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title: conventional — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conventional» in the school dictionary: Conventional means usual, ordinary and done the way most people have done it for a long time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conventional

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**Who acts:** Conventional, most people, conventional person, Conventional weapons, We, parents · **What happens:** mean, do, follow, not like, be, cook · **To what, where:** way, normal ways, ordinary kinds, pizza, smart clothes, conventional paintings

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«conventional» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [conventional in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conventional.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conventional means usual, ordinary and done the way most people have done it for a long time.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:m1:1
# text = Conventional means usual, ordinary and done the way most people have done it for a long time.
1	Conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Conventional |  |  |  |  | usual *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | participle | Conventional *not said here* | the way |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | present · perfect | most people | way |  |  | time |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

<!-- .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 -->
A conventional person follows the normal ways and rules and does not like to be different.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:m2:1
# text = A conventional person follows the normal ways and rules and does not like to be different.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | a conventional person | the normal ways and rules |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | a conventional person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a conventional person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | different *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conventional weapons, power or farming are the ordinary kinds, not nuclear, new or special ones.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:m3:1
# text = Conventional weapons, power or farming are the ordinary kinds, not nuclear, new or special ones.
1	Conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	farming	farming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	nuclear	nuclear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Conventional weapons and power or farming | the ordinary kinds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We cooked the pizza in a conventional oven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:x1:1
# text = We cooked the pizza in a conventional oven.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	oven	oven	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 | **cook** | past | We | the pizza |  |  |  | in a conventional oven | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent pizza=Patient in oven=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her parents are quite conventional and wear smart clothes to church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:x2:1
# text = Her parents are quite conventional and wear smart clothes to church.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	smart	smart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Her parents |  |  |  |  | conventional *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | present | Her parents *not said here* | smart clothes |  |  |  | to church | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The artist didn't like conventional paintings and painted with her feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:x3:1
# text = The artist didn't like conventional paintings and painted with her feet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	paintings	painting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | past · do-support | the artist | conventional paintings |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot painting=Theme |
| 2 | **paint** | participle | the artist *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with artist's feet | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with foot=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Electric cars are quieter than conventional cars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:x4:1
# text = Electric cars are quieter than conventional cars.
1	Electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	quieter	quiet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cars	car	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 | **is** | present | Electric cars |  |  |  |  | than conventional cars; quiet *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The conventional way to greet someone is to shake hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:x5:1
# text = The conventional way to greet someone is to shake hands.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	greet	greet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	shake	shake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **greet** *speech: greet* | to-infinitive | the conventional way *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the conventional way |  |  |  |  | shake *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our maths teacher showed a quicker method than the conventional one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:x6:1
# text = Our maths teacher showed a quicker method than the conventional one.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	quicker	quick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Our maths teacher | a quicker method |  |  |  | than the conventional one | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent method=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conventional farming uses chemical sprays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:x7:1
# text = Conventional farming uses chemical sprays.
1	Conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	farming	farming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sprays	spray	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Conventional farming | chemical sprays |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spray=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Majnun and Laili are conventional names for lovers, the Romeo and Juliet of Hindostan.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conventional:x8:1
# text = Majnun and Laili are conventional names for lovers, the Romeo and Juliet of Hindostan.
1	Majnun	Majnun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Laili	Laili	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	conventional	conventional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lovers	lover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Romeo	Romeo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	Juliet	Juliet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Hindostan	Hindostan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Majnun and Laili | conventional names |  |  |  | for lovers  the Romeo of Hindostan and Juliet | tree rules |

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