---
title: ballet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ballet» in the school dictionary: Ballet is a kind of graceful dance that tells a story or shows feelings, with exact steps, jumps and turns, often on the tips of the toes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballet/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) / ballet

# ballet

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Ballet, that, sister, Ballet dancers, We, She · **What happens:** be, tell, show, jump, turn, perform · **To what, where:** kind, story, feelings, tips, one show, dance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«ballet» 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: [ballet in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ballet.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ballet is a kind of graceful dance that tells a story or shows feelings, with exact steps, jumps and turns, often on the tips of the toes.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:m1:1
# text = Ballet is a kind of graceful dance that tells a story or shows feelings, with exact steps, jumps and turns, often on the tips of the toes.
1	Ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	graceful	graceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	jumps	jump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	often	often	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
25	on	on	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	tips	tip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	toes	toe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ballet | a kind |  |  |  | of graceful dance | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | that | a story |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |
| 3 | **show** | present | that *not said here* | feelings and exact steps |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient |
| 4 | **jump** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **turn** | present |  | the tips of the toes |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tip=Theme |

<!-- .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 ballet is one show or story performed in this dance, like «The Nutcracker» or «Swan Lake».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:m2:1
# text = A ballet is one show or story performed in this dance, like «The Nutcracker» or «Swan Lake».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Nutcracker	Nutcracker	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Swan	Swan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ballet | one show or story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **perform** | participle |  | one show or story *not said here* |  | this dance |  | like the Nutcracker or Swan Lake | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ballet is also a company of ballet dancers: «the Royal Ballet».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:m3:1
# text = A ballet is also a company of ballet dancers: «the Royal Ballet».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	dancers	dancer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Royal	Royal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ballet | a company |  |  |  | of ballet dancers | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister goes to ballet on Saturdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:x1:1
# text = My sister goes to ballet on Saturdays.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | My sister |  |  | ballet | saturday |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to ballet=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ballet dancers practise for hours every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:x2:1
# text = Ballet dancers practise for hours every day.
1	Ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	dancers	dancer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	practise	practise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | present | Ballet dancers |  |  |  | day; hour |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw «The Nutcracker» ballet at Christmas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:x3:1
# text = We saw «The Nutcracker» ballet at Christmas.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Nutcracker	Nutcracker	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | Nutcracker ballet |  | Christmas |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ballet=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wears pink ballet shoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:x4:1
# text = She wears pink ballet shoes.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | She | pink ballet shoes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pirouette is a spin in ballet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:x5:1
# text = A pirouette is a spin in ballet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pirouette	pirouette	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	spin	spin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pirouette | a spin |  | ballet |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Boys and girls can both do ballet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:x6:1
# text = Boys and girls can both do ballet.
1	Boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	both	both	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | can | Boys and girls | ballet |  |  |  | both *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ballet=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ballet told the story of a swan princess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:x7:1
# text = The ballet told the story of a swan princess.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	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	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	swan	swan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the ballet | the story of a swan princess |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ballet makes your legs very strong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:x8:1
# text = Ballet makes your legs very strong.
1	Ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Ballet | your legs |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset leg=Product |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A little opera and a great ballet were performed, and a prologue and an epilogue into the bargain; and that would last till late at night.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ballet:x9:1
# text = A little opera and a great ballet were performed, and a prologue and an epilogue into the bargain; and that would last till late at night.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	opera	opera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	prologue	prologue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	epilogue	epilogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	nsubj	_	_
23	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	last	last	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
25	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
26	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	24	advmod	_	_
27	at	at	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | past · passive |  | a little opera and a great ballet |  |  |  | a prologue into the bargain and a epilogue *obl* | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **last** | would | that |  |  |  | night | late *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [ballerina](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/)
- next →: [balloon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/)
- ↑ back to [B in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/)