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title: prominence — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «prominence» in the school dictionary: Being well known or important: «She rose to prominence as a singer.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# prominence

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**Who acts:** She, part, huge loop, newspaper, school, castle · **What happens:** know, rise, be, see, notice, give · **To what, where:** prominence, story, front page, surface, talent show, great prominence · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«prominence» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [prominence in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prominence.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being well known or important: «She rose to prominence as a singer.».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:m1:1
# text = Being well known or important: «She rose to prominence as a singer.».
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
2	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
3	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	prominence	prominence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **rise** *in a quote* | past | She |  |  | prominence |  | as a singer | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to prominence=Initial\_Location |

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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 -->
Being easy to see or notice: «The story was given prominence on the front page.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:m2:1
# text = Being easy to see or notice: «The story was given prominence on the front page.».
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
13	prominence	prominence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **notice** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **give** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | the story |  | the front page |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: subject=Recipient prominence=Theme on page=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A part that sticks out or up, like a hill or a bump.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:m3:1
# text = A part that sticks out or up, like a hill or a bump.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	up	up	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bump	bump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick out** | present | a part |  |  |  |  | like a hill or a bump | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A huge loop of glowing gas rising from the surface of the Sun (a solar prominence).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:m4:1
# text = A huge loop of glowing gas rising from the surface of the Sun (a solar prominence).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	loop	loop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	prominence	prominence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **rise** | gerund | a huge loop of glowing gas *not said here* |  |  | the surface of the Sun |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from surface=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She rose to prominence after winning the talent show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:x1:1
# text = She rose to prominence after winning the talent show.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	prominence	prominence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	talent	talent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | past | She |  |  | prominence |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to prominence=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | She *not said here* | the talent show |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newspaper gave the school play great prominence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:x2:1
# text = The newspaper gave the school play great prominence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	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	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	prominence	prominence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the newspaper |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | present | the school | great prominence |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prominence=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle stands on a rocky prominence above the town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:x3:1
# text = The castle stands on a rocky prominence above the town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	prominence	prominence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	above	above	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | the castle |  |  | a rocky prominence above the town |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on prominence=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A solar prominence can be bigger than the whole Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:x4:1
# text = A solar prominence can be bigger than the whole Earth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	prominence	prominence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | a solar prominence |  |  |  |  | than the whole Earth; big *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bump of the nose bone is a small prominence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:x5:1
# text = The bump of the nose bone is a small prominence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bump	bump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	prominence	prominence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the bump of the nose bone | a small prominence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bump** |  |  | the nose bone |  |  |  |  | nom bump «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Recycling has gained prominence in recent years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prominence:x6:1
# text = Recycling has gained prominence in recent years.
1	Recycling	recycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gained	gain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	prominence	prominence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	recent	recent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gain** | present · perfect · passive |  | Recycling |  |  | year |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary prominence=Theme |

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