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title: partnership — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «partnership» in the school dictionary: Working together with someone as partners to do something: «The school works in partnership with the zoo». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# partnership

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**Who acts:** partners, school, pair, two friends, partnership, shop · **What happens:** work together, do, work, own, run, play · **To what, where:** something, business, partnership, great partnership, science, fifty

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Working together with someone as partners to do something: «The school works in partnership with the zoo».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:m1:1
# text = Working together with someone as partners to do something: «The school works in partnership with the zoo».
1	Working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
2	together	together	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	partners	partner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	partnership	partnership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work together** | gerund | partners *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with someone; together *property* | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with someone=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | partners | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **work** *in a quote* | present | the school |  |  |  |  | with the zoo; in partnership | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in partnership=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A business owned and run by two or more partners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:m2:1
# text = A business owned and run by two or more partners.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	owned	own	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	_
10	partners	partner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | participle |  | a business *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **run** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pair or team who work or play well together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:m3:1
# text = A pair or team who work or play well together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | a pair or team |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **play** | present | a pair or team *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school has a partnership with the local library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:x1:1
# text = Our school has a partnership with the local library.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	partnership	partnership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our school | a partnership |  |  |  | with the local library | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent partnership=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two friends formed a great partnership in the science fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:x2:1
# text = The two friends formed a great partnership in the science fair.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	partnership	partnership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | past | the two friends | a great partnership |  | the science |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location partnership=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In cricket, their partnership scored fifty runs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:x3:1
# text = In cricket, their partnership scored fifty runs.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	partnership	partnership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	scored	score	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	obj	_	_
8	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	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 | **score** | participle | their partnership *not said here* | fifty |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fifty=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | present | their partnership |  |  | cricket |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cricket=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop is a partnership between two sisters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:x4:1
# text = The shop is a partnership between two sisters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	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	partnership	partnership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **is a** | present | the shop | a partnership |  |  |  | between two sisters | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Working in partnership helps us finish faster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:x5:1
# text = Working in partnership helps us finish faster.
1	Working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	partnership	partnership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | in partnership | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in partnership=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present | Working | us |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **finish** | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The zoo and the school worked in partnership to save the frogs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:x6:1
# text = The zoo and the school worked in partnership to save the frogs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	partnership	partnership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | the zoo and the school |  |  |  |  | in partnership | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in partnership=Theme |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | the zoo and the school *not said here* | the frogs |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frog=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An Ass and a Fox went into partnership and sallied out to forage for food together.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partnership:x7:1
# text = An Ass and a Fox went into partnership and sallied out to forage for food together.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Ass	ass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	partnership	partnership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sallied	sally	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	forage	forage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	together	together	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | a Ass and a Fox |  |  | partnership |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into partnership=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **sally out** | past | a Ass and a Fox *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **forage** | to-infinitive | a Ass and a Fox *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for food; together *property* | vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for food=Theme |

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