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title: conjunctivitis — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conjunctivitis» in the school dictionary: Conjunctivitis is an eye infection or irritation that makes the eye red, itchy, sore and sometimes sticky; it is also called pink eye. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conjunctivitis

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**Who acts:** Conjunctivitis, eye infection, I, eye, you, someone · **What happens:** be, make, call, have, not share, give · **To what, where:** eye infection, eye, Conjunctivitis, towels, eye drops, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Conjunctivitis is an eye infection or irritation that makes the eye red, itchy, sore and sometimes sticky; it is also called pink eye.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjunctivitis:m1:1
# text = Conjunctivitis is an eye infection or irritation that makes the eye red, itchy, sore and sometimes sticky; it is also called pink eye.
1	Conjunctivitis	conjunctivitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	infection	infection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	irritation	irritation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	itchy	itchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	sore	sore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	19	advmod	_	_
19	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
23	also	also	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
25	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Conjunctivitis | a eye infection or irritation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a eye infection or irritation | the eye |  |  |  | red *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset eye=Product |
| 3 | **call** | present · passive |  | Conjunctivitis |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had conjunctivitis and my eye was red and sticky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjunctivitis:x1:1
# text = I had conjunctivitis and my eye was red and sticky.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	conjunctivitis	conjunctivitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | conjunctivitis |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conjunctivitis=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | my eye |  |  |  |  | red *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | my eye *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conjunctivitis is also called pink eye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjunctivitis:x2:1
# text = Conjunctivitis is also called pink eye.
1	Conjunctivitis	conjunctivitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Conjunctivitis |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't share towels if someone has conjunctivitis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjunctivitis:x3:1
# text = Don't share towels if someone has conjunctivitis.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	towels	towel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	conjunctivitis	conjunctivitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **share** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | towels |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | someone | conjunctivitis |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conjunctivitis=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor gave me eye drops for conjunctivitis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjunctivitis:x4:1
# text = The doctor gave me eye drops for conjunctivitis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	conjunctivitis	conjunctivitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the doctor | eye drops | me |  |  | for conjunctivitis | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient drop=Theme for conjunctivitis=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands so conjunctivitis doesn't spread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjunctivitis:x5:1
# text = Wash your hands so conjunctivitis doesn't spread.
1	Wash	wash	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	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	conjunctivitis	conjunctivitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **spread** | present · do-support | conjunctivitis |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hay fever can cause conjunctivitis too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjunctivitis:x6:1
# text = Hay fever can cause conjunctivitis too.
1	Hay	hay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	conjunctivitis	conjunctivitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | Hay fever | conjunctivitis |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition conjunctivitis=Patient |

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