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title: eczema — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eczema» in the school dictionary: Eczema is a common skin condition that makes patches of skin dry, red, cracked and very itchy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eczema

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**Who acts:** Eczema, common skin condition, It, things, little sister, you · **What happens:** be, make, crack, start, come, go · **To what, where:** common skin condition, patches, babies, eczema, elbows, hands

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«eczema» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [eczema in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eczema.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eczema is a common skin condition that makes patches of skin dry, red, cracked and very itchy.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:m1:1
# text = Eczema is a common skin condition that makes patches of skin dry, red, cracked and very itchy.
1	Eczema	eczema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	patches	patch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	cracked	crack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	very	very	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	itchy	itchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Eczema | a common skin condition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a common skin condition | patches of skin |  |  |  | dry *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset patch=Product |
| 3 | **crack** | participle | Eczema *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=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 often starts in babies and children, may come and go, and can be made worse by things like soap, heat, stress or some foods.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:m2:1
# text = It often starts in babies and children, may come and go, and can be made worse by things like soap, heat, stress or some foods.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
18	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	xcomp	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
21	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	soap	soap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	stress	stress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	29	det	_	_
29	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | It |  |  | babies and children |  | often *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **come** | may |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | can · passive | things like soap and heat and stress or some foods |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little sister has eczema on her elbows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:x1:1
# text = My little sister has eczema on her elbows.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	eczema	eczema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	elbows	elbow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My little sister | eczema |  | sister's elbows |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eczema=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eczema is not catching, so you can still hold hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:x2:1
# text = Eczema is not catching, so you can still hold hands.
1	Eczema	eczema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **catch** | present · progressive | Eczema |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hold** | can | you | hands |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He puts cream on his eczema every night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:x3:1
# text = He puts cream on his eczema every night.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	eczema	eczema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | He | cream |  | his eczema | night |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent cream=Theme on eczema=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hot baths can make eczema worse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:x4:1
# text = Hot baths can make eczema worse.
1	Hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	baths	bath	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	eczema	eczema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Hot baths | eczema |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset eczema=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her eczema flared up when she was worried about tests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:x5:1
# text = Her eczema flared up when she was worried about tests.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eczema	eczema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flared	flare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flare up** | past | Her eczema |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | eczema |  |  |  |  | about tests; worried *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try not to scratch eczema, even though it itches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:x6:1
# text = Try not to scratch eczema, even though it itches.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	scratch	scratch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	eczema	eczema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	itches	itch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **scratch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | eczema |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eczema=Theme |
| 3 | **itch** | present | eczema |  |  |  |  |  | vn pain-40.8.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some children grow out of their eczema.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:x7:1
# text = Some children grow out of their eczema.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eczema	eczema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow out** | present | some children | children's eczema |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eczema=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor gave her a special cream for her eczema.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eczema:x8:1
# text = The doctor gave her a special cream for her eczema.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	eczema	eczema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the doctor | a special cream | her *= she* |  |  | for doctor's eczema | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent she=Recipient cream=Theme for eczema=Asset |

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