collaborative team, work, one page, team, collaborative document · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Done by people working together, not alone: «a collaborative project».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collaborative:m1:1
# text = Done by people working together, not alone: «a collaborative project».
1	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	by	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl:agent	_	_
4	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	collaborative	collaborative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle |  | a collaborative project |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **work together** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good at working with others or liking to share work: «a collaborative team».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collaborative:m2:1
# text = Good at working with others or liking to share work: «a collaborative team».
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	liking	like	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	collaborative	collaborative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with others | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with other=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **like** | gerund |  | a collaborative team |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **share** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mural was a collaborative project by the whole school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collaborative:x1:1
# text = The mural was a collaborative project by the whole school.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mural	mural	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	collaborative	collaborative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the mural | a collaborative project |  |  |  | by the whole school | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class story was collaborative: everybody wrote one page.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collaborative:x2:1
# text = Our class story was collaborative: everybody wrote one page.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	collaborative	collaborative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Our class story |  |  |  |  | collaborative *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | past | everybody | one page |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists say that most big discoveries are collaborative.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collaborative:x3:1
# text = Scientists say that most big discoveries are collaborative.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	discoveries	discovery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	collaborative	collaborative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | most big discoveries |  |  |  |  | collaborative *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coach praised the team for its collaborative spirit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collaborative:x4:1
# text = The coach praised the team for its collaborative spirit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	praised	praise	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	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	collaborative	collaborative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | past | the coach | the team |  |  |  | for coach's collaborative spirit | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent team=Theme for spirit=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We use a collaborative document so we can all type at the same time.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collaborative:x5:1
# text = We use a collaborative document so we can all type at the same time.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	collaborative	collaborative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	document	document	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	type	type	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | We | a collaborative document |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent document=Patient |
| 2 | **type** | can | we |  |  |  | time | all *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Building the robot was a collaborative effort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collaborative:x6:1
# text = Building the robot was a collaborative effort.
1	Building	build	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	collaborative	collaborative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | gerund |  | the robot |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset robot=Product |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Building | a collaborative effort |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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