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title: fabricated — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fabricated» in the school dictionary: Made up to trick people; false: «a fabricated story». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fabricated

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**Who acts:** excuse, His, newspaper, detective, evidence, She · **What happens:** make up, trick, make, build, be, excuse · **To what, where:** people, factory, fabricated story, bridge parts, reason, school · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Made up to trick people; false: «a fabricated story».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fabricated:m1:1
# text = Made up to trick people; false: «a fabricated story».
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	trick	trick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fabricated	fabricated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **trick** | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
Made or built, often in a factory from parts: «fabricated steel».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fabricated:m2:1
# text = Made or built, often in a factory from parts: «fabricated steel».
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	fabricated	fabricated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  | a factory from parts |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **build** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His excuse was completely fabricated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fabricated:x1:1
# text = His excuse was completely fabricated.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fabricated	fabricated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His excuse |  |  |  |  | completely, fabricated *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **excuse** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newspaper printed a fabricated story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fabricated:x2:1
# text = The newspaper printed a fabricated story.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	printed	print	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fabricated	fabricated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **print** | past | the newspaper | a fabricated story |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective found the evidence was fabricated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fabricated:x3:1
# text = The detective found the evidence was fabricated.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	fabricated	fabricated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the detective |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the evidence |  |  |  |  | fabricated *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The bridge parts were fabricated in a factory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fabricated:x4:1
# text = The bridge parts were fabricated in a factory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	fabricated	fabricate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fabricate** | past · passive |  | the bridge parts |  | a factory |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She fabricated a reason to stay home from school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fabricated:x5:1
# text = She fabricated a reason to stay home from school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fabricated	fabricate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fabricate** | past | She | a reason |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Result |
| 2 | **stay** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a reason *not said here* |  | school |  | home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't believe fabricated news you see online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fabricated:x6:1
# text = Don't believe fabricated news you see online.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	believe	believe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fabricated	fabricated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	online	online	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **believe** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **see** | present | you | fabricated news |  |  |  | online *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus |

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