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title: confetti — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «confetti» in the school dictionary: Tiny pieces of coloured paper thrown into the air at weddings, parties and parades. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# confetti

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**Who acts:** cakes, guests, confetti, We, church, Mum · **What happens:** throw, fall, lie, use, decorate, call · **To what, where:** Tiny pieces, air, Small sugar sweets, cakes, confetti sprinkles, confetti · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«confetti» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [confetti in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/confetti.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tiny pieces of coloured paper thrown into the air at weddings, parties and parades.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:m1:1
# text = Tiny pieces of coloured paper thrown into the air at weddings, parties and parades.
1	Tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	weddings	wedding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	parades	parade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | participle |  | Tiny pieces of coloured paper *not said here* |  |  |  | into the air *result*; at weddings and parties and parades | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer into air=Result |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Anything that falls or lies about in many tiny bright bits, like confetti: «a confetti of petals».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:m2:1
# text = Anything that falls or lies about in many tiny bright bits, like confetti: «a confetti of petals».
1	Anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	petals	petal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lie** | present |  |  |  |  |  | about many tiny bright bits and confetti | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about bit=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Small sugar sweets or sprinkles used to decorate cakes (sometimes called «confetti sprinkles»).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:m3:1
# text = Small sugar sweets or sprinkles used to decorate cakes (sometimes called «confetti sprinkles»).
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sprinkles	sprinkle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	decorate	decorate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
12	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	compound	_	_
15	sprinkles	sprinkle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | Small sugar sweets or sprinkles *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **decorate** | to-infinitive |  | cakes |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Destination |
| 3 | **call** | participle | cakes *not said here* | confetti sprinkles |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guests threw confetti over the bride and groom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:x1:1
# text = The guests threw confetti over the bride and groom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	groom	groom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | the guests | confetti |  |  |  | over the bride and groom | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent confetti=Theme over bride=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was confetti in my hair for days after the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:x2:1
# text = There was confetti in my hair for days after the party.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | confetti |  |  | my hair for days after the party; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hair=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The winning team was showered with confetti on the stage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:x3:1
# text = The winning team was showered with confetti on the stage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	winning	winning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	showered	shower	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shower** | past · passive |  | the winning team |  |  |  | with confetti on the stage | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with confetti=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made confetti with a hole punch and old magazines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:x4:1
# text = We made confetti with a hole punch and old magazines.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	punch	punch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	magazines	magazine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | confetti |  |  |  | with a hole punch and old magazines | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confetti=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church asks people to use only paper confetti.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:x5:1
# text = The church asks people to use only paper confetti.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the church |  | people |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the church *not said here* | paper confetti |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confetti=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum sighed when she saw the confetti all over the carpet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:x6:1
# text = Mum sighed when she saw the confetti all over the carpet.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sighed	sigh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sigh** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** | past | Mum | the confetti |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Autumn leaves fell like confetti in the wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:x7:1
# text = Autumn leaves fell like confetti in the wind.
1	Autumn	Autumn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | Autumn |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | past | Autumn *not said here* |  |  | the wind |  | like confetti | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in wind=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cupcakes were topped with rainbow confetti sprinkles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confetti:x8:1
# text = The cupcakes were topped with rainbow confetti sprinkles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cupcakes	cupcake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	topped	top	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	confetti	confetti	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	sprinkles	sprinkle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **top** | past · passive |  | the cupcakes |  |  |  | with confetti sprinkles | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with sprinkle=Theme |

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