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title: cockatoo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cockatoo» in the school dictionary: A cockatoo is a large parrot with a crest of feathers on its head that it can raise and lower. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cockatoo

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**Who acts:** cockatoo, Most cockatoos, many, flock, Cockatoos, pet cockatoos · **What happens:** be, raise, live, screech, land, say · **To what, where:** large parrot, Australia, yellow crest, school, nuts, red feathers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A cockatoo is a large parrot with a crest of feathers on its head that it can raise and lower.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockatoo:m1:1
# text = A cockatoo is a large parrot with a crest of feathers on its head that it can raise and lower.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cockatoo	cockatoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	crest	crest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cockatoo | a large parrot |  |  |  | with a crest of feathers on cockatoo's head | tree rules |
| 2 | **raise** | can | cockatoo | a large parrot *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parrot=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most cockatoos live wild in Australia and nearby islands; many are white, pink, grey or black.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockatoo:m2:1
# text = Most cockatoos live wild in Australia and nearby islands; many are white, pink, grey or black.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	cockatoos	cockatoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	parataxis	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Most cockatoos |  |  | Australia and nearby islands |  | wild *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in australia=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | many |  |  |  |  | white *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | many *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cockatoo raised its yellow crest and screeched.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockatoo:x1:1
# text = A cockatoo raised its yellow crest and screeched.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cockatoo	cockatoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	crest	crest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
8	screeched	screech	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | participle | a cockatoo *not said here* | cockatoo's yellow crest |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crest=Theme |
| 2 | **screech** | past | a cockatoo |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A flock of white cockatoos landed on the school oval in Sydney.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockatoo:x2:1
# text = A flock of white cockatoos landed on the school oval in Sydney.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flock	flock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cockatoos	cockatoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	oval	oval	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | past | a flock of white cockatoos |  |  | the school |  | oval *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on school=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbour's cockatoo can say «hello» and «good boy».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockatoo:x3:1
# text = Our neighbour's cockatoo can say «hello» and «good boy».
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	cockatoo	cockatoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | can | Our neighbour's cockatoo |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cockatoos crack nuts with their strong curved beaks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockatoo:x4:1
# text = Cockatoos crack nuts with their strong curved beaks.
1	Cockatoos	cockatoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crack	crack	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	curved	curve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	beaks	beak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **crack** | present | Cockatoos | nuts |  |  |  | with Cockatoos's strong curved beaks | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent nut=Patient with beak=Instrument |
| 2 | **curve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some pet cockatoos live longer than their owners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockatoo:x5:1
# text = Some pet cockatoos live longer than their owners.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cockatoos	cockatoo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	owners	owner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | some pet cockatoos |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The black cockatoo has red feathers in its tail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockatoo:x6:1
# text = The black cockatoo has red feathers in its tail.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cockatoo	cockatoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the black cockatoo | red feathers |  | cockatoo's tail |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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In class we compared a cockatoo with a parrot from South America.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockatoo:x7:1
# text = In class we compared a cockatoo with a parrot from South America.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	compared	compare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cockatoo	cockatoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | past | we | a cockatoo |  | class |  | with a parrot from South America | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent cockatoo=Patient with parrot=Co-Patient |

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