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title: kodiak — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «kodiak» in the school dictionary: Kodiak is a large island off the south coast of Alaska, USA. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# kodiak

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**Who acts:** Kodiak, Kodiak bear, brown bear, Kodiak Island, Kodiak bears, We · **What happens:** be, live, stand, catch, watch, eat · **To what, where:** large island, large kind, Kodiak, one, Alaska, salmon

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«kodiak» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [kodiak in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kodiak.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kodiak is a large island off the south coast of Alaska, USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kodiak:m1:1
# text = Kodiak is a large island off the south coast of Alaska, USA.
1	Kodiak	kodiak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	south	South	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Alaska	Alaska	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Kodiak | a large island |  |  |  | off the south coast of Alaska and USA | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Kodiak bear is a very large kind of brown bear that lives on Kodiak and nearby islands.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kodiak:m2:1
# text = A Kodiak bear is a very large kind of brown bear that lives on Kodiak and nearby islands.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Kodiak	kodiak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Kodiak	Kodiak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Kodiak bear | a large kind |  |  |  | of brown bear | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | brown bear |  |  | Kodiak and nearby islands |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on kodiak=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Kodiak bear is one of the largest bears in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kodiak:x1:1
# text = The Kodiak bear is one of the largest bears in the world.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Kodiak	Kodiak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Kodiak bear | one |  |  |  | of the largest bears in the world | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kodiak Island is in Alaska.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kodiak:x2:1
# text = Kodiak Island is in Alaska.
1	Kodiak	Kodiak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Island	Island	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Alaska	Alaska	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Kodiak Island |  |  | Alaska |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Kodiak bear can stand taller than a door on its back legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kodiak:x3:1
# text = A Kodiak bear can stand taller than a door on its back legs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Kodiak	kodiak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | can | a Kodiak bear |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kodiak bears catch salmon in the rivers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kodiak:x4:1
# text = Kodiak bears catch salmon in the rivers.
1	Kodiak	kodiak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	catch	catch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present | Kodiak bears | salmon |  | the rivers |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salmon=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched a film about the bears of Kodiak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kodiak:x5:1
# text = We watched a film about the bears of Kodiak.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	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	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Kodiak	Kodiak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | a film |  |  |  | about the bears of Kodiak | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kodiak bears eat berries, grass and fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kodiak:x6:1
# text = Kodiak bears eat berries, grass and fish.
1	Kodiak	kodiak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Kodiak bears | berries |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent berry=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town of Kodiak has a big fishing harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kodiak:x7:1
# text = The town of Kodiak has a big fishing harbour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Kodiak	Kodiak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the town of Kodiak | a big fishing harbour |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harbour=Patient |

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