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title: praiseworthy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «praiseworthy» in the school dictionary: Deserving praise; good and admirable. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# praiseworthy

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**Who acts:** honesty, Raising, It, we, headteacher, trip · **What happens:** deserve, approve, be, raise, lose, say · **To what, where:** money, praiseworthy idea, praiseworthy effort, match, behaviour, lost child · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deserving praise; good and admirable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:praiseworthy:m1:1
# text = Deserving praise; good and admirable.
1	Deserving	deserve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	admirable	admirable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deserve** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Worth being approved of, even if not completely successful: «a praiseworthy effort».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:praiseworthy:m2:1
# text = Worth being approved of, even if not completely successful: «a praiseworthy effort».
1	Worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	approved	approve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	ccomp	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approve** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lucy's honesty about the broken window was praiseworthy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:praiseworthy:x1:1
# text = Lucy's honesty about the broken window was praiseworthy.
1	Lucy	Lucy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	honesty	honesty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	broken	broken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Lucy's honesty about the broken window |  |  |  |  | praiseworthy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raising money for the animal shelter is a praiseworthy idea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:praiseworthy:x2:1
# text = Raising money for the animal shelter is a praiseworthy idea.
1	Raising	raise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | gerund |  | money |  |  |  | for the animal shelter | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Raising | a praiseworthy idea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a praiseworthy effort, even though we lost the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:praiseworthy:x3:1
# text = It was a praiseworthy effort, even though we lost the match.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a praiseworthy effort |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | past | we | the match |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The headteacher said the class's behaviour on the trip was praiseworthy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:praiseworthy:x4:1
# text = The headteacher said the class's behaviour on the trip was praiseworthy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	headteacher	headteacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	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	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the headteacher | the class's behaviour |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent behaviour=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | the trip |  |  |  |  | praiseworthy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Helping a lost child is praiseworthy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:praiseworthy:x5:1
# text = Helping a lost child is praiseworthy.
1	Helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | gerund |  |  | a lost child |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | Helping |  |  |  |  | praiseworthy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giving up your seat to an old person is a praiseworthy habit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:praiseworthy:x6:1
# text = Giving up your seat to an old person is a praiseworthy habit.
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | gerund |  | your seat | a old person |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent seat=Theme to person=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Giving | a praiseworthy habit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave himself up entirely to the race, and ran with his house on his back, which was all, of course, very praiseworthy; and therefore he obtained the second prize."

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:praiseworthy:x7:1
# text = He gave himself up entirely to the race, and ran with his house on his back, which was all, of course, very praiseworthy; and therefore he obtained the second prize."
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	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	iobj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADV	27	advmod	_	_
24	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	very	very	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	praiseworthy	praiseworthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	32	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
30	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	_
31	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
32	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	35	amod	_	_
35	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | past | He |  | himself *= he* |  |  | to the race; entirely *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Theme to race=Recipient |
| 2 | **run** | past |  |  |  | his back |  | with his house | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on back=Trajectory |
| 3 | **obtain** | past | he | the second prize |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Theme |

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