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title: patriotic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «patriotic» in the school dictionary: Loving your country and feeling proud of it, and wanting to help it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# patriotic

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**Who acts:** She, national anthem, streets, Ukrainians, It, We · **What happens:** love, feel, want, help, show, play · **To what, where:** country, love, patriotic songs, spirits, community, soldiers

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Loving your country and feeling proud of it, and wanting to help it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patriotic:m1:1
# text = Loving your country and feeling proud of it, and wanting to help it.
1	Loving	love	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | gerund |  | your country |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer country=Stimulus |
| 2 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **want** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | country |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |

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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 -->
Showing love of your country, such as patriotic songs, flags or colours.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patriotic:m2:1
# text = Showing love of your country, such as patriotic songs, flags or colours.
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	patriotic	patriotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	flags	flag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	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 | **show** | gerund |  | love of your country and patriotic songs and flags or colours |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent love=Recipient |
| 2 | **love** |  |  | your country |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt patriotic when the national anthem played.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patriotic:x1:1
# text = She felt patriotic when the national anthem played.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	patriotic	patriotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	anthem	anthem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She |  |  |  |  | patriotic *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **play** | participle | the national anthem |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The streets were full of patriotic flags.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patriotic:x2:1
# text = The streets were full of patriotic flags.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	patriotic	patriotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	flags	flag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the streets |  |  |  |  | of patriotic flags; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ukrainians sang patriotic songs to keep up their spirits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patriotic:x3:1
# text = Ukrainians sang patriotic songs to keep up their spirits.
1	Ukrainians	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	patriotic	patriotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | Ukrainians | patriotic songs |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |
| 2 | **keep up** | to-infinitive | Ukrainians *not said here* | Ukrainians's spirits |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent spirit=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is patriotic to help your community.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patriotic:x4:1
# text = It is patriotic to help your community.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	patriotic	patriotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	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** | present | It |  |  |  |  | patriotic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive |  | your community |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent community=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The soldiers were praised for their patriotic courage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patriotic:x5:1
# text = The soldiers were praised for their patriotic courage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	praised	praise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	patriotic	patriotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | past · passive |  | the soldiers |  |  |  | for soldiers's patriotic courage | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for courage=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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We wore patriotic colours for Canada Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patriotic:x6:1
# text = We wore patriotic colours for Canada Day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	patriotic	patriotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | We | patriotic colours |  |  | for Canada Day |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent colour=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As will be seen, this superiority of the Celts is due to the phenomenal and patriotic activity of one man, the late J.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patriotic:x7:1
# text = As will be seen, this superiority of the Celts is due to the phenomenal and patriotic activity of one man, the late J.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	superiority	superiority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Celts	Celt	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
12	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
15	phenomenal	phenomenal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	patriotic	patriotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
18	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	J.	J.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | future · passive | this superiority of the Celts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **is** | present | this superiority of the Celts |  |  |  |  | due the phenomenal activity and the late J.; of one man | tree rules |

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