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title: communicative — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «communicative» in the school dictionary: Willing and happy to talk and share information with others. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# communicative

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**Who acts:** He, teenage brother, French lessons, lots, Good leaders, Dolphins · **What happens:** talk, share, do, learn, be, tell · **To what, where:** information, language, us, communicative approach, communicative animals · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Willing and happy to talk and share information with others.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communicative:m1:1
# text = Willing and happy to talk and share information with others.
1	Willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **share** | present |  | information |  |  |  | with others | tree rules |

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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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To do with communication (communicative skills, a communicative approach to learning a language).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communicative:m2:1
# text = To do with communication (communicative skills, a communicative approach to learning a language).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	communication	communication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	communicative	communicative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	communicative	communicative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	approach	approach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	TO	_	13	case	_	_
13	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	nmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 communication | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **learn** | gerund |  | a language |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He's very communicative and always tells us about his day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communicative:x1:1
# text = He's very communicative and always tells us about his day.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	communicative	communicative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | communicative *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | He *not said here* |  | us |  | day | always *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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My teenage brother isn't very communicative in the mornings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communicative:x2:1
# text = My teenage brother isn't very communicative in the mornings.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	communicative	communicative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mornings	morning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | My teenage brother |  |  |  | morning | communicative *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our French lessons use a communicative approach with lots of talking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communicative:x3:1
# text = Our French lessons use a communicative approach with lots of talking.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	communicative	communicative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	approach	approach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Our French lessons | a communicative approach |  |  |  | with lots | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent approach=Patient |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | lots *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Good leaders are communicative and clear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communicative:x4:1
# text = Good leaders are communicative and clear.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	communicative	communicative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Good leaders |  |  |  |  | communicative *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Good leaders *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Dolphins are highly communicative animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communicative:x5:1
# text = Dolphins are highly communicative animals.
1	Dolphins	dolphin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	highly	highly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	communicative	communicative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | Dolphins | communicative animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Babies become more communicative as they learn to babble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:communicative:x6:1
# text = Babies become more communicative as they learn to babble.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	communicative	communicative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	babble	babble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | Babies |  |  |  |  | communicative *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **learn** | present | Babies *= baby* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **babble** | to-infinitive | Babies *= baby* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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