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title: sportive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sportive» in the school dictionary: Sportive means playful and full of fun: a sportive puppy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sportive

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**Who acts:** Sportive, sportive noun, that, sportive lambs, poem, Dad · **What happens:** mean, do, be, not be, jump, describe · **To what, where:** long organised bike ride, race, sportive dolphins, waves, kilometre cycling, sportive mood · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sportive means playful and full of fun: a sportive puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:m1:1
# text = Sportive means playful and full of fun: a sportive puppy.
1	Sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sportive |  |  |  |  | playful *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
Sportive can mean to do with sport, or sporty in look (a sportive car — more common in other languages).

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:m2:1
# text = Sportive can mean to do with sport, or sporty in look (a sportive car — more common in other languages).
1	Sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sporty	sporty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
17	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	_
19	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Sportive |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Sportive *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with sport | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A «sportive» (noun) is a long organised bike ride that is not a race.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:m3:1
# text = A «sportive» (noun) is a long organised bike ride that is not a race.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	organised	organised	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sportive noun | a long organised bike ride |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | that | a race |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sportive lambs jumped about the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:x1:1
# text = The sportive lambs jumped about the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lambs	lamb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | the sportive lambs |  |  |  |  | about the field | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about field=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poem describes sportive dolphins in the waves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:x2:1
# text = The poem describes sportive dolphins in the waves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dolphins	dolphin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | the poem | sportive dolphins |  | the waves |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent dolphin=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad entered a 100-kilometre cycling sportive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:x3:1
# text = Dad entered a 100-kilometre cycling sportive.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	kilometre	kilometre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	cycling	cycling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | past | Dad | a kilometre cycling |  |  |  | sportive *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cycling=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was in a sportive mood and played tricks all day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:x4:1
# text = She was in a sportive mood and played tricks all day.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  | a sportive mood |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | past | She *not said here* | tricks |  |  | day |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In English we usually say «sporty», not «sportive», for someone who likes sport.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:x5:1
# text = In English we usually say «sporty», not «sportive», for someone who likes sport.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	sporty	sporty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | we | sporty |  | English |  | for someone; usually *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent sporty=Theme in english=Manner |
| 2 | **like** | present |  | sport |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sport=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kittens were sportive and chased the string.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:x6:1
# text = The kittens were sportive and chased the string.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the kittens |  |  |  |  | sportive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **chase** | past | the kittens *not said here* | the string |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But with the Pygmies he was the most sportive and humorous, and merry-hearted, and sweet-tempered old Giant that ever washed his face in a wet cloud.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportive:x7:1
# text = But with the Pygmies he was the most sportive and humorous, and merry-hearted, and sweet-tempered old Giant that ever washed his face in a wet cloud.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Pygmies	Pygmy	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	9	advmod	_	_
9	sportive	sportive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	humorous	humorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	merry	merry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	hearted	hearted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	tempered	temper	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	parataxis	_	_
22	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
24	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	obj	_	_
25	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	26	advmod	_	_
26	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	acl:relcl	_	_
27	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | with the Pygmies; sportive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **temper** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | giant *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **wash** | past |  | his face |  | a wet cloud | ever |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent that=Beneficiary face=Patient |

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