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title: cricketer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cricketer» in the school dictionary: A cricketer is a person who plays cricket, a bat-and-ball game played by two teams of eleven. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cricketer

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**Who acts:** cricketer, person, bat, cousin, Women cricketers, good cricketer · **What happens:** be, play, game, want, hit, wear · **To what, where:** person, cricket, ball game, professional cricketer, ball, Ashes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cricketer is a person who plays cricket, a bat-and-ball game played by two teams of eleven.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cricketer:m1:1
# text = A cricketer is a person who plays cricket, a bat-and-ball game played by two teams of eleven.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cricketer	cricketer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
11	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
17	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	eleven	eleven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 cricketer | a person and a ball game |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | present | a person and a ball game | cricket |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cricket=Theme |
| 3 | **game** |  | bat |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **play** | participle |  | a ball game *not said here* |  |  |  | by two teams of eleven | vn performance-26.7-1 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin wants to be a professional cricketer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cricketer:x1:1
# text = My cousin wants to be a professional cricketer.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	professional	professional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cricketer	cricketer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | My cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | My cousin *not said here* | a professional cricketer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cricketer hit the ball for six.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cricketer:x2:1
# text = The cricketer hit the ball for six.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cricketer	cricketer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	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 | **hit** | past | the cricketer | the ball |  |  |  | for six | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ball=Co-Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Women cricketers play for England and Australia in the Ashes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cricketer:x3:1
# text = Women cricketers play for England and Australia in the Ashes.
1	Women	women	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cricketers	cricketer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Ashes	Ash	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | Women cricketers |  |  | the Ashes |  | for England and Australia | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent for england=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every cricketer on the team wore white.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cricketer:x4:1
# text = Every cricketer on the team wore white.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	cricketer	cricketer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | every cricketer on the team |  |  |  |  | white *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The young cricketer practised bowling in the nets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cricketer:x5:1
# text = The young cricketer practised bowling in the nets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cricketer	cricketer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	practised	practise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	bowling	bowl	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	nets	net	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **practise** | participle |  | the young cricketer *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bowl** | gerund |  |  |  | the nets |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in net=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good cricketer needs patience and quick reactions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cricketer:x6:1
# text = A good cricketer needs patience and quick reactions.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cricketer	cricketer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	patience	patience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	reactions	reaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | a good cricketer | patience and quick reactions |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot patience=Theme |

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