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title: armband — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «armband» in the school dictionary: An armband is a band of cloth worn around the upper arm to show something, like that someone is team captain or that someone has died. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# armband

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**Who acts:** armband, that, someone, Armbands, children, Americans · **What happens:** be, wear, show, die, help, float · **To what, where:** band, upper arm, something, small inflatable rings, arms, children · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«armband» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [armband in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/armband.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An armband is a band of cloth worn around the upper arm to show something, like that someone is team captain or that someone has died.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:m1:1
# text = An armband is a band of cloth worn around the upper arm to show something, like that someone is team captain or that someone has died.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	armband	armband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	around	around	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	22	nsubj	_	_
19	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	22	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
21	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
24	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
25	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	27	nsubj	_	_
26	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a armband | a band |  |  |  | of cloth | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | participle |  | a band *not said here* |  | the upper arm |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient |
| 4 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | like team captain | tree rules |
| 5 | **die** | present · perfect | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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 -->
Armbands are small inflatable rings worn on the arms to help children float while learning to swim; Americans call them water wings or floaties.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:m2:1
# text = Armbands are small inflatable rings worn on the arms to help children float while learning to swim; Americans call them water wings or floaties.
1	Armbands	armband	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	inflatable	inflatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	float	float	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	Americans	American	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
20	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	xcomp	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	floaties	floaty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Armbands | small inflatable rings |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | participle |  | small inflatable rings *not said here* |  | the arms |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | to-infinitive |  | children |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 4 | **float** | infinitive | children *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **learn** | gerund | children *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **swim** | to-infinitive | children *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **call** | present | Americans | children *= child* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little sister swims with armbands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:x1:1
# text = My little sister swims with armbands.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	swims	swim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	armbands	armband	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | present | My little sister |  |  |  |  | with armbands | vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «PP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with armband=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Armbands are not a safety device, so an adult must still watch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:x2:1
# text = Armbands are not a safety device, so an adult must still watch.
1	Armbands	armband	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	still	still	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | Armbands | a safety device |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **watch** | must | a adult |  |  |  | still |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain wore an armband on his sleeve.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:x3:1
# text = The captain wore an armband on his sleeve.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	armband	armband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sleeve	sleeve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the captain | a armband |  | captain's sleeve |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent armband=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The players wore black armbands to remember a friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:x4:1
# text = The players wore black armbands to remember a friend.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	armbands	armband	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the players | black armbands |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent armband=Source |
| 2 | **remember** | to-infinitive | the players *not said here* | a friend |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blow up your armbands before you get in the pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:x5:1
# text = Blow up your armbands before you get in the pool.
1	Blow	blow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	armbands	armband	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow up** | imperative | you *not said here* | your armbands |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent armband=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | present | you |  |  | the pool |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The steward wore a yellow armband.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:x6:1
# text = The steward wore a yellow armband.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	steward	steward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	armband	armband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the steward | a yellow armband |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent armband=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I don't need armbands any more.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:x7:1
# text = I don't need armbands any more.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	armbands	armband	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	any	any	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | I | armbands |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot armband=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He handed the armband to the new captain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armband:x8:1
# text = He handed the armband to the new captain.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	handed	hand	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	armband	armband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	captain	captain	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 | **hand** | past | He | the armband |  | the new captain |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent armband=Theme to captain=Destination |

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