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title: ant — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ant» in the Judaism dictionary: A very small insect with six legs that lives in large, organised groups called colonies, often in nests under the ground. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ant

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**Who acts:** small insect, large organised groups, Ants, jokey way, someone, close tliy mouth · **What happens:** live, call, be, say, not sit, speak · **To what, where:** large organised groups, colonies, jokey way, heart, this, ant · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ant» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: [ant in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ant.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very small insect with six legs that lives in large, organised groups called colonies, often in nests under the ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:m1:1
# text = A very small insect with six legs that lives in large, organised groups called colonies, often in nests under the ground.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	organised	organised	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	colonies	colony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	often	often	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	nests	nest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
21	under	under	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a small insect with six legs |  |  | large organised groups |  | in nests under the ground | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |
| 2 | **call** | participle | large organised groups *not said here* | colonies |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «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 -->
"Ants in your pants" is a jokey way of saying someone cannot sit still.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:m2:1
# text = "Ants in your pants" is a jokey way of saying someone cannot sit still.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	pants	pants	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	jokey	jokey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
17	still	still	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ants in your pants | a jokey way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a jokey way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **sit** | can | someone |  |  |  | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
§ H The ten digits and zero — close tliy mouth from speaking and thy heart from thinking, and if tliy heart should leap, let it come back to its place; for concerning this has the coven- ant been made. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* § H The ten digits and zero — close tliy mouth from speaking and thy heart from thinking, and if tliy heart should leap, let it come back to its place; for concerning this has the coven- ant been made.

<!-- fold The tree, 39 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x1:1
# text = § H The ten digits and zero — close tliy mouth from speaking and thy heart from thinking, and if tliy heart should leap, let it come back to its place; for concerning this has the coven- ant been made.
1	§	§	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	H	H	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	digits	digit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	zero	zero	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	tliy	tliy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
21	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
22	tliy	tliy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
24	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	leap	leap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	conj	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	_
29	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	xcomp	_	_
30	back	back	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
31	to	to	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	38	punct	_	_
35	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	36	mark	_	_
36	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	38	advcl	_	_
37	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	36	obj	_	_
38	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	parataxis	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
40	coven	coven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	40	punct	_	_
42	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nsubj:pass	_	_
43	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	44	aux:pass	_	_
44	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	38	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | close tliy mouth *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | close tliy mouth *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **leap** | should | tliy heart |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **let** | infinitive | tliy heart *not said here* | heart |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **come back** | infinitive | heart *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **concern** | gerund |  | this |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus this=Experiencer |
| 7 | **have** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **make** | participle · passive |  | ant |  |  |  | coven *vocative* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x1:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise; (Writings PRO.6.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x2:1
# text = Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise; (Writings PRO.6.6, JPS 1917)
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	consider	consider	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	appos	_	_
19	PRO.6.6	PRO.6.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
22	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the ant |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to ant=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **sluggard** |  | thou |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **consider** | infinitive | you *not said here* | her ways |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent way=Attribute |
| 4 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; (Writings PRO.30.25, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x3:1
# text = The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; (Writings PRO.30.25, JPS 1917)
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	provide	provide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	parataxis	_	_
20	PRO.30.25	PRO.30.25	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	flat	_	_
23	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the ants |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | present | people | people's food |  |  | summer |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition food=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ant has six legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x4:1
# text = An ant has six legs.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a ant | six legs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long line of ants carried crumbs back to their nest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x5:1
# text = A long line of ants carried crumbs back to their nest.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry back** | past | a long line of ants | crumbs |  | crumbs's nest |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme to nest=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen ant lays all the eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x6:1
# text = The queen ant lays all the eggs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lays	lay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | the queen ant | all eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ants can carry things much heavier than themselves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x7:1
# text = Ants can carry things much heavier than themselves.
1	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	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 | **carry** | can | Ants | things |  |  |  | heavy *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't poke the ant hill or they might bite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x8:1
# text = Don't poke the ant hill or they might bite.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	poke	poke	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **poke** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the ant hill |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hill=Theme |
| 2 | **bite** | might | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the ant saved food for the winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x9:1
# text = In the story, the ant saved food for the winter.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | the ant | food |  | the story | winter |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched ants through a magnifying glass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x10:1
# text = We watched ants through a magnifying glass.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	magnifying	magnify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **watch** | past | We | ants |  | a magnifying glass |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ant=Theme |
| 2 | **magnify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop wriggling — you've got ants in your pants!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x11:1
# text = Stop wriggling — you've got ants in your pants!
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	wriggling	wriggle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	parataxis	_	_
7	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	pants	pants	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **wriggle** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_internal\_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** | present · perfect | you | ants |  | your pants |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ant=Stimulus |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He found an ant in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ant:x12:1
# text = He found an ant in it.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | He | a ant |  | ant |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ant=Topic |

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