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title: comparable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «comparable» in the school dictionary: Similar in size, amount or quality, so it makes sense to compare them: «two schools of comparable size». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# comparable

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**Who acts:** quality, results, two towns, plants, cheap bike, Prices · **What happens:** make, compare, not be, be, need, amount · **To what, where:** sense, size, speed, it, comparable amounts, water

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Similar in size, amount or quality, so it makes sense to compare them: «two schools of comparable size».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comparable:m1:1
# text = Similar in size, amount or quality, so it makes sense to compare them: «two schools of comparable size».
1	Similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
12	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	compare	compare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	comparable	comparable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | quality | sense |  |  |  | two schools of comparable size *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material sense=Product |
| 2 | **compare** | to-infinitive | quality *not said here* | size |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

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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 -->
Able to be compared: «These results are not comparable».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comparable:m2:1
# text = Able to be compared: «These results are not comparable».
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	comparable	comparable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle» |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | this results |  |  |  |  | comparable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two towns are comparable in size.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comparable:x1:1
# text = The two towns are comparable in size.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	comparable	comparable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the two towns |  |  | size |  | comparable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is a cat's speed comparable to a dog's?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comparable:x2:1
# text = Is a cat's speed comparable to a dog's?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	csubj	_	_
6	comparable	comparable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	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** | present |  | a cat's speed |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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To make it a fair test, the plants need comparable amounts of water.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comparable:x3:1
# text = To make it a fair test, the plants need comparable amounts of water.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	comparable	comparable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | the plants *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset it=Beneficiary test=Product |
| 2 | **need** | present | the plants | comparable amounts of water |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amount=Theme |
| 3 | **amount** |  |  | water |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This cheap bike is comparable with the expensive one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comparable:x4:1
# text = This cheap bike is comparable with the expensive one.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	comparable	comparable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this cheap bike |  |  |  |  | with the expensive one; comparable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Prices in the two shops are comparable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comparable:x5:1
# text = Prices in the two shops are comparable.
1	Prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	comparable	comparable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | present | Prices in the two shops |  |  |  |  | comparable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The numbers are not comparable because one is in metres and one in feet.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comparable:x6:1
# text = The numbers are not comparable because one is in metres and one in feet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	comparable	comparable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the numbers |  |  |  |  | comparable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | one metres and one feet |  |  | tree rules |

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