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title: qualify — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «qualify» in the school dictionary: To qualify for something is to earn a place in it or the right to it, often by meeting the rules or doing well enough: to qualify for the final. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# qualify

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** she, statement, You, science, He, his · **What happens:** qualify, be, meet, do, mean, count · **To what, where:** rules, job, tomato qualify, statement, science, heat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«qualify» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [qualify in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qualify.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To qualify for something is to earn a place in it or the right to it, often by meeting the rules or doing well enough: to qualify for the final.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:m1:1
# text = To qualify for something is to earn a place in it or the right to it, often by meeting the rules or doing well enough: to qualify for the final.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	qualify	qualify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	earn	earn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
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	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	often	often	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	meeting	meet	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	conj	_	_
25	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	24	advmod	_	_
26	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
29	qualify	qualify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
30	for	for	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **qualify** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for something | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | earn *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **meet** | gerund |  | the rules |  |  |  | often *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **do** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **qualify** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for the final | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
To qualify as something is to pass the training or exams to do a job: she qualified as a nurse.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:m2:1
# text = To qualify as something is to pass the training or exams to do a job: she qualified as a nurse.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	qualify	qualify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	exams	exam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	qualified	qualify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **qualify** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | as something | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as something=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | pass *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | a job |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 4 | **qualify** | past | she |  |  |  |  | as a nurse | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as nurse=Attribute |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To qualify can mean to count as something: does a tomato qualify as a fruit?

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:m3:1
# text = To qualify can mean to count as something: does a tomato qualify as a fruit?
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	qualify	qualify	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	qualify	qualify	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can · infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **count** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | as something | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as something=Attribute |
| 3 | **do** | present |  | a tomato qualify |  |  |  | as a fruit | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent qualify=Eventuality |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To qualify a statement is to add something that makes it less strong or limits it ("It's good — but only for little kids").

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:m4:1
# text = To qualify a statement is to add something that makes it less strong or limits it ("It's good — but only for little kids").
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	qualify	qualify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	13	advmod	_	_
13	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	limits	limit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
22	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
23	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
24	only	only	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **qualify** | to-infinitive |  | a statement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  | for little kids; add *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present |  | statement |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 4 | **limit** | present |  | statement |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Patient |
| 5 | **is** *in a quote* | present | statement |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team qualified for the cup final!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:x1:1
# text = Our team qualified for the cup final!
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	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You must be over 12 to qualify for the bigger rides.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:x2:1
# text = You must be over 12 to qualify for the bigger rides.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
4	over	over	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	qualify	qualify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	rides	ride	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | You |  |  |  |  | for the bigger rides; qualify *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She qualified as a doctor after many years of study.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:x3:1
# text = She qualified as a doctor after many years of study.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	qualified	qualify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **qualify** | past | She |  |  |  | year | as a doctor | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as doctor=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Does a tomato qualify as a fruit? Yes, in science it does.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Does a tomato qualify as a fruit?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:x4:1
# text = Does a tomato qualify as a fruit?
1	Does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	qualify	qualify	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | a tomato qualify |  |  |  | as a fruit | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent qualify=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Yes, in science it does.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:x4:2
# text = Yes, in science it does.
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | science | science *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent science=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Children under 5 qualify for free entry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:x5:1
# text = Children under 5 qualify for free entry.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	under	under	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	qualify	qualify	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He won his heat and qualified for the 100 m final.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:x6:1
# text = He won his heat and qualified for the 100 m final.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	qualified	qualified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	m	m	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | He | his heat |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Eventuality |
| 2 | **heat** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of these numbers qualify as even: 3, 8, 12?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:x7:1
# text = Which of these numbers qualify as even: 3, 8, 12?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	qualify	qualify	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **qualify** | present | this numbers | 3  8 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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I'd like to qualify what I said: most dogs are friendly, not all.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:qualify:x8:1
# text = I'd like to qualify what I said: most dogs are friendly, not all.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	qualify	qualify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **qualify** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | most dogs |  |  |  |  | friendly *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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