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title: examiner — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «examiner» in the school dictionary: A person who sets or marks an exam or test, as in «The examiner marked our papers». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# examiner

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**Who acts:** person, examiner, you, your, Mum, piano examiner · **What happens:** set, mark, check, drive, call, say · **To what, where:** exam, papers, something, Several newspapers, writing, answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who sets or marks an exam or test, as in «The examiner marked our papers».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:examiner:m1:1
# text = A person who sets or marks an exam or test, as in «The examiner marked our papers».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	marks	mark	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	examiner	examiner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	marked	mark	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
18	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	papers	paper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mark** | present | a person *not said here* | a exam or test |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mark** *in a quote* | past | the examiner | our papers |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent paper=Destination |

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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 person who checks something carefully, as in a «driving examiner» or a «medical examiner».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:examiner:m2:1
# text = A person who checks something carefully, as in a «driving examiner» or a «medical examiner».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	examiner	examiner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	examiner	examiner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | a person or a medical examiner | something |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **drive** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: in a newspaper name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Several newspapers are called «The Examiner».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:examiner:m3:1
# text = Several newspapers are called «The Examiner».
1	Several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Examiner	Examiner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Several newspapers |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The examiner said to start writing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:examiner:x1:1
# text = The examiner said to start writing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	examiner	examiner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the examiner |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **start** | to-infinitive | the examiner *not said here* | writing |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent writing=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write neatly so the examiner can read your answer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:examiner:x2:1
# text = Write neatly so the examiner can read your answer.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	neatly	neatly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	examiner	examiner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | neatly *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **read** | can | the examiner | your answer |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Topic |
| 3 | **answer** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum passed her driving test first time — the examiner was impressed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:examiner:x3:1
# text = Mum passed her driving test first time — the examiner was impressed.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	driving	driving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	examiner	examiner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	impressed	impressed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | past | Mum | Mum's driving test |  |  | time |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme test=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | past | the examiner |  |  |  |  | impressed *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **test** |  | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The piano examiner asked me to play a scale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:examiner:x4:1
# text = The piano examiner asked me to play a scale.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	examiner	examiner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the piano examiner |  | me |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **play** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the piano examiner *not said here* | a scale |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scale=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The medical examiner looked at the evidence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:examiner:x5:1
# text = The medical examiner looked at the evidence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	examiner	examiner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the medical examiner |  |  |  |  | at the evidence | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at evidence=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Examiners give marks for showing your working.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:examiner:x6:1
# text = Examiners give marks for showing your working.
1	Examiners	examiner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	working	working	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Examiners | marks |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | Examiners *not said here* | your working |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent working=Recipient |

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