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title: broccoli — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «broccoli» in the school dictionary: Broccoli is a green vegetable with a thick stalk and many small tight flower buds on top that look like tiny trees. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# broccoli

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**Who acts:** Broccoli, top, floret, you, We, broccoli florets · **What happens:** be, look, eat, steam, have, go · **To what, where:** green vegetable, one small piece, broccoli, lots, stir fry, broccoli stalks

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Broccoli is a green vegetable with a thick stalk and many small tight flower buds on top that look like tiny trees.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:m1:1
# text = Broccoli is a green vegetable with a thick stalk and many small tight flower buds on top that look like tiny trees.
1	Broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stalk	stalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	buds	bud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Broccoli | a green vegetable |  |  |  | with a thick stalk and many small tight flower buds on top | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | top |  |  |  |  | like tiny trees | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 floret is one small piece of the broccoli head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:m2:1
# text = A floret is one small piece of the broccoli head.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	floret	floret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a floret | one small piece |  |  |  | of the broccoli head | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Broccoli looks like a little green tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:x1:1
# text = Broccoli looks like a little green tree.
1	Broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Broccoli |  |  |  |  | like a little green tree | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eat your broccoli; it's good for you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:x2:1
# text = Eat your broccoli; it's good for you.
1	Eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | imperative | you *not said here* | your broccoli |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent broccoli=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | broccoli |  |  |  |  | for you; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We steamed the broccoli for five minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:x3:1
# text = We steamed the broccoli for five minutes.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	steamed	steam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steam** | past | We | the broccoli |  |  | minute |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent broccoli=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Broccoli has lots of vitamin C.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:x4:1
# text = Broccoli has lots of vitamin C.
1	Broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	vitamin	vitamin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	C.	c.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Broccoli | lots of vitamin C. |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The broccoli florets went into the stir-fry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:x5:1
# text = The broccoli florets went into the stir-fry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	florets	floret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	stir	stir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	fry	fry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the broccoli florets |  |  | the stir fry |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into fry=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My dog likes broccoli stalks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:x6:1
# text = My dog likes broccoli stalks.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	stalks	stalk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | My dog | broccoli stalks |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot stalk=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The part of broccoli we eat is the flower buds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:x7:1
# text = The part of broccoli we eat is the flower buds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
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	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	buds	bud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | we | broccoli *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent broccoli=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the part of broccoli | the flower buds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If broccoli turns yellow, it is old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:broccoli:x8:1
# text = If broccoli turns yellow, it is old.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | broccoli |  |  |  |  | yellow *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | broccoli |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

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