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title: flowerpot — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «flowerpot» in the school dictionary: A flowerpot is a container, usually of clay or plastic, for growing a plant in, with a hole in the bottom for water to drain out. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# flowerpot

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**Who acts:** flowerpot, container, Bill, old children, water, We · **What happens:** be, grow in, drain out, programme, have, drain · **To what, where:** container, plant, puppets, programme, hole, terracotta flowerpots

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A flowerpot is a container, usually of clay or plastic, for growing a plant in, with a hole in the bottom for water to drain out.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowerpot:m1:1
# text = A flowerpot is a container, usually of clay or plastic, for growing a plant in, with a hole in the bottom for water to drain out.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
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	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	drain	drain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	acl	_	_
29	out	out	ADP	RP	_	28	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	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 flowerpot | a container and clay or plastic and a hole in the bottom for water |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow in** | gerund | a container and clay or plastic and a hole in the bottom for water *not said here* | a plant |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location plant=Theme |
| 3 | **drain out** | to-infinitive | a flowerpot *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source |

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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}

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Usage: UK TV — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Bill and Ben, the Flowerpot Men» were puppets in an old children's programme (a name).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowerpot:m2:1
# text = «Bill and Ben, the Flowerpot Men» were puppets in an old children's programme (a name).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bill	Bill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Flowerpot	Flowerpot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Men	Men	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	puppets	puppet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	programme	programme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Bill and Ben | puppets |  | a old children's programme |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **programme** |  | a old children |  |  |  |  |  | nom programme «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plant three seeds in each flowerpot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowerpot:x1:1
# text = Plant three seeds in each flowerpot.
1	Plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flowerpot has a hole so water can drain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowerpot:x2:1
# text = The flowerpot has a hole so water can drain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flowerpot	flowerpot	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	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	drain	drain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the flowerpot | a hole |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient |
| 2 | **drain** | can | water | a hole *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hole=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We painted terracotta flowerpots for Mother's Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowerpot:x3:1
# text = We painted terracotta flowerpots for Mother's Day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	flowerpots	flowerpot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Mother	Mother	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | We | terracotta flowerpots |  |  | for Mother's Day |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent flowerpot=Result for day=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat knocked the flowerpot off the windowsill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowerpot:x4:1
# text = The cat knocked the flowerpot off the windowsill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	knocked	knock	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	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	windowsill	windowsill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | past | the cat | the flowerpot |  |  |  | off the windowsill | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent flowerpot=Patient off windowsill=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the flowerpots in a sunny place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowerpot:x5:1
# text = Put the flowerpots in a sunny place.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	flowerpots	flowerpot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the flowerpots |  | a sunny place |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flowerpot=Theme in place=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For a fair test, use the same size flowerpot for every plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flowerpot:x6:1
# text = For a fair test, use the same size flowerpot for every plant.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | the same size flowerpot |  |  |  | for a fair test; for every plant | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent flowerpot=Theme for test=Eventuality |

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