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title: intro — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intro» in the school dictionary: An intro is an introduction, the start of a song, book, talk or video. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intro

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**Who acts:** intro, I, you, band · **What happens:** be, talk, start, love, skip, go · **To what, where:** introduction, song, guitar intro, intro, game, me

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An intro is an introduction, the start of a song, book, talk or video.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intro:m1:1
# text = An intro is an introduction, the start of a song, book, talk or video.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	intro	intro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	introduction	introduction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 intro | a introduction and book |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **start** |  |  | a song |  |  |  |  | nom start «event 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 — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An intro is when you introduce one person to another.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intro:m2:1
# text = An intro is when you introduce one person to another.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	intro	intro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	introduce	introduce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a intro |  |  |  |  | introduce *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I love the guitar intro to that song.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intro:x1:1
# text = I love the guitar intro to that song.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	guitar	guitar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	intro	intro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | I | the guitar intro |  |  |  | to that song | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer intro=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Skip the intro and go to the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intro:x2:1
# text = Skip the intro and go to the game.
1	Skip	skip	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	intro	intro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **skip** | imperative | you *not said here* | the intro |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intro=Agent |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the game |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to game=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you give me an intro to your friend?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intro:x3:1
# text = Can you give me an intro to your friend?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	intro	intro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	friend	friend	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 | **give** | can | you | a intro | me |  |  | to your friend | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient intro=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The video's intro was too long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intro:x4:1
# text = The video's intro was too long.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	intro	intro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the video's intro |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write a short intro for your story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intro:x5:1
# text = Write a short intro for your story.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	intro	intro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | a short intro |  |  |  | for your story | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent intro=Result for story=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The band played the intro twice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intro:x6:1
# text = The band played the intro twice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	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	intro	intro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	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 | **play** | past | the band | the intro |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intro=Theme |

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