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title: ceremoniously — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ceremoniously» in the school dictionary: In a very formal, grand way, following the proper rules of an occasion. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ceremoniously

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**Who acts:** formal grand way, occasion, He, She · **What happens:** follow, rule, ask, borrow, greet, bow · **To what, where:** proper rules, permission, Shiro, guests, door

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«ceremoniously» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [ceremoniously in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ceremoniously.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a very formal, grand way, following the proper rules of an occasion.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceremoniously:m1:1
# text = In a very formal, grand way, following the proper rules of an occasion.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund | a formal grand way *not said here* | the proper rules of a occasion |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |
| 2 | **rule** |  | a occasion |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He very ceremoniously asked permission to borrow Shiro.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceremoniously:x1:1
# text = He very ceremoniously asked permission to borrow Shiro.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	ceremoniously	ceremoniously	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	Shiro	Shiro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | participle | He | permission |  |  |  | ceremoniously *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent permission=Recipient |
| 2 | **borrow** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | Shiro |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shiro=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The guests were greeted ceremoniously at the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceremoniously:x2:1
# text = The guests were greeted ceremoniously at the door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	greeted	greet	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	ceremoniously	ceremoniously	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **greet** *speech: greet* | past · passive |  | the guests |  | the door |  | ceremoniously *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She bowed ceremoniously to the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ceremoniously:x3:1
# text = She bowed ceremoniously to the king.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ceremoniously	ceremoniously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bow** | past | She |  |  |  |  | to the king; ceremoniously *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.pivot»: agent=Agent to king=Pivot |

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