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title: bionic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bionic» in the school dictionary: Having or being body parts that are electronic or mechanical and work like real ones, often better. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bionic

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**Who acts:** body parts, She, bionic hand, Scientists, bionic man, grandad · **What happens:** have, be, work, control, build, run · **To what, where:** body parts, bionic hand, bionic eyes, old TV show · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«bionic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [bionic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bionic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having or being body parts that are electronic or mechanical and work like real ones, often better.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bionic:m1:1
# text = Having or being body parts that are electronic or mechanical and work like real ones, often better.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	csubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	electronic	electronic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	mechanical	mechanical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund |  | body parts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | body parts |  |  |  |  | electronic *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | body parts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **work** | infinitive | body parts *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like real ones | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Super-strong or with powers beyond normal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bionic:m2:1
# text = Super-strong or with powers beyond normal.
1	Super	super	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has a bionic hand that she controls with her arm muscles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bionic:x1:1
# text = She has a bionic hand that she controls with her arm muscles.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	bionic	bionic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	controls	control	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | a bionic hand |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **control** | present | a bionic hand |  |  |  |  | with her arm muscles | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists are building bionic eyes for blind people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bionic:x2:1
# text = Scientists are building bionic eyes for blind people.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	building	build	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	bionic	bionic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present · progressive | Scientists | bionic eyes |  |  |  | for blind people | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent eye=Product for people=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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In the old TV show, the bionic man could run at 60 miles per hour.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bionic:x3:1
# text = In the old TV show, the bionic man could run at 60 miles per hour.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bionic	bionic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
15	per	per	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | could | the bionic man |  |  | the old TV show |  | at 60 miles per hour | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in show=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandad joked that his new knee was bionic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bionic:x4:1
# text = My grandad joked that his new knee was bionic.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	joked	joke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	bionic	bionic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | past | My grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | grandad's new knee |  |  |  |  | bionic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bionic leg helped the athlete run again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bionic:x5:1
# text = A bionic leg helped the athlete run again.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bionic	bionic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helped	help	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	athlete	athlete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | a bionic leg |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | present | the athlete |  |  |  | again |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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