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title: afterthought — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «afterthought» in the school dictionary: Something that you think of, say or add later, after the main thing is done. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# afterthought

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**Who acts:** you, she, He, garden, Mum, Safety · **What happens:** think of, say, add, do, treat, grab · **To what, where:** main thing, umbrella, P.S., snack, afterthought, small extra room · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«afterthought» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [afterthought in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/afterthought.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something that you think of, say or add later, after the main thing is done.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afterthought:m1:1
# text = Something that you think of, say or add later, after the main thing is done.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	obj	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	add	add	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think of** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent that=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **add** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **do** | present · passive |  | the main thing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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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 -->
Something added without much care, treated as less important.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afterthought:m2:1
# text = Something added without much care, treated as less important.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | without much care | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **treat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | important *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an afterthought, she grabbed her umbrella.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afterthought:x1:1
# text = As an afterthought, she grabbed her umbrella.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	umbrella	umbrella	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 | **grab** | past | she | her umbrella |  |  |  | as a afterthought | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent umbrella=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He added a P.S. to the letter as an afterthought.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afterthought:x2:1
# text = He added a P.S. to the letter as an afterthought.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	P.S.	p.s.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | He | a P.S. |  |  |  | to the letter as a afterthought | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent p.s.=Patient to letter=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden seemed like an afterthought to the builders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afterthought:x3:1
# text = The garden seemed like an afterthought to the builders.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	builders	builder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **seem** | past | the garden |  |  |  |  | like a afterthought; to the builders | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"And bring a snack," Mum said as an afterthought.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afterthought:x4:1
# text = "And bring a snack," Mum said as an afterthought.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	_
8	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | a snack |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent snack=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | as a afterthought | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Safety should never be an afterthought.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afterthought:x5:1
# text = Safety should never be an afterthought.
1	Safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | should | Safety | a afterthought |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The last line of the poem was an afterthought.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afterthought:x6:1
# text = The last line of the poem was an afterthought.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the last line of the poem | a afterthought |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The small extra room was built as an afterthought.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:afterthought:x7:1
# text = The small extra room was built as an afterthought.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past · passive |  | the small extra room |  |  |  | as a afterthought | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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