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title: consolidate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «consolidate» in the school dictionary: To consolidate is to make something stronger, firmer or more secure: «consolidate your learning». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# consolidate

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**Who acts:** we, our, team, Practice, She, her · **What happens:** consolidate, be, work, help, note · **To what, where:** learning, things, two classes, work, fractions, two small schools · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To consolidate is to make something stronger, firmer or more secure: «consolidate your learning».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consolidate:m1:1
# text = To consolidate is to make something stronger, firmer or more secure: «consolidate your learning».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	consolidate	consolidate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	firmer	firmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
12	secure	secure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	consolidate	consolidate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consolidate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **consolidate** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your learning |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent learning=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 -->
To consolidate things is to join them into one: «consolidate the two classes».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consolidate:m2:1
# text = To consolidate things is to join them into one: «consolidate the two classes».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	consolidate	consolidate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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	join	join	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	consolidate	consolidate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	classes	class	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consolidate** | to-infinitive |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | into one; join *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **consolidate** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the two classes |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This week we'll consolidate our work on fractions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consolidate:x1:1
# text = This week we'll consolidate our work on fractions.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	consolidate	consolidate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fractions	fraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **consolidate** | future | we | our work |  | fractions | week |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Patient |
| 2 | **work** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two small schools were consolidated into one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consolidate:x2:1
# text = The two small schools were consolidated into one.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	consolidated	consolidate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consolidate** | past · passive |  | the two small schools |  |  |  | into one | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient into one=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team consolidated their lead with another goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consolidate:x3:1
# text = The team consolidated their lead with another goal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	consolidated	consolidate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	lead	lead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consolidate** | past | the team | their lead |  |  |  | with another goal | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent lead=Patient with goal=Co-Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Practice helps consolidate new skills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consolidate:x4:1
# text = Practice helps consolidate new skills.
1	Practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	consolidate	consolidate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Practice |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **consolidate** | infinitive | Practice *not said here* | new skills |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She consolidated her notes into one book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consolidate:x5:1
# text = She consolidated her notes into one book.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consolidated	consolidate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consolidate** | past | She | her notes |  |  |  | into one book | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent note=Patient into book=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **note** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom note «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king consolidated his power.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consolidate:x6:1
# text = The king consolidated his power.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	consolidated	consolidate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consolidate** | past | the king | king's power |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |

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