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title: anonymous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anonymous» in the school dictionary: Anonymous means made, given or done by someone whose name is not known or not told. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anonymous

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**Who acts:** Anonymous, person, Someone, anonymous donor, survey, your · **What happens:** mean, make, give, do, not know, not tell · **To what, where:** name, person, Something, anonymous note, desk, hospital · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«anonymous» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [anonymous in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anonymous.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anonymous means made, given or done by someone whose name is not known or not told.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:m1:1
# text = Anonymous means made, given or done by someone whose name is not known or not told.
1	Anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Anonymous |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by someone | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **not** **know** | present · passive |  | name |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 6 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «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 -->
A person who is anonymous is not named or not known.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:m2:1
# text = A person who is anonymous is not named or not known.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | anonymous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **name** | present · passive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **know** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something plain and dull with nothing special about it can be called anonymous: «an anonymous grey building».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:m3:1
# text = Something plain and dull with nothing special about it can be called anonymous: «an anonymous grey building».
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obl	_	_
7	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | can · passive |  | Something |  |  |  | anonymous *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone left an anonymous note on my desk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:x1:1
# text = Someone left an anonymous note on my desk.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | Someone | a anonymous note |  | my desk |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent note=Theme on desk=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An anonymous donor gave the hospital a lot of money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:x2:1
# text = An anonymous donor gave the hospital a lot of money.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	donor	donor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | a anonymous donor | the hospital |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent hospital=Recipient lot=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The survey is anonymous, so do not write your name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:x3:1
# text = The survey is anonymous, so do not write your name.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the survey |  |  |  |  | anonymous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **write** | infinitive · do-support | the survey *not said here* | your name |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 3 | **name** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poem was written by Anonymous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:x4:1
# text = The poem was written by Anonymous.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	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	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past · passive |  | the poem |  |  |  | by Anonymous | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The man wanted to stay anonymous, so the paper did not print his name.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:x5:1
# text = The man wanted to stay anonymous, so the paper did not print his name.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	print	print	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the man |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | anonymous *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **print** | past · do-support | the paper | paper's name |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  | paper |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Online, people can be anonymous, so be careful who you talk to.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:x6:1
# text = Online, people can be anonymous, so be careful who you talk to.
1	Online	online	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	talk	talk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | people |  |  |  |  | anonymous, online *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **talk** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The office was in an anonymous grey building.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anonymous:x7:1
# text = The office was in an anonymous grey building.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	anonymous	anonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the office |  |  | a anonymous grey building |  |  | tree rules |

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