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title: ethnic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ethnic» in the school dictionary: Ethnic means to do with a group of people who share a culture, traditions, language or family history. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ethnic

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**Who acts:** Ethnic, people, city, She, market, We · **What happens:** mean, do, share, describe, have, wear · **To what, where:** culture, food, particular culture, people, many ethnic groups, traditional ethnic clothes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ethnic means to do with a group of people who share a culture, traditions, language or family history.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethnic:m1:1
# text = Ethnic means to do with a group of people who share a culture, traditions, language or family history.
1	Ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	traditions	tradition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ethnic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a group of people | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **share** | present | people | a culture and traditions and language or family history |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Ethnic can describe food, clothes or music from a particular culture, especially one from another country.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethnic:m2:1
# text = Ethnic can describe food, clothes or music from a particular culture, especially one from another country.
1	Ethnic	ethnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	appos	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | can | Ethnic | food and clothes or music |  | a particular culture |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our city has people from many ethnic groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethnic:x1:1
# text = Our city has people from many ethnic groups.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our city | people |  | many ethnic groups |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore traditional ethnic clothes at the festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethnic:x2:1
# text = She wore traditional ethnic clothes at the festival.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	traditional	traditional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	festival	festival	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 | **wear** | past | She | traditional ethnic clothes |  | the festival |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The market sells ethnic foods from around the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethnic:x3:1
# text = The market sells ethnic foods from around the world.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the market | ethnic foods |  | the world |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about the different ethnic groups in Canada.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethnic:x4:1
# text = We learned about the different ethnic groups in Canada.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about the different ethnic groups in Canada | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about group=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone should be treated fairly whatever their ethnic background.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethnic:x5:1
# text = Everyone should be treated fairly whatever their ethnic background.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	parataxis	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	background	background	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | should · passive |  | Everyone |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town holds a festival of ethnic music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ethnic:x6:1
# text = The town holds a festival of ethnic music.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ethnic	ethnic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the town | a festival of ethnic music |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent festival=Theme |

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