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title: emotion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «emotion» in the school dictionary: An emotion is a strong feeling such as happiness, sadness, fear, anger, love or surprise. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# emotion

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**Who acts:** emotion, someone, Fear, It, your, She · **What happens:** be, speak, show, emote, feel, move · **To what, where:** strong feeling, general, emotion, powerful emotion, emotions, mixed emotions · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«emotion» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [emotion in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/emotion.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An emotion is a strong feeling such as happiness, sadness, fear, anger, love or surprise.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:m1:1
# text = An emotion is a strong feeling such as happiness, sadness, fear, anger, love or surprise.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	emotion	emotion	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	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 emotion | a strong feeling |  |  |  | such happiness and sadness and fear and anger | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emotion is strong feeling in general, as when someone speaks «with emotion».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:m2:1
# text = Emotion is strong feeling in general, as when someone speaks «with emotion».
1	Emotion	emotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
11	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	emotion	emotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	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 | Emotion | strong feeling |  | general |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | someone | emotion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fear is a powerful emotion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:x1:1
# text = Fear is a powerful emotion.
1	Fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	emotion	emotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fear | a powerful emotion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's okay to show your emotions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:x2:1
# text = It's okay to show your emotions.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	emotions	emotion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | your emotions |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent emotion=Recipient |
| 3 | **emote** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom emotion «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt mixed emotions: happy to move, sad to leave her friends.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:x3:1
# text = She felt mixed emotions: happy to move, sad to leave her friends.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mixed	mixed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	emotions	emotion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | mixed emotions |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent emotion=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive | mixed emotions *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | to-infinitive | mixed emotions *not said here* | her friends |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His voice shook with emotion as he read the poem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:x4:1
# text = His voice shook with emotion as he read the poem.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	emotion	emotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | His voice |  |  |  |  | with emotion | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with emotion=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **read** | past | voice | the poem |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drew faces to show different emotions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:x5:1
# text = We drew faces to show different emotions.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	emotions	emotion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | faces |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | different emotions |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent emotion=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Animals like dogs show emotions too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:x6:1
# text = Animals like dogs show emotions too.
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	emotions	emotion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Animals like dogs | emotions |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent emotion=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Writers use actions to show a character's emotions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:x7:1
# text = Writers use actions to show a character's emotions.
1	Writers	writer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	emotions	emotion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Writers | actions |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | Writers *not said here* | a character's emotions |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent emotion=Recipient |
| 3 | **emote** |  | a character |  |  |  |  |  | nom emotion «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But when at length her talisman was discovered in one of the jars her emotion was so great that she fainted away.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emotion:x8:1
# text = But when at length her talisman was discovered in one of the jars her emotion was so great that she fainted away.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	talisman	talisman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	jars	jar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	emotion	emotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
19	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	fainted	faint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
22	away	away	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past · passive |  | her talisman |  | length |  | in one of the jars  her emotion | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | great *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **faint away** | past | she |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **emote** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom emotion «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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