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title: sportsmanship — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sportsmanship» in the school dictionary: Playing fairly and kindly in sport or games: following the rules, respecting the other team and the referee, and being a good winner and a good loser. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sportsmanship

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**Who acts:** Shaking, She, Cheating, He, runner, that · **What happens:** play, follow, respect, be, shake, show · **To what, where:** sport, rules, other team, good winner, hands, good sportsmanship · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Playing fairly and kindly in sport or games: following the rules, respecting the other team and the referee, and being a good winner and a good loser.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportsmanship:m1:1
# text = Playing fairly and kindly in sport or games: following the rules, respecting the other team and the referee, and being a good winner and a good loser.
1	Playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
2	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	respecting	respect	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
23	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	26	cop	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	loser	loser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | gerund |  |  |  | sport or games |  | fairly *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  | the rules |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |
| 3 | **respect** | gerund |  | the other team and the referee |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer team=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is a** | gerund |  | a good winner and a good loser |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shaking hands after the game shows good sportsmanship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportsmanship:x1:1
# text = Shaking hands after the game shows good sportsmanship.
1	Shaking	shake	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sportsmanship	sportsmanship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | gerund |  | hands |  |  | after the game |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | present | Shaking | good sportsmanship |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sportsmanship=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She won the sportsmanship award.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportsmanship:x2:1
# text = She won the sportsmanship award.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sportsmanship	sportsmanship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	award	award	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | She | the sportsmanship award |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent award=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheating is bad sportsmanship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportsmanship:x3:1
# text = Cheating is bad sportsmanship.
1	Cheating	cheating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sportsmanship	sportsmanship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cheating | bad sportsmanship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He stopped to help the runner who fell; that was real sportsmanship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportsmanship:x4:1
# text = He stopped to help the runner who fell; that was real sportsmanship.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	runner	runner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sportsmanship	sportsmanship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the runner |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent runner=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **fall** | past | the runner |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | past | that | real sportsmanship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Say "well played" to the other team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportsmanship:x5:1
# text = Say "well played" to the other team.
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **play** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to the other team; well *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our coach cares about sportsmanship more than winning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sportsmanship:x6:1
# text = Our coach cares about sportsmanship more than winning.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sportsmanship	sportsmanship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	obj	_	_
7	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | Our coach | more |  |  |  | about sportsmanship | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | Our coach *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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