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title: asparagus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «asparagus» in the school dictionary: A vegetable with long green, white or purple stalks with pointed tips, eaten cooked. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# asparagus

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**Who acts:** plant, We, Asparagus spears, Grandad, asparagus season, I · **What happens:** eat, cook, grow, have, grow up, be · **To what, where:** pointed tips, asparagus, garden, asparagus soup, school

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«asparagus» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [asparagus in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/asparagus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vegetable with long green, white or purple stalks with pointed tips, eaten cooked.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asparagus:m1:1
# text = A vegetable with long green, white or purple stalks with pointed tips, eaten cooked.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	purple	purple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	stalks	stalk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	tips	tip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
16	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | participle |  | pointed tips *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plant it grows from.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asparagus:m2:1
# text = The plant it grows from.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the plant |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had asparagus with our dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asparagus:x1:1
# text = We had asparagus with our dinner.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asparagus	asparagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | asparagus |  |  |  | with our dinner | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent asparagus=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Asparagus spears grow up from the soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asparagus:x2:1
# text = Asparagus spears grow up from the soil.
1	Asparagus	asparagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	spears	spear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | present | Asparagus spears |  |  |  |  | from the soil | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from soil=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad grows asparagus in his garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asparagus:x3:1
# text = Grandad grows asparagus in his garden.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asparagus	asparagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Grandad | asparagus |  | Grandad's garden |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location asparagus=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The asparagus season is in late spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asparagus:x4:1
# text = The asparagus season is in late spring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	asparagus	asparagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the asparagus season |  |  |  | in late spring |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I tried asparagus soup at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asparagus:x5:1
# text = I tried asparagus soup at school.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asparagus	asparagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | I | asparagus soup |  | school |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snap off the woody ends of the asparagus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asparagus:x6:1
# text = Snap off the woody ends of the asparagus.
1	Snap	Snap	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	woody	woody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ends	end	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	asparagus	asparagus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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