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title: garnish — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
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# garnish

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**Who acts:** food, he, gold, Mum, you · **What happens:** garnish, be, make, look, slice, add · **To what, where:** food, lemon, throne, house, gold, fish

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«garnish» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [garnish in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/garnish.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To garnish is to decorate food with a small extra bit, such as parsley or a slice of lemon, to make it look nice.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garnish:m1:1
# text = To garnish is to decorate food with a small extra bit, such as parsley or a slice of lemon, to make it look nice.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	garnish	garnish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	decorate	decorate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	parsley	parsley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	xcomp	_	_
26	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **garnish** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a small extra bit or a slice of lemon; decorate *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **look** | infinitive | food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 5 | **slice** |  |  | lemon |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To garnish a throne or hall is to decorate it with jewels or ornaments.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garnish:m2:1
# text = To garnish a throne or hall is to decorate it with jewels or ornaments.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	garnish	garnish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	decorate	decorate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	ornaments	ornament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **garnish** | to-infinitive |  | a throne or hall |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme throne=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with jewels or ornaments; decorate *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim. (Writings 2CH.3.6, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garnish:x1:1
# text = And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	garnished	garnish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Parvaim	Parvaim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **garnish** | past | he | the house |  |  |  | with precious stones for beauty | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Destination with stone=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the gold | gold |  |  |  | of Parvaim | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings 2CH.3.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garnish:x1:2
# text = (Writings 2CH.3.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2CH.3.6	2CH.3.6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum garnished the fish with a sprig of parsley.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garnish:x2:1
# text = Mum garnished the fish with a sprig of parsley.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	garnished	garnish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sprig	sprig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	parsley	parsley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **garnish** | past | Mum |  | the fish |  |  | with a sprig of parsley | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent fish=Destination with sprig=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add a lemon slice to garnish the cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garnish:x3:1
# text = Add a lemon slice to garnish the cake.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	garnish	garnish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | a lemon slice |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slice=Patient |
| 2 | **garnish** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the cake |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cake=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The throne was garnished with pearls and diamonds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garnish:x4:1
# text = The throne was garnished with pearls and diamonds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	garnished	garnish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **garnish** | past · passive |  | the throne |  |  |  | with pearls and diamonds | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with pearl=Theme |

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