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title: heater — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «heater» in the school dictionary: A heater is a machine that makes a room, a car, water or something else warm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# heater

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**Who acts:** heater, machine, It, you, curtains, water heater · **What happens:** be, make, work, turn, freeze, not put · **To what, where:** machine, room, heater, wet socks, curtains, fire

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«heater» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [heater in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/heater.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A heater is a machine that makes a room, a car, water or something else warm.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:m1:1
# text = A heater is a machine that makes a room, a car, water or something else warm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heater	heater	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	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	conj	_	_
17	else	else	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 heater | a machine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a machine | a room |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset room=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It often works with electricity, gas or oil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:m2:1
# text = It often works with electricity, gas or oil.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | It |  |  |  |  | with electricity and gas or oil; often *property* | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with electricity=Co-Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you turn on the heater? It is freezing.

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*Sentence 1:* Can you turn on the heater?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:x1:1
# text = Can you turn on the heater?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | can | you |  |  | the heater |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on heater=Trajectory |

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*Sentence 2:* It is freezing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:x1:2
# text = It is freezing.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	freezing	freeze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** | present · progressive | heater |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not put your wet socks on the heater.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:x2:1
# text = Do not put your wet socks on the heater.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **put** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your wet socks |  | the heater |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent sock=Theme on heater=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The heater in the car takes a few minutes to warm up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:x3:1
# text = The heater in the car takes a few minutes to warm up.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	warm	warm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | the heater in the car |  |  |  | minute |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **warm up** | to-infinitive | the heater in the car *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep the curtains away from the heater because they could catch fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:x4:1
# text = Keep the curtains away from the heater because they could catch fire.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
12	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep away** | imperative | you *not said here* | the curtains |  | the heater |  | away *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer curtain=Beneficiary from heater=Eventuality |
| 2 | **catch** | could | curtains *= curtain* | fire |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our water heater broke, so we had cold showers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:x5:1
# text = Our water heater broke, so we had cold showers.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	showers	shower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | Our water heater |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | past | we | cold showers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shower=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The classroom heater makes a clicking noise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:x6:1
# text = The classroom heater makes a clicking noise.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	clicking	clicking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the classroom heater | a clicking noise |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An electric heater uses a lot of power.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:x7:1
# text = An electric heater uses a lot of power.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | a electric heater | a lot of power |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma sits by the heater with her knitting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heater:x8:1
# text = Grandma sits by the heater with her knitting.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	knitting	knitting	NOUN	NN	_	2	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 | **sit** | present | Grandma |  |  |  |  | by the heater; with Grandma's knitting | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by heater=Location |

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