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title: dvd — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dvd» in the school dictionary: A DVD is a flat round shiny disc that holds films, music, games or computer files. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dvd

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**Who acts:** DVD, flat round shiny disc, DVD player, many people, She, He · **What happens:** be, hold, read, stream, cost, have · **To what, where:** flat round shiny disc, films, It, 24 DVDs, 3 DVDs, 15 DVDs

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A DVD is a flat round shiny disc that holds films, music, games or computer files.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:m1:1
# text = A DVD is a flat round shiny disc that holds films, music, games or computer files.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	DVD	dvd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	disc	disc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	files	file	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a DVD | a flat round shiny disc |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | a flat round shiny disc | films and music and games or computer files |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

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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 -->
It is read by a DVD player or a computer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:m2:1
# text = It is read by a DVD player or a computer.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	DVD	dvd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present · passive | a DVD player or a computer | It |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Today many people stream films instead.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:m3:1
# text = Today many people stream films instead.
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stream	stream	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stream** | present | many people | films |  |  | today | instead *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location film=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A DVD costs $8.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:x1:1
# text = A DVD costs $8.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	DVD	dvd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	$	$	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | a DVD |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme $=Value |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has 24 DVDs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:x2:1
# text = She has 24 DVDs.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	DVDs	dvd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | 24 DVDs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dvd=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He rented 3 DVDs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:x3:1
# text = He rented 3 DVDs.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rented	rent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	DVDs	dvd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rent** | past | He | 3 DVDs |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dvd=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each shelf holds 15 DVDs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:x4:1
# text = Each shelf holds 15 DVDs.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	DVDs	dvd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | each shelf | 15 DVDs |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dvd=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched a DVD on the rainy day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:x5:1
# text = We watched a DVD on the rainy day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	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	DVD	dvd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rainy	rainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | a DVD |  |  | day |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dvd=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can borrow DVDs from the library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:x6:1
# text = You can borrow DVDs from the library.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	DVDs	dvd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **borrow** | can | You | DVDs |  | the library |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent dvd=Theme from library=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the DVD back in its case.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dvd:x7:1
# text = Put the DVD back in its case.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	DVD	dvd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put back** | imperative | you *not said here* | the DVD |  | DVD's case |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent dvd=Theme in case=Destination |

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