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title: gluten — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gluten» in the school dictionary: Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye that makes dough stretchy and helps bread rise. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gluten

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**Who acts:** Gluten, that, Bread dough, friend, cake, Wheat · **What happens:** be, find, make, help, rise, have · **To what, where:** protein, wheat, dough, coeliac disease, gluten, label

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye that makes dough stretchy and helps bread rise.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gluten:m1:1
# text = Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye that makes dough stretchy and helps bread rise.
1	Gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	dough	dough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	stretchy	stretchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
18	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gluten | a protein and barley and rye |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | a protein and barley and rye *not said here* |  | wheat |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | present | that | dough |  |  |  | stretchy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dough=Product |
| 4 | **help** | present | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 5 | **rise** | infinitive | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «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 -->
Bread dough is stretchy because of gluten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gluten:x1:1
# text = Bread dough is stretchy because of gluten.
1	Bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	dough	dough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	stretchy	stretchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	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** | present | Bread dough |  |  |  |  | because gluten; stretchy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend has coeliac disease and cannot eat gluten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gluten:x2:1
# text = My friend has coeliac disease and cannot eat gluten.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	coeliac	coeliac	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	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 | My friend | coeliac disease |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disease=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | can | My friend *not said here* | gluten |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gluten=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This cake is gluten-free.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gluten:x3:1
# text = This cake is gluten-free.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this cake |  |  |  |  | free *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wheat, barley and rye contain gluten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gluten:x4:1
# text = Wheat, barley and rye contain gluten.
1	Wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rye	rye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	contain	contain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | Wheat and barley and rye | gluten |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot gluten=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check the label for gluten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gluten:x5:1
# text = Check the label for gluten.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the label |  |  |  | for gluten | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent label=Theme for gluten=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rice and potatoes do not contain gluten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gluten:x6:1
# text = Rice and potatoes do not contain gluten.
1	Rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	contain	contain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	gluten	gluten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **contain** | present · do-support | Rice and potatoes | gluten |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot gluten=Theme |

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