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title: expertise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «expertise» in the school dictionary: Special skill or knowledge in a subject that comes from study, training or experience, as in «medical expertise». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# expertise

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**Who acts:** subject, vet, expertise, baking expertise, We, team · **What happens:** come, have, treat, be, need, fix · **To what, where:** study, expertise, horses, someone, problem, quiz

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Special skill or knowledge in a subject that comes from study, training or experience, as in «medical expertise».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expertise:m1:1
# text = Special skill or knowledge in a subject that comes from study, training or experience, as in «medical expertise».
1	Special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	experience	experience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	expertise	expertise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | a subject |  |  | study and training or experience |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from study=Initial\_Location |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vet has expertise in treating horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expertise:x1:1
# text = The vet has expertise in treating horses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	expertise	expertise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	treating	treat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **have** | present | the vet | expertise |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent expertise=Patient |
| 2 | **treat** | gerund | expertise *not said here* |  | horses |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent horse=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran's baking expertise is legendary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expertise:x2:1
# text = Gran's baking expertise is legendary.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	expertise	expertise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Gran's baking expertise |  |  |  |  | legendary *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We needed someone with computer expertise to fix the problem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expertise:x3:1
# text = We needed someone with computer expertise to fix the problem.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	expertise	expertise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | past | We | someone |  |  |  | with computer expertise | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot someone=Theme |
| 2 | **fix** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the problem |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent problem=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Her expertise in maths helped the team win the quiz.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expertise:x4:1
# text = Her expertise in maths helped the team win the quiz.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	expertise	expertise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	quiz	quiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Her expertise in maths |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | present | the team | the quiz |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quiz=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Building a bridge takes a lot of expertise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expertise:x5:1
# text = Building a bridge takes a lot of expertise.
1	Building	build	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	expertise	expertise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | gerund |  | a bridge |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bridge=Product |
| 2 | **take** | present | Building | a lot of expertise |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Ask the coach — football is his area of expertise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:expertise:x6:1
# text = Ask the coach — football is his area of expertise.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	expertise	expertise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | the coach |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent coach=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | football | his area |  |  |  | of expertise | tree rules |

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