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title: chopstick — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chopstick» in the school dictionary: A chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chopstick

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**Who acts:** chopstick, I, you, We, little brother, dishes · **What happens:** be, use, pick up, eat, have, hold · **To what, where:** one, East Asian countries, food, noodles, pair, one chopstick

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:m1:1
# text = A chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chopstick	chopstick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
17	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
22	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
24	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	Korea	Korea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a chopstick | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | past |  |  |  | East Asian countries like China and Japan and Korea |  | of a pair of thin sticks | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **pick up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **eat** | present |  | food |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I can pick up noodles with chopsticks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:x1:1
# text = I can pick up noodles with chopsticks.
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	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	noodles	noodle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chopsticks	chopstick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **pick up** | can | I | noodles |  |  |  | with chopsticks | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noodle=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Could I have a pair of chopsticks, please?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:x2:1
# text = Could I have a pair of chopsticks, please?
1	Could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chopsticks	chopstick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hold one chopstick still and move the other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:x3:1
# text = Hold one chopstick still and move the other.
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	chopstick	chopstick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | one chopstick |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chopstick=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the other |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent other=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't stick your chopsticks upright in your rice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:x4:1
# text = Don't stick your chopsticks upright in your rice.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	stick	stick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	chopsticks	chopstick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	upright	upright	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stick** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your chopsticks |  | your rice |  | upright *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent chopstick=Theme in rice=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ate sushi with chopsticks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:x5:1
# text = We ate sushi with chopsticks.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sushi	sushi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chopsticks	chopstick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | We | sushi |  |  |  | with chopsticks | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sushi=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chopsticks can be made of wood, bamboo, metal or plastic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:x6:1
# text = Chopsticks can be made of wood, bamboo, metal or plastic.
1	Chopsticks	chopstick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	bamboo	bamboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can · passive |  | Chopsticks |  |  |  | of wood and bamboo and metal or plastic | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother uses training chopsticks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:x7:1
# text = My little brother uses training chopsticks.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	chopsticks	chopstick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | My little brother | training chopsticks |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chopstick=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I dropped a chopstick on the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:x8:1
# text = I dropped a chopstick on the floor.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	chopstick	chopstick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	floor	floor	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 | **drop** | past | I | a chopstick |  | the floor |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent chopstick=Theme on floor=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dishes were crystallized lotus leaves and flowers, and the chopsticks were of the rarest ebony.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chopstick:x9:1
# text = The dishes were crystallized lotus leaves and flowers, and the chopsticks were of the rarest ebony.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	crystallized	crystallize	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	lotus	lotus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	chopsticks	chopstick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	rarest	rare	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	17	amod	_	_
17	ebony	ebony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crystallize** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the dishes | crystallized lotus leaves and flowers and the rarest ebony |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | the chopsticks |  |  |  |  | of the rarest ebony | tree rules |

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