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title: evaluate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «evaluate» in the school dictionary: To evaluate something is to judge how good, useful or successful it is, after thinking about it carefully. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# evaluate

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**Who acts:** it, expression, you, bridge, answer, teacher · **What happens:** evaluate, be, think, value, hold, give · **To what, where:** something, maths, model bridge, weight, 5, 11 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«evaluate» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [evaluate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/evaluate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To evaluate something is to judge how good, useful or successful it is, after thinking about it carefully.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evaluate:m1:1
# text = To evaluate something is to judge how good, useful or successful it is, after thinking about it carefully.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	judge	judge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
18	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
20	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | judge *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about it; carefully *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

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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 -->
In maths, to evaluate an expression is to work out its value as a number: «Evaluate 3 × (4 + 2)».

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evaluate:m2:1
# text = In maths, to evaluate an expression is to work out its value as a number: «Evaluate 3 × (4 + 2)».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
20	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	×	×	SYM	SYM	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	21	flat	_	_
24	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	25	cc	_	_
25	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | maths |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a expression |  |  |  |  | as a number; work *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **evaluate** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ×=Theme |
| 4 | **value** |  | expression |  |  |  |  |  | nom value «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Evaluate your model bridge: did it hold the weight?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evaluate:x1:1
# text = Evaluate your model bridge: did it hold the weight?
1	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | imperative | you *not said here* | your model bridge |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Theme |
| 2 | **hold** | past · do-support | bridge | the weight |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Evaluate 5 + 3 × 2 (the answer is 11).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evaluate:x2:1
# text = Evaluate 5 + 3 × 2 (the answer is 11).
1	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
3	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	4	cc	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	conj	_	_
5	×	×	SYM	SYM	_	6	case	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	11	11	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | imperative | you *not said here* | 5 |  |  |  | × 2 | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the answer | 11 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher evaluated our stories and gave feedback.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evaluate:x3:1
# text = The teacher evaluated our stories and gave feedback.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	evaluated	evaluate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	feedback	feedback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | past | the teacher | our stories |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past | the teacher *not said here* | feedback |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feedback=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists evaluate the results of an experiment carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evaluate:x4:1
# text = Scientists evaluate the results of an experiment carefully.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | present | Scientists | the results of a experiment |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent result=Theme |
| 2 | **result** |  |  | a experiment |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We need to evaluate which website gives true facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evaluate:x5:1
# text = We need to evaluate which website gives true facts.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **evaluate** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | present | which website | true facts |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Evaluate the expression 2a when a = 7.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evaluate:x6:1
# text = Evaluate the expression 2a when a = 7.
1	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	2a	2a	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	8	case	_	_
8	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the expression |  |  |  | = 7 | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent expression=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors evaluate a patient before choosing a treatment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evaluate:x7:1
# text = Doctors evaluate a patient before choosing a treatment.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	choosing	choose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | present | Doctors | a patient |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patient=Theme |
| 2 | **choose** | gerund | Doctors *not said here* | a treatment |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treatment=Theme |

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