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title: analogy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «analogy» in the school dictionary: A comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another, for example saying the heart is like a pump. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# analogy

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**Who acts:** comparison, puzzle, hot, form, teacher, heart · **What happens:** explain, show, say, be, puzzle, use · **To what, where:** one thing, another, heart, B, analogy, eye · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«analogy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [analogy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analogy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another, for example saying the heart is like a pump.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:m1:1
# text = A comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another, for example saying the heart is like a pump.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	comparison	comparison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
17	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	pump	pump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | a comparison | one thing |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | a comparison *not said here* | another |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent another=Recipient |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a comparison *not said here* | the heart |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent heart=Topic |
| 4 | **is** | present | a comparison |  |  |  |  | like a pump | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: school, olympiad — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A puzzle of the form «A is to B as C is to D», like «hot is to cold as up is to down».

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:m2:1
# text = A puzzle of the form «A is to B as C is to D», like «hot is to cold as up is to down».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	B	B	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	C	C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	D	D	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	parataxis	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
26	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	down	down	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | a B |  |  |  | as C | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | a puzzle of the form |  |  |  |  | to D | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | hot |  |  |  |  | as up; cold *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **puzzle** |  | the form |  |  |  |  |  | nom puzzle «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A likeness between two things in some way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:m3:1
# text = A likeness between two things in some way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	likeness	likeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher used the analogy of a pump to explain how the heart works.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:x1:1
# text = The teacher used the analogy of a pump to explain how the heart works.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	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	analogy	analogy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pump	pump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the teacher | the analogy of a pump |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent analogy=Patient |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **work** | present | the heart |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bird is to nest as bee is to hive — can you finish the analogy?

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:x2:1
# text = Bird is to nest as bee is to hive — can you finish the analogy?
1	Bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	nest	nest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
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	hive	hive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	analogy	analogy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bird |  |  |  |  | as bee; nest *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Bird *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hive *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **finish** | can | you | the analogy |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector analogy=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Comparing the eye to a camera is a common analogy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:x3:1
# text = Comparing the eye to a camera is a common analogy.
1	Comparing	compare	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
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	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	analogy	analogy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | gerund |  | the eye |  |  |  | to a camera | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Comparing | a common analogy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By analogy with «sing, sang», some children say «bring, brang», but it is «brought».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:x4:1
# text = By analogy with «sing, sang», some children say «bring, brang», but it is «brought».
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	analogy	analogy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	sing	sing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	brang	brang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  | by analogy with sing | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some children |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **bring** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | brang |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent brang=Theme |
| 4 | **bring** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | brang |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is an analogy between a city and an ant colony: both need workers and roads.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:x5:1
# text = There is an analogy between a city and an ant colony: both need workers and roads.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	analogy	analogy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	colony	colony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
14	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
15	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a analogy between a city and a ant colony |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **need** | present | both | workers and roads |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot worker=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our olympiad paper had ten analogy questions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:x6:1
# text = Our olympiad paper had ten analogy questions.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	olympiad	olympiad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	analogy	analogy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Our olympiad paper | ten analogy questions |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent question=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every analogy breaks down somewhere: the heart is not really made of metal.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:x7:1
# text = Every analogy breaks down somewhere: the heart is not really made of metal.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	analogy	analogy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	really	really	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break down** | present | every analogy |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · passive |  | the heart |  |  |  | of metal | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hand is to glove as foot is to sock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:x8:1
# text = Hand is to glove as foot is to sock.
1	Hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	glove	glove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
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	sock	sock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Hand |  |  |  |  | as foot; glove *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Hand *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sock *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I fail to see much analogy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogy:x9:1
# text = I fail to see much analogy.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fail	fail	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	analogy	analogy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **see** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | much analogy |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer analogy=Stimulus |

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