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title: deterioration — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «deterioration» in the school dictionary: The process of becoming worse in quality, condition or health. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# deterioration

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**Who acts:** process, wood, deterioration, nurse, old bridge, Rust · **What happens:** become, rot, be, cancel, watch, make · **To what, where:** quality, match, bridge, deterioration, handwriting

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The process of becoming worse in quality, condition or health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deterioration:m1:1
# text = The process of becoming worse in quality, condition or health.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	process	process	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | gerund | the process *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in quality and condition or health *result*; bad *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in quality=Result |

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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: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The slow breaking down of materials, such as wood rotting or metal rusting.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deterioration:m2:1
# text = The slow breaking down of materials, such as wood rotting or metal rusting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	breaking	breaking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	rotting	rot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	rusting	rusting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rot** | gerund | wood or metal rusting *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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There has been a deterioration in the weather, so the match is cancelled.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deterioration:x1:1
# text = There has been a deterioration in the weather, so the match is cancelled.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	been	be	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deterioration	deterioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present · perfect | a deterioration in the weather |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cancel** | present · passive |  | the match |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse watched for any deterioration in Grandma's health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deterioration:x2:1
# text = The nurse watched for any deterioration in Grandma's health.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	deterioration	deterioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | the nurse |  |  |  |  | for any deterioration in Grandma's health | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for deterioration=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The deterioration of the old bridge made it unsafe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deterioration:x3:1
# text = The deterioration of the old bridge made it unsafe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deterioration	deterioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the deterioration of the old bridge | bridge |  |  |  | unsafe *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **deteriorate** |  | the old bridge |  |  |  |  |  | nom deterioration «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Rust causes the deterioration of iron gates.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deterioration:x4:1
# text = Rust causes the deterioration of iron gates.
1	Rust	rust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	deterioration	deterioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | Rust | the deterioration of iron gates |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition deterioration=Patient |
| 2 | **deteriorate** |  | iron gates |  |  |  |  |  | nom deterioration «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Teachers noticed a deterioration in his handwriting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deterioration:x5:1
# text = Teachers noticed a deterioration in his handwriting.
1	Teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	noticed	notice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	deterioration	deterioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	handwriting	handwriting	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 | **notice** | past | Teachers | a deterioration |  | his handwriting |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer deterioration=Stimulus |
| 2 | **handwrite** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Damp led to the deterioration of the books in the shed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deterioration:x6:1
# text = Damp led to the deterioration of the books in the shed.
1	Damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	compound	_	_
2	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deterioration	deterioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to the deterioration of the books in the shed | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to deterioration=Patient |
| 2 | **deteriorate** |  | the books in the shed |  |  |  |  |  | nom deterioration «state intransitive»: of=agent |

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