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title: celebrity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «celebrity» in the school dictionary: A celebrity is a famous person, especially in films, music, sport or TV. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# celebrity

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**Who acts:** celebrity, She, Many celebrities, Scammers, He, something · **What happens:** be, come, open, want, grow up, post · **To what, where:** famous person, state, new library, celebrity, edited photos, celebrity chef · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«celebrity» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [celebrity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/celebrity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A celebrity is a famous person, especially in films, music, sport or TV.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:celebrity:m1:1
# text = A celebrity is a famous person, especially in films, music, sport or TV.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	celebrity	celebrity	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	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 celebrity | a famous person and sport or TV |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Celebrity is the state of being famous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:celebrity:m2:1
# text = Celebrity is the state of being famous.
1	Celebrity	celebrity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Celebrity | the state |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A celebrity came to open the new library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:celebrity:x1:1
# text = A celebrity came to open the new library.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	celebrity	celebrity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | a celebrity |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **open** | to-infinitive | a celebrity *not said here* | the new library |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location library=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wants to be a celebrity when she grows up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:celebrity:x2:1
# text = She wants to be a celebrity when she grows up.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|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	celebrity	celebrity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
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 | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a celebrity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow up** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many celebrities post edited photos online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:celebrity:x3:1
# text = Many celebrities post edited photos online.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	celebrities	celebrity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	post	post	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	edited	edit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	online	online	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **post** | present | Many celebrities | edited photos |  |  |  | online *property* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme |
| 2 | **edit** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The celebrity chef cooked on TV.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:celebrity:x4:1
# text = The celebrity chef cooked on TV.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	celebrity	celebrity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chef	chef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | participle |  | the celebrity chef *not said here* |  |  |  | on TV | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient on tv=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scammers sometimes pretend to be celebrities to trick people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:celebrity:x5:1
# text = Scammers sometimes pretend to be celebrities to trick people.
1	Scammers	scammer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	pretend	pretend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	celebrities	celebrity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	trick	trick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | present | Scammers |  |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | Scammers *not said here* | celebrities |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **trick** | to-infinitive | Scammers *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He enjoyed his short time of celebrity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:celebrity:x6:1
# text = He enjoyed his short time of celebrity.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enjoyed	enjoy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	celebrity	celebrity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | past | He |  |  |  | time |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Celebrity is always something!" said the drummer; and so he scratched his own name there, and his little son's name likewise.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:celebrity:x7:1
# text = "Celebrity is always something!" said the drummer; and so he scratched his own name there, and his little son's name likewise.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Celebrity	celebrity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	drummer	drummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	scratched	scratch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	's	PART	POS	_	24	case	_	_
26	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
27	likewise	likewise	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Celebrity | something |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | something | the drummer |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent drummer=Topic |
| 3 | **scratch** | past | he | his own name |  | there |  | his little son's name *obl*; likewise *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **name** |  | his little son |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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