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title: fiction — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fiction» in the school dictionary: Stories that are made up by a writer, not true facts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fiction

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**Who acts:** writer, story, I, Fiction books, Harry, fiction stories · **What happens:** make up, not be, be, like, read, happen · **To what, where:** Stories, pure fiction, fiction, next aisle, fact, work

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«fiction» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [fiction in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fiction.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Stories that are made up by a writer, not true facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:m1:1
# text = Stories that are made up by a writer, not true facts.
1	Stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | present · passive | a writer and true facts | Stories |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Pivot |

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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 -->
Something that is not true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:m2:1
# text = Something that is not true.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

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"His story about a dragon was pure fiction."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:m2e:1
# text = "His story about a dragon was pure fiction."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | His story about a dragon | pure fiction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like reading fiction about dragons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:x1:1
# text = I like reading fiction about dragons.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dragons	dragon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **read** *not said to happen* | gerund | I *not said here* | fiction |  |  |  | about dragons | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fiction=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Fiction books are in the next aisle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:x2:1
# text = Fiction books are in the next aisle.
1	Fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	aisle	aisle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fiction books |  |  | the next aisle |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Is it fact or fiction?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:x3:1
# text = Is it fact or fiction?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
3	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | fact or fiction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Harry Potter is a work of fiction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:x4:1
# text = Harry Potter is a work of fiction.
1	Harry	Harry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Potter	Potter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Harry | a work |  |  |  | of fiction | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Science fiction stories often happen in space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:x5:1
# text = Science fiction stories often happen in space.
1	Science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | fiction stories |  |  | space |  | often *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in space=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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An atlas is non-fiction, not fiction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:x6:1
# text = An atlas is non-fiction, not fiction.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	atlas	atlas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	non-fiction	non-fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a atlas | non-fiction and fiction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Mr. Baring-Gould, it is well-known, has since become a distinguished writer of fiction.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fiction:x7:1
# text = Mr. Baring-Gould, it is well-known, has since become a distinguished writer of fiction.
1	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod:desc	_	_
2	Baring	Baring	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Gould	Gould	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	since	since	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present · passive |  | it |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **become** | present · perfect | Baring  Mr. and Gould | a distinguished writer of fiction |  |  |  | since *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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