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title: identical — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «identical» in the school dictionary: Identical means exactly the same in every way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# identical

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**Who acts:** Identical, Identical twins, two babies, 5 identical boxes, She, much · **What happens:** mean, be, bear, look, weigh, buy · **To what, where:** same, two babies, 20 kg, 3 identical pens, square, 4 identical parts · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«identical» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [identical in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/identical.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Identical means exactly the same in every way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:m1:1
# text = Identical means exactly the same in every way.
1	Identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **mean** | present | Identical | the same |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Topic |

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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 -->
Identical twins are two babies born together who look almost exactly alike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:m2:1
# text = Identical twins are two babies born together who look almost exactly alike.
1	Identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	alike	alike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Identical twins | two babies |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bear** | participle |  | two babies *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **look** | present | two babies |  |  |  |  | alike *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
5 identical boxes weigh 20 kg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:x1:1
# text = 5 identical boxes weigh 20 kg.
1	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	weigh	weigh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	kg	kg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weigh** | present | 5 identical boxes | 20 kg |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme kg=Value |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She buys 3 identical pens for 6 dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:x2:1
# text = She buys 3 identical pens for 6 dollars.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **buy** | present | She | 3 identical pens |  |  |  | for 6 dollars | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pen=Theme for dollar=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The square is cut into 4 identical parts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:x3:1
# text = The square is cut into 4 identical parts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present · passive |  | the square |  | 4 identical parts |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into part=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much does one of the identical bags weigh?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:x4:1
# text = How much does one of the identical bags weigh?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	weigh	weigh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | much | one |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Eventuality |
| 2 | **weigh** | present | the identical bags |  |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The twins are identical, so it is hard to tell them apart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:x5:1
# text = The twins are identical, so it is hard to tell them apart.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	expl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	csubj	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	iobj	_	_
13	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the twins |  |  |  |  | identical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the twins *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  | twins *= twin* |  |  | apart *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No two snowflakes are identical.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:x6:1
# text = No two snowflakes are identical.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	snowflakes	snowflake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | no two snowflakes |  |  |  |  | identical *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her answer was identical to mine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:x7:1
# text = Her answer was identical to mine.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her answer |  | mine |  |  | identical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **answer** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two triangles are identical in shape and size.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:x8:1
# text = The two triangles are identical in shape and size.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	triangles	triangle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the two triangles |  |  | shape and size |  | identical *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is almost identical with Uncle Remus's story of how the rabbit robbed the fox of his game.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:identical:x9:1
# text = This is almost identical with Uncle Remus's story of how the rabbit robbed the fox of his game.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Remus	Remus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	robbed	rob	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | This |  |  |  |  | with Uncle Remus's story; almost, identical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rob** | past | the rabbit | the fox of rabbit's game |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fox=Source |

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