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title: unification — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unification» in the school dictionary: Unification is the act of joining separate things, groups or countries into one whole. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unification

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**Who acts:** Unification, act, Italian unification, Scientists, country, treaty · **What happens:** be, join, happen, unify, make, hope · **To what, where:** act, separate things, 1871, Germany, many small states, one big school

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Unification is the act of joining separate things, groups or countries into one whole.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unification:m1:1
# text = Unification is the act of joining separate things, groups or countries into one whole.
1	Unification	unification	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	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	joining	join	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	_
15	whole	whole	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 | **is a** | present | Unification | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | gerund | the act *not said here* | separate things and groups or countries |  |  |  | into one | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent thing=Patient into one=Co-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 -->
The unification of Germany happened in 1871.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unification:x1:1
# text = The unification of Germany happened in 1871.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	unification	unification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Germany	Germany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	1871	1871	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past | the unification of Germany |  |  | 1871 |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in 1871=Location |
| 2 | **unify** |  |  | Germany |  |  |  |  | nom unification «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Italian unification joined many small states into one country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unification:x2:1
# text = Italian unification joined many small states into one country.
1	Italian	Italian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	unification	unification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	joined	join	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | past | Italian unification | many small states |  |  |  | into one country | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent state=Patient into country=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The unification of the two schools made one big school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unification:x3:1
# text = The unification of the two schools made one big school.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	unification	unification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the unification of the two schools | one big school |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset school=Product |
| 2 | **unify** |  |  | the two schools |  |  |  |  | nom unification «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists hope for the unification of all forces in one theory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unification:x4:1
# text = Scientists hope for the unification of all forces in one theory.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	unification	unification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	theory	theory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | present | Scientists |  |  |  |  | for the unification of all forces in one theory | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for unification=Theme |
| 2 | **unify** |  |  | all forces in one theory |  |  |  |  | nom unification «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After unification, the country used one money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unification:x5:1
# text = After unification, the country used one money.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	unification	unification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the country | one money |  |  | after unification |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The treaty led to the unification of the kingdoms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unification:x6:1
# text = The treaty led to the unification of the kingdoms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	treaty	treaty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	unification	unification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kingdoms	kingdom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | the treaty |  |  |  |  | to the unification of the kingdoms | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to unification=Patient |
| 2 | **unify** |  |  | the kingdoms |  |  |  |  | nom unification «event transitive»: of=patient |

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