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title: teachable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teachable» in the school dictionary: Able and willing to learn: a teachable puppy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teachable

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**Who acts:** Kindness, Puppies, broken window, He, Good manners, Parrots · **What happens:** learn, teach, be, become · **To what, where:** teachable puppy, something, teachable moment, age

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: of a person or animal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able and willing to learn: a teachable puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:m1:1
# text = Able and willing to learn: a teachable puppy.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	teachable	teachable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **learn** | to-infinitive |  | a teachable puppy |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: of a subject or skill — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to be taught.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:m2:1
# text = Able to be taught.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	taught	teach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V» |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kindness is teachable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:m2e:1
# text = Kindness is teachable.
1	Kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	teachable	teachable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Kindness |  |  |  |  | teachable *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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«A teachable moment»: a chance in real life to learn something useful.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:m3:1
# text = «A teachable moment»: a chance in real life to learn something useful.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	teachable	teachable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Puppies are very teachable when they are young.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:x1:1
# text = Puppies are very teachable when they are young.
1	Puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	teachable	teachable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Puppies |  |  |  |  | teachable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Puppies *= puppy* |  |  |  |  | young *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is creativity teachable?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:x2:1
# text = Is creativity teachable?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	creativity	creativity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teachable	teachable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | teachable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The broken window became a teachable moment about safety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:x3:1
# text = The broken window became a teachable moment about safety.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	broken	broken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	teachable	teachable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the broken window | a teachable moment about safety |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He is curious and teachable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:x4:1
# text = He is curious and teachable.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	curious	curious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	teachable	teachable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | curious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Good manners are teachable at any age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:x5:1
# text = Good manners are teachable at any age.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	teachable	teachable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Good manners |  |  |  | at any age | teachable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Parrots are surprisingly teachable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teachable:x6:1
# text = Parrots are surprisingly teachable.
1	Parrots	parrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	surprisingly	surprisingly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	teachable	teachable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | present | Parrots |  |  |  |  | surprisingly, teachable *property* | tree rules |

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