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title: factor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «factor» in the school dictionary: In maths, a factor is a whole number that divides exactly into another number with no remainder: 3 is a factor of 12. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# factor

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**Who acts:** factor, whole number, things, you, number, agent · **What happens:** be, divide, cause, affect, factor, plan · **To what, where:** whole number, maths, number, 3 factor, one, result

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«factor» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [factor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/factor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In maths, a factor is a whole number that divides exactly into another number with no remainder: 3 is a factor of 12.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:m1:1
# text = In maths, a factor is a whole number that divides exactly into another number with no remainder: 3 is a factor of 12.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	divides	divide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	18	det	_	_
18	remainder	remainder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
20	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a factor | a whole number and a 3 factor |  | maths |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **divide** | present | a whole number and a 3 factor |  |  | another number with no remainder |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | a factor *not said here* | a 3 factor |  |  |  | of 12 | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 factor is one of the things that causes or affects a result.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:m2:1
# text = A factor is one of the things that causes or affects a result.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	affects	affect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a factor | one |  |  |  | of the things | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | present | the things |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **affect** | present | the things *not said here* | a result |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus result=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To factor something in is to include it when you plan or work something out.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:m3:1
# text = To factor something in is to include it when you plan or work something out.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	factor	factor	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	include	include	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	plan	plan	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **factor** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | include *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **plan** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **work out** | present | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A factor (such as sun protection factor) is a number showing how strong something is.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:m4:1
# text = A factor (such as sun protection factor) is a number showing how strong something is.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
15	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a factor | a number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | a number *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A factor is an agent who buys, sells or looks after goods for someone else.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:m5:1
# text = A factor is an agent who buys, sells or looks after goods for someone else.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	agent	agent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	11	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obl	_	_
16	else	else	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a factor | a agent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | present | a agent |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sell** | present | a agent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **look** | present | a agent *not said here* |  |  |  | after goods | for someone | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for someone=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:x1:1
# text = The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	factors	factor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the factors of 12 | 1 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
5 is not a factor of 12, because 12 ÷ 5 leaves a remainder.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:x2:1
# text = 5 is not a factor of 12, because 12 ÷ 5 leaves a remainder.
1	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nsubj	_	_
11	÷	÷	SYM	SYM	_	12	case	_	_
12	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	_
13	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	remainder	remainder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | 5 | a factor |  |  |  | of 12 | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | present | 12 ÷ 5 | a remainder |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remainder=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The highest common factor of 8 and 12 is 4.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:x3:1
# text = The highest common factor of 8 and 12 is 4.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
3	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the highest common factor of 8 | 4 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain was a big factor in the team losing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:x4:1
# text = Rain was a big factor in the team losing.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Rain | a big factor |  | the team |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund | the team *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put on factor 50 sun cream at the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:x5:1
# text = Put on factor 50 sun cream at the beach.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | 50 sun cream |  | factor |  | at the beach | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent cream=Theme on factor=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't forget to factor in time for lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:x6:1
# text = Don't forget to factor in time for lunch.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	forget	forget	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	factor	factor	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **forget** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **factor** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Multiply each side by the scale factor 3 to make the shape bigger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:x7:1
# text = Multiply each side by the scale factor 3 to make the shape bigger.
1	Multiply	multiply	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **multiply** | imperative | you *not said here* | each side |  |  |  | by the scale factor | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent side=Theme by factor=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the shape |  |  |  | big *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset shape=Product |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
2 and 3 are the prime factors of 6.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:x8:1
# text = 2 and 3 are the prime factors of 6.
1	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	factors	factor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the 2 prime factors |  |  |  | of 6 | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Away flew the factor, while another dinner was providing, and returned with the cat just as the rats and mice were devouring that also.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:factor:x9:1
# text = Away flew the factor, while another dinner was providing, and returned with the cat just as the rats and mice were devouring that also.
1	Away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	factor	factor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	providing	provide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	just	just	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	devouring	devour	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
25	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	obj	_	_
26	also	also	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past |  | the factor |  |  |  | away *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location factor=Theme |
| 2 | **provide** | past · progressive | another dinner |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **return** | past |  |  |  |  |  | with the cat | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **devour** | past · progressive | the rats and mice | that |  |  |  |  | vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient |

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