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title: cheese — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cheese» in the school dictionary: Cheese is a food made from milk, usually yellow or white, that can be soft or hard. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cheese

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**Who acts:** Cheese, that, I, you, Mice, France · **What happens:** be, make, have, grate, love, say · **To what, where:** food, milk, whole round block, cheese sandwich, Cheese, top · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«cheese» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [cheese in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cheese.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheese is a food made from milk, usually yellow or white, that can be soft or hard.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:m1:1
# text = Cheese is a food made from milk, usually yellow or white, that can be soft or hard.
1	Cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cheese | a food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a food *not said here* |  | milk |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from milk=Material |
| 3 | **is** | can | that |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
A cheese is a whole round block or a particular kind of cheese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:m2:1
# text = A cheese is a whole round block or a particular kind of cheese.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	block	block	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cheese | a whole round block or a particular kind of cheese |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had a cheese sandwich for lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:x1:1
# text = I had a cheese sandwich for lunch.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lunch	lunch	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 | **have** | past | I | a cheese sandwich |  |  |  | for lunch | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandwich=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheese is made from milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:x2:1
# text = Cheese is made from milk.
1	Cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Cheese |  | milk |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from milk=Material |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grate the cheese on top of the pizza.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:x3:1
# text = Grate the cheese on top of the pizza.
1	Grate	grate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cheese |  | top of the pizza |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mice in cartoons love cheese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:x4:1
# text = Mice in cartoons love cheese.
1	Mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Mice in cartoons | cheese |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cheese=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Say cheese!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:x5:1
# text = Say cheese!
1	Say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | cheese |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent cheese=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
France makes hundreds of cheeses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:x6:1
# text = France makes hundreds of cheeses.
1	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cheeses	cheese	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | France | hundreds of cheeses |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheddar is a hard cheese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:x7:1
# text = Cheddar is a hard cheese.
1	Cheddar	cheddar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | Cheddar | a hard cheese |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheese gives you calcium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:x8:1
# text = Cheese gives you calcium.
1	Cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	calcium	calcium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Cheese | calcium | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient calcium=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I can eat my bread without cheese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cheese:x9:1
# text = I can eat my bread without cheese.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | can | I | my bread |  |  |  | without cheese | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Patient |

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