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title: grandmaster — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «grandmaster» in the school dictionary: The highest title a chess player can win, given by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to the very best players. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# grandmaster

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**Who acts:** chess player, She, grandmaster, Magnus, He, youngest grandmasters · **What happens:** win, give, order, dream, become, play · **To what, where:** highest title, best players, knights, chess grandmaster, twenty children, famous grandmaster

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: chess — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The highest title a chess player can win, given by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to the very best players.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grandmaster:m1:1
# text = The highest title a chess player can win, given by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to the very best players.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
14	Chess	Chess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Federation	Federation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	FIDE	FIDE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	very	very	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	23	amod	_	_
23	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | can | a chess player | the highest title *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent title=Eventuality |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | the highest title *not said here* | the best players |  |  | by the World Chess Federation | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to player=Recipient |

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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 great expert in a game or skill, as in «a grandmaster of magic».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grandmaster:m2:1
# text = A great expert in a game or skill, as in «a grandmaster of magic».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	expert	expert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	grandmaster	grandmaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The head of some clubs, orders of knights or martial arts schools.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grandmaster:m3:1
# text = The head of some clubs, orders of knights or martial arts schools.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	clubs	club	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	martial	martial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	arts	art	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
13	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** |  |  | knights or martial arts and schools |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She dreams of becoming a chess grandmaster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grandmaster:x1:1
# text = She dreams of becoming a chess grandmaster.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dreams	dream	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	grandmaster	grandmaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **become** | gerund | She *not said here* | a chess grandmaster |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The grandmaster played twenty children at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grandmaster:x2:1
# text = The grandmaster played twenty children at once.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grandmaster	grandmaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the grandmaster | twenty children |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Magnus Carlsen is a famous grandmaster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grandmaster:x3:1
# text = Magnus Carlsen is a famous grandmaster.
1	Magnus	Magnus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Carlsen	Carlsen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grandmaster	grandmaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 a** | present | Magnus | a famous grandmaster |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is a grandmaster of card tricks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grandmaster:x4:1
# text = He is a grandmaster of card tricks.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	grandmaster	grandmaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	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 a** | present | He | a grandmaster |  |  |  | of card tricks | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Grandmaster led the order of knights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grandmaster:x5:1
# text = The Grandmaster led the order of knights.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Grandmaster	Grandmaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	led	lead	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	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | the Grandmaster | the order of knights |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme |
| 2 | **order** |  |  | knights |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The youngest grandmasters earned the title at about 12 years old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grandmaster:x6:1
# text = The youngest grandmasters earned the title at about 12 years old.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	grandmasters	grandmaster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	earned	earn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **earn** | past | the youngest grandmasters | the title |  |  |  | old *obl* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent title=Theme |

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