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title: chopper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chopper» in the school dictionary: A chopper is a tool with a heavy blade for chopping wood or meat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chopper

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**Who acts:** chopper, heavy blade, woodcutter, Mum, We, our · **What happens:** be, chop, swing, use, cut, ride · **To what, where:** tool, wood, helicopter, bike, chopper, meat

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«chopper» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [chopper in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chopper.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A chopper is a tool with a heavy blade for chopping wood or meat.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopper:m1:1
# text = A chopper is a tool with a heavy blade for chopping wood or meat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chopper	chopper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	chopping	chop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
12	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a chopper | a tool |  |  |  | with a heavy blade | tree rules |
| 2 | **chop** | gerund | a heavy blade *not said here* | wood or meat |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Patient |

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

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A chopper is a helicopter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopper:m2:1
# text = A chopper is a helicopter.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chopper	chopper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	helicopter	helicopter	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 | a chopper | a helicopter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal, child's word — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chopper is a bike with high handlebars and a long seat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopper:m3:1
# text = A chopper is a bike with high handlebars and a long seat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chopper	chopper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	handlebars	handlebar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a chopper | a bike |  |  |  | with high handlebars and a long seat | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The woodcutter swung his chopper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopper:x1:1
# text = The woodcutter swung his chopper.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woodcutter	woodcutter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swung	swing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	chopper	chopper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swing** | past | the woodcutter | woodcutter's chopper |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent chopper=Theme |
| 2 | **chop** |  | woodcutter |  |  |  |  |  | nom chopper «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum used a chopper to cut the meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopper:x2:1
# text = Mum used a chopper to cut the meat.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	chopper	chopper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Mum | a chopper |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chopper=Patient |
| 2 | **cut** | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* | the meat |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset meat=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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We rode our choppers down the lane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopper:x3:1
# text = We rode our choppers down the lane.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	choppers	chopper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lane	lane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **ride** | past | We | our choppers |  | the lane |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent chopper=Theme down lane=Trajectory |
| 2 | **chop** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom chopper «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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