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title: blanket — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blanket» in the school dictionary: A blanket is a large piece of warm cloth used to cover you in bed or keep you warm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# blanket

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**Who acts:** blanket, blanket rule, you, We, Fog, fire blanket · **What happens:** be, use, cover, keep, mean, grab · **To what, where:** large piece, you, thick covering, something, one, case

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«blanket» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [blanket in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blanket.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A blanket is a large piece of warm cloth used to cover you in bed or keep you warm.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:m1:1
# text = A blanket is a large piece of warm cloth used to cover you in bed or keep you warm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a blanket | a large piece |  |  |  | of warm cloth | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a large piece *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cover** | to-infinitive |  |  | you |  |  | in bed | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent you=Destination in bed=Theme |
| 4 | **keep** | present |  | you |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

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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 -->
A blanket of something is a thick covering of it, like a blanket of snow or fog.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:m2:1
# text = A blanket of something is a thick covering of it, like a blanket of snow or fog.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	covering	covering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a blanket of something | a thick covering and a blanket of snow or fog |  |  |  | of it | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To blanket means to cover something completely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:m3:1
# text = To blanket means to cover something completely.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | blanket |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cover** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | blanket *not said here* | something |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme something=Destination |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A blanket rule is one that covers every case.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:m4:1
# text = A blanket rule is one that covers every case.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a blanket rule | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | present |  | every case |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme case=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grab a blanket; it's cold tonight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:x1:1
# text = Grab a blanket; it's cold tonight.
1	Grab	grab	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | imperative | you *not said here* | a blanket |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blanket=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | blanket | cold tonight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sat on a picnic blanket in the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:x2:1
# text = We sat on a picnic blanket in the park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	park	park	NOUN	NN	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 | **sit** | past | We |  |  | a picnic blanket |  | in the park | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on blanket=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A blanket of snow covered the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:x3:1
# text = A blanket of snow covered the garden.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | a blanket of snow | the garden |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme garden=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fog blanketed the town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:x4:1
# text = Fog blanketed the town.
1	Fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blanketed	blanket	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	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blanket** | past | Fog | the town |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent town=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fire blanket is on the kitchen wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:x5:1
# text = The fire blanket is on the kitchen wall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	wall	wall	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** | present | the fire blanket |  |  | the kitchen wall |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My baby sister carries her blanket everywhere.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:x6:1
# text = My baby sister carries her blanket everywhere.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | My baby sister | sister's blanket |  |  |  | everywhere *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blanket=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blankets keep you warm by trapping heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:x7:1
# text = Blankets keep you warm by trapping heat.
1	Blankets	blanket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	trapping	trap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	_
7	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Blankets | you |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 2 | **trap** | gerund | Blankets *not said here* | heat |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be a wet blanket; come and join in!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blanket:x8:1
# text = Don't be a wet blanket; come and join in!
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	join	join	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | infinitive |  | a wet blanket |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **join in** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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