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title: five — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «five» in the school dictionary: Five is the number 5, one more than four. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# five

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**Who acts:** High five, Five friends, Leo, hand, you, School · **What happens:** be, mean, slap, say, do, share · **To what, where:** Five number, five digit, hands, 20 grapes, five boxes, 5 fingers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Five is the number 5, one more than four.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:m1:1
# text = Five is the number 5, one more than four.
1	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	parataxis	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the Five number |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
A five is the digit 5, or a five-dollar or five-pound note.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:m2:1
# text = A five is the digit 5, or a five-dollar or five-pound note.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	digit	digit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	dollar	dollar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a five digit or a five dollar or five pound note |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«High five» means slapping hands together to say well done.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:m3:1
# text = «High five» means slapping hands together to say well done.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	slapping	slap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
12	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | High five |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **slap** *not said to happen* | gerund | High five *not said here* | hands |  |  |  | together *property* | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | High five *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Student: two apples and five pears

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:x1:1
# text = Student: two apples and five pears
1	Student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	pears	pear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Five friends share 20 grapes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:x2:1
# text = Five friends share 20 grapes.
1	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | Five friends | 20 grapes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leo has five boxes of 3 pens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:x3:1
# text = Leo has five boxes of 3 pens.
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Leo | five boxes of 3 pens |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hand has 5 fingers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:x4:1
# text = A hand has 5 fingers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a hand | 5 fingers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Count in fives: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:x5:1
# text = Count in fives: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.
1	Count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	fives	fives	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | imperative | you *not said here* | 5 |  | fives |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
School finishes at five past three.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:x6:1
# text = School finishes at five past three.
1	School	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finishes	finish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
5	past	past	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	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 | **finish** | present | School |  |  | five past three |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ben is five years old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:x7:1
# text = Ben is five years old.
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	old	old	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** | present | Ben |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Give me a high five!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:x8:1
# text = Give me a high five!
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | a high five | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient five=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Here, take these five gold pieces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:five:x9:1
# text = Here, take these five gold pieces.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
5	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | this five gold pieces |  | here |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Theme |

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