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title: enquirer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «enquirer» in the school dictionary: An enquirer is a person who asks for information about something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# enquirer

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**Who acts:** enquirer, person, receptionist, museum, good scientist, Several enquirers · **What happens:** be, ask, investigate, look, answer, send · **To what, where:** person, someone, enquirer, leaflets, curious enquirer, young enquirers

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«enquirer» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [enquirer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enquirer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An enquirer is a person who asks for information about something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enquirer:m1:1
# text = An enquirer is a person who asks for information about something.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enquirer	enquirer	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	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a enquirer | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a person |  |  |  |  | for information about something | vn inquire-37.1.2 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An enquirer may also be someone who investigates or looks into a question.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enquirer:m2:1
# text = An enquirer may also be someone who investigates or looks into a question.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enquirer	enquirer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	investigates	investigate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | may | a enquirer | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **investigate** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **look** | present |  |  |  |  |  | into a question | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into question=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The receptionist answered every enquirer politely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enquirer:x1:1
# text = The receptionist answered every enquirer politely.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	receptionist	receptionist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	enquirer	enquirer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | the receptionist | every enquirer |  |  |  | politely *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent enquirer=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The museum sends leaflets to each enquirer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enquirer:x2:1
# text = The museum sends leaflets to each enquirer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	leaflets	leaflet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	enquirer	enquirer	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 | **send** | present | the museum | leaflets |  | each enquirer |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent leaflet=Theme to enquirer=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good scientist is a curious enquirer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enquirer:x3:1
# text = A good scientist is a curious enquirer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	curious	curious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	enquirer	enquirer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 a** | present | a good scientist | a curious enquirer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Several enquirers phoned about the lost dog poster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enquirer:x4:1
# text = Several enquirers phoned about the lost dog poster.
1	Several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	enquirers	enquirer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	phoned	phone	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **phone** | past | Several enquirers |  |  |  |  | about the lost dog poster | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The enquirer wanted to know when the pool opens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enquirer:x5:1
# text = The enquirer wanted to know when the pool opens.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enquirer	enquirer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the enquirer |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the enquirer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **open** | present | the pool |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Our class became young enquirers about space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enquirer:x6:1
# text = Our class became young enquirers about space.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	enquirers	enquirer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Our class | young enquirers about space |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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