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title: personnel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «personnel» in the school dictionary: The people who work for an organisation, such as an army, a hospital or a company; staff. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# personnel

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**Who acts:** people, department, workers, ship, school personnel, Emergency personnel · **What happens:** work, deal, look, call, authorise, not enter · **To what, where:** Human Resources, Medical personnel, injured man, 300 personnel, badge, road · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«personnel» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [personnel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/personnel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The people who work for an organisation, such as an army, a hospital or a company; staff.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:m1:1
# text = The people who work for an organisation, such as an army, a hospital or a company; staff.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
20	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the people and staff |  |  |  |  | for a organisation and a army | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for organisation=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}

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Usage: formal, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The department that deals with hiring and looking after workers, now usually called Human Resources (HR).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:m2:1
# text = The department that deals with hiring and looking after workers, now usually called Human Resources (HR).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	department	department	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	deals	deal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hiring	hiring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	Human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	Resources	resource	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	xcomp	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	HR	HR	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | present | the department |  |  |  |  | with hiring | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with hiring=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | the department *not said here* |  |  |  | after workers |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **call** | participle | workers *not said here* | Human Resources |  |  | now | usually *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Authorised personnel only — do not enter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:x1:1
# text = Authorised personnel only — do not enter.
1	Authorised	authorise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	personnel	personnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	enter	enter	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **authorise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **enter** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medical personnel rushed to help the injured man.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:x2:1
# text = Medical personnel rushed to help the injured man.
1	Medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	personnel	personnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	rushed	rush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	injured	injured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rush** | participle |  | Medical personnel *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive |  |  | the injured man |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship carried 300 personnel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:x3:1
# text = The ship carried 300 personnel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	300	300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	personnel	personnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the ship | 300 personnel |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent personnel=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All school personnel must wear a badge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:x4:1
# text = All school personnel must wear a badge.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	personnel	personnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	badge	badge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | must | all school personnel | a badge |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent badge=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Emergency personnel closed the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:x5:1
# text = Emergency personnel closed the road.
1	Emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	personnel	personnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	closed	close	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | past | Emergency personnel | the road |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The base has 120 personnel working in 4 equal shifts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:x6:1
# text = The base has 120 personnel working in 4 equal shifts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	120	120	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	personnel	personnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	shifts	shift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the base | 120 personnel |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent personnel=Patient |
| 2 | **work** | gerund | 120 personnel *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in 4 equal shifts | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in shift=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Military personnel helped after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:x7:1
# text = Military personnel helped after the flood.
1	Military	military	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	personnel	personnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Military personnel |  |  |  | after the flood |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask the personnel office about the job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:personnel:x8:1
# text = Ask the personnel office about the job.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	personnel	personnel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | the personnel office |  |  |  | about the job | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent office=Recipient about job=Topic |

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