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title: handicraft — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «handicraft» in the school dictionary: Handicraft is skill in making things with the hands, such as weaving, carving or pottery. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# handicraft

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**Who acts:** Handicraft skill, hands, handicraft, old man, pots, man · **What happens:** be, make, weave, carve, teach, learn · **To what, where:** Handicraft skill, things, thing, handicraft, fine handicraft, simple handicrafts

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«handicraft» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [handicraft in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/handicraft.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Handicraft is skill in making things with the hands, such as weaving, carving or pottery.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handicraft:m1:1
# text = Handicraft is skill in making things with the hands, such as weaving, carving or pottery.
1	Handicraft	handicraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	carving	carve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	pottery	pottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Handicraft skill |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | Handicraft skill *not said here* | things |  |  |  | with the hands | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product |
| 3 | **weave** | gerund | the hands *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **carve** | gerund | the hands *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
A handicraft is a thing made with such skill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handicraft:m2:1
# text = A handicraft is a thing made with such skill.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	handicraft	handicraft	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	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 handicraft | a thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a thing *not said here* |  |  |  | with such skill | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old man taught her handicraft.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handicraft:x1:1
# text = The old man taught her handicraft.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	handicraft	handicraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | the old man |  | her handicraft |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent handicraft=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her pots were fine handicraft.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handicraft:x2:1
# text = Her pots were fine handicraft.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	handicraft	handicraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Her pots | fine handicraft |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each man was proud of his handicraft.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handicraft:x3:1
# text = Each man was proud of his handicraft.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	handicraft	handicraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | each man |  |  |  |  | of man's handicraft; proud *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In craft lessons we learn simple handicrafts like knitting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:handicraft:x4:1
# text = In craft lessons we learn simple handicrafts like knitting.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	craft	craft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	handicrafts	handicraft	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	knitting	knitting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present | we | simple handicrafts |  | craft lessons |  | like knitting | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handicraft=Topic |

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