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title: clon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clon» in the school dictionary: «Clon» is not an English word on its own. It is usually a piece of a longer word such as «clone», «cyclone» or «colon», cut off in the middle. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# clon

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**Who acts:** Clon, cyclone, Clonmel, Dolly, game, you · **What happens:** not be, be, cut off, begin, spin, clone · **To what, where:** English word, own, piece, middle, names, Irish place names

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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«Clon» is not an English word on its own. It is usually a piece of a longer word such as «clone», «cyclone» or «colon», cut off in the middle.

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*Sentence 1:* «Clon» is not an English word on its own.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clon:m1:1
# text = «Clon» is not an English word on its own.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Clon	clon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | Clon | a English word |  | Clon's own |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* It is usually a piece of a longer word such as «clone», «cyclone» or «colon», cut off in the middle.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clon:m1:2
# text = It is usually a piece of a longer word such as «clone», «cyclone» or «colon», cut off in the middle.
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	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	clone	clone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	cyclone	cyclone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	colon	colon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
25	off	off	ADP	RP	_	24	compound:prt	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Clon | a piece |  |  |  | of a longer word such clone or colon; usually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut off** | infinitive |  |  |  | the middle |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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In Irish place names «Clon-» (from Irish «cluain», a meadow) begins names such as Clonmel and Clontarf.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clon:m2:1
# text = In Irish place names «Clon-» (from Irish «cluain», a meadow) begins names such as Clonmel and Clontarf.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Clon	clon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	cluain	cluain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	meadow	meadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	_
19	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
21	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	23	case	_	_
22	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	fixed	_	_
23	Clonmel	Clonmel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	Clontarf	Clontarf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | present | Clon | names |  | Irish place names |  | such Clonmel and Clontarf | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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«Clon» is the start of «clone».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clon:x1:1
# text = «Clon» is the start of «clone».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Clon	clon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	clone	clone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Clon | the start |  |  |  | of clone | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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A cyclone is a giant spinning storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clon:x2:1
# text = A cyclone is a giant spinning storm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cyclone	cyclone	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	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	spinning	spin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spin** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a cyclone | a giant spinning storm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clonmel is a town in County Tipperary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clon:x3:1
# text = Clonmel is a town in County Tipperary.
1	Clonmel	Clonmel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	County	County	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	Tipperary	Tipperary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	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 a** | present | Clonmel | a town |  | County |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dolly the sheep was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clon:x4:1
# text = Dolly the sheep was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
1	Dolly	Dolly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	mammal	mammal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	cloned	clone	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Dolly and the sheep | the first mammal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **clone** | participle |  | the first mammal *not said here* |  | a adult cell |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game lets you clone your character.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clon:x5:1
# text = The game lets you clone your character.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	clone	clone	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | the game | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **clone** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your character |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drove through Clontarf on the way to Dublin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clon:x6:1
# text = We drove through Clontarf on the way to Dublin.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Clontarf	Clontarf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Dublin	Dublin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | We |  |  | Clontarf |  | on the way to Dublin | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through clontarf=Trajectory |

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