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title: emphasis — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «emphasis» in the school dictionary: Special importance or attention given to something: «The school puts emphasis on reading». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# emphasis

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**Who acts:** school, it, way, Emphasis, strong forceful way, coach · **What happens:** give, put, speak, show, matter, mean · **To what, where:** attention, something, emphasis, reading, Extra force, word · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«emphasis» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [emphasis in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/emphasis.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Special importance or attention given to something: «The school puts emphasis on reading».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:m1:1
# text = Special importance or attention given to something: «The school puts emphasis on reading».
1	Special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
13	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | attention *not said here* | something |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to something=Recipient |
| 2 | **put** *in a quote* | present | the school | emphasis |  | reading |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent emphasis=Theme on reading=Destination |

<!-- .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 -->
Extra force given to a word or syllable when speaking, to show it matters: «Put the emphasis on "not"».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:m2:1
# text = Extra force given to a word or syllable when speaking, to show it matters: «Put the emphasis on "not"».
1	Extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	syllable	syllable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
10	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	15	parataxis	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | Extra force *not said here* | a word or syllable |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to word=Recipient |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **matter** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **put** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the emphasis |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent emphasis=Theme on not=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In writing, a way of showing importance, such as bold or italic print.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:m3:1
# text = In writing, a way of showing importance, such as bold or italic print.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	bold	bold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	italic	italic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	print	print	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emphasis can also mean a strong, forceful way of doing something, not only speaking.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:m4:1
# text = Emphasis can also mean a strong, forceful way of doing something, not only speaking.
1	Emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	forceful	forceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	only	only	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Emphasis | a strong forceful way |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | a strong forceful way *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | a strong forceful way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our coach puts a lot of emphasis on teamwork.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:x1:1
# text = Our coach puts a lot of emphasis on teamwork.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	teamwork	teamwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | Our coach | a lot of emphasis |  | teamwork |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme on teamwork=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"I did NOT break it," she said with emphasis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:x2:1
# text = "I did NOT break it," she said with emphasis.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	NOT	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **break** *in a quote* | past · do-support | I | it |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  | with emphasis | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In this lesson, the emphasis is on fractions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:x3:1
# text = In this lesson, the emphasis is on fractions.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fractions	fraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 emphasis |  |  | fractions |  | in this lesson | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Italics are used for emphasis in the story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:x4:1
# text = Italics are used for emphasis in the story.
1	Italics	italic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Italics |  | the story |  | for emphasis | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for emphasis=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The word "photograph" has the emphasis on the first part.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:x5:1
# text = The word "photograph" has the emphasis on the first part.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	photograph	photograph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
12	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the word | the emphasis |  | the first part |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent emphasis=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school places emphasis on kindness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:x6:1
# text = The school places emphasis on kindness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	emphasis	emphasis	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **emphasis** | present | the school places |  |  | kindness |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cleric nodded with savage emphasis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:emphasis:x7:1
# text = The cleric nodded with savage emphasis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cleric	cleric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	nodded	nod	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	savage	savage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nod** | participle |  | the cleric *not said here* |  |  |  | with savage emphasis | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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