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title: therapy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «therapy» in the school dictionary: Therapy is treatment to help someone get better from an illness or injury. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# therapy

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**Who acts:** someone, Therapy, your, she, cousin, Talking therapy · **What happens:** be, help, get, talk, train, feel · **To what, where:** Therapy treatment, someone, illness, one kind, leg, therapy

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Therapy is treatment to help someone get better from an illness or injury.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapy:m1:1
# text = Therapy is treatment to help someone get better from an illness or injury.
1	Therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Therapy treatment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent someone=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive | someone *not said here* |  |  | a illness or injury |  | good *property* | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme from illness=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Therapy is also talking with a trained person about worries and feelings, to feel better in your mind.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapy:m2:1
# text = Therapy is also talking with a trained person about worries and feelings, to feel better in your mind.
1	Therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
16	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	xcomp	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present · progressive | Therapy |  |  |  |  | with a trained person about worries and feelings | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with person=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **train** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in your mind; good *property* | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in mind=Attribute |
| 4 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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A therapy is one kind of treatment: speech therapy, physical therapy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapy:m3:1
# text = A therapy is one kind of treatment: speech therapy, physical therapy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 therapy | one kind |  |  |  | of treatment; speech therapy and physical therapy *nmod* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After breaking her leg, she had therapy to walk again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapy:x1:1
# text = After breaking her leg, she had therapy to walk again.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	breaking	break	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | gerund | she *not said here* | her leg |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | she | therapy |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent therapy=Patient |
| 3 | **walk** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | therapy *not said here* |  |  | again |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin goes to speech therapy to help with his talking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapy:x2:1
# text = My cousin goes to speech therapy to help with his talking.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | My cousin | speech therapy |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | My cousin *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with cousin's talking | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with talking=Theme |
| 3 | **talk** |  | cousin |  |  |  |  |  | nom talking «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Talking therapy helped Dad when he felt very sad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapy:x3:1
# text = Talking therapy helped Dad when he felt very sad.
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | past | Talking therapy |  | Dad |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **feel** | past | therapy |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog visits the hospital for pet therapy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapy:x4:1
# text = The dog visits the hospital for pet therapy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	therapy	therapy	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 | **visit** | present | the dog | the hospital |  |  |  | for pet therapy | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hospital=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Music therapy helps some children relax.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapy:x5:1
# text = Music therapy helps some children relax.
1	Music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	therapy	therapy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	relax	relax	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Music therapy |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **relax** | present | some children |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are many therapies for back pain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:therapy:x6:1
# text = There are many therapies for back pain.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	therapies	therapy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | many therapies for back pain |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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