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title: resource — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «resource» in the school dictionary: Something useful that you can use to help you do a job, such as books, tools, money or time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# resource

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**Who acts:** you, Natural resources, skills, ideas, Water, library · **What happens:** use, help, do, be, cope, share · **To what, where:** you, job, useful things, nature, ideas, precious resource

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«resource» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [resource in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/resource.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something useful that you can use to help you do a job, such as books, tools, money or time.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:m1:1
# text = Something useful that you can use to help you do a job, such as books, tools, money or time.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a job and books |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |

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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 -->
Natural resources are useful things from nature, such as water, wood, oil, coal and soil.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:m2:1
# text = Natural resources are useful things from nature, such as water, wood, oil, coal and soil.
1	Natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	resources	resource	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Natural resources | useful things |  | nature and water and wood and oil and coal and soil |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person's skills and ideas that help them cope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:m3:1
# text = A person's skills and ideas that help them cope.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	cope	cope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a person's skills and ideas | ideas *= idea* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **cope** | infinitive | ideas *= idea* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cope-83-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water is a precious resource.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:x1:1
# text = Water is a precious resource.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	resource	resource	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Water | a precious resource |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library is a great resource for projects.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:x2:1
# text = The library is a great resource for projects.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	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	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	resource	resource	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	projects	project	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the library | a great resource |  |  |  | for projects | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coal and oil are non-renewable resources.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:x3:1
# text = Coal and oil are non-renewable resources.
1	Coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	non-renewable	non-renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	resources	resource	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **is a** | present | Coal and oil | non-renewable resources |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wind and sunlight are renewable resources.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:x4:1
# text = Wind and sunlight are renewable resources.
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	resources	resource	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **is a** | present | Wind and sunlight | renewable resources |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher shared online resources for the topic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:x5:1
# text = Our teacher shared online resources for the topic.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	resources	resource	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	topic	topic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | Our teacher | online resources |  |  |  | for the topic | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We must not waste resources like paper and electricity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:x6:1
# text = We must not waste resources like paper and electricity.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	waste	waste	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	resources	resource	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **waste** | must | We | resources |  |  |  | like paper and electricity | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent resource=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The island had few resources, so people traded.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:x7:1
# text = The island had few resources, so people traded.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	resources	resource	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	traded	trade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the island | few resources |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent resource=Patient |
| 2 | **trade** | past | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was full of resource and courage, and finally outwitted and subdued all his foes.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resource:x8:1
# text = He was full of resource and courage, and finally outwitted and subdued all his foes.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	resource	resource	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	outwitted	outwit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	subdued	subdue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	foes	foe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | of resource and courage; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **outwit** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | finally *property* | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **subdue** | past | He *not said here* | his foes |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foe=Patient |

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