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title: breeder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «breeder» in the school dictionary: A breeder is a person who keeps animals or plants so they can have young or grow new plants, often to sell them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# breeder

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**Who acts:** breeder, person, animals, animal, We, good breeder · **What happens:** be, keep, have, grow, sell, get · **To what, where:** person, animals, new plants, plants, animal, puppy

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«breeder» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [breeder in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/breeder.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A breeder is a person who keeps animals or plants so they can have young or grow new plants, often to sell them.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:m1:1
# text = A breeder is a person who keeps animals or plants so they can have young or grow new plants, often to sell them.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	breeder	breeder	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
15	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
18	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	often	often	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
24	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a breeder | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | a person | animals or plants |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | can | animals *= animal* |  |  |  |  | young *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **grow** | present | a person *not said here* | new plants |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location plant=Theme |
| 5 | **sell** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | plants *= plant* |  |  |  | often *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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 breeder can be an animal or plant that has young.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:m2:1
# text = A breeder can be an animal or plant that has young.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	breeder	breeder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a breeder | a animal or plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | a animal or plant |  |  |  |  | young *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We got our puppy from a breeder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:x1:1
# text = We got our puppy from a breeder.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	breeder	breeder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | We | our puppy |  | a breeder |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent puppy=Theme from breeder=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good breeder lets you meet the puppy's mother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:x2:1
# text = A good breeder lets you meet the puppy's mother.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	breeder	breeder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | a good breeder | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **meet** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the puppy's mother |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mother=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The breeder keeps horses on a farm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:x3:1
# text = The breeder keeps horses on a farm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	breeder	breeder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the breeder | horses |  | a farm |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent horse=Theme on farm=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plant breeders made sweeter strawberries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:x4:1
# text = Plant breeders made sweeter strawberries.
1	Plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	breeders	breeder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweeter	sweet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Plant breeders | sweeter strawberries |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset strawberry=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Choose a responsible breeder or adopt from a shelter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:x5:1
# text = Choose a responsible breeder or adopt from a shelter.
1	Choose	choose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	breeder	breeder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	adopt	adopt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | imperative | you *not said here* | a responsible breeder |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breeder=Theme |
| 2 | **adopt** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | a shelter |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The breeder sold six kittens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:x6:1
# text = The breeder sold six kittens.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	breeder	breeder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the breeder | six kittens |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat breeder showed us the kittens' parents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:x7:1
# text = The cat breeder showed us the kittens' parents.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	breeder	breeder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the cat breeder | the kittens's parents | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient parent=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Breeders choose the best animals to have young.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:x8:1
# text = Breeders choose the best animals to have young.
1	Breeders	breeder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | Breeders | the best animals |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive | Breeders *not said here* |  |  |  |  | young *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eel-breeder was a witty fellow, a merry guest, and brought a measure of brandy with him.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:breeder:x9:1
# text = The eel-breeder was a witty fellow, a merry guest, and brought a measure of brandy with him.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	eel	eel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	breeder	breeder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	witty	witty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fellow	fellow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	merry	merry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	brandy	brandy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the eel breeder | a witty fellow and a merry guest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring** | past | the eel breeder *not said here* | a measure of brandy |  |  |  | with guest | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent measure=Theme |
| 3 | **measure** |  |  | brandy |  |  |  |  | nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient |

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