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title: ranking — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ranking» in the school dictionary: A position in a list that shows how good or important someone or something is compared with others: «a world ranking of 5». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ranking

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**Who acts:** position, Putting, Jupiter, team, ranking officer, We · **What happens:** show, compare, have, put, rank, be · **To what, where:** someone, position, high, things, order, favourite foods

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A position in a list that shows how good or important someone or something is compared with others: «a world ranking of 5».

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:m1:1
# text = A position in a list that shows how good or important someone or something is compared with others: «a world ranking of 5».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	conj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	ranking	ranking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	parataxis	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a position in a list |  | someone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 2 | **compare** | present · passive |  | a position in a list |  |  |  | with others | 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: rankings — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The list itself: «the tennis rankings», «school league rankings».

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:m2:1
# text = The list itself: «the tennis rankings», «school league rankings».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	tennis	tennis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	rankings	ranking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	rankings	ranking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having a high or the highest position: «the ranking officer».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:m3:1
# text = Having a high or the highest position: «the ranking officer».
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	ranking	ranking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | a high or the highest position |  |  |  | the ranking officer *obl* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent high=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Putting things in order: «Ranking your favourite foods is fun.».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:m4:1
# text = Putting things in order: «Ranking your favourite foods is fun.».
1	Putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Ranking	rank	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | gerund |  | things |  | order |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme in order=Destination |
| 2 | **rank** *in a quote* | gerund |  | your favourite foods |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Putting |  |  |  |  | fun *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is ranked number one in the world rankings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:x1:1
# text = She is ranked number one in the world rankings.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	ranked	rank	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rankings	ranking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rank** | present · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ranking the planets by size, Jupiter comes first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:x2:1
# text = Ranking the planets by size, Jupiter comes first.
1	Ranking	rank	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	Jupiter	Jupiter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rank** | gerund |  | the planets |  |  |  | by size | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent planet=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | present | Jupiter |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team rose in the league rankings after three wins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:x3:1
# text = Our team rose in the league rankings after three wins.
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	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rankings	ranking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	wins	win	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | past | Our team |  |  | the league rankings | after three wins |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in ranking=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ranking officer gave the orders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:x4:1
# text = The ranking officer gave the orders.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ranking	ranking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the ranking officer | the orders |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We did a ranking of our favourite books from 1 to 10.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:x5:1
# text = We did a ranking of our favourite books from 1 to 10.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ranking	ranking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | We | a ranking of our favourite books |  | 1 to 10 |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ranking=Eventuality |
| 2 | **rank** |  |  | our favourite books |  |  |  |  | nom ranking «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Websites appear in a ranking when you search online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ranking:x6:1
# text = Websites appear in a ranking when you search online.
1	Websites	website	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	appear	appear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ranking	ranking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	search	search	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	online	online	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | Websites |  |  | a ranking |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ranking=Location |
| 2 | **search** | present | you |  |  |  |  | online *property* | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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