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title: ivory — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ivory» in the school dictionary: Ivory is the hard, creamy-white material that elephant tusks are made of; walrus, narwhal and hippo teeth are also ivory. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ivory

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**Who acts:** Ivory, narwhal teeth, ivory tower, clever people, Ivory City, poachers · **What happens:** be, make, tickle, mean, play, use · **To what, where:** hard white material, elephant tusks, ivory, piano keys, past, ivories · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ivory» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [ivory in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ivory.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ivory is the hard, creamy-white material that elephant tusks are made of; walrus, narwhal and hippo teeth are also ivory.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:m1:1
# text = Ivory is the hard, creamy-white material that elephant tusks are made of; walrus, narwhal and hippo teeth are also ivory.
1	Ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	creamy	creamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
11	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	tusks	tusk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	walrus	walrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	narwhal	narwhal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	hippo	hippo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj	_	_
23	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	also	also	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ivory | the hard white material and walrus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | elephant tusks |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary that=Product |
| 3 | **is a** | present | narwhal teeth | ivory |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Ivory is a creamy off-white colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:m2:1
# text = Ivory is a creamy off-white colour.
1	Ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	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	creamy	creamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ivory |  |  |  |  | off white colour; creamy *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the past, piano keys, chess pieces and carvings were made of ivory; «tickle the ivories» (informal) means to play the piano.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:m3:1
# text = In the past, piano keys, chess pieces and carvings were made of ivory; «tickle the ivories» (informal) means to play the piano.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	carvings	carving	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	tickle	tickle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	csubj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	ivories	ivory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
22	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	_
25	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	ccomp	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | piano keys and chess pieces and carvings |  | the past |  | of ivory | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **tickle** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the ivories |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ivory=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **play** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the piano |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piano=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«An ivory tower» is a place or life far from real-world problems, especially used about clever people who do not understand ordinary life.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:m4:1
# text = «An ivory tower» is a place or life far from real-world problems, especially used about clever people who do not understand ordinary life.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
20	about	about	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
23	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
24	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	26	advmod	_	_
26	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	acl:relcl	_	_
27	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ivory tower | a place or life and world problems |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | world problems *not said here* |  |  |  | about clever people; especially *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **understand** | present · do-support | clever people | ordinary life |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer life=Stimulus |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ivory City is the name of a fairy-tale city in one story.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:m5:1
# text = Ivory City is the name of a fairy-tale city in one story.
1	Ivory	Ivory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	City	City	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	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ivory City | the name |  |  |  | of a tale city in one story | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Elephants are killed by poachers for their ivory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:x1:1
# text = Elephants are killed by poachers for their ivory.
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	poachers	poacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | present · passive | poachers | Elephants |  |  |  | for Elephants's ivory | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Selling new ivory is against the law in many countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:x2:1
# text = Selling new ivory is against the law in many countries.
1	Selling	sell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | gerund |  | new ivory |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ivory=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Selling |  |  | many countries |  | against the law | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old piano had ivory keys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:x3:1
# text = The old piano had ivory keys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old piano | ivory keys |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She chose an ivory-coloured dress.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:x4:1
# text = She chose an ivory-coloured dress.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | She | a coloured dress |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dress=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has a chess set carved from walrus ivory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:x5:1
# text = The museum has a chess set carved from walrus ivory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	carved	carve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	walrus	walrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a chess set |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent set=Patient |
| 2 | **carve** | participle |  | a chess set *not said here* |  | walrus ivory |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rangers protect elephants from ivory hunters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:x6:1
# text = Rangers protect elephants from ivory hunters.
1	Rangers	ranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	protect	protect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | Rangers |  | elephants |  |  | from ivory hunters | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent elephant=Beneficiary from hunter=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(informal) Grandad likes to tickle the ivories at parties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:x7:1
# text = (informal) Grandad likes to tickle the ivories at parties.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	tickle	tickle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ivories	ivory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | informal Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **tickle** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | informal Grandad *not said here* | the ivories |  | parties |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ivory=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists should not live in an ivory tower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:x8:1
# text = Scientists should not live in an ivory tower.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	ivory	ivory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **not** **live** | should | Scientists |  |  | a ivory tower |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tower=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is none other than Gulizar of the Ivory City.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ivory:x9:1
# text = This is none other than Gulizar of the Ivory City.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Gulizar	Gulizar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Ivory	Ivory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	City	City	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | none |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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