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title: grass — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «grass» in the school dictionary: Grass is the green plants with thin leaves that cover lawns, parks and fields. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# grass

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**Who acts:** Grass, thin leaves, wheat, He, field, Cows · **What happens:** be, cover, mow, grow, eat, keep off · **To what, where:** green plants, lawns, one kind, grasses, grass, 2 cm

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«grass» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [grass in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grass.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grass is the green plants with thin leaves that cover lawns, parks and fields.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:m1:1
# text = Grass is the green plants with thin leaves that cover lawns, parks and fields.
1	Grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	cover	cover	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	lawns	lawn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	parks	park	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Grass | the green plants |  |  |  | with thin leaves | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | present | thin leaves | lawns and parks and fields |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme lawn=Destination |

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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 grass is one kind of this plant; wheat and bamboo are grasses too.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:m2:1
# text = A grass is one kind of this plant; wheat and bamboo are grasses too.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	bamboo	bamboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	grasses	grass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
15	too	too	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 grass | one kind |  |  |  | of this plant | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | wheat and bamboo | grasses |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To grass on someone is to tell on them (UK slang).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:m3:1
# text = To grass on someone is to tell on them (UK slang).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | grass on someone |  |  |  |  | on them *= they*; tell *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He mows the grass in 40 minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x1:1
# text = He mows the grass in 40 minutes.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mows	mow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mow** | present | He | the grass |  |  | minute |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The grass grows 2 cm a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x2:1
# text = The grass grows 2 cm a week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	cm	cm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the grass | 2 cm |  |  | week |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cm=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The field of grass is 20 m by 10 m.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x3:1
# text = The field of grass is 20 m by 10 m.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	m	m	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	m.	m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the field of grass | 20 m |  |  |  | by 10 m. | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cows eat the grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x4:1
# text = Cows eat the grass.
1	Cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Cows | the grass |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please keep off the grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x5:1
# text = Please keep off the grass.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep off** | imperative | you *not said here* | the grass |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sat on the grass and had a picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x6:1
# text = We sat on the grass and had a picnic.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | We |  |  | the grass |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on grass=Location |
| 2 | **have** | past | We *not said here* | a picnic |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grass → rabbit → fox is a food chain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x7:1
# text = Grass → rabbit → fox is a food chain.
1	Grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	→	→	SYM	SYM	_	3	punct	_	_
3	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	→	→	SYM	SYM	_	5	punct	_	_
5	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Grass and rabbit and fox | a food chain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The morning dew made the grass wet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x8:1
# text = The morning dew made the grass wet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dew	dew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the morning dew | the grass |  |  |  | wet *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material grass=Product |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The grass is always greener on the other side.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x9:1
# text = The grass is always greener on the other side.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	greener	green	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the grass |  |  | the other side |  | always, green *property* | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All around grew nettles and tall grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grass:x10:1
# text = All around grew nettles and tall grass.
1	All	all	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	around	around	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nettles	nettle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past |  | nettles and tall grass |  |  |  | all, around *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location nettle=Theme |

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