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title: gooseberry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gooseberry» in the school dictionary: A small, round, sour green or reddish fruit with fine hairs and stripes that grows on a prickly bush. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gooseberry

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**Who acts:** fine hairs, couple, We, Gooseberries, you, Mum · **What happens:** grow, play, mean, be, want, pick · **To what, where:** prickly bush, gooseberry, third person, gooseberries, gooseberry crumble, sister · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, round, sour green or reddish fruit with fine hairs and stripes that grows on a prickly bush.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gooseberry:m1:1
# text = A small, round, sour green or reddish fruit with fine hairs and stripes that grows on a prickly bush.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	sour	sour	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	reddish	reddish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	prickly	prickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | fine hairs and stripes |  |  | a prickly bush |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bush=Location |

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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, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Play gooseberry» means to be the third person with a couple who want to be alone.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gooseberry:m2:1
# text = «Play gooseberry» means to be the third person with a couple who want to be alone.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	gooseberry	gooseberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
18	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | gooseberry |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gooseberry=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the third person |  |  |  | with a couple | tree rules |
| 4 | **want** | present | a couple |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot |
| 5 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a couple *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cape gooseberry: a different small orange fruit in a papery case.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gooseberry:m3:1
# text = Cape gooseberry: a different small orange fruit in a papery case.
1	Cape	cape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	gooseberry	gooseberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	papery	papery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We picked gooseberries from Grandad's prickly bush.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gooseberry:x1:1
# text = We picked gooseberries from Grandad's prickly bush.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gooseberries	gooseberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	prickly	prickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	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 | **pick** | past | We | gooseberries |  | Grandad's prickly bush |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent gooseberry=Theme from bush=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gooseberries are very sour unless you cook them with sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gooseberry:x2:1
# text = Gooseberries are very sour unless you cook them with sugar.
1	Gooseberries	gooseberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	sour	sour	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cook	cook	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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** | present | Gooseberries |  |  |  |  | sour *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | Gooseberries *= gooseberry* |  |  |  | with sugar | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Patient with sugar=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum made a gooseberry crumble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gooseberry:x3:1
# text = Mum made a gooseberry crumble.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	gooseberry	gooseberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	crumble	crumble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Mum | a gooseberry crumble |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumble=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I didn't want to play gooseberry, so I left my sister and her boyfriend alone.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gooseberry:x4:1
# text = I didn't want to play gooseberry, so I left my sister and her boyfriend alone.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	gooseberry	gooseberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	boyfriend	boyfriend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **want** | past · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **play** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | gooseberry |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gooseberry=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | past | I | my sister and her boyfriend |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cape gooseberries are orange and sweet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gooseberry:x5:1
# text = Cape gooseberries are orange and sweet.
1	Cape	cape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	gooseberries	gooseberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cape gooseberries |  |  |  |  | orange *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Cape gooseberries *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gooseberry bush scratched my arms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gooseberry:x6:1
# text = The gooseberry bush scratched my arms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	gooseberry	gooseberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	scratched	scratch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scratch** | past | the gooseberry bush | my arms |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme |

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