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title: comprehensive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «comprehensive» in the school dictionary: Including everything or almost everything that is needed; complete and thorough: «a comprehensive guide to birds». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# comprehensive

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**Who acts:** comprehensive school, state secondary school, people, comprehensive win, Comprehensive insurance covers, book · **What happens:** include, need, be, take, say, damage · **To what, where:** state secondary school, children, big clear win, comprehensive guide, local comprehensive, comprehensive list · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«comprehensive» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [comprehensive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/comprehensive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Including everything or almost everything that is needed; complete and thorough: «a comprehensive guide to birds».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:m1:1
# text = Including everything or almost everything that is needed; complete and thorough: «a comprehensive guide to birds».
1	Including	include	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	case	_	_
2	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	conj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	thorough	thorough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	guide	guide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **need** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A comprehensive school is a state secondary school that takes children of all abilities without an entrance test; people often just say «a comprehensive».

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:m2:1
# text = A comprehensive school is a state secondary school that takes children of all abilities without an entrance test; people often just say «a comprehensive».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	secondary	secondary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	abilities	ability	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	without	without	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	entrance	entrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
20	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
21	often	often	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	just	just	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a comprehensive school | a state secondary school |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | present | a state secondary school |  | children of all abilities |  |  | without a entrance test | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument child=Destination |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | people |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A comprehensive win is a very big, clear win.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:m3:1
# text = A comprehensive win is a very big, clear win.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	win	win	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	win	win	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a comprehensive win | a big clear win |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: insurance — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Comprehensive car insurance covers damage to your own car as well as to other people's.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:m4:1
# text = Comprehensive car insurance covers damage to your own car as well as to other people's.
1	Comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	covers	cover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	damage	damage	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADV	5	advmod	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	fixed	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | present | Comprehensive insurance covers |  |  |  |  | to your own car | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This book is a comprehensive guide to the planets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:x1:1
# text = This book is a comprehensive guide to the planets.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	guide	guide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this book | a comprehensive guide |  |  |  | to the planets | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My big sister goes to the local comprehensive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:x2:1
# text = My big sister goes to the local comprehensive.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | My big sister |  |  | the local comprehensive |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to comprehensive=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher gave us a comprehensive list of spellings to learn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:x3:1
# text = The teacher gave us a comprehensive list of spellings to learn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	spellings	spelling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the teacher | a comprehensive list of spellings | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient list=Theme |
| 2 | **learn** | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **list** |  |  | spellings |  |  |  |  | nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
City won a comprehensive victory, six–nil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:x4:1
# text = City won a comprehensive victory, six–nil.
1	City	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	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	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	–	–	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	nil	nil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | City | a comprehensive victory and six nil |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent victory=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has a comprehensive collection of fossils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:x5:1
# text = The museum has a comprehensive collection of fossils.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fossils	fossil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a comprehensive collection of fossils |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collection=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad needs comprehensive insurance for his new car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:x6:1
# text = Dad needs comprehensive insurance for his new car.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Dad | comprehensive insurance |  |  |  | for Dad's new car | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot insurance=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our science report must be comprehensive and include every result.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:comprehensive:x7:1
# text = Our science report must be comprehensive and include every result.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	include	include	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | Our science report |  |  |  |  | comprehensive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **include** | present | Our science report *not said here* | every result |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent result=Theme |
| 3 | **report** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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