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title: cooperative — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cooperative» in the school dictionary: If you are cooperative, you are willing to help and work together with others and do what is asked. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cooperative

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, people, cooperative, children, We, dentist · **What happens:** be, help, work together, ask, do, own · **To what, where:** Cooperative work, business, cooperative, profits, cooperative board game, flood · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you are cooperative, you are willing to help and work together with others and do what is asked.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:m1:1
# text = If you are cooperative, you are willing to help and work together with others and do what is asked.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	cooperative	cooperative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
13	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | cooperative *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | willing *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **work together** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with others; together *property* | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with other=Co-Agent |
| 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

<!-- .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 -->
Cooperative work or play is done by people working together for the same goal.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:m2:1
# text = Cooperative work or play is done by people working together for the same goal.
1	Cooperative	cooperative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:agent	_	_
9	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · passive | people | Cooperative work or play |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **work together** | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the same goal; together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for goal=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cooperative is a business or farm owned and run by the people who work in it or use it, who share the profits.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:m3:1
# text = A cooperative is a business or farm owned and run by the people who work in it or use it, who share the profits.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cooperative	cooperative	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	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:agent	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj	_	_
23	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	profits	profit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cooperative | a business or farm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **own** | participle |  | a business or farm *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **run** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **work** | present | the people |  |  |  |  | in cooperative | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in it=Theme |
| 5 | **use** | infinitive | the people *not said here* | cooperative |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 6 | **share** | present |  | the profits |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children were very cooperative and tidied up quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:x1:1
# text = The children were very cooperative and tidied up quickly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	cooperative	cooperative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	tidied	tidy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the children |  |  |  |  | cooperative *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tidy up** | participle | the children *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played a cooperative board game where we all had to stop the flood together.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:x2:1
# text = We played a cooperative board game where we all had to stop the flood together.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	cooperative	cooperative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | We | a cooperative board game |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stop** | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | the flood |  |  |  | together *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality flood=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist said I was a cooperative patient.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:x3:1
# text = The dentist said I was a cooperative patient.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cooperative	cooperative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the dentist |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | I | a cooperative patient |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmers formed a cooperative to sell their milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:x4:1
# text = The farmers formed a cooperative to sell their milk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cooperative	cooperative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | past | the farmers | a cooperative |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cooperative=Theme |
| 2 | **sell** | to-infinitive | the farmers *not said here* | farmers's milk |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nan buys her groceries at the Co-op.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:x5:1
# text = Nan buys her groceries at the Co-op.
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|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	groceries	grocery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Co-op	Co-op	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | Nan | Nan's groceries |  | the Co-op |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent grocery=Theme at co-op=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat was not very cooperative when we tried to bath it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:x6:1
# text = The cat was not very cooperative when we tried to bath it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cooperative	cooperative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | cooperative *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | past | we | bath |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus bath=Experiencer it=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cooperative group shares the work fairly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:x7:1
# text = A cooperative group shares the work fairly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cooperative	cooperative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shares	share	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | a cooperative group | the work |  |  |  | fairly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police thanked the witness for being so cooperative.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cooperative:x8:1
# text = The police thanked the witness for being so cooperative.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thanked	thank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	cooperative	cooperative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | past | the police | the witness |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witness=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for cooperative | tree rules |

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