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title: theatrical — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «theatrical» in the school dictionary: Theatrical means about the theatre, plays and acting: a theatrical company, theatrical costumes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# theatrical

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**Who acts:** Theatrical, Amateur theatricals, He, She, brother, Mum · **What happens:** mean, play, act, be, put on, give · **To what, where:** theatrical company, plays, theatrical sigh, school, theatrical show, theatrical way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Theatrical means about the theatre, plays and acting: a theatrical company, theatrical costumes.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:m1:1
# text = Theatrical means about the theatre, plays and acting: a theatrical company, theatrical costumes.
1	Theatrical	Theatrical	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	costumes	costume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Theatrical |  |  |  |  | about the theatre | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **play** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **act** | gerund |  | a theatrical company and theatrical costumes |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: 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 -->
Theatrical also means exaggerated and showy, as if acting for an audience.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:m2:1
# text = Theatrical also means exaggerated and showy, as if acting for an audience.
1	Theatrical	Theatrical	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	exaggerated	exaggerated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	showy	showy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Theatrical |  |  |  |  | exaggerated *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **act** *a condition, not said to happen* | gerund | Theatrical *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a audience | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"He gave a theatrical sigh."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:m2e:1
# text = "He gave a theatrical sigh."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sigh	sigh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** *in a quote* | past | He | a theatrical sigh |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sigh=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Amateur theatricals are plays put on by ordinary people, not professional actors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:m3:1
# text = Amateur theatricals are plays put on by ordinary people, not professional actors.
1	Amateur	amateur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	theatricals	theatrical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	plays	play	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	professional	professional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Amateur theatricals | plays |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put on** | participle |  | plays *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school put on a theatrical show at Christmas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:x1:1
# text = The school put on a theatrical show at Christmas.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | participle · passive |  | the school |  | a theatrical show at Christmas |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on show=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She bowed in a very theatrical way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:x2:1
# text = She bowed in a very theatrical way.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bow** | past | She |  |  | a theatrical way |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in way=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother gave a theatrical groan when Mum said "homework".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:x3:1
# text = My brother gave a theatrical groan when Mum said "homework".
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	groan	groan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | My brother | a theatrical groan |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent groan=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum | homework |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent homework=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The theatrical costumes were stored in the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:x4:1
# text = The theatrical costumes were stored in the hall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	costumes	costume	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	stored	store	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | past · passive |  | the theatrical costumes |  | the hall |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in hall=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be so theatrical; it's only a small scratch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:x5:1
# text = Don't be so theatrical; it's only a small scratch.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	scratch	scratch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | theatrical *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it | a small scratch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The theatrical company toured the country with their play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:x6:1
# text = The theatrical company toured the country with their play.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	toured	tour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tour** | past | the theatrical company | the country |  |  |  | with their play | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent country=Location |
| 2 | **play** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom play «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Theatrical makeup has to be bright so the audience can see it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:theatrical:x7:1
# text = Theatrical makeup has to be bright so the audience can see it.
1	Theatrical	theatrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	makeup	makeup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Theatrical makeup |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | Theatrical makeup *not said here* |  |  |  |  | bright *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | can | the audience | makeup |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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