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title: bullfight — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bullfight» in the school dictionary: A public show, mainly in Spain, Portugal, southern France and parts of Latin America, in which people fight a bull in a ring; in most bullfights the bull is killed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bullfight

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**Who acts:** people, bullfight, ring, Many people, bullfights, matador · **What happens:** fight, kill, take, call, think, be · **To what, where:** bull, public show, place, ring, bullring, red cape · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A public show, mainly in Spain, Portugal, southern France and parts of Latin America, in which people fight a bull in a ring; in most bullfights the bull is killed.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bullfight:m1:1
# text = A public show, mainly in Spain, Portugal, southern France and parts of Latin America, in which people fight a bull in a ring; in most bullfights the bull is killed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Portugal	Portugal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	obl	_	_
21	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	fight	fight	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	31	punct	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	31	amod	_	_
31	bullfights	bullfight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	35	nsubj:pass	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	nsubj:pass	_	_
34	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	aux:pass	_	_
35	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	35	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | present | people | a bull |  | a public show |  | in a ring | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bull=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **kill** | present · passive |  | a public show |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bullfight takes place in a ring called a bullring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bullfight:x1:1
# text = A bullfight takes place in a ring called a bullring.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bullfight	bullfight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bullring	bullring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | a bullfight | place |  | a ring |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in ring=Location |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a ring *not said here* | a bullring |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bullring=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people think bullfights are cruel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bullfight:x2:1
# text = Many people think bullfights are cruel.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bullfights	bullfight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Many people |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | bullfights |  |  |  |  | cruel *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The matador waved a red cape at the bull in the bullfight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bullfight:x3:1
# text = The matador waved a red cape at the bull in the bullfight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matador	matador	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cape	cape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bullfight	bullfight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | past | the matador | a red cape |  |  |  | at the bull in the bullfight | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cape=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some towns have banned bullfights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bullfight:x4:1
# text = Some towns have banned bullfights.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	bullfights	bullfight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | present · perfect | some towns | bullfights |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer bullfight=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learnt about the debate over bullfights in Spain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bullfight:x5:1
# text = We learnt about the debate over bullfights in Spain.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learnt	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	debate	debate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bullfights	bullfight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about the debate over bullfights in Spain | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about debate=Topic |

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