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title: cartoonist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cartoonist» in the school dictionary: A person who draws cartoons: funny or simple drawings, comic strips, or animated films. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cartoonist

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**Who acts:** person, newspapers, I, cartoonist, Charles, newspaper cartoonist · **What happens:** draw, make, want, be, grow up, visit · **To what, where:** cartoons, point, cartoonist, prime minister, Snoopy, school

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who draws cartoons: funny or simple drawings, comic strips, or animated films.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartoonist:m1:1
# text = A person who draws cartoons: funny or simple drawings, comic strips, or animated films.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	draws	draw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	drawings	drawing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	comic	comic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	strips	strip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	animated	animated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present | a person | cartoons |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cartoon=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Someone who draws cartoons for newspapers that make a point about news or politics.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartoonist:m2:1
# text = Someone who draws cartoons for newspapers that make a point about news or politics.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	draws	draw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	politics	politics	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present |  | cartoons |  |  |  | for newspapers | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent cartoon=Result for newspaper=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **make** | present | newspapers | a point |  |  |  | about news or politics | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset point=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I want to be a cartoonist when I grow up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartoonist:x1:1
# text = I want to be a cartoonist when I grow up.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cartoonist	cartoonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a cartoonist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow up** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cartoonist drew the prime minister with a giant nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartoonist:x2:1
# text = The cartoonist drew the prime minister with a giant nose.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cartoonist	cartoonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | the cartoonist | the prime minister |  |  |  | with a giant nose | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minister=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Charles Schulz was the cartoonist who drew Snoopy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartoonist:x3:1
# text = Charles Schulz was the cartoonist who drew Snoopy.
1	Charles	Charles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Schulz	Schulz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cartoonist	cartoonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	Snoopy	Snoopy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Charles | the cartoonist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** | past | the cartoonist | Snoopy |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snoopy=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cartoonist visited our school and taught us to draw faces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartoonist:x4:1
# text = A cartoonist visited our school and taught us to draw faces.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cartoonist	cartoonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	visited	visit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	draw	draw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | participle | a cartoonist | our school |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | a cartoonist *not said here* |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **draw** | to-infinitive | a cartoonist *not said here* | faces |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newspaper cartoonist made a joke about the weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartoonist:x5:1
# text = The newspaper cartoonist made a joke about the weather.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cartoonist	cartoonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the newspaper cartoonist | a joke |  |  |  | about the weather | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset joke=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cartoonists often work with a pencil first and then ink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cartoonist:x6:1
# text = Cartoonists often work with a pencil first and then ink.
1	Cartoonists	cartoonist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Cartoonists |  |  |  |  | with a pencil; first, often *property* | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with pencil=Co-Agent |

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