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title: guernsey — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «guernsey» in the school dictionary: Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands, between England and France (a place name). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# guernsey

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**Who acts:** Guernsey, sleeveless jersey, Grandad, He, guernseys, Guernsey cows · **What happens:** be, knit, wear, get, mean, pick · **To what, where:** one, woollen jumper, sleeveless jersey, guernsey, recognition, breed · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«guernsey» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [guernsey in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/guernsey.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands, between England and France (a place name).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:m1:1
# text = Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands, between England and France (a place name).
1	Guernsey	guernsey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Channel	Channel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Islands	Island	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Guernsey | one |  |  |  | of the Channel Islands | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A guernsey is a thick, warm, tightly knitted woollen jumper, first worn by fishermen.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:m2:1
# text = A guernsey is a thick, warm, tightly knitted woollen jumper, first worn by fishermen.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guernsey	guernsey	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	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	tightly	tightly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	knitted	knit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
11	woollen	woollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	jumper	jumper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	advmod	_	_
15	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	fishermen	fisherman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a guernsey |  |  |  |  | thick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a guernsey *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **knit** | participle | a guernsey *not said here* | woollen jumper |  |  |  | tightly *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jumper=Product |
| 4 | **wear** | participle | a guernsey *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by fishermen; first *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sleeveless jersey worn by Australian rules football players; to get a guernsey means to be picked for a team or to get recognition.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:m3:1
# text = A sleeveless jersey worn by Australian rules football players; to get a guernsey means to be picked for a team or to get recognition.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sleeveless	sleeveless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	jersey	jersey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
4	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Australian	Australian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	15	nsubj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	guernsey	guernsey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	ccomp	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
25	recognition	recognition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | a sleeveless jersey *not said here* |  |  |  | by Australian rules and football players | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | a guernsey |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer guernsey=Stimulus |
| 3 | **mean** | present | a sleeveless jersey |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **pick** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for a team | vn chew-39.2 «NP V» |
| 5 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | recognition |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer recognition=Stimulus |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Guernsey is a breed of brown-and-white dairy cow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:m4:1
# text = A Guernsey is a breed of brown-and-white dairy cow.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Guernsey	guernsey	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	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
7	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	dairy	dairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Guernsey | a breed |  |  |  | of brown white dairy cow | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guernsey is a small island near France.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:x1:1
# text = Guernsey is a small island near France.
1	Guernsey	guernsey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Guernsey | a small island |  | France |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad still wears his old navy guernsey when he goes fishing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:x2:1
# text = Grandad still wears his old navy guernsey when he goes fishing.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	navy	navy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	guernsey	guernsey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	fishing	fish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Grandad | Grandad's old navy guernsey |  |  | still |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent guernsey=Source |
| 2 | **go** | present | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fish** | gerund | Grandad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He finally got a guernsey in the first team. (Australia)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* He finally got a guernsey in the first team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:x3:1
# text = He finally got a guernsey in the first team.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	guernsey	guernsey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | He | a guernsey |  | the first team |  | finally *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer guernsey=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Australia)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:x3:2
# text = (Australia)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The footy players pulled on their guernseys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:x4:1
# text = The footy players pulled on their guernseys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	footy	footy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	guernseys	guernsey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | participle · passive | players's guernseys | the footy players |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guernsey cows give rich, creamy milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:x5:1
# text = Guernsey cows give rich, creamy milk.
1	Guernsey	guernsey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	creamy	creamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Guernsey cows | rich creamy milk |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We took a ferry to Guernsey in the summer holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guernsey:x6:1
# text = We took a ferry to Guernsey in the summer holidays.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ferry	ferry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Guernsey	Guernsey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | We | a ferry | Guernsey | the summer holidays |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ferry=Theme to guernsey=Destination |

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