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title: enhancement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «enhancement» in the school dictionary: An enhancement is an improvement that makes something better, stronger or more attractive. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# enhancement

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**Who acts:** enhancement, improvement, act, new update, garden, we · **What happens:** be, make, have, plant, use, ban · **To what, where:** improvement, something, act, many enhancements, big enhancement, flowers

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An enhancement is an improvement that makes something better, stronger or more attractive.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enhancement:m1:1
# text = An enhancement is an improvement that makes something better, stronger or more attractive.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enhancement	enhancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	improvement	improvement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
14	attractive	attractive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a enhancement | a improvement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a improvement | something |  |  |  | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |

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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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Enhancement is the act of making something better.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enhancement:m2:1
# text = Enhancement is the act of making something better.
1	Enhancement	enhancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Enhancement | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new update has many enhancements.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enhancement:x1:1
# text = The new update has many enhancements.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	update	update	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	enhancements	enhancement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the new update | many enhancements |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enhancement=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden had a big enhancement after we planted flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enhancement:x2:1
# text = The garden had a big enhancement after we planted flowers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	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	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	enhancement	enhancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	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 | **have** | past | the garden | a big enhancement |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enhancement=Patient |
| 2 | **plant** | past | we | flowers |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Image enhancement made the blurry photo clear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enhancement:x3:1
# text = Image enhancement made the blurry photo clear.
1	Image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	enhancement	enhancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	blurry	blurry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Image enhancement | the blurry photo |  |  |  | clear *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset photo=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Using banned drugs for performance enhancement is cheating in sport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enhancement:x4:1
# text = Using banned drugs for performance enhancement is cheating in sport.
1	Using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	drugs	drug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	enhancement	enhancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | gerund |  | banned drugs |  |  |  | for performance enhancement | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent drug=Theme for enhancement=Eventuality |
| 2 | **ban** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **cheat** | present · progressive | Using |  |  | sport |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new lights were a great enhancement to the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enhancement:x5:1
# text = The new lights were a great enhancement to the hall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	enhancement	enhancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the new lights | a great enhancement |  |  |  | to the hall | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We suggested some enhancements to our class website.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enhancement:x6:1
# text = We suggested some enhancements to our class website.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	suggested	suggest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	enhancements	enhancement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | past | We | some enhancements | our class website |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent enhancement=Topic to website=Recipient |

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