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title: grafting — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «grafting» in the school dictionary: Grafting is joining a piece cut from one plant onto another plant so that they grow together, as gardeners do with apple trees. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# grafting

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**Who acts:** Grafting, they, gardeners, Graft, gardener, one tree · **What happens:** join, cut, grow, do, move, repair · **To what, where:** piece, one plant, healthy skin, one part, Grafting, power · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«grafting» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [grafting in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grafting.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grafting is joining a piece cut from one plant onto another plant so that they grow together, as gardeners do with apple trees.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:m1:1
# text = Grafting is joining a piece cut from one plant onto another plant so that they grow together, as gardeners do with apple trees.
1	Grafting	grafting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	joining	join	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	16	mark	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
17	together	together	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	gardeners	gardener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
21	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present · progressive | Grafting | a piece |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  | a piece *not said here* |  | one plant |  | onto another plant | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from plant=Initial\_Location onto plant=Destination |
| 3 | **grow** | present | they |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **do** | present | gardeners |  |  |  |  | with apple trees | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grafting is moving healthy skin or other tissue from one part of the body to another to repair it, for example after a bad burn.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:m2:1
# text = Grafting is moving healthy skin or other tissue from one part of the body to another to repair it, for example after a bad burn.
1	Grafting	grafting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	repair	repair	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
23	after	after	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	burn	burn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present · progressive | Grafting | healthy skin or other tissue |  | one part of the body | after a bad burn | to another *result*; for example | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.initial\_state PP.result»: agent=Patient skin=Extent from part=Initial\_State to another=Result |
| 2 | **repair** | to-infinitive | Grafting *not said here* | Grafting |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grafting means working very hard, especially at tiring work: «He's been grafting all day».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:m3:1
# text = Grafting means working very hard, especially at tiring work: «He's been grafting all day».
1	Grafting	grafting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	tiring	tiring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	16	aux	_	_
16	grafting	graft	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Grafting |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **work** *not said to happen* | gerund | Grafting *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at tiring work; hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at work=Theme |
| 3 | **graft** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Grafting |  |  |  | day |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Graft is also using power dishonestly to get money, a kind of corruption.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:m4:1
# text = Graft is also using power dishonestly to get money, a kind of corruption.
1	Graft	graft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	dishonestly	dishonestly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	corruption	corruption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · progressive | Graft | power |  |  |  | dishonestly *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | Graft *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer money=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gardener is grafting a branch onto the apple tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:x1:1
# text = The gardener is grafting a branch onto the apple tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	grafting	graft	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **graft** | present · progressive | the gardener | a branch |  | the apple tree |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grafting lets one tree grow two kinds of apples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:x2:1
# text = Grafting lets one tree grow two kinds of apples.
1	Grafting	grafting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	xcomp	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | Grafting |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | one tree | two kinds of apples |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location kind=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the fire she needed skin grafting on her arm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:x3:1
# text = After the fire she needed skin grafting on her arm.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	grafting	graft	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | past | she | skin |  |  | after the fire |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot skin=Theme |
| 2 | **graft** | gerund | skin *not said here* |  |  | her arm |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(UK) Dad's been grafting on the building site all week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:x4:1
# text = (UK) Dad's been grafting on the building site all week.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux	_	_
7	grafting	graft	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **graft** | present · progressive | UK Dad |  |  | the building site | week |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(UK) Our team won because everyone was grafting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:x5:1
# text = (UK) Our team won because everyone was grafting.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	grafting	graft	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | UK |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **graft** | past · progressive | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(UK) Learning to play the piano takes hard graft.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:x6:1
# text = (UK) Learning to play the piano takes hard graft.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Learning	learn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	graft	graft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | gerund | UK |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **play** | to-infinitive | UK *not said here* | the piano |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piano=Theme |
| 3 | **take** | present | Learning | hard graft |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent graft=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(US) The mayor was accused of graft.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:x7:1
# text = (US) The mayor was accused of graft.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	accused	accuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	graft	graft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accuse** | past · passive |  | US |  |  |  | of graft | vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme of graft=Attribute |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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We tried grafting cactus plants in science club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grafting:x8:1
# text = We tried grafting cactus plants in science club.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	grafting	graft	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	cactus	cactus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **try** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **graft** *not said to happen* | gerund | We *not said here* | cactus plants |  | science club |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Patient |

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