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title: conversational — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conversational» in the school dictionary: To do with conversation, or like ordinary friendly talk. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conversational

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**Who acts:** She, He, chatbot, Letters, I · **What happens:** do, have, write, speak, say, be · **To what, where:** simple conversations, language, book, conversational style, conversational French, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To do with conversation, or like ordinary friendly talk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conversational:m1:1
# text = To do with conversation, or like ordinary friendly talk.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	conversation	conversation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with conversation or ordinary friendly talk | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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Good enough to have simple conversations in a language, as in «conversational French».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conversational:m2:1
# text = Good enough to have simple conversations in a language, as in «conversational French».
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	conversations	conversation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	conversational	conversational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | simple conversations |  | a language |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conversation=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book is written in a conversational style.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conversational:x1:1
# text = The book is written in a conversational style.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	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	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	conversational	conversational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | the book |  | a conversational style |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in style=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She speaks conversational French.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conversational:x2:1
# text = She speaks conversational French.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	conversational	conversational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | She | conversational French |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He said it in a conversational tone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conversational:x3:1
# text = He said it in a conversational tone.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	conversational	conversational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tone	tone	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He | it |  | a conversational tone |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent it=Theme in tone=Manner |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The chatbot is a conversational program.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conversational:x4:1
# text = The chatbot is a conversational program.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chatbot	chatbot	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	conversational	conversational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the chatbot | a conversational program |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Letters to friends can be conversational.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conversational:x5:1
# text = Letters to friends can be conversational.
1	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	conversational	conversational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Letters to friends |  |  |  |  | conversational *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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I'm working on my conversational Spanish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conversational:x6:1
# text = I'm working on my conversational Spanish.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	conversational	conversational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  | on my conversational Spanish | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on spanish=Theme |

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