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title: creativity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «creativity» in the school dictionary: Creativity is the ability to make new things or think of new and original ideas. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# creativity

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**Who acts:** Creativity, painting, you, scientists, story, Building · **What happens:** be, make, think, show, use, design · **To what, where:** ability, new things, great creativity, creativity, new toy, scientists

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Creativity is the ability to make new things or think of new and original ideas.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creativity:m1:1
# text = Creativity is the ability to make new things or think of new and original ideas.
1	Creativity	creativity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ability	ability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Creativity | the ability |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | new things |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of new ideas | vn focus-87.1-1 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Her painting shows great creativity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creativity:x1:1
# text = Her painting shows great creativity.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	creativity	creativity	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 | **show** | present | Her painting | great creativity |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent creativity=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Use your creativity to design a new toy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creativity:x2:1
# text = Use your creativity to design a new toy.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	creativity	creativity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	design	design	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | your creativity |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creativity=Patient |
| 2 | **design** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a new toy |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Creativity helps scientists find new answers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creativity:x3:1
# text = Creativity helps scientists find new answers.
1	Creativity	creativity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Creativity | scientists |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent scientist=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | infinitive | scientists *not said here* | new answers |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The story was full of creativity and fun ideas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creativity:x4:1
# text = The story was full of creativity and fun ideas.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	creativity	creativity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the story |  |  |  |  | of creativity and fun ideas; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Building with blocks is good for creativity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creativity:x5:1
# text = Building with blocks is good for creativity.
1	Building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	blocks	block	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	creativity	creativity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Building with blocks |  |  |  |  | for creativity; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Music and dance let you show your creativity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creativity:x6:1
# text = Music and dance let you show your creativity.
1	Music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	creativity	creativity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | Music and dance |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | infinitive | you | your creativity |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent creativity=Recipient |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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