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title: brand — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brand» in the school dictionary: A brand is the name of a product made by a particular company, with its own logo: a brand of trainers, a brand of cereal. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brand

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**Who acts:** brand, new, Mum, supermarket, bike, Adverts · **What happens:** be, make, brand, burn, show, own · **To what, where:** name, product, trainers, cereal, mark, skin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«brand» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [brand in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brand.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brand is the name of a product made by a particular company, with its own logo: a brand of trainers, a brand of cereal.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:m1:1
# text = A brand is the name of a product made by a particular company, with its own logo: a brand of trainers, a brand of cereal.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	product	product	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	logo	logo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a brand | the name |  |  |  | of a product; a brand of trainers  a brand of cereal *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a product *not said here* |  |  |  | by a particular company; with brand's own logo | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **brand** |  |  | trainers |  |  |  |  | nom brand «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **brand** |  |  | cereal |  |  |  |  | nom brand «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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 brand is a mark burned into an animal's skin to show who owns it.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:m2:1
# text = A brand is a mark burned into an animal's skin to show who owns it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brand	brand	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	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	owns	own	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a brand | a mark |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **burn** | participle |  | a mark *not said here* |  | a animal's skin |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **own** | present |  | brand |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To brand means to mark with a brand, or to give someone a bad name: he was branded a liar.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:m3:1
# text = To brand means to mark with a brand, or to give someone a bad name: he was branded a liar.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	brand	brand	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	mark	mark	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	branded	brand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	liar	liar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | brand |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mark** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | brand *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a brand | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with brand=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | to-infinitive | brand *not said here* | a bad name | someone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient name=Theme |
| 4 | **brand** | past · passive |  | brand |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme liar=Result |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Brand new» means completely new, never used.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:m4:1
# text = «Brand new» means completely new, never used.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Brand	brand	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | new |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **use** | participle | new *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brand is also a burning stick or piece of wood, used as a torch.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:m5:1
# text = A brand is also a burning stick or piece of wood, used as a torch.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a brand | a burning stick or piece of wood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a burning stick or piece of wood *not said here* |  |  |  | as a torch | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What brand of trainers do you like?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:x1:1
# text = What brand of trainers do you like?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present · do-support | what brand of trainers |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **brand** |  |  | trainers |  |  |  |  | nom brand «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum buys the supermarket's own brand because it is cheaper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:x2:1
# text = Mum buys the supermarket's own brand because it is cheaper.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	supermarket	supermarket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | Mum | the supermarket's own brand |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brand=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | brand |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **brand** |  | the supermarket |  |  |  |  |  | nom brand «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My bike is brand new.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:x3:1
# text = My bike is brand new.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	brand	brand	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My bike |  |  |  |  | brand, new *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adverts try to make us love a brand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:x4:1
# text = Adverts try to make us love a brand.
1	Adverts	advert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present | Adverts |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Adverts *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **love** *not said to happen* | infinitive | us *not said here* | a brand |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brand=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rancher put his brand on the cattle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:x5:1
# text = The rancher put his brand on the cattle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rancher	rancher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cattle	cattle	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 | **put** | past | the rancher | rancher's brand |  |  |  | on the cattle | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent brand=Theme on cattle=Destination |
| 2 | **brand** |  | rancher |  |  |  |  |  | nom brand «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was branded a cheat after one mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:x6:1
# text = He was branded a cheat after one mistake.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	branded	brand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cheat	cheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	mistake	mistake	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 | **brand** | past · passive |  | He |  |  | after one mistake |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme cheat=Result |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Compare two brands to see which is the better value.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:x7:1
# text = Compare two brands to see which is the better value.
1	Compare	compare	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	brands	brand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | imperative | you *not said here* | two brands |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brand=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the better value |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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On hearing this, Althea seized the brand, laid it up carefully in a chest, and henceforth preserved it as her most precious possession.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brand:x8:1
# text = On hearing this, Althea seized the brand, laid it up carefully in a chest, and henceforth preserved it as her most precious possession.
1	On	on	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	Althea	Althea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	seized	seize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
13	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	henceforth	henceforth	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	as	as	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
23	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
24	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	25	advmod	_	_
25	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | gerund | Althea *not said here* | this |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus |
| 2 | **seize** | past | Althea | the brand |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brand=Theme |
| 3 | **lay up** | past | Althea *not said here* | brand |  | a chest |  | carefully *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in chest=Destination |
| 4 | **preserve** | past | Althea *not said here* | brand |  |  |  | as Althea's precious possession; henceforth *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **possess** |  | Althea |  |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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**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.

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