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title: energy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «energy» in the school dictionary: The strength and liveliness to be active. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# energy

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**Who acts:** things, you, I, Food, kids, Solar panels · **What happens:** be, need, make, move, heat up, light up · **To what, where:** science, things, lots, energy, us, sunlight

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«energy» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [energy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/energy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The strength and liveliness to be active.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:m1:1
# text = The strength and liveliness to be active.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	liveliness	liveliness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | active *property* | 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.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"I have lots of energy."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:m1e:1
# text = "I have lots of energy."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | I | lots of energy |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science, what is needed to make things move, heat up, light up or change.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:m2:1
# text = In science, what is needed to make things move, heat up, light up or change.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	heat	heat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
15	light	light	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present · passive |  | science |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** | infinitive | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **heat up** | infinitive | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **light up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | science |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **change** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Power from fuel, electricity, the sun or wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:m3:1
# text = Power from fuel, electricity, the sun or wind.
1	Power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"solar energy".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:m3e:1
# text = "solar energy".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Food gives us energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:x1:1
# text = Food gives us energy.
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Food | energy | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient energy=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kids are full of energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:x2:1
# text = The kids are full of energy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the kids |  |  |  |  | of energy; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Solar panels turn sunlight into energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:x3:1
# text = Solar panels turn sunlight into energy.
1	Solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	panels	panel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Solar panels | sunlight |  | energy |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent sunlight=Theme into energy=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn off lights to save energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:x4:1
# text = Turn off lights to save energy.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | imperative | you *not said here* | lights |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent light=Patient |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | energy |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A moving car has energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:x5:1
# text = A moving car has energy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | a moving car | energy |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wind energy is renewable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:x6:1
# text = Wind energy is renewable.
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Wind energy |  |  |  |  | renewable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had no energy after the long walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:x7:1
# text = I had no energy after the long walk.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | no energy |  |  | after the long walk |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants get energy from the Sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:x8:1
# text = Plants get energy from the Sun.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Plants | energy |  |  | sunday |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer energy=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Still, she was full of courage and energy, and determined that, one way or another, her husband should be saved.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:energy:x9:1
# text = Still, she was full of courage and energy, and determined that, one way or another, her husband should be saved.
1	Still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	determined	determine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  | still | of courage and energy; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **determine** | past | she *not said here* | that |  |  |  | one way *obl* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Topic |
| 3 | **save** | should · passive |  | her husband |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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