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title: caller — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «caller» in the school dictionary: A caller is a person who makes a telephone call. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# caller

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**Who acts:** caller, person, Caller ID, ID, you, your · **What happens:** be, make, visit, call out, ask, speak · **To what, where:** person, telephone call, someone, house, games, numbers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«caller» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [caller in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caller.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A caller is a person who makes a telephone call.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caller:m1:1
# text = A caller is a person who makes a telephone call.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caller	caller	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	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	telephone	telephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a caller | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a person | a telephone call |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent call=Product |

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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 caller is someone who visits a house for a short time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caller:m2:1
# text = A caller is someone who visits a house for a short time.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a caller | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **visit** | present |  | a house |  |  | time |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Co-Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In some games and dances, the caller is the person who calls out numbers or steps, as in bingo or a barn dance.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caller:m3:1
# text = In some games and dances, the caller is the person who calls out numbers or steps, as in bingo or a barn dance.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	dances	dance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	bingo	bingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the caller | the person |  | some games and dances |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call out** *speech: assert* | present | the person | numbers or steps |  |  |  | as bingo or a barn dance | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent number=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The caller asked to speak to my dad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caller:x1:1
# text = The caller asked to speak to my dad.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the caller |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the caller *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to my dad | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to dad=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Caller ID showed it was Grandma.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caller:x2:1
# text = Caller ID showed it was Grandma.
1	Caller	caller	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	ID	id	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | **show** | past | Caller ID |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | ID | Grandma |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't give your address to an unknown caller.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caller:x3:1
# text = Don't give your address to an unknown caller.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **give** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your address | a unknown caller |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent address=Theme to caller=Recipient |
| 2 | **address** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had a caller at the door selling cleaning products.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caller:x4:1
# text = We had a caller at the door selling cleaning products.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	cleaning	clean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	products	product	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | a caller |  | the door |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caller=Patient |
| 2 | **sell** | gerund | We *not said here* | cleaning products |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent product=Theme |
| 3 | **clean** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bingo caller shouted «two little ducks, twenty-two».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caller:x5:1
# text = The bingo caller shouted «two little ducks, twenty-two».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bingo	bingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the bingo caller | two little ducks |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duck=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The caller at the barn dance told us when to swing our partners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caller:x6:1
# text = The caller at the barn dance told us when to swing our partners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	swing	swing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
12	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	partners	partner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the caller at the barn dance |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **swing** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the caller at the barn dance *not said here* | our partners |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent partner=Theme |

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