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title: conserves — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conserves» in the school dictionary: Conserves are jams made from whole fruit pieces cooked with sugar. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conserves

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**Who acts:** Conserves, Someone, it, Grandma, short shower, Turning · **What happens:** be, make, cook, conserve, save, protect · **To what, where:** jams, whole fruit pieces, something, it, strawberry conserves, water

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conserves are jams made from whole fruit pieces cooked with sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserves:m1:1
# text = Conserves are jams made from whole fruit pieces cooked with sugar.
1	Conserves	conserve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	jams	jam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Conserves | jams |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | jams *not said here* |  | whole fruit pieces |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from piece=Material |
| 3 | **cook** | participle |  | whole fruit pieces *not said here* |  |  |  | with sugar | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient with sugar=Instrument |

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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}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone or something conserves something when it saves it, protects it or uses it carefully so it is not wasted.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserves:m2:1
# text = Someone or something conserves something when it saves it, protects it or uses it carefully so it is not wasted.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	conj	_	_
4	conserves	conserve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	saves	save	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
17	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conserve** | present | Someone | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **save** | present | it | it |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **protect** | present |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **use** | present |  | it |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 5 | **not** **waste** | present · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma makes strawberry conserves every summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserves:x1:1
# text = Grandma makes strawberry conserves every summer.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strawberry	strawberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	conserves	conserve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Grandma | strawberry conserves |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conserve=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A short shower conserves water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserves:x2:1
# text = A short shower conserves water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shower	shower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	conserves	conserve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conserve** | present | a short shower | water |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The charity conserves rare forests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserves:x3:1
# text = The charity conserves rare forests.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	conserves	conserve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turning off lights conserves energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserves:x4:1
# text = Turning off lights conserves energy.
1	Turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	conserves	conserve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | gerund |  | lights |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent light=Patient |
| 2 | **conserve** | present | Turning | energy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The jar of apricot conserves is nearly empty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserves:x5:1
# text = The jar of apricot conserves is nearly empty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	apricot	apricot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	conserves	conserve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | present | the jar of apricot conserves |  |  |  |  | empty, nearly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A camel conserves water in its body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conserves:x6:1
# text = A camel conserves water in its body.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conserves	conserve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conserve** | present | a camel | water |  | camel's body |  |  | tree rules |

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