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title: contestant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «contestant» in the school dictionary: A person who takes part in a competition, quiz or game show and tries to win. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# contestant

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**Who acts:** person, ten contestants, contestant, youngest contestant, judges, She · **What happens:** take, try, win, be, answer, have · **To what, where:** part, competition, question, car, eight, contestant

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who takes part in a competition, quiz or game show and tries to win.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contestant:m1:1
# text = A person who takes part in a competition, quiz or game show and tries to win.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	quiz	quiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	tries	try	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | a person | part |  | a competition and quiz or game show |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent part=Value in competition=Location |
| 2 | **try** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **win** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
There were ten contestants in the spelling bee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contestant:x1:1
# text = There were ten contestants in the spelling bee.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	contestants	contestant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | ten contestants in the spelling bee |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The contestant answered every question right and won a car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contestant:x2:1
# text = The contestant answered every question right and won a car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contestant	contestant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	right	right	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | the contestant | every question |  |  |  | right *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |
| 2 | **win** | past | the contestant *not said here* | a car |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each contestant had two minutes to sing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contestant:x3:1
# text = Each contestant had two minutes to sing.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	contestant	contestant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | each contestant |  |  |  | minute |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | each contestant *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The youngest contestant was only eight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contestant:x4:1
# text = The youngest contestant was only eight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	contestant	contestant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the youngest contestant | eight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judges cheered for all the contestants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contestant:x5:1
# text = The judges cheered for all the contestants.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	contestants	contestant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **cheer** | past | the judges |  |  |  |  | for all contestants | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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She was a contestant on a cooking show for kids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contestant:x6:1
# text = She was a contestant on a cooking show for kids.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	contestant	contestant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | a contestant |  | a cooking show for kids |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Proudly she presented her baby among the other contestants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contestant:x7:1
# text = Proudly she presented her baby among the other contestants.
1	Proudly	proudly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	presented	present	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	among	among	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	contestants	contestant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | past | she | her baby |  |  |  | among the other contestants; proudly *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme |

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