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title: cigarette — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cigarette» in the school dictionary: A cigarette is a thin paper tube filled with dried tobacco that people light and smoke. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cigarette

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**Who acts:** cigarette, that, Cigarettes, Smoking cigarettes, It, Cigarette smoke · **What happens:** be, fill, dry, light, damage, sell · **To what, where:** thin paper tube, lungs, cigarettes, children, cough, cigarette end

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A cigarette is a thin paper tube filled with dried tobacco that people light and smoke.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigarette:m1:1
# text = A cigarette is a thin paper tube filled with dried tobacco that people light and smoke.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cigarette	cigarette	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	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	tobacco	tobacco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	compound	_	_
14	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 cigarette | a thin paper tube |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fill** | participle |  | a thin paper tube *not said here* |  |  |  | with dried tobacco and people light and smoke | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with tobacco=Instrument |
| 3 | **dry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **light** |  | that |  |  |  |  |  | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cigarettes are very bad for your health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigarette:x1:1
# text = Cigarettes are very bad for your health.
1	Cigarettes	cigarette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cigarettes |  |  |  |  | for your health; bad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Smoking cigarettes damages your lungs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigarette:x2:1
# text = Smoking cigarettes damages your lungs.
1	Smoking	smoking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	cigarettes	cigarette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	damages	damage	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **damage** | present | Smoking cigarettes | your lungs |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lung=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is against the law to sell cigarettes to children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigarette:x3:1
# text = It is against the law to sell cigarettes to children.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	cigarettes	cigarette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | against the law | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | to-infinitive |  | cigarettes | children |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent cigarette=Theme to child=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cigarette smoke made her cough.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigarette:x4:1
# text = Cigarette smoke made her cough.
1	Cigarette	cigarette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	cough	cough	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 | **make** | past | Cigarette smoke | smoke's cough |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cough=Product |
| 2 | **cough** |  | smoke |  |  |  |  |  | nom cough «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad gave up cigarettes years ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigarette:x5:1
# text = Grandad gave up cigarettes years ago.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	cigarettes	cigarette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give up** | past | Grandad |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cigarette end was left on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigarette:x6:1
# text = A cigarette end was left on the beach.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cigarette	cigarette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past · passive |  | a cigarette end |  | the beach |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme on beach=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cigarettes can cause fires.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cigarette:x7:1
# text = Cigarettes can cause fires.
1	Cigarettes	cigarette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | Cigarettes | fires |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fire=Patient |

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