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title: casual — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «casual» in the school dictionary: Casual clothes are relaxed, comfortable everyday clothes, not smart or formal ones. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# casual

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Casual clothes, Casual, casual job, player, you, We · **What happens:** be, mean, not seem, care, not make, happen · **To what, where:** much, effort, one, member, football fan group, designer clothes

<!-- .vabout -->
«casual» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: [casual in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/casual.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Casual clothes are relaxed, comfortable everyday clothes, not smart or formal ones.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:m1:1
# text = Casual clothes are relaxed, comfortable everyday clothes, not smart or formal ones.
1	Casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	everyday	everyday	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
11	smart	smart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Casual clothes |  |  |  |  | comfortable everyday clothes *obl*; relaxed *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
Casual means relaxed and not seeming to care much or not making an effort: a casual wave, a casual chat.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:m2:1
# text = Casual means relaxed and not seeming to care much or not making an effort: a casual wave, a casual chat.
1	Casual	casual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	seeming	seem	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Casual |  |  |  |  | relaxed *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **seem** | gerund | Casual *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **care** | to-infinitive | Casual *not said here* | much |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **make** | gerund | Casual *not said here* | a effort |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset effort=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Casual can mean happening by chance or without a plan: a casual meeting.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:m3:1
# text = Casual can mean happening by chance or without a plan: a casual meeting.
1	Casual	casual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Casual |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** *not said to happen* | gerund | Casual *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by chance or a plan | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by chance=Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A casual job or worker is one that is not regular or permanent, done only now and then.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:m4:1
# text = A casual job or worker is one that is not regular or permanent, done only now and then.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
16	only	only	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a casual job or worker | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | regular *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  | now |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A «casual» can be a member of a football fan group known for wearing designer clothes; and «casual» (gaming slang) is a player who plays just for fun.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:m5:1
# text = A «casual» can be a member of a football fan group known for wearing designer clothes; and «casual» (gaming slang) is a player who plays just for fun.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
12	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
17	designer	designer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	gaming	gaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	_
28	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
31	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	32	nsubj	_	_
32	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	acl:relcl	_	_
33	just	just	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	_
34	for	for	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | casual | a member |  |  |  | of a football fan group | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | participle |  | a football fan group *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **wear** | gerund |  | designer clothes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |
| 4 | **is a** | present | casual | a player |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **play** | present | a player | fun |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Theme |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Casual can describe a person you know only slightly, such as a casual neighbour.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:m6:1
# text = Casual can describe a person you know only slightly, such as a casual neighbour.
1	Casual	casual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | can | Casual | a person and a casual neighbour |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | present | you | a person and a casual neighbour *not said here* |  |  |  | slightly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer person=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We can wear casual clothes on Friday for charity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:x1:1
# text = We can wear casual clothes on Friday for charity.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | can | We | casual clothes |  |  |  | on Friday; for charity | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She tried to sound casual, but she was really nervous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:x2:1
# text = She tried to sound casual, but she was really nervous.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	really	really	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sound** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | casual *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was just a casual chat at the bus stop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:x3:1
# text = It was just a casual chat at the bus stop.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	stop	stop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a casual chat |  | the bus stop |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad has a casual job at the market on Saturdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:x4:1
# text = Dad has a casual job at the market on Saturdays.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Dad | a casual job |  | the market on Saturdays |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave a casual wave as he walked past.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:x5:1
# text = He gave a casual wave as he walked past.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	past	past	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a casual wave |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | past | he |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The party is casual, so jeans are fine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:x6:1
# text = The party is casual, so jeans are fine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	jeans	jeans	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the party |  |  |  |  | casual *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | jeans |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm only a casual gamer; I play on weekends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:x7:1
# text = I'm only a casual gamer; I play on weekends.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gamer	gamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	weekends	weekend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | a casual gamer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | present | I | a casual gamer *not said here* |  |  | weekend |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gamer=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A casual remark can still hurt someone's feelings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:casual:x8:1
# text = A casual remark can still hurt someone's feelings.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	casual	casual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | can | a casual remark | someone's feelings |  |  | still |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient |

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