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title: qualified — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «qualified» in the school dictionary: Qualified means having passed the exams or training needed to do a job, like a qualified nurse. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# qualified

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**Who acts:** Qualified, passed exams, qualified answer, mum, qualified electrician, Ireland · **What happens:** mean, have, pass, need, do, win · **To what, where:** passed exams, job, right skills, something, sport, place · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«qualified» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [qualified in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qualified.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Qualified means having passed the exams or training needed to do a job, like a qualified nurse.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:m1:1
# text = Qualified means having passed the exams or training needed to do a job, like a qualified nurse.
1	Qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	exams	exam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Qualified |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund | Qualified *not said here* | the passed exams or training |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent exam=Patient |
| 3 | **pass** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **need** | participle |  | the passed exams or training *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the passed exams or training *not said here* | a job |  |  |  | like a qualified nurse | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Qualified means having the right skills or knowledge to do something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:m2:1
# text = Qualified means having the right skills or knowledge to do something.
1	Qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Qualified |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund | Qualified *not said here* | the right skills or knowledge |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Patient |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive | Qualified *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In sport, qualified means having won a place in the next part of a competition.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:m3:1
# text = In sport, qualified means having won a place in the next part of a competition.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	nsubj	_	_
7	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | qualified |  |  | sport |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **win** | past |  | a place |  | the next part of a competition |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Eventuality |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A qualified answer or agreement is limited, not complete, as in "qualified approval".

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:m4:1
# text = A qualified answer or agreement is limited, not complete, as in "qualified approval".
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	limited	limited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	approval	approval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a qualified answer or agreement |  |  |  |  | limited *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  | a qualified answer or agreement *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My mum is a qualified nurse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:x1:1
# text = My mum is a qualified nurse.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My mum | a qualified nurse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only a qualified electrician should fix the wiring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:x2:1
# text = Only a qualified electrician should fix the wiring.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	electrician	electrician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wiring	wiring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | should | a qualified electrician | the wiring |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent wiring=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ireland qualified for the World Cup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:x3:1
# text = Ireland qualified for the World Cup.
1	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	qualified	qualify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Cup	Cup	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **qualify** | past | Ireland |  |  |  |  | for the World Cup | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lifeguard is qualified in first aid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:x4:1
# text = The lifeguard is qualified in first aid.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the lifeguard |  |  | first aid |  | qualified *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm not qualified to give advice about cars!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:x5:1
# text = I'm not qualified to give advice about cars!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | qualified *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | advice |  |  |  | about cars | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team qualified for the final by winning three games.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:x6:1
# text = Our team qualified for the final by winning three games.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund |  | three games |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) The school trip was only a qualified success because it rained all day.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualified:x7:1
# text = (formal) The school trip was only a qualified success because it rained all day.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	rained	rain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | formal | a qualified success |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rain** | past | it | a qualified success *not said here* |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

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