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title: workforce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «workforce» in the school dictionary: A workforce is all the people who work for a company, factory or organisation. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# workforce

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**Who acts:** workforce, people, factory, Half, company, Women · **What happens:** be, work, have, split, give, train · **To what, where:** people, workforce, 8 equal teams, 30 workers, new machines, large part

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«workforce» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [workforce in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/workforce.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A workforce is all the people who work for a company, factory or organisation.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:workforce:m1:1
# text = A workforce is all the people who work for a company, factory or organisation.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workforce	workforce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a workforce | all people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | present | all people |  |  |  |  | for a company and factory or organisation | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for company=Beneficiary |

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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 -->
The workforce of a country is all the people who are able to work there.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:workforce:m2:1
# text = The workforce of a country is all the people who are able to work there.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workforce	workforce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the workforce of a country | all people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | all people |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **work** | to-infinitive | all people *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The factory has a workforce of 300 people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:workforce:x1:1
# text = The factory has a workforce of 300 people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	workforce	workforce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	300	300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the factory | a workforce of 300 people |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent workforce=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Half of the workforce works at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:workforce:x2:1
# text = Half of the workforce works at night.
1	Half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	workforce	workforce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **work** | present | Half of the workforce |  |  |  | night |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A workforce of 240 split into 8 equal teams gives 30 workers per team.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:workforce:x3:1
# text = A workforce of 240 split into 8 equal teams gives 30 workers per team.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workforce	workforce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	240	240	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
5	split	split	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	iobj	_	_
13	per	per	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | participle |  | a workforce of 240 *not said here* |  |  |  | into 8 equal teams *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into team=Result |
| 2 | **give** | present | a workforce of 240 |  | 30 workers per team |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worker=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The company is training its workforce to use new machines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:workforce:x4:1
# text = The company is training its workforce to use new machines.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	training	train	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	workforce	workforce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | present · progressive | the company | company's workforce |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent workforce=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive | the company *not said here* | new machines |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent machine=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Women make up a large part of the workforce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:workforce:x5:1
# text = Women make up a large part of the workforce.
1	Women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	workforce	workforce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present | Women | a large part of the workforce |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hospital's workforce includes doctors, nurses and cleaners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:workforce:x6:1
# text = The hospital's workforce includes doctors, nurses and cleaners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	workforce	workforce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	includes	include	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | the hospital's workforce | doctors and nurses and cleaners |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Theme |

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