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title: restorative — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «restorative» in the school dictionary: Something restorative makes you feel healthy, strong or calm again. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# restorative

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**Who acts:** Something restorative, you, Restorative ways, person, restorative, drink · **What happens:** make, feel, deal, bring, do, harm · **To what, where:** you, person, harm, things, relationship, drink · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something restorative makes you feel healthy, strong or calm again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:m1:1
# text = Something restorative makes you feel healthy, strong or calm again.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	compound	_	_
2	restorative	restorative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Something restorative | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Restorative ways of dealing with wrongdoing bring the person who did harm and the person harmed together to talk, put things right and mend the relationship, rather than only punishing.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:m2:1
# text = Restorative ways of dealing with wrongdoing bring the person who did harm and the person harmed together to talk, put things right and mend the relationship, rather than only punishing.
1	Restorative	restorative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	dealing	deal	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	harmed	harm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
17	together	together	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
22	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
23	right	right	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	mend	mend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
29	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	32	cc	_	_
30	than	than	ADP	IN	_	29	fixed	_	_
31	only	only	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	_
32	punishing	punish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	25	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | gerund | Restorative ways *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with wrongdoing | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with wrongdoing=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | infinitive | Restorative ways |  | the person |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument person=Destination |
| 3 | **do** | past | the person | harm and the person |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harm=Eventuality |
| 4 | **harm** | participle |  | harm and the person *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **talk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **put** | infinitive | Restorative ways *not said here* | things |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent thing=Goal |
| 7 | **mend** | infinitive | Restorative ways *not said here* | the relationship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **punish** | gerund | Restorative ways *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A restorative is a drink or medicine that gives you strength back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:m3:1
# text = A restorative is a drink or medicine that gives you strength back.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	restorative	restorative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a restorative | a drink or medicine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give back** | present | a drink or medicine | strength | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient strength=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long sleep can be very restorative after a busy week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:x1:1
# text = A long sleep can be very restorative after a busy week.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	restorative	restorative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | a long sleep |  |  |  | week | restorative *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The walk by the sea was restorative for Mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:x2:1
# text = The walk by the sea was restorative for Mum.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	restorative	restorative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the walk by the sea |  |  |  |  | for Mum; restorative *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** |  | the sea |  |  |  |  |  | nom walk «act transitive»: by=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the fight, the teacher held a restorative meeting with both boys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:x3:1
# text = After the fight, the teacher held a restorative meeting with both boys.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	restorative	restorative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the teacher | a restorative meeting |  |  | after the fight | with both boys | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meeting=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Restorative justice lets the victim tell the offender how the crime hurt them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:x4:1
# text = Restorative justice lets the victim tell the offender how the crime hurt them.
1	Restorative	restorative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	justice	justice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	victim	victim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	offender	offender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | Restorative justice | the victim |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | the victim *not said here* | the offender |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent offender=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hurt** | past | the crime | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In our school we use restorative questions: What happened? Who was hurt?

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* In our school we use restorative questions: What happened?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:x5:1
# text = In our school we use restorative questions: What happened?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	restorative	restorative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
10	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | we | restorative questions |  | our school |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent question=Patient |
| 2 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Who was hurt?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:x5:2
# text = Who was hurt?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse gave him a hot sweet drink as a restorative. (old-fashioned)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The nurse gave him a hot sweet drink as a restorative.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:x6:1
# text = The nurse gave him a hot sweet drink as a restorative.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	restorative	restorative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the nurse | a hot sweet drink | him *= he* |  |  | as a restorative | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient drink=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (old-fashioned)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:restorative:x6:2
# text = (old-fashioned)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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