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title: notification — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «notification» in the school dictionary: A message or alert on a phone, tablet or computer telling you that something has happened: a new message, a like, an update. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# notification

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**Who acts:** computer, something, act, letter, tablet, you · **What happens:** tell, happen, do, keep, ping, turn off · **To what, where:** you, someone, this, notifications, homework, notification · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«notification» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [notification in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/notification.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A message or alert on a phone, tablet or computer telling you that something has happened: a new message, a like, an update.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notification:m1:1
# text = A message or alert on a phone, tablet or computer telling you that something has happened: a new message, a like, an update.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	alert	alert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	21	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	update	update	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | computer *not said here* |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 2 | **happen** | present · perfect | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of officially telling someone about something, or the letter that does this.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notification:m2:1
# text = The act of officially telling someone about something, or the letter that does this.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | the act *not said here* |  | someone |  |  | about something; officially *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient about something=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | present | the letter | this |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My tablet keeps pinging with notifications.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notification:x1:1
# text = My tablet keeps pinging with notifications.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pinging	ping	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	notifications	notification	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | My tablet |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ping** | gerund | My tablet *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with notifications | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with notification=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn off notifications before you start your homework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notification:x2:1
# text = Turn off notifications before you start your homework.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	notifications	notification	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | imperative | you *not said here* | notifications |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent notification=Patient |
| 2 | **start** | present | you | your homework |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I got a notification that my game had updated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notification:x3:1
# text = I got a notification that my game had updated.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	notification	notification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	updated	update	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | I | a notification |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer notification=Stimulus |
| 2 | **update** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive |  | a notification |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Parents received a notification about the school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notification:x4:1
# text = Parents received a notification about the school trip.
1	Parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	notification	notification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	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	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | Parents | a notification |  |  |  | about the school trip | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent notification=Theme about trip=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library sent a notification that my book was overdue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notification:x5:1
# text = The library sent a notification that my book was overdue.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	notification	notification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	overdue	overdue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the library | a notification |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notification=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | a notification |  |  |  |  | overdue *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has fifty unread notifications.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notification:x6:1
# text = She has fifty unread notifications.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	unread	unread	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	notifications	notification	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | fifty unread notifications |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notification=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never tap a notification that asks for your password.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:notification:x7:1
# text = Never tap a notification that asks for your password.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	tap	tap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	notification	notification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	password	password	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tap** | imperative | you *not said here* | a notification |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent notification=Location |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a notification |  |  |  |  | for your password | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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