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title: colouring — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «colouring» in the school dictionary: The colour or colours of something, especially of a person's skin, hair and eyes or an animal's fur or feathers: «a fox's red colouring». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# colouring

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** I, way, people, little sister, We, green food · **What happens:** add, give, colour, present, change, feel · **To what, where:** substance, drink, colour, something, sky, dinosaur · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«colouring» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [colouring in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/colouring.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The colour or colours of something, especially of a person's skin, hair and eyes or an animal's fur or feathers: «a fox's red colouring».

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:m1:1
# text = The colour or colours of something, especially of a person's skin, hair and eyes or an animal's fur or feathers: «a fox's red colouring».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	31	punct	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	's	's	PART	POS	_	28	case	_	_
30	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	colouring	colouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A substance added to food or drink to give it colour: «food colouring».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:m2:1
# text = A substance added to food or drink to give it colour: «food colouring».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	colouring	colouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  | a substance *not said here* |  |  |  | to food or drink | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to food=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **give** | to-infinitive |  | drink |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient colour=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The activity of filling in pictures with crayons, pencils or pens: «a colouring book».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:m3:1
# text = The activity of filling in pictures with crayons, pencils or pens: «a colouring book».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	filling	filling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	crayons	crayon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	colouring	colouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb form — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giving colour to something now: «I am colouring the sky blue».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:m4:1
# text = Giving colour to something now: «I am colouring the sky blue».
1	Giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	colouring	colour	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | colour | something |  | now |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent colour=Theme to something=Recipient |
| 2 | **colour** *in a quote* | present · progressive | I | the sky |  |  |  | blue *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The way something is presented that changes how people feel about it: «political colouring».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:m5:1
# text = The way something is presented that changes how people feel about it: «political colouring».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	colouring	colouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | present · passive | the way *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **change** | present | the way |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | present | people |  |  |  |  | about way | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent about it=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little sister loves her dinosaur colouring book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:x1:1
# text = My little sister loves her dinosaur colouring book.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	colouring	colour	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | My little sister | sister's dinosaur |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dinosaur=Stimulus |
| 2 | **colour** | gerund | My little sister *not said here* | book |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We added green food colouring to the icing for St Patrick's Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:x2:1
# text = We added green food colouring to the icing for St Patrick's Day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	colouring	colour	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	icing	icing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	St	St	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
11	Patrick	Patrick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | We | green food |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |
| 2 | **colour** | gerund | green food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the icing for St Patrick's Day | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tiger's striped colouring helps it hide in long grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:x3:1
# text = The tiger's striped colouring helps it hide in long grass.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	striped	striped	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	colouring	colouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the tiger's striped colouring | tiger |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | infinitive | tiger *not said here* |  |  | long grass |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in grass=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am colouring the sea in two shades of blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:x4:1
# text = I am colouring the sea in two shades of blue.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	colouring	colour	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	shades	shade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **colour** | present · progressive | I | the sea |  | two shades of blue |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has her dad's colouring: red hair and freckles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:x5:1
# text = She has her dad's colouring: red hair and freckles.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|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	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	colouring	colouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	freckles	freckle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | her dad's colouring |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colouring=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some sweets use colouring made from beetroot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:x6:1
# text = Some sweets use colouring made from beetroot.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	colouring	colour	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	beetroot	beetroot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | some sweets |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Goal |
| 2 | **colour** | gerund | some sweets *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | participle | some sweets *not said here* |  |  | beetroot |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from beetroot=Material |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bright warning colouring tells birds that the frog is poisonous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:x7:1
# text = Bright warning colouring tells birds that the frog is poisonous.
1	Bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	colouring	colouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | Bright warning colouring |  | birds |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bird=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | the frog |  |  |  |  | poisonous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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Finish your colouring in and then put the pencils away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colouring:x8:1
# text = Finish your colouring in and then put the pencils away.
1	Finish	finish	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	colouring	colouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish in** | imperative | you *not said here* | your colouring |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality colouring=Eventuality |
| 2 | **put away** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the pencils |  |  | then | away *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent pencil=Goal |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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