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title: group — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «group» in the school dictionary: A group is a number of things or people that are together or belong together: a group of friends. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# group

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**Who acts:** group, band, we, many books, 5 groups, you · **What happens:** be, belong, play, put, add, work · **To what, where:** number, band, music, sets, two groups, 4 books · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«group» 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: [group in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/group.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A group is a number of things or people that are together or belong together: a group of friends.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:m1:1
# text = A group is a number of things or people that are together or belong together: a group of friends.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
15	together	together	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a group | a number |  |  |  | of things or people | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | a group *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A group is a band that plays music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:m2:1
# text = A group is a band that plays music.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a group | a band |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | present | a band | music |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To group things is to put them together in sets: group the shapes by colour.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:m3:1
# text = To group things is to put them together in sets: group the shapes by colour.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	advcl	_	_
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	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sets	set	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	appos	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When we put two groups together, we add.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x1:1
# text = When we put two groups together, we add.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | we | two groups |  |  |  | together *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent group=Goal |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
4 books are put into 2 equal groups. How many books are in each group?

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* 4 books are put into 2 equal groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x2:1
# text = 4 books are put into 2 equal groups.
1	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present · passive |  | 4 books |  | 2 equal groups |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* How many books are in each group?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x2:2
# text = How many books are in each group?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many books |  |  | each group |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are 5 groups with 3 children in each group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x3:1
# text = There are 5 groups with 3 children in each group.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 5 groups |  |  | each group; there |  | with 3 children | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We worked in groups of four.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x4:1
# text = We worked in groups of four.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | We |  |  |  |  | in groups of four | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in group=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Group the shapes by colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x5:1
# text = Group the shapes by colour.
1	Group	group	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **group** | imperative | you *not said here* | the shapes |  |  |  | by colour | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A group of ducks swam across the pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x6:1
# text = A group of ducks swam across the pond.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | a group of ducks |  |  | the pond |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across pond=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whales and bats belong to the group called mammals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x7:1
# text = Whales and bats belong to the group called mammals.
1	Whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | Whales and bats |  |  |  |  | to the group | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | participle | the group *not said here* | mammals |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay with your group on the school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x8:1
# text = Stay with your group on the school trip.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the school trip |  | with your group | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on trip=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everywhere groups of boys were gathered together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:group:x9:1
# text = Everywhere groups of boys were gathered together.
1	Everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
2	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	gathered	gather	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past · passive |  | groups of boys |  |  |  | everywhere, together *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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