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title: clipboard — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clipboard» in the school dictionary: A flat board with a metal clip at the top that holds sheets of paper, so you can write while standing or walking. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# clipboard

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**Who acts:** top, you, phone, group, We, coach · **What happens:** hold, write, stand, walk, store, copy · **To what, where:** sheets, phone, clipboard, minibeast hunt, traffic survey, Ctrl

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«clipboard» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [clipboard in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clipboard.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A flat board with a metal clip at the top that holds sheets of paper, so you can write while standing or walking.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clipboard:m1:1
# text = A flat board with a metal clip at the top that holds sheets of paper, so you can write while standing or walking.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	clip	clip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
21	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
22	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the top | sheets of paper |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheet=Theme |
| 2 | **write** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stand** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **walk** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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: computers — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hidden place in a computer or phone that stores what you have copied or cut until you paste it.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clipboard:m2:1
# text = The hidden place in a computer or phone that stores what you have copied or cut until you paste it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	copied	copy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	ccomp	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
17	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	paste	paste	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | phone |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **copy** | present · perfect · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **cut** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **paste** | present | you | phone |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each group took a clipboard on the minibeast hunt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clipboard:x1:1
# text = Each group took a clipboard on the minibeast hunt.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	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	clipboard	clipboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	minibeast	minibeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hunt	hunt	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 | **take** | past | each group | a clipboard |  | the minibeast hunt |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent clipboard=Theme on hunt=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We did a traffic survey with tally marks on our clipboards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clipboard:x2:1
# text = We did a traffic survey with tally marks on our clipboards.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	tally	tally	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	clipboards	clipboard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | We | a traffic survey |  |  |  | with tally marks on our clipboards | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent survey=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coach held a clipboard with the team list.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clipboard:x3:1
# text = The coach held a clipboard with the team list.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	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	clipboard	clipboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the coach | a clipboard |  |  |  | with the team list | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clipboard=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Press Ctrl and C to copy the text to the clipboard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clipboard:x4:1
# text = Press Ctrl and C to copy the text to the clipboard.
1	Press	press	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Ctrl	Ctrl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	C	C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	clipboard	clipboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | imperative | you *not said here* | Ctrl and C |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent ctrl=Result |
| 2 | **copy** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the text |  |  |  | to the clipboard | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent text=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clipboard keeps only the last thing you copied.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clipboard:x5:1
# text = The clipboard keeps only the last thing you copied.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clipboard	clipboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	copied	copy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the clipboard | the last thing |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **copy** | past | you | the last thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A woman with a clipboard asked us questions about the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clipboard:x6:1
# text = A woman with a clipboard asked us questions about the park.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	clipboard	clipboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | a woman with a clipboard | questions | us |  |  | about the park | tree rules |

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