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title: revision — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «revision» in the school dictionary: Revision is going over what you learned before so that you remember it well, often before a test (a word used mostly in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; in the USA people say «review»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# revision

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**Who acts:** Revision, you, people, change, little revision, We · **What happens:** go, learn, remember, use, say, be · **To what, where:** Revision, word, UK, review, USA, change · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«revision» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [revision in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revision.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Revision is going over what you learned before so that you remember it well, often before a test (a word used mostly in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; in the USA people say «review»).

<!-- fold The tree, 36 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revision:m1:1
# text = Revision is going over what you learned before so that you remember it well, often before a test (a word used mostly in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; in the USA people say «review»).
1	Revision	revision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	obl	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	before	before	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	12	mark	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	before	before	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	_
23	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	acl	_	_
24	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
33	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	34	flat	_	_
34	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	40	punct	_	_
36	in	in	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	_
39	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	nsubj	_	_
40	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
41	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	review	review	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · progressive | Revision |  |  |  | before a test |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme over what=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **learn** | past | you |  |  |  |  | before *property* | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **remember** | present | you | Revision |  |  |  | well *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **use** | participle |  | a word *not said here* |  | the UK and Ireland and Australia and New Zealand |  | mostly *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people | review |  | the USA |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent review=Theme in usa=Manner |

<!-- .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 -->
A revision is a change made to improve a piece of writing or a plan: a revision of my story.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revision:m2:1
# text = A revision is a change made to improve a piece of writing or a plan: a revision of my story.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	revision	revision	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	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	improve	improve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	revision	revision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a revision | a change and a revision of my story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a change and a revision of my story *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **improve** | to-infinitive | a change and a revision of my story *not said here* | a piece of writing or a plan |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |
| 4 | **revise** |  |  | my story |  |  |  |  | nom revision «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
First, a little revision of what we learned before: Adding within 20.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revision:x1:1
# text = First, a little revision of what we learned before: Adding within 20.
1	First	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	revision	revision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	before	before	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	Adding	add	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
13	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | a little revision |  |  |  |  | before, first *property* | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund | a little revision *not said here* |  |  |  |  | within 20 | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Today's lesson: Revision: which operation?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revision:x2:1
# text = Today's lesson: Revision: which operation?
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Revision	revision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	8	det	_	_
8	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In revision, read each problem and choose the operation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revision:x3:1
# text = In revision, read each problem and choose the operation.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	revision	revision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | each problem |  | revision |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |
| 2 | **choose** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the operation |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operation=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We did some revision before the spelling test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revision:x4:1
# text = We did some revision before the spelling test.
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	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	revision	revision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | We | some revision |  |  | before the spelling test |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent revision=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Revision helps you remember your times tables.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revision:x5:1
# text = Revision helps you remember your times tables.
1	Revision	revision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Revision | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **remember** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your times tables |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent table=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My story needs a few revisions before I hand it in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revision:x6:1
# text = My story needs a few revisions before I hand it in.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	revisions	revision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hand	hand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | My story | a few revisions |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot revision=Theme |
| 2 | **hand in** | present | I | story |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher gave us a revision sheet for the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revision:x7:1
# text = The teacher gave us a revision sheet for the holidays.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	revision	revision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the teacher | a revision sheet | us |  |  | for the holidays | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent we=Recipient sheet=Theme for holiday=Asset |

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