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title: caddy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «caddy» in the school dictionary: A caddy (also caddie) is a person who carries a golfer's clubs and gives them advice during a game. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# caddy

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**Who acts:** caddy, person, tea caddy, small container, Grandma, you · **What happens:** be, carry, give, keep, caddy, put back · **To what, where:** person, clubs, advice, small box, tea leaves, small container · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A caddy (also caddie) is a person who carries a golfer's clubs and gives them advice during a game.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:m1:1
# text = A caddy (also caddie) is a person who carries a golfer's clubs and gives them advice during a game.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	caddie	caddie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	golfer	golfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	clubs	club	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	iobj	_	_
19	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	during	during	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a caddy | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | a person | a golfer's clubs |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | present | a person *not said here* | advice | clubs *= club* |  | during a game |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient advice=Theme |

<!-- .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 tea caddy is a small box or tin for keeping tea leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:m2:1
# text = A tea caddy is a small box or tin for keeping tea leaves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
12	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tea caddy | a small box or tin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | gerund | a tea caddy *not said here* | tea leaves |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A caddy is a small container or holder that keeps things tidy, such as a pencil caddy or a cleaning caddy.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:m3:1
# text = A caddy is a small container or holder that keeps things tidy, such as a pencil caddy or a cleaning caddy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caddy	caddy	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	holder	holder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	tidy	tidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a caddy | a small container or holder |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | a small container or holder | things |  |  |  | tidy *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To caddy (caddie) is to work as a golfer's caddy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:m4:1
# text = To caddy (caddie) is to work as a golfer's caddy.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	caddy	caddy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	caddie	caddie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	golfer	golfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **caddy** | to-infinitive |  | caddie |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caddie=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | as a golfer's caddy; work *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The caddy carried the golfer's heavy bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:x1:1
# text = The caddy carried the golfer's heavy bag.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	golfer	golfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the caddy | the golfer's heavy bag |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma keeps tea in a pretty tin caddy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:x2:1
# text = Grandma keeps tea in a pretty tin caddy.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Grandma | tea |  | a pretty tin caddy |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent tea=Theme in caddy=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the pencils back in the caddy on your table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:x3:1
# text = Put the pencils back in the caddy on your table.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put back** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pencils |  | the caddy |  | on your table | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme on table=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle caddied at the golf club in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:x4:1
# text = My uncle caddied at the golf club in summer.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	caddied	caddie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	golf	golf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **caddie** | participle |  | My uncle *not said here* |  | the golf club in summer |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We put vegetable peelings in the food caddy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:x5:1
# text = We put vegetable peelings in the food caddy.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	vegetable	vegetable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	peelings	peeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | We | vegetable peelings |  | the food caddy |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent peeling=Theme in caddy=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shower caddy holds shampoo and soap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:x6:1
# text = The shower caddy holds shampoo and soap.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	shower	shower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	shampoo	shampoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the shower caddy | shampoo and soap |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shampoo=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each group has a caddy of glue sticks and scissors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:x7:1
# text = Each group has a caddy of glue sticks and scissors.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	glue	glue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each group | a caddy of glue sticks and scissors |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caddy=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The caddy told her which club to use.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caddy:x8:1
# text = The caddy told her which club to use.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caddy	caddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the caddy | which club | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient club=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive | the caddy *not said here* | which club *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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