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title: grommet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «grommet» in the school dictionary: A grommet is a metal or plastic ring put in a hole in cloth, leather or paper to make the hole strong, like the holes for laces or for a tent rope. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# grommet

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**Who acts:** grommet, doctor, fluid, tent rope, banner, I · **What happens:** be, put, make, let, drain out, help · **To what, where:** metal, plastic ring, hole, tiny tube, eardrum, fluid

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«grommet» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [grommet in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grommet.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grommet is a metal or plastic ring put in a hole in cloth, leather or paper to make the hole strong, like the holes for laces or for a tent rope.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:m1:1
# text = A grommet is a metal or plastic ring put in a hole in cloth, leather or paper to make the hole strong, like the holes for laces or for a tent rope.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grommet	grommet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	like	like	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
28	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	laces	lace	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nmod	_	_
30	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
31	for	for	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
33	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	compound	_	_
34	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a grommet | a metal or plastic ring |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  | plastic ring *not said here* |  | a hole in cloth |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in hole=Destination |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | the hole |  |  |  | like the holes for laces or a tent rope; strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product |

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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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grommet is a tiny tube a doctor puts in a child's eardrum to let fluid drain out and help hearing.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:m2:1
# text = A grommet is a tiny tube a doctor puts in a child's eardrum to let fluid drain out and help hearing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grommet	grommet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
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	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	eardrum	eardrum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
17	fluid	fluid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	drain	drain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
22	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a grommet | a tiny tube |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | present | a doctor | a tiny tube *not said here* |  | a child's eardrum |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tube=Theme in eardrum=Destination |
| 3 | **let** | to-infinitive | a doctor *not said here* | fluid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **drain out** | infinitive | fluid *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source |
| 5 | **help** | infinitive | fluid *not said here* | hearing |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hearing=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Australia, NZ, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grommet (or grom) is a young surfer or skateboarder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:m3:1
# text = A grommet (or grom) is a young surfer or skateboarder.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grommet	grommet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	grom	grom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	surfer	surfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	skateboarder	skateboarder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a grommet | a young surfer or skateboarder |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tent rope goes through the metal grommet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:x1:1
# text = The tent rope goes through the metal grommet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	grommet	grommet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | the tent rope |  |  | the metal grommet |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through grommet=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The banner has a grommet in each corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:x2:1
# text = The banner has a grommet in each corner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	banner	banner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grommet	grommet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the banner | a grommet |  | each corner |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grommet=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had grommets put in my ears when I was five.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:x3:1
# text = I had grommets put in my ears when I was five.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	grommets	grommet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | grommets |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grommet=Patient |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  | grommets *not said here* |  | my ears |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in ear=Destination |
| 3 | **is a** | past | I | five |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the grommets, Lily could hear much better.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:x4:1
# text = After the grommets, Lily could hear much better.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	grommets	grommet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	much	much	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | could | Lily |  |  |  | after the grommets | good *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Australia) The grommets were out surfing at dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:x5:1
# text = (Australia) The grommets were out surfing at dawn.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grommets	grommet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	surfing	surf	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surf** | past · progressive | the grommets | Australia |  |  | dawn |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Australia) That little grom can already ride big waves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:x6:1
# text = (Australia) That little grom can already ride big waves.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grom	grom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	already	already	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | can | that little grom | Australia |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put a rubber grommet where the wire passes through the box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grommet:x7:1
# text = Put a rubber grommet where the wire passes through the box.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	grommet	grommet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | a rubber grommet |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent grommet=Goal |
| 2 | **pass** | present | the wire |  |  | the box |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through box=Location |

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