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title: interrogation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «interrogation» in the school dictionary: An interrogation is long, close questioning of someone, especially by police or soldiers, to get information. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# interrogation

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**Who acts:** interrogation, police, thief, Mum, spy, detective · **What happens:** be, get, question, keep, tell, last · **To what, where:** information, someone, long string, suspect, interrogation room, truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An interrogation is long, close questioning of someone, especially by police or soldiers, to get information.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogation:m1:1
# text = An interrogation is long, close questioning of someone, especially by police or soldiers, to get information.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	interrogation	interrogation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	questioning	questioning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	appos	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
19	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	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 | a interrogation |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | information |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer information=Stimulus |
| 3 | **question** |  |  | someone |  |  |  |  | nom questioning «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

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Usage: informal, humorous — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An interrogation can be any long string of questions, like from a parent.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogation:m2:1
# text = An interrogation can be any long string of questions, like from a parent.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	interrogation	interrogation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a interrogation | any long string and a parent |  |  |  | of questions | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police kept the suspect in the interrogation room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogation:x1:1
# text = The police kept the suspect in the interrogation room.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	suspect	suspect	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	interrogation	interrogation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	room	room	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 | **keep** | past | the police | the suspect |  | the interrogation room |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent suspect=Theme in room=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Under interrogation, the thief told the truth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogation:x2:1
# text = Under interrogation, the thief told the truth.
1	Under	under	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	interrogation	interrogation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the thief | the truth |  | interrogation |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Mum's interrogation about my muddy shoes lasted ten minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogation:x3:1
# text = Mum's interrogation about my muddy shoes lasted ten minutes.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	interrogation	interrogation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | Mum's interrogation about my muddy shoes |  |  |  | minute |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **interrogate** |  | Mum |  |  |  |  | about my muddy shoes | nom interrogation «communication transitive»: poss=agent about=obl |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The spy refused to talk during the interrogation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogation:x4:1
# text = The spy refused to talk during the interrogation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spy	spy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	interrogation	interrogation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | the spy |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **talk** | to-infinitive | the spy *not said here* |  |  |  | during the interrogation |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The detective began the interrogation calmly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogation:x5:1
# text = The detective began the interrogation calmly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	interrogation	interrogation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the detective | the interrogation |  |  |  | calmly *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interrogation=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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I faced an interrogation from my little sister about Father Christmas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interrogation:x6:1
# text = I faced an interrogation from my little sister about Father Christmas.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	faced	face	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	interrogation	interrogation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
11	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | past | I | a interrogation |  |  |  | from my little sister about Father Christmas | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent interrogation=Destination |

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