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title: critical — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «critical» in the school dictionary: Saying what is bad or wrong about someone or something; finding fault: «She was critical of my drawing». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# critical

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**Who acts:** She, my, danger, film, something, you · **What happens:** say, be, find, draw, happen, depend · **To what, where:** evidence, expert judgement, critical praise, critical temperature, exact point, best · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«critical» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [critical in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/critical.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saying what is bad or wrong about someone or something; finding fault: «She was critical of my drawing».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:m1:1
# text = Saying what is bad or wrong about someone or something; finding fault: «She was critical of my drawing».
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	csubj	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
12	finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	parataxis	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about someone; bad *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **find** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** *in a quote* | past | She |  |  |  |  | of my drawing; critical *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **draw** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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 -->
Very important, because what happens next depends on it: «a critical moment», «critical information».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:m2:1
# text = Very important, because what happens next depends on it: «a critical moment», «critical information».
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
6	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	csubj	_	_
7	next	next	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  | next *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **depend** | present |  |  |  |  | moment | on it | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on it=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very ill or badly hurt and in danger of dying: «in a critical condition».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:m3:1
# text = Very ill or badly hurt and in danger of dying: «in a critical condition».
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	advcl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	dying	die	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **die** | gerund | danger *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thinking carefully and judging fairly using evidence: «critical thinking».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:m4:1
# text = Thinking carefully and judging fairly using evidence: «critical thinking».
1	Thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	judging	judge	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **judge** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** | gerund |  | evidence |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Patient |
| 4 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giving expert judgement about books, films or art: «The film got critical praise».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:m5:1
# text = Giving expert judgement about books, films or art: «The film got critical praise».
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	csubj	_	_
2	expert	expert	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	judgement	judgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | expert judgement |  |  |  | about books and films or art | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judgement=Theme |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | past | the film | critical praise |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer praise=Stimulus |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the exact point where something changes: «critical temperature», «critical mass».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:m6:1
# text = At the exact point where something changes: «critical temperature», «critical mass».
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
7	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | something | critical temperature |  | the exact point |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be so critical of your little brother; he's trying his best.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:x1:1
# text = Don't be so critical of your little brother; he's trying his best.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of your little brother; critical *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **try** | present · progressive | he | his best |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good critical thinking means checking where information comes from.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:x2:1
# text = Good critical thinking means checking where information comes from.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	thinking	thinking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	checking	check	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Good critical thinking |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **check** *not said to happen* | gerund | Good critical thinking *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **come** | present | information |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:x3:1
# text = The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past · passive |  | the man |  | a critical condition |  | to hospital | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to hospital=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The next five minutes of the match are critical.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:x4:1
# text = The next five minutes of the match are critical.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the next five minutes of the match |  |  |  |  | critical *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water is critical for life on Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:x5:1
# text = Water is critical for life on Earth.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Water |  |  |  |  | for life on Earth; critical *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book received critical acclaim.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:x6:1
# text = The book received critical acclaim.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	acclaim	acclaim	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 | **receive** | past | the book | critical acclaim |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acclaim=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science we learned that a dam has a critical water level.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:x7:1
# text = In science we learned that a dam has a critical water level.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dam	dam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we |  |  | science |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | present | a dam | a critical water level |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent level=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is critical that you wash your hands before cooking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:x8:1
# text = It is critical that you wash your hands before cooking.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wash	wash	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	cooking	cook	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | critical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wash** | present | you | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 3 | **cook** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
However, even in this critical moment, Ludovine did not lose her head.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:critical:x9:1
# text = However, even in this critical moment, Ludovine did not lose her head.
1	However	however	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
6	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	Ludovine	Ludovine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **lose** | past · do-support | Ludovine | Ludovine's head |  |  | moment | however *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Eventuality |

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