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title: inactive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inactive» in the school dictionary: Inactive means not active; not moving, working or doing anything. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inactive

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**Who acts:** Inactive, inactive person, inactive volcano, Sitting, volcano, Bears · **What happens:** mean, not move, work, do, not take, not erupt · **To what, where:** anything, much exercise, inactive account, front, you, inactive machine · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«inactive» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [inactive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inactive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inactive means not active; not moving, working or doing anything.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:m1:1
# text = Inactive means not active; not moving, working or doing anything.
1	Inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
12	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Inactive |  |  |  |  | active *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **move** | gerund | Inactive *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **work** | gerund | Inactive *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** | gerund | Inactive *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality |

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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 -->
An inactive person does not take much exercise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:m2:1
# text = An inactive person does not take much exercise.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | present · do-support | a inactive person | much exercise |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent exercise=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An inactive volcano is not erupting now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:m3:1
# text = An inactive volcano is not erupting now.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	erupting	erupt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **erupt** | present · progressive | a inactive volcano |  |  |  | now |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An inactive account or club is no longer being used.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:m4:1
# text = An inactive account or club is no longer being used.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
7	no	no	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | a inactive account or club |  |  |  | long *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sitting in front of screens all day makes you inactive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:x1:1
# text = Sitting in front of screens all day makes you inactive.
1	Sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	screens	screen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | gerund |  |  |  | front of screens | day |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in front=Location |
| 2 | **make** | present | Sitting | you |  |  |  | inactive *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:x2:1
# text = The volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · perfect | the volcano |  |  |  |  | for hundreds of years; inactive *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bears are inactive during the winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:x3:1
# text = Bears are inactive during the winter.
1	Bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My old game account is inactive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:x4:1
# text = My old game account is inactive.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My old game account |  |  |  |  | inactive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **account** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inactive machine was covered in dust.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:x5:1
# text = The inactive machine was covered in dust.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the inactive machine |  |  |  | in dust | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in dust=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors say inactive children should play outside more.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:x6:1
# text = Doctors say inactive children should play outside more.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Doctors |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **play** | should | inactive children | more |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lizard stays inactive on cold mornings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:x7:1
# text = The lizard stays inactive on cold mornings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lizard	lizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mornings	morning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | the lizard |  |  |  | morning | inactive *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Even the iron claw hung inactive; as if knowing that it was no intrinsic part of what the attacking force wanted.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inactive:x8:1
# text = Even the iron claw hung inactive; as if knowing that it was no intrinsic part of what the attacking force wanted.
1	Even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	claw	claw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	inactive	inactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
15	intrinsic	intrinsic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	attacking	attack	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	amod	_	_
21	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | the iron claw |  |  |  |  | inactive *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **know** | gerund | the iron claw *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | past | claw | no intrinsic part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **attack** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **want** | past | the attacking force |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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