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title: compose — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «compose» in the school dictionary: To compose music, a poem or a letter is to write or create it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# compose

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**Who acts:** letter, Mozart, class, She, you, nothing · **What happens:** compose, be, create, mean, make, control · **To what, where:** music, letter, Water, yourself, feelings, poem · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To compose music, a poem or a letter is to write or create it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:m1:1
# text = To compose music, a poem or a letter is to write or create it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	compose	compose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	create	create	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | to-infinitive |  | music and a poem |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Result |
| 2 | **is** | present | a letter |  |  |  |  | write *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **create** | infinitive | a letter *not said here* | letter |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
To be composed of means to be made of parts: «Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:m2:1
# text = To be composed of means to be made of parts: «Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	obl	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	hydrogen	hydrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | of parts | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» |
| 4 | **compose** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | Water |  |  |  | of hydrogen and oxygen | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To compose yourself is to calm down and control your feelings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:m3:1
# text = To compose yourself is to calm down and control your feelings.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	compose	compose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	calm	calm	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	control	control	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | to-infinitive |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Result |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **control** | infinitive |  | your feelings |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mozart composed music when he was very young.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:x1:1
# text = Mozart composed music when he was very young.
1	Mozart	Mozart	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	composed	compose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | past | Mozart | music |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Result |
| 2 | **is** | past | Mozart |  |  |  |  | young *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class composed a poem about the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:x2:1
# text = Our class composed a poem about the sea.
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	composed	compose	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	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | past | Our class | a poem |  |  |  | about the sea | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Air is composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:x3:1
# text = Air is composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
1	Air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	nitrogen	nitrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | present · passive |  | Air |  |  |  | of nitrogen and oxygen; mainly *property* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She took a deep breath and composed herself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:x4:1
# text = She took a deep breath and composed herself.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	composed	compose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | She | a deep breath |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme |
| 2 | **compose** | past | She *not said here* | herself *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Compose a letter to your local council.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:x5:1
# text = Compose a letter to your local council.
1	Compose	compose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | imperative | you *not said here* | a letter |  |  |  | to your local council | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team is composed of eleven players.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:x6:1
# text = The team is composed of eleven players.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	eleven	eleven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | present · passive |  | the team |  |  |  | of eleven players | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was nothing that she did not seem to know, and as for songs she not only could sing those from every part of Brittany, but could compose them herself.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compose:x7:1
# text = There was nothing that she did not seem to know, and as for songs she not only could sing those from every part of Brittany, but could compose them herself.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	seem	seem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
18	only	only	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl:relcl	_	_
21	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	20	obj	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Brittany	Brittany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
30	compose	compose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
31	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obj	_	_
32	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | nothing |  |  | there |  | as songs | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **seem** | past · do-support | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **know** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **not** **sing** *speech: express* | could | she | songs |  | every part of Brittany |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location that=Theme |
| 5 | **compose** | could | she *not said here* | songs *= song* |  |  |  | Brittany *obl* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Result |

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