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title: teaching — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teaching» in the school dictionary: Teaching is the work of showing or explaining things so that others learn them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# teaching

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**Who acts:** Teaching, work, others, Baloo, you · **What happens:** be, show, explain, learn, pass on, give · **To what, where:** work, things, lesson, rule, someone, teachings

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«teaching» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [teaching in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teaching.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Teaching is the work of showing or explaining things so that others learn them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teaching:m1:1
# text = Teaching is the work of showing or explaining things so that others learn them.
1	Teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	explaining	explain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Teaching | the work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | the work *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* | gerund | the work *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
| 4 | **learn** | present | others | things *= thing* |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

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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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A teaching is a lesson, a belief or a rule passed on from someone wise.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teaching:m2:1
# text = A teaching is a lesson, a belief or a rule passed on from someone wise.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obl	_	_
16	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a teaching | a lesson |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass on** | participle |  | a rule *not said here* |  | someone |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from someone=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Baloo gave his teachings to the cubs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teaching:x1:1
# text = Baloo gave his teachings to the cubs.
1	Baloo	Baloo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	teachings	teaching	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cubs	cub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Baloo | Baloo's teachings | the cubs |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent teaching=Theme to cub=Recipient |
| 2 | **teach** |  | Baloo |  |  |  |  |  | nom teaching «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teaching of the Christian faith was spread far.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teaching:x2:1
# text = The teaching of the Christian faith was spread far.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	spread	spread	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past · passive |  | the teaching of the Christian faith |  |  |  | far *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **teach** |  |  | the Christian faith |  |  |  |  | nom teaching «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Follow the teachings of your grandmother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teaching:x3:1
# text = Follow the teachings of your grandmother.
1	Follow	follow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	teachings	teaching	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | imperative | you *not said here* | the teachings of your grandmother |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teaching=Theme |
| 2 | **teach** |  |  | your grandmother |  |  |  |  | nom teaching «act transitive»: of=patient |

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