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title: social — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «social» in the school dictionary: Social means about people and how they live, meet and get on together in groups. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# social

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**Who acts:** Social, people, social person, Social animals, We, brother · **What happens:** mean, live, meet, get on, like, be · **To what, where:** groups, party, social studies, lots, social insects, colonies

<!-- .vabout -->
«social» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [social in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/social.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Social means about people and how they live, meet and get on together in groups.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:m1:1
# text = Social means about people and how they live, meet and get on together in groups.
1	Social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	meet	meet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Social |  |  |  |  | about people | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **live** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **meet** | present | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **get on** | present | people *not said here* |  |  | groups |  | together *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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 social person likes to be with other people and to talk and play.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:m2:1
# text = A social person likes to be with other people and to talk and play.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	ccomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | a social person |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a social person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with other people | tree rules |
| 3 | **talk** | to-infinitive | a social person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **play** | infinitive | a social person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Social animals, like bees and wolves, live in groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:m3:1
# text = Social animals, like bees and wolves, live in groups.
1	Social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Social animals like bees and wolves |  |  | groups |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A social (informal) is a party or get-together for a club or school.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:m4:1
# text = A social (informal) is a party or get-together for a club or school.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	get-together	get-together	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a social | a party or get-together |  |  |  | for a club or school | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learn about our town in social studies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:x1:1
# text = We learn about our town in social studies.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	studies	study	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present | We |  |  | social studies |  | about our town | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about town=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother is very social and has lots of friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:x2:1
# text = My brother is very social and has lots of friends.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My brother |  |  |  |  | social *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | My brother *not said here* | lots of friends |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ants are social insects that live in colonies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:x3:1
# text = Ants are social insects that live in colonies.
1	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	colonies	colony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ants | social insects |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | social insects |  |  | colonies |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in colony=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You must be thirteen to use most social media apps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:x4:1
# text = You must be thirteen to use most social media apps.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	thirteen	thirteen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
8	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	media	media	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	apps	app	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | You |  |  |  |  | thirteen *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | most media apps |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent app=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sharing and taking turns are social skills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:x5:1
# text = Sharing and taking turns are social skills.
1	Sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
4	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | gerund |  | turns |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turn=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Sharing | social skills |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school is having a social on Friday evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:x6:1
# text = The school is having a social on Friday evening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · progressive | the school | a social |  |  | evening |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent social=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A social worker helps families who need support.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:x7:1
# text = A social worker helps families who need support.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a social worker | families |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **need** | present | families | support |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot support=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lunchtime is a social time for talking with friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:x8:1
# text = Lunchtime is a social time for talking with friends.
1	Lunchtime	lunchtime	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	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lunchtime | a social time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | Lunchtime *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with friends | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with friend=Co-Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Social success had not spoilt him; it had made him sweeter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:social:x9:1
# text = Social success had not spoilt him; it had made him sweeter.
1	Social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	sweeter	sweet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **spoil** | past · perfect · passive |  | Social success |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past · perfect · passive |  | success |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary he=Product |

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