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title: caribou — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «caribou» in the school dictionary: A caribou is a large deer of North America's Arctic and northern forests with big branching antlers; in Europe and Asia the same animal is called a reindeer. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# caribou

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**Who acts:** caribou, large deer, male caribou, Canadian quarter, Wolves · **What happens:** be, call, migrate, grow, show, dig · **To what, where:** large deer, same animal, Europe, tundra, antlers, caribou · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A caribou is a large deer of North America's Arctic and northern forests with big branching antlers; in Europe and Asia the same animal is called a reindeer.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caribou:m1:1
# text = A caribou is a large deer of North America's Arctic and northern forests with big branching antlers; in Europe and Asia the same animal is called a reindeer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	caribou	caribou	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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	Arctic	Arctic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	branching	branching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	antlers	antler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	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 caribou | a large deer |  |  |  | of North America's Arctic and northern forests with big branching antlers | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive | a large deer *not said here* | the same animal |  | Europe and Asia |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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 -->
Caribou migrate across the tundra in huge herds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caribou:x1:1
# text = Caribou migrate across the tundra in huge herds.
1	Caribou	caribou	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	migrate	migrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tundra	tundra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	herds	herd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **migrate** | present | Caribou |  |  | the tundra |  | in huge herds | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Both male and female caribou grow antlers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caribou:x2:1
# text = Both male and female caribou grow antlers.
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
2	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	caribou	caribou	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	antlers	antler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | both male caribou | antlers |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location antler=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Canadian quarter shows a caribou.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caribou:x3:1
# text = The Canadian quarter shows a caribou.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	caribou	caribou	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the Canadian quarter | a caribou |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent caribou=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Caribou dig through snow to eat lichen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caribou:x4:1
# text = Caribou dig through snow to eat lichen.
1	Caribou	caribou	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dig	dig	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	lichen	lichen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | present | Caribou |  |  | snow |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent through snow=Location |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive | Caribou *not said here* | lichen |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lichen=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wolves follow the caribou herds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caribou:x5:1
# text = Wolves follow the caribou herds.
1	Wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	follow	follow	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	caribou	caribou	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	herds	herd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | Wolves | the caribou herds |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herd=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Caribou and reindeer are the same species.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:caribou:x6:1
# text = Caribou and reindeer are the same species.
1	Caribou	caribou	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Caribou and reindeer | the same species |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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