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title: passionate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «passionate» in the school dictionary: Having or showing very strong feelings, such as love, anger or excitement. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# passionate

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**Who acts:** She, He, passionate speech, Toad, fans, teacher · **What happens:** have, show, passionate, be, protect, give · **To what, where:** strong feelings, animals, passionate speech, rainforest, passionate supporters, passionate argument · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having or showing very strong feelings, such as love, anger or excitement.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:passionate:m1:1
# text = Having or showing very strong feelings, such as love, anger or excitement.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | gerund |  | strong feelings |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient |

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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 -->
Very keen on or interested in something: «passionate about football».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:passionate:m2:1
# text = Very keen on or interested in something: «passionate about football».
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	keen	keen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	passionate	passionate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **passionate** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about football | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is passionate about protecting animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:passionate:x1:1
# text = She is passionate about protecting animals.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	passionate	passionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	protecting	protect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | passionate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **protect** | gerund | She *not said here* |  | animals |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave a passionate speech about saving the rainforest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:passionate:x2:1
# text = He gave a passionate speech about saving the rainforest.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	passionate	passionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	saving	save	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a passionate speech |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme |
| 2 | **save** | gerund | a passionate speech *not said here* | the rainforest |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rainforest=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad was passionate about every new hobby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:passionate:x3:1
# text = Toad was passionate about every new hobby.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	passionate	passionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hobby	hobby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | about every new hobby; passionate *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fans were passionate supporters of their team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:passionate:x4:1
# text = The fans were passionate supporters of their team.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	passionate	passionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	supporters	supporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	team	team	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 | **is a** | past | the fans | passionate supporters |  |  |  | of fans's team | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My teacher is passionate about poetry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:passionate:x5:1
# text = My teacher is passionate about poetry.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|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	passionate	passionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	poetry	poetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My teacher |  |  |  |  | about poetry; passionate *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They had a passionate argument about the rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:passionate:x6:1
# text = They had a passionate argument about the rules.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	passionate	passionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **have** | past | They | a passionate argument |  |  |  | about the rules | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Martin said that Jurgen was certainly passionate, but a good fellow after all.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:passionate:x7:1
# text = Martin said that Jurgen was certainly passionate, but a good fellow after all.
1	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	Jurgen	Jurgen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	certainly	certainly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	passionate	passionate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	fellow	fellow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Martin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | Jurgen |  |  |  |  | a good fellow after all *obl*; certainly, passionate *property* | tree rules |

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