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title: commendation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «commendation» in the school dictionary: A commendation is official praise or an award given to someone for doing something well or bravely. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# commendation

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**Who acts:** commendation, prayer, person, God, Ava, firefighter · **What happens:** be, give, do, die, care, get · **To what, where:** official praise, award, someone, something, Commendation praise, general

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«commendation» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [commendation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/commendation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A commendation is official praise or an award given to someone for doing something well or bravely.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commendation:m1:1
# text = A commendation is official praise or an award given to someone for doing something well or bravely.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	commendation	commendation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	award	award	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
12	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	bravely	bravely	ADV	RB	_	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a commendation | official praise or a award |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | a award *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to someone=Recipient |
| 3 | **do** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

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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 -->
Commendation is praise in general.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commendation:m2:1
# text = Commendation is praise in general.
1	Commendation	commendation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Commendation praise |  | general |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: church, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A prayer that gives someone into God's care, especially a person who is dying.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commendation:m3:1
# text = A prayer that gives someone into God's care, especially a person who is dying.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	dying	die	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | a prayer | someone |  | God's care |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **die** | present · progressive | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **care** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ava got a commendation for her science project.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commendation:x1:1
# text = Ava got a commendation for her science project.
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	commendation	commendation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Ava | a commendation |  |  |  | for Ava's science project | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent commendation=Theme for project=Source |
| 2 | **project** |  | Ava |  |  |  |  |  | nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The firefighter received a commendation for bravery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commendation:x2:1
# text = The firefighter received a commendation for bravery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firefighter	firefighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	commendation	commendation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bravery	bravery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | the firefighter | a commendation |  |  |  | for bravery | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commendation=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class earned a commendation for helping at the food bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commendation:x3:1
# text = Our class earned a commendation for helping at the food bank.
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	earned	earn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	commendation	commendation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **earn** | past | Our class | a commendation |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commendation=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | gerund | Our class *not said here* |  |  | the food bank |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher wrote words of commendation on my report.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commendation:x4:1
# text = The teacher wrote words of commendation on my report.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	commendation	commendation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	report	report	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 | **write** | past | the teacher | words of commendation |  | my report |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent word=Theme on report=Destination |
| 2 | **word** |  |  | commendation |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **report** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His painting was «highly commended» in the competition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commendation:x5:1
# text = His painting was «highly commended» in the competition.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	highly	highly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	commended	commend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commend** *in a quote* | past · passive | the competition | His painting |  |  |  | highly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The headteacher read out the commendations in assembly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commendation:x6:1
# text = The headteacher read out the commendations in assembly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	headteacher	headteacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	commendations	commendation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read out** | past | the headteacher | the commendations |  | assembly |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commendation=Topic |

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