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title: cereal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cereal» in the school dictionary: A breakfast food made from grains, such as cornflakes, oats or puffed rice, often eaten with milk. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cereal

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**Who acts:** cereal, seeds, I, Wheat, farmer, We · **What happens:** make, puff, eat, be, have, grow · **To what, where:** breakfast food, grains, puffed rice, grass plant, wheat, bowl · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A breakfast food made from grains, such as cornflakes, oats or puffed rice, often eaten with milk.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:m1:1
# text = A breakfast food made from grains, such as cornflakes, oats or puffed rice, often eaten with milk.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	grains	grain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	cornflakes	cornflake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	puffed	puff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a breakfast food *not said here* |  | grains and cornflakes and oats or puffed rice |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from grain=Material |
| 2 | **puff** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **eat** | participle |  | puffed rice *not said here* |  |  |  | with milk; often *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 cereal is a grass plant whose seeds (grains) we eat, like wheat, rice, maize (corn), oats, barley and rye.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:m2:1
# text = A cereal is a grass plant whose seeds (grains) we eat, like wheat, rice, maize (corn), oats, barley and rye.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cereal	cereal	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	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	grains	grain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	maize	maize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
21	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	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 cereal | a grass plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | seeds | wheat and rice and maize and oats and barley and rye |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheat=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have a bowl of cereal for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:x1:1
# text = I have a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | a bowl of cereal for breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bowl=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wheat and rice are cereals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:x2:1
# text = Wheat and rice are cereals.
1	Wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	cereals	cereal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wheat and rice | cereals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This cereal is very sugary, so I only have it on Saturdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:x3:1
# text = This cereal is very sugary, so I only have it on Saturdays.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sugary	sugary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this cereal |  |  |  |  | sugary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | I | cereal |  |  | saturday |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer grows cereal crops like barley.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:x4:1
# text = The farmer grows cereal crops like barley.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the farmer | cereal crops |  |  |  | like barley | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crop=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a net of a cereal box in maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:x5:1
# text = We made a net of a cereal box in maths.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	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	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	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 | **make** | past | We | a net of a cereal box in maths |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent net=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pour the milk on your cereal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:x6:1
# text = Pour the milk on your cereal.
1	Pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | imperative | you *not said here* | the milk |  | your cereal |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oats are a cereal used to make porridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:x7:1
# text = Oats are a cereal used to make porridge.
1	Oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Oats | a cereal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a cereal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | porridge |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset porridge=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cereal box says 30 g is one serving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cereal:x8:1
# text = The cereal box says 30 g is one serving.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	g	G	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	serving	serving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the cereal box |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | 30 g | one serving |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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