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title: diver — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diver» in the school dictionary: A diver is a person who swims underwater, often with special breathing equipment, to explore, work or rescue. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# diver

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**Who acts:** diver, person, kind, water bird, scuba diver, Olympic diver · **What happens:** be, swim, explore, jump, dive, call · **To what, where:** person, water, kind, water bird, loon, coral reef · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«diver» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [diver in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diver.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A diver is a person who swims underwater, often with special breathing equipment, to explore, work or rescue.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:m1:1
# text = A diver is a person who swims underwater, often with special breathing equipment, to explore, work or rescue.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diver	diver	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	swims	swim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	underwater	underwater	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	equipment	equipment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	explore	explore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	parataxis	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a diver | a person and special breathing equipment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swim** | present | a person and special breathing equipment |  |  |  |  | underwater *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **explore** | to-infinitive | a diver *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A diver is a person who jumps into water from a board as a sport.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:m2:1
# text = A diver is a person who jumps into water from a board as a sport.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diver	diver	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	jumps	jump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a diver | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **jump** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | into water *result*; from a board; as a sport | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into water=Result |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A diver is a kind of diving water bird (called a loon in North America).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:m3:1
# text = A diver is a kind of diving water bird (called a loon in North America).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diver	diver	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	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	diving	dive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	loon	loon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	xcomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a diver | a kind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dive** | gerund | a kind *not said here* | water bird |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bird=Theme |
| 3 | **call** | participle | water bird *not said here* | a loon in North America |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The diver swam down to the coral reef.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:x1:1
# text = The diver swam down to the coral reef.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diver	diver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	_	8	compound	_	_
8	reef	reef	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 | **swim down** | past | the diver |  |  | the coral reef |  | down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to reef=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scuba diver checked her air tank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:x2:1
# text = The scuba diver checked her air tank.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	scuba	scuba	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	diver	diver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the scuba diver | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: agent=Agent she=Theme tank=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Olympic diver did a perfect dive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:x3:1
# text = The Olympic diver did a perfect dive.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Olympic	olympic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	diver	diver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dive	dive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the Olympic diver | a perfect dive |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dive=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A diver at −15 metres goes up 6 metres; where is she now?

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:x4:1
# text = A diver at −15 metres goes up 6 metres; where is she now?
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diver	diver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	−	−	SYM	$	_	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	conj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | present | a diver | 6 metres |  |  | now |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present | diver |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police divers searched the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:x5:1
# text = Police divers searched the lake.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	searched	search	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **search** | past | Police divers | the lake |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent lake=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never dive into shallow water like a diver does into a pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:x6:1
# text = Never dive into shallow water like a diver does into a pool.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	dive	dive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	diver	diver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **dive** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | shallow water |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into water=Location |
| 2 | **do** | present | a diver |  |  | a pool |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the seashore and at the mouths of the rivers the divers seek for pearls, and in some valleys diamonds are plentiful.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diver:x7:1
# text = On the seashore and at the mouths of the rivers the divers seek for pearls, and in some valleys diamonds are plentiful.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	seashore	seashore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mouths	mouth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	seek	seek	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	20	det	_	_
20	valleys	valley	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	_
21	diamonds	diamond	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
22	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
23	plentiful	plentiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | present | the divers |  |  | the seashore and the mouths of the rivers |  | for pearls | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent on seashore=Location for pearl=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | diamonds |  |  | some valleys |  | plentiful *property* | tree rules |

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