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title: diplodocus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diplodocus» in the school dictionary: Diplodocus was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and an even longer whip-like tail that lived about 150 million years ago in North America. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# diplodocus

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**Who acts:** Diplodocus, longer like tail, Dippy, We · **What happens:** eat, be, live, have, crack, visit · **To what, where:** huge eating dinosaur, North America, neck, plants, long tail, city museum

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Diplodocus was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and an even longer whip-like tail that lived about 150 million years ago in North America.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplodocus:m1:1
# text = Diplodocus was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and an even longer whip-like tail that lived about 150 million years ago in North America.
1	Diplodocus	Diplodocus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
16	even	even	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	21	amod	_	_
18	whip	whip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj	_	_
23	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
24	about	about	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
25	150	150	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	26	compound	_	_
26	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nummod	_	_
27	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl:unmarked	_	_
28	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Diplodocus | a huge eating dinosaur |  |  |  | with a long neck and a longer like tail | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | past | a longer like tail |  |  | North America |  | ago *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in america=Location |

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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 -->
Diplodocus had a neck as long as a bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplodocus:x1:1
# text = Diplodocus had a neck as long as a bus.
1	Diplodocus	Diplodocus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Diplodocus | a neck |  |  |  | long *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diplodocus ate plants, not meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplodocus:x2:1
# text = Diplodocus ate plants, not meat.
1	Diplodocus	Diplodocus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Diplodocus | plants and meat |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Its long tail may have cracked like a whip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplodocus:x3:1
# text = Its long tail may have cracked like a whip.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	cracked	crack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	whip	whip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | may · perfect · passive |  | Its long tail |  |  |  | like a whip | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dippy the Diplodocus visited our city museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplodocus:x4:1
# text = Dippy the Diplodocus visited our city museum.
1	Dippy	Dippy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Diplodocus	Diplodocus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | Dippy | our city museum |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent museum=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Diplodocus was about 25 metres long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplodocus:x5:1
# text = A Diplodocus was about 25 metres long.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Diplodocus	Diplodocus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | a Diplodocus |  |  |  |  | 25 metres *obl:unmarked*; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drew a Diplodocus next to a giraffe to compare sizes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplodocus:x6:1
# text = We drew a Diplodocus next to a giraffe to compare sizes.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Diplodocus	Diplodocus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	next	next	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	giraffe	giraffe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	compare	compare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	sizes	size	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | a Diplodocus | a giraffe |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent diplodocus=Theme to giraffe=Destination |
| 2 | **compare** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | sizes |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent size=Patient |

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