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title: corn — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «corn» in the school dictionary: In the USA, Canada and Australia, corn is a tall plant with yellow seeds on a cob, also called maize or sweetcorn. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# corn

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**Who acts:** corn, yellow seeds, grain, We, farmer, children · **What happens:** be, call, mean, crop, eat, grow · **To what, where:** tall plant, USA, maize, UK, small hard painful patch, corn · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the USA, Canada and Australia, corn is a tall plant with yellow seeds on a cob, also called maize or sweetcorn.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:m1:1
# text = In the USA, Canada and Australia, corn is a tall plant with yellow seeds on a cob, also called maize or sweetcorn.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	cob	cob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	also	also	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
23	maize	maize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	xcomp	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	sweetcorn	sweetcorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | corn | a tall plant |  | the USA and Canada and Australia |  | with yellow seeds on a cob | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | yellow seeds on a cob *not said here* | maize or sweetcorn |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the UK and Ireland, corn can mean any grain crop such as wheat, barley or oats.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:m2:1
# text = In the UK and Ireland, corn can mean any grain crop such as wheat, barley or oats.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	crop	crop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	oats	oat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | corn |  |  | the UK and Ireland |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **crop** | infinitive | any grain |  |  |  |  | such wheat and barley or oats | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A corn is a small hard painful patch of skin on the foot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:m3:1
# text = A corn is a small hard painful patch of skin on the foot.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	painful	painful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a corn | a small hard painful patch |  |  |  | of skin on the foot | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ate corn on the cob with butter at the barbecue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:x1:1
# text = We ate corn on the cob with butter at the barbecue.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cob	cob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | We | corn |  | the cob with butter |  | at the barbecue | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corn=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer grows corn and beans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:x2:1
# text = The farmer grows corn and beans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the farmer | corn and beans |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location corn=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Popcorn is made from a special kind of corn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:x3:1
# text = Popcorn is made from a special kind of corn.
1	Popcorn	popcorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Popcorn |  | a special kind of corn |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from kind=Material |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the children hid in the tall corn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:x4:1
# text = In the story, the children hid in the tall corn.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | the children |  |  | the story |  | in the tall corn | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in story=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Corn grows in rows in big fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:x5:1
# text = Corn grows in rows in big fields.
1	Corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rows	row	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Corn |  |  | rows |  | in big fields | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in row=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cornflakes are made from corn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:x6:1
# text = Cornflakes are made from corn.
1	Cornflakes	cornflake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Cornflakes |  | corn |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from corn=Material |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her new shoes gave her a corn on her toe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:x7:1
# text = Her new shoes gave her a corn on her toe.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Her new shoes | a corn | her *= she* | her toe |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent she=Recipient corn=Theme on toe=Asset |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Who sowed this sort of corn?"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corn:x8:1
# text = "Who sowed this sort of corn?"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sowed	sow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	sort	sort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sow** *in a quote* | past |  | this sort of corn |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sort=Theme |
| 2 | **sort** *in a quote* |  |  | corn |  |  |  |  | nom sort «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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