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title: corporation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «corporation» in the school dictionary: A corporation is a large company or group of companies that is treated by law as one body. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# corporation

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**Who acts:** corporation, law, people, He, BBC, corporations · **What happens:** be, treat, run, work, stand, have · **To what, where:** large company, that, group, town, big round belly, offices

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«corporation» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [corporation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/corporation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A corporation is a large company or group of companies that is treated by law as one body.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:m1:1
# text = A corporation is a large company or group of companies that is treated by law as one body.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corporation	corporation	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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	companies	company	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a corporation | a large company or group of companies |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **treat** | present · passive | law | that |  |  |  | as one body | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Theme as body=Attribute |

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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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Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A corporation can be a group of people who run a town or city, the town council.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:m2:1
# text = A corporation can be a group of people who run a town or city, the town council.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corporation	corporation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a corporation | a group |  |  |  | of people | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | present | people | a town or city and the town council |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme town=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: old-fashioned, humorous — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A corporation was a big round belly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:m3:1
# text = A corporation was a big round belly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corporation	corporation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a corporation | a big round belly |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He works for a large corporation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:x1:1
# text = He works for a large corporation.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	corporation	corporation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | He |  |  |  |  | for a large corporation | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for corporation=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:x2:1
# text = The BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	BBC	BBC	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Broadcasting	Broadcasting	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Corporation	Corporation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | **stand** | present | the BBC |  |  |  |  | for British Broadcasting Corporation | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for corporation=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Some corporations have offices in many countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:x3:1
# text = Some corporations have offices in many countries.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	corporations	corporation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	offices	office	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some corporations | offices |  | many countries |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent office=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The city corporation cleans the streets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:x4:1
# text = The city corporation cleans the streets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	corporation	corporation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cleans	clean	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	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | present | the city corporation | the streets |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent street=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The corporation made a profit last year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:x5:1
# text = The corporation made a profit last year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corporation	corporation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the corporation | a profit |  |  | year |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset profit=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A corporation is owned by its shareholders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:x6:1
# text = A corporation is owned by its shareholders.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corporation	corporation	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	owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	shareholders	shareholder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | present · passive | corporation's shareholders | a corporation |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
John ran as hard as he could into the town, and found the mayor and corporation.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corporation:x7:1
# text = John ran as hard as he could into the town, and found the mayor and corporation.
1	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	corporation	corporation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | John |  |  |  |  | into the town *result*; hard *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into town=Result |
| 2 | **find** | past | John *not said here* | the mayor and corporation |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mayor=Topic |

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