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title: demo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «demo» in the school dictionary: A demonstration: showing how something works or is done. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# demo

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**Who acts:** demonstration, something, public march, people, short version, you · **What happens:** show, work, do, support, be, demo · **To what, where:** protest, app, demo, us, microscope, game · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«demo» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [demo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/demo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A demonstration: showing how something works or is done.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:m1:1
# text = A demonstration: showing how something works or is done.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	demonstration	demonstration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
7	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund | a demonstration *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **work** | present | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | present · passive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V» |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A public march or meeting where people show they support or are against something; a protest.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:m2:1
# text = A public march or meeting where people show they support or are against something; a protest.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	march	march	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	support	support	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	against	against	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	protest	protest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a public march or meeting | a protest |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **support** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | against something | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A short, early or free version of a song, game or program to show what it is like: «a game demo», «a demo tape».

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:m3:1
# text = A short, early or free version of a song, game or program to show what it is like: «a game demo», «a demo tape».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	obj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	demo	demo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
28	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	demo	demo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	tape	tape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive | a short version of a song |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent what=Recipient clause=Topic |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To show how something works: «Can you demo the app?».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:m4:1
# text = To show how something works: «Can you demo the app?».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
5	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	demo	demo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **work** | present | something |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **demo** *in a quote* | can | you | the app |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher gave us a demo of how to use the microscope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:x1:1
# text = The teacher gave us a demo of how to use the microscope.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	demo	demo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	microscope	microscope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the teacher | a demo | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient demo=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* | the microscope |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent microscope=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thousands of people went on a demo about climate change.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:x2:1
# text = Thousands of people went on a demo about climate change.
1	Thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	demo	demo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	climate	climate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Thousands of people |  |  | a demo about climate change |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on demo=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I played the demo of the game before buying it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:x3:1
# text = I played the demo of the game before buying it.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	demo	demo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	buying	buy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | I | the demo of the game |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demo=Theme |
| 2 | **buy** | gerund | I *not said here* | demo |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **demo** |  |  | the game |  |  |  |  | nom demo «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The band recorded a demo in their garage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:x4:1
# text = The band recorded a demo in their garage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recorded	record	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	demo	demo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	garage	garage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | past | the band | a demo |  | their garage |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent demo=Theme in garage=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you demo the new robot for the class?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:x5:1
# text = Can you demo the new robot for the class?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	demo	demo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demo** | can | you | the new robot |  |  |  | for the class | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cooking demo showed us how to make pancakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:demo:x6:1
# text = The cooking demo showed us how to make pancakes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	demo	demo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the cooking demo |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | pancakes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pancake=Product |

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