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title: fame — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fame» in the school dictionary: Fame is being known about and talked about by very many people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fame

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**Who acts:** She, Fame, footballer, claim, town, scientist · **What happens:** know about, talk about, find, not bring, be, rise · **To what, where:** Fame, happiness, giant pumpkin, country, people, hall · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«fame» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [fame in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fame.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Fame is being known about and talked about by very many people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fame:m1:1
# text = Fame is being known about and talked about by very many people.
1	Fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know about** | present · passive |  | Fame |  |  |  | about *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **talk about** | past |  |  |  |  |  | by many people; about *property* | vn talk-37.5 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She found fame as a singer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fame:x1:1
# text = She found fame as a singer.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | She | fame |  |  |  | as a singer | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent fame=Theme as singer=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fame and fortune do not always bring happiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fame:x2:1
# text = Fame and fortune do not always bring happiness.
1	Fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bring** | present · do-support | Fame and fortune | happiness |  |  |  | always *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent happiness=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The footballer's rise to fame was very fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fame:x3:1
# text = The footballer's rise to fame was very fast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	rise	rise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
6	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | fame |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rise** |  | the footballer |  |  |  |  |  | nom rise «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My town's claim to fame is a giant pumpkin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fame:x4:1
# text = My town's claim to fame is a giant pumpkin.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	acl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My town's claim | a giant pumpkin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **claim** |  | My town |  |  |  |  |  | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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His fame spread across the country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fame:x5:1
# text = His fame spread across the country.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | past | His fame |  |  | the country |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme across country=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The scientist did not want fame; she wanted to help people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fame:x6:1
# text = The scientist did not want fame; she wanted to help people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **want** | past · do-support | the scientist | fame |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fame=Theme |
| 2 | **want** | past | scientist |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | scientist *not said here* |  | people |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school has a hall of fame for top readers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fame:x7:1
# text = Our school has a hall of fame for top readers.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	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	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our school | a hall of fame for top readers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hall=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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“Fame, fame, that glittering bauble, it is mine,” he cried.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fame:x8:1
# text = “Fame, fame, that glittering bauble, it is mine,” he cried.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
7	glittering	glitter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	bauble	bauble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glitter** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | bauble | mine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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