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title: composite — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «composite» in the school dictionary: Made of several different parts or kinds joined together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# composite

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**Who acts:** tale, class, our, you · **What happens:** make, join, build, be, draw, compare · **To what, where:** several different parts, thing, many parts, picture, several pictures, composite

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«composite» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [composite in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/composite.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Made of several different parts or kinds joined together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:composite:m1:1
# text = Made of several different parts or kinds joined together.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of several different parts or kinds | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **join** | participle |  | several different parts or kinds *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

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A thing made by joining many parts, such as a picture built from several pictures.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:composite:m2:1
# text = A thing made by joining many parts, such as a picture built from several pictures.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	joining	join	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
13	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **join** | gerund |  | many parts |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient |
| 3 | **build** | participle |  | a picture *not said here* |  | several pictures |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from picture=Material |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tale is a composite of three old stories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:composite:x1:1
# text = The tale is a composite of three old stories.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	composite	composite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	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 a** | present | the tale | a composite |  |  |  | of three old stories | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Our class made a composite picture from all our drawings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:composite:x2:1
# text = Our class made a composite picture from all our drawings.
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	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	composite	composite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	drawings	drawing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Our class | a composite picture |  | our drawings |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset picture=Product from drawing=Material |
| 2 | **draw** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Make a composite of the two versions and compare them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:composite:x3:1
# text = Make a composite of the two versions and compare them.
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	composite	composite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	versions	version	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	compare	compare	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | a composite of the two versions |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset composite=Product |
| 2 | **compare** | infinitive | you *not said here* | versions *= version* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

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