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title: motivating — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «motivating» in the school dictionary: Making someone want to do something or try hard. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# motivating

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**Who acts:** you, coach, I, Motivating, speech, we · **What happens:** make, want, do, try, give, work · **To what, where:** someone, something, energy, you, reason, team · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«motivating» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [motivating in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/motivating.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making someone want to do something or try hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:m1:1
# text = Making someone want to do something or try hard.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	want	want	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 2 | **want** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 4 | **try** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giving you energy and the wish to work or keep going.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:m2:1
# text = Giving you energy and the wish to work or keep going.
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | energy and the wish | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient energy=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being the reason behind something, as in "the motivating idea".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:m3:1
# text = Being the reason behind something, as in "the motivating idea".
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	motivating	motivate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | gerund |  | the reason |  | something |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **motivate** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coach is great at motivating the team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:x1:1
# text = The coach is great at motivating the team.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	motivating	motivate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the coach |  |  |  |  | great *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **motivate** | gerund | the coach *not said here* | the team |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I find sticker charts really motivating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:x2:1
# text = I find sticker charts really motivating.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sticker	sticker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	charts	chart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	motivating	motivate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | I | sticker charts |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent chart=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 2 | **motivate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Motivating yourself to do homework on a sunny day is hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:x3:1
# text = Motivating yourself to do homework on a sunny day is hard.
1	Motivating	motivate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **motivate** | gerund |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | homework |  |  | day |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality |
| 3 | **is** | present | Motivating |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her speech was so motivating that we all signed up to help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:x4:1
# text = Her speech was so motivating that we all signed up to help.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	motivating	motivate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **motivate** | past · progressive | Her speech |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result |
| 2 | **sign up** | past | we |  |  |  |  | all *property* | vn volunteer-95.4-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | to-infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **speak** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Money was the motivating factor for the thief.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:x5:1
# text = Money was the motivating factor for the thief.
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	motivating	motivate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **motivate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Money | the motivating factor |  |  |  | for the thief | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seeing my progress on the chart is motivating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:x6:1
# text = Seeing my progress on the chart is motivating.
1	Seeing	see	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	motivating	motivate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | gerund |  | my progress |  | the chart |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer progress=Stimulus |
| 2 | **motivate** | present · progressive | Seeing |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **progress** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom progress «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher is good at motivating children who find maths hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motivating:x7:1
# text = Our teacher is good at motivating children who find maths hard.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	motivating	motivate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our teacher |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **motivate** | gerund | Our teacher *not said here* | children |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |
| 3 | **find** | present | children | maths |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Topic |

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