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title: ketch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ketch» in the school dictionary: A ketch is a sailing boat with two masts, a taller one at the front and a shorter one near the back. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ketch

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**Who acts:** ketch, They, pirates, We · **What happens:** be, sail, have, paint, chase, visit · **To what, where:** sailing boat, ketch, two masts, old fishing ketch, small ketch, harbour museum

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ketch is a sailing boat with two masts, a taller one at the front and a shorter one near the back.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ketch:m1:1
# text = A ketch is a sailing boat with two masts, a taller one at the front and a shorter one near the back.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ketch	ketch	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	sailing	sailing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	masts	mast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	20	amod	_	_
20	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
21	near	near	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ketch | a sailing boat |  |  |  | with two masts | tree rules |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They sailed round the coast in a ketch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ketch:x1:1
# text = They sailed round the coast in a ketch.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	round	round	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ketch	ketch	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 | **sail** | past | They |  |  | a ketch |  | round the coast | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent round coast=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ketch has two masts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ketch:x2:1
# text = A ketch has two masts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ketch	ketch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	masts	mast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a ketch | two masts |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mast=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old fishing ketch was painted blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ketch:x3:1
# text = The old fishing ketch was painted blue.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	ketch	ketch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past · passive |  | the old fishing ketch |  |  |  | blue *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pirates chased a small ketch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ketch:x4:1
# text = The pirates chased a small ketch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pirates	pirate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ketch	ketch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | past | the pirates | a small ketch |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ketch=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a ketch in the harbour museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ketch:x5:1
# text = We visited a ketch in the harbour museum.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ketch	ketch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	museum	museum	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 | **visit** | past | We | a ketch |  | the harbour museum |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ketch=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ketch caught the wind and sped away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ketch:x6:1
# text = The ketch caught the wind and sped away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ketch	ketch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	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	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sped	speed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | the ketch | the wind |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Theme |
| 2 | **speed away** | past | the ketch *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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