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title: dessert — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dessert» in the school dictionary: Dessert is the sweet food eaten at the end of a meal, like ice cream, pudding, fruit or cake. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dessert

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**Who acts:** Dessert, We, You, dessert menu, She, chocolate pudding · **What happens:** be, eat, have, finish, make · **To what, where:** sweet food, end, apple crumble, dessert, vegetables, five kinds

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Dessert is the sweet food eaten at the end of a meal, like ice cream, pudding, fruit or cake.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dessert:m1:1
# text = Dessert is the sweet food eaten at the end of a meal, like ice cream, pudding, fruit or cake.
1	Dessert	dessert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	pudding	pudding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	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 | Dessert | the sweet food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | participle |  | the sweet food *not said here* |  |  | at the end of a meal | like ice cream and pudding and fruit or cake | vn eat-39.1-1 «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 -->
What's for dessert tonight?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dessert:x1:1
# text = What's for dessert tonight?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	dessert	dessert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | dessert  tonight |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had apple crumble for dessert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dessert:x2:1
# text = We had apple crumble for dessert.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	crumble	crumble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dessert	dessert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | apple crumble |  |  |  | for dessert | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumble=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can have dessert after you finish your vegetables.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dessert:x3:1
# text = You can have dessert after you finish your vegetables.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	dessert	dessert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	finish	finish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | You | dessert |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dessert=Patient |
| 2 | **finish** | present | you | your vegetables |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector vegetable=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dessert menu had five kinds of ice cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dessert:x4:1
# text = The dessert menu had five kinds of ice cream.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dessert	dessert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	menu	menu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the dessert menu | five kinds of ice cream |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She made a fruit salad for dessert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dessert:x5:1
# text = She made a fruit salad for dessert.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	salad	salad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dessert	dessert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | She | a fruit salad |  |  |  | for dessert | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent salad=Material for dessert=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's chocolate pudding is my favourite dessert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dessert:x6:1
# text = Grandma's chocolate pudding is my favourite dessert.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pudding	pudding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dessert	dessert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Grandma's chocolate pudding | my favourite dessert |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dessert spoon is bigger than a teaspoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dessert:x7:1
# text = A dessert spoon is bigger than a teaspoon.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dessert	dessert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teaspoon	teaspoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a dessert spoon |  |  |  |  | than a teaspoon; big *property* | tree rules |

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