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title: economic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «economic» in the school dictionary: To do with money, trade, jobs and business in a country or area: economic growth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# economic

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**Who acts:** usual word, country, New shops, Farming, We, economic news · **What happens:** do, make, give, be, have, close · **To what, where:** economic growth, country, profit, good value, factory, town

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To do with money, trade, jobs and business in a country or area: economic growth.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:economic:m1:1
# text = To do with money, trade, jobs and business in a country or area: economic growth.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	economic	economic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | economic growth |  | a country or area |  | with money and trade and jobs and business | vn act-114-1 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: sometimes — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making a profit or giving good value — but the usual word for this is «economical».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:economic:m2:1
# text = Making a profit or giving good value — but the usual word for this is «economical».
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nmod	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	economical	economical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | a profit |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset profit=Product |
| 2 | **give** | gerund |  | good value |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the usual word for this |  |  |  |  | economical *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The country had a hard economic time with many people out of work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:economic:x1:1
# text = The country had a hard economic time with many people out of work.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	economic	economic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the country |  |  |  | time |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The factory closed for economic reasons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:economic:x2:1
# text = The factory closed for economic reasons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	economic	economic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **close** | participle |  | the factory *not said here* |  |  |  | for economic reasons | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
New shops bring economic growth to a town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:economic:x3:1
# text = New shops bring economic growth to a town.
1	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	economic	economic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | New shops | economic growth |  | a town |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent growth=Theme to town=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Farming is an important economic activity there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:economic:x4:1
# text = Farming is an important economic activity there.
1	Farming	farming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	economic	economic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Farming | a important economic activity |  | there |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about economic links between countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:economic:x5:1
# text = We learned about economic links between countries.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	economic	economic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	links	link	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about economic links between countries | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about link=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The economic news was good: more people had jobs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:economic:x6:1
# text = The economic news was good: more people had jobs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	economic	economic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the economic news |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | more people | jobs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Patient |

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