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title: framework — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «framework» in the school dictionary: A framework is the frame or supporting structure that holds something together: the framework of a tent. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# framework

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**Who acts:** framework, structure, house, story · **What happens:** be, support, hold, make, have · **To what, where:** frame, structure, something, framework, wooden framework, simple framework

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«framework» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [framework in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/framework.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A framework is the frame or supporting structure that holds something together: the framework of a tent.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:framework:m1:1
# text = A framework is the frame or supporting structure that holds something together: the framework of a tent.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	framework	framework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	supporting	support	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
8	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	framework	framework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 framework | the frame and the framework of a tent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **support** | gerund | a framework *not said here* | structure |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer structure=Stimulus |
| 3 | **hold** | present | structure | something |  |  |  | together *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

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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}

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The framework of the harp was made of gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:framework:x1:1
# text = The framework of the harp was made of gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	framework	framework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | the framework of the harp |  |  |  | of gold | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The house had a wooden framework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:framework:x2:1
# text = The house had a wooden framework.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	house	house	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	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	framework	framework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the house | a wooden framework |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent framework=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The story has a simple framework of three tasks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:framework:x3:1
# text = The story has a simple framework of three tasks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	framework	framework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the story | a simple framework of three tasks |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent framework=Patient |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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