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title: chimpanzee — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chimpanzee» in the school dictionary: A chimpanzee is an intelligent ape with black hair, long arms and no tail, which lives in groups in the forests and grasslands of central and West Africa. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chimpanzee

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**Who acts:** chimpanzee, intelligent ape, Chimpanzees, Jane · **What happens:** be, live, use, crack, open, share · **To what, where:** intelligent ape, groups, closest living animal relatives, stone, nut, lot

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A chimpanzee is an intelligent ape with black hair, long arms and no tail, which lives in groups in the forests and grasslands of central and West Africa.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chimpanzee:m1:1
# text = A chimpanzee is an intelligent ape with black hair, long arms and no tail, which lives in groups in the forests and grasslands of central and West Africa.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chimpanzee	chimpanzee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	intelligent	intelligent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ape	ape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	grasslands	grassland	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
27	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	_
30	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	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 chimpanzee | a intelligent ape |  |  |  | with black hair | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a intelligent ape |  |  | groups |  | in the forests and grasslands of central West Africa | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

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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 -->
Chimpanzees, together with bonobos, are the closest living animal relatives of humans.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chimpanzee:m2:1
# text = Chimpanzees, together with bonobos, are the closest living animal relatives of humans.
1	Chimpanzees	chimpanzee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bonobos	bonobo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	closest	close	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
10	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	relatives	relative	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Chimpanzees and bonobos | the closest living animal relatives |  |  |  | of humans | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chimpanzees live in groups in African forests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chimpanzee:x1:1
# text = Chimpanzees live in groups in African forests.
1	Chimpanzees	chimpanzee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Chimpanzees |  |  | groups |  | in African forests | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chimpanzee used a stone to crack open a nut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chimpanzee:x2:1
# text = A chimpanzee used a stone to crack open a nut.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chimpanzee	chimpanzee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	crack	crack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nut	nut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle | a chimpanzee *not said here* | a stone |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Patient |
| 2 | **crack** | to-infinitive | a chimpanzee *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **open** | infinitive | a chimpanzee *not said here* | a nut |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location nut=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Chimpanzees share a lot of their DNA with humans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chimpanzee:x3:1
# text = Chimpanzees share a lot of their DNA with humans.
1	Chimpanzees	chimpanzee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	DNA	DNA	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | Chimpanzees | a lot of Chimpanzees's DNA |  |  |  | with humans | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jane Goodall watched wild chimpanzees for many years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chimpanzee:x4:1
# text = Jane Goodall watched wild chimpanzees for many years.
1	Jane	Jane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Goodall	Goodall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	chimpanzees	chimpanzee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | Jane | wild chimpanzees |  |  | year |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chimpanzee=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chimpanzees groom each other to stay friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chimpanzee:x5:1
# text = Chimpanzees groom each other to stay friends.
1	Chimpanzees	chimpanzee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	groom	groom	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	2	obj	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	fixed	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **groom** | present | Chimpanzees | each |  |  |  |  | vn groom-41.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | to-infinitive | Chimpanzees *not said here* | friends |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme friend=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chimpanzees are apes, not monkeys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chimpanzee:x6:1
# text = Chimpanzees are apes, not monkeys.
1	Chimpanzees	chimpanzee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	apes	ape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Chimpanzees | apes and monkeys |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chimpanzee made a nest of leaves high in a tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chimpanzee:x7:1
# text = The chimpanzee made a nest of leaves high in a tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chimpanzee	chimpanzee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the chimpanzee | a nest of leaves |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product |

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