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title: clavicle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clavicle» in the school dictionary: The collarbone: the long, thin bone between the top of the breastbone and the shoulder; you have one on each side. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# clavicle

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**Who acts:** collarbone, She, You, We, person, broken clavicle · **What happens:** have, call, break, fall off, feel, label · **To what, where:** one, side, clavicle, bike, neck, skeleton diagram · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«clavicle» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [clavicle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clavicle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

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The collarbone: the long, thin bone between the top of the breastbone and the shoulder; you have one on each side.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clavicle:m1:1
# text = The collarbone: the long, thin bone between the top of the breastbone and the shoulder; you have one on each side.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	collarbone	collarbone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	breastbone	breastbone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	obj	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the collarbone and the long thin bone between the top of the breastbone and the shoulder | one |  | each side |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=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 -->
The clavicle is also called the collarbone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clavicle:x1:1
# text = The clavicle is also called the collarbone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clavicle	clavicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	collarbone	collarbone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the clavicle |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She broke her clavicle when she fell off her bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clavicle:x2:1
# text = She broke her clavicle when she fell off her bike.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	clavicle	clavicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | She | her clavicle |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer clavicle=Patient |
| 2 | **fall off** | past | she | her bike |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient bike=Extent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can feel your clavicle just below your neck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clavicle:x3:1
# text = You can feel your clavicle just below your neck.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	clavicle	clavicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	below	below	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	neck	neck	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 | **feel** | can | You | your clavicle |  | your neck |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent clavicle=Theme below neck=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We labelled the clavicle on our skeleton diagram.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clavicle:x4:1
# text = We labelled the clavicle on our skeleton diagram.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	labelled	label	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	clavicle	clavicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	diagram	diagram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **label** | past | We | the clavicle |  | our skeleton diagram |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent clavicle=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Each person has two clavicles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clavicle:x5:1
# text = Each person has two clavicles.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	clavicles	clavicle	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 | **have** | present | each person | two clavicles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clavicle=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A broken clavicle usually heals in a sling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clavicle:x6:1
# text = A broken clavicle usually heals in a sling.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	clavicle	clavicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heals	heal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sling	sling	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 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **heal** | present | a broken clavicle |  |  | a sling |  | usually *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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