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title: coronation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «coronation» in the school dictionary: A coronation is the ceremony when a king or queen is crowned and officially becomes ruler. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# coronation

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**Who acts:** coronation, Crowds, king, street, Grandma · **What happens:** be, crown, become, watch, coronate, take · **To what, where:** ceremony, king, ruler, coronation, TV, place

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A coronation is the ceremony when a king or queen is crowned and officially becomes ruler.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coronation:m1:1
# text = A coronation is the ceremony when a king or queen is crowned and officially becomes ruler.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coronation	coronation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	crowned	crown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
16	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a coronation | the ceremony |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **crown** | present · passive |  | a king or queen |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | present |  | ruler |  |  |  | officially *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
Crowds watched the king's coronation on TV.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coronation:x1:1
# text = Crowds watched the king's coronation on TV.
1	Crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	coronation	coronation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | Crowds | the king's coronation |  | TV |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coronation=Theme |
| 2 | **coronate** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom coronation «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coronation took place in Westminster Abbey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coronation:x2:1
# text = The coronation took place in Westminster Abbey.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coronation	coronation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Westminster	Westminster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	Abbey	Abbey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the coronation | place |  | Westminster |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in westminster=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our street held a party for the coronation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coronation:x3:1
# text = Our street held a party for the coronation.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	coronation	coronation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | Our street | a party |  |  |  | for the coronation | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma made coronation chicken sandwiches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coronation:x4:1
# text = Grandma made coronation chicken sandwiches.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	coronation	coronation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The crown is placed on the king's head at the coronation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coronation:x5:1
# text = The crown is placed on the king's head at the coronation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	coronation	coronation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | present · passive |  | the crown |  | the king's head |  | at the coronation | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on head=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The coronation coach was covered in gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coronation:x6:1
# text = The coronation coach was covered in gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coronation	coronation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	coach	coach	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	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the coronation coach |  |  |  | in gold | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in gold=Theme |

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