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title: tabulate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tabulate» in the school dictionary: To tabulate information is to arrange it in a table, in rows and columns, so it is easy to read and compare. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tabulate

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**Who acts:** We, our, you, pupil, scientist, computer · **What happens:** tabulate, be, read, compare, result, experiment · **To what, where:** information, table, results, plant experiment, many pets, temperatures

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To tabulate information is to arrange it in a table, in rows and columns, so it is easy to read and compare.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabulate:m1:1
# text = To tabulate information is to arrange it in a table, in rows and columns, so it is easy to read and compare.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tabulate	tabulate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	arrange	arrange	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	rows	row	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	columns	column	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	expl	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	parataxis	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	compare	compare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tabulate** | to-infinitive |  | information |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent information=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a table |  | arrange *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **read** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **compare** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
We tabulated the results of our plant experiment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabulate:x1:1
# text = We tabulated the results of our plant experiment.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tabulated	tabulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tabulate** | past | We | the results of our plant experiment |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent result=Patient |
| 2 | **result** |  |  | our plant experiment |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **experiment** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tabulate how many pets each pupil has.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabulate:x2:1
# text = Tabulate how many pets each pupil has.
1	Tabulate	tabulate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tabulate** | imperative | you *not said here* | many pets |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pet=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | each pupil | many pets *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pet=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scientist tabulated the temperatures for each day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabulate:x3:1
# text = The scientist tabulated the temperatures for each day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tabulated	tabulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	temperatures	temperature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tabulate** | past | the scientist | the temperatures |  |  | day |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent temperature=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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First tabulate the data, then draw a bar chart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabulate:x4:1
# text = First tabulate the data, then draw a bar chart.
1	First	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
2	tabulate	tabulate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tabulate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the data |  |  |  | first *property* | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent data=Patient |
| 2 | **draw** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a bar chart |  |  | then |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chart=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The survey answers were tabulated by the computer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabulate:x5:1
# text = The survey answers were tabulated by the computer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	tabulated	tabulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tabulate** | past · passive | the computer | the survey answers |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She tabulated her pocket money spending in a notebook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tabulate:x6:1
# text = She tabulated her pocket money spending in a notebook.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tabulated	tabulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
4	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	spending	spending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	notebook	notebook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tabulate** | past | She | her money spending |  | a notebook |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent spending=Patient |
| 2 | **spend** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom spending «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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