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title: iowa — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «iowa» in the school dictionary: A state in the middle of the United States of America, in the Midwest, known for farms, maize (corn) and pigs. Its capital is Des Moines. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# iowa

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**Who acts:** capital, Iowa, cousin, Des Moines, We, our · **What happens:** know, be, live, grow, drive, trip · **To what, where:** state, Des, Midwest, farm, lot, capital

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A state in the middle of the United States of America, in the Midwest, known for farms, maize (corn) and pigs. Its capital is Des Moines.

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*Sentence 1:* A state in the middle of the United States of America, in the Midwest, known for farms, maize (corn) and pigs.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iowa:m1:1
# text = A state in the middle of the United States of America, in the Midwest, known for farms, maize (corn) and pigs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Midwest	Midwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	maize	maize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  | a state in the middle of the United States of America and the Midwest *not said here* |  |  |  | for farms and maize and pigs | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Its capital is Des Moines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iowa:m1:2
# text = Its capital is Des Moines.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	Des	Des	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	Moines	Moines	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | state's capital | Des |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Iowa is a state in the Midwest of the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iowa:x1:1
# text = Iowa is a state in the Midwest of the USA.
1	Iowa	Iowa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Midwest	Midwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Iowa | a state |  | the Midwest of the USA |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin lives on a farm in Iowa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iowa:x2:1
# text = My cousin lives on a farm in Iowa.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Iowa	Iowa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	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 | **live** | present | My cousin |  |  | a farm |  | in Iowa | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in iowa=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Iowa grows a lot of corn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iowa:x3:1
# text = Iowa grows a lot of corn.
1	Iowa	Iowa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Iowa | a lot of corn |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location lot=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Des Moines is the capital of Iowa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iowa:x4:1
# text = Des Moines is the capital of Iowa.
1	Des	Des	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Moines	Moines	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Iowa	Iowa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Des Moines | the capital |  |  |  | of Iowa | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We drove across Iowa on our road trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iowa:x5:1
# text = We drove across Iowa on our road trip.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Iowa	Iowa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **drive** | past | We |  |  | Iowa |  | on our road trip | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across iowa=Trajectory |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Iowa is between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iowa:x6:1
# text = Iowa is between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
1	Iowa	Iowa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	Mississippi	Mississippi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Missouri	Missouri	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Iowa |  |  |  |  | between the Mississippi rivers | tree rules |

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