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title: karen — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «karen» in the school dictionary: Karen is a girl's or woman's first name. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# karen

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Karen, woman, people, someone, aunt, brother · **What happens:** be, name, complain, act, have, demand · **To what, where:** mocking word, right, Karen, big fuss, something, Dublin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«karen» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [karen in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/karen.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Karen is a girl's or woman's first name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:m1:1
# text = Karen is a girl's or woman's first name.
1	Karen	Karen	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	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Karen |  |  |  |  | 's a girl or woman's first name | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  | woman |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang, rude — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A karen is a mocking word for a woman who complains loudly, acts as if she has the right to everything and demands to "speak to the manager".

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:m2:1
# text = A karen is a mocking word for a woman who complains loudly, acts as if she has the right to everything and demands to "speak to the manager".
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	karen	karen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mocking	mocking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	complains	complain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	acts	act	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	20	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	demands	demand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
26	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	xcomp	_	_
28	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a karen | a mocking word |  |  |  | for a woman | tree rules |
| 2 | **complain** *speech: other* | present | a woman |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **act** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **have** | present | woman | the right |  |  |  | to everything | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |
| 5 | **demand** *speech: request* | present | woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 6 | **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | to-infinitive | woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the manager | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to manager=Co-Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a verb-like joke, people sometimes say someone is "being a Karen" when they make a big fuss over something small.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:m3:1
# text = As a verb-like joke, people sometimes say someone is "being a Karen" when they make a big fuss over something small.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	10	advmod	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	cop	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Karen	Karen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	fuss	fuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
24	over	over	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	23	nmod	_	_
26	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people |  |  |  |  | as a like joke; sometimes *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | someone | a Karen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present | people | a big fuss |  | something |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fuss=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt Karen lives in Dublin and keeps chickens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:x1:1
# text = My aunt Karen lives in Dublin and keeps chickens.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Karen	Karen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Dublin	Dublin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My aunt |  |  | Dublin |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dublin=Location |
| 2 | **keep** | present | My aunt *not said here* | chickens |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Karen won the spelling bee in our class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:x2:1
# text = Karen won the spelling bee in our class.
1	Karen	Karen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Karen | the spelling bee |  | our class |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bee=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(slang) A woman in the café shouted at the waiter and asked for the manager, and my brother whispered, "Total Karen."

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:x3:1
# text = (slang) A woman in the café shouted at the waiter and asked for the manager, and my brother whispered, "Total Karen."
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	shouted	shout	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	waiter	waiter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
14	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	Karen	Karen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | participle |  | the café *not said here* |  |  |  | at the waiter | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | a woman in the café |  |  |  |  | for the manager | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past | my brother | Total Karen |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(slang) Don't be such a Karen about the cold chips, Mum, they're fine.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:x4:1
# text = (slang) Don't be such a Karen about the cold chips, Mum, they're fine.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
7	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	9	det:predet	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Karen	Karen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present · do-support |  | such Karen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | chips *= chip* |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(slang) The video showed a karen yelling at a teenager working the till.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:x5:1
# text = (slang) The video showed a karen yelling at a teenager working the till.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	karen	karen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	yelling	yell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	teenager	teenager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	till	till	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | slang | a karen |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent karen=Recipient |
| 2 | **yell** *speech: express* | gerund | a karen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at a teenager | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at teenager=Stimulus |
| 3 | **work** | gerund | a karen *not said here* | the till |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent till=Material |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mrs Hill says calling people "Karen" is unkind to everyone who has that name.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:x6:1
# text = Mrs Hill says calling people "Karen" is unkind to everyone who has that name.
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Hill	Hill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Karen	Karen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	obl	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mrs |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | gerund |  |  | people |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | present | calling |  |  |  |  | to everyone; unkind *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** | present |  | that name |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The little girl was called Karen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:karen:x7:1
# text = The little girl was called Karen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	Karen	Karen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · passive |  | the little girl |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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