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title: laid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «laid» in the school dictionary: Laid is the past of lay: to put something down carefully, often flat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# laid

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** hen, you, She, hens, He, goose · **What happens:** lay, be, put down, use, make, mean · **To what, where:** Laid past, something, egg, table, plates, cutlery · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«laid» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [laid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/laid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laid is the past of lay: to put something down carefully, often flat.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:m1:1
# text = Laid is the past of lay: to put something down carefully, often flat.
1	Laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lay	lay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Laid past |  |  |  | of lay | tree rules |
| 3 | **put down** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent something=Goal |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She laid the baby in the cot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:m1e:1
# text = She laid the baby in the cot.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cot	cot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | She | the baby |  | the cot |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent baby=Theme in cot=Destination |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laid is used when a hen or another animal made an egg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:m2:1
# text = Laid is used when a hen or another animal made an egg.
1	Laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	mark	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **make** | past | a hen or another animal | a egg |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Product |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hen laid an egg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:m2e:1
# text = The hen laid an egg.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hen	hen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | the hen | a egg |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laid the table means put plates and cutlery on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:m3:1
# text = Laid the table means put plates and cutlery on it.
1	Laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
6	plates	plate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cutlery	cutlery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past |  | the table |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Result |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **put** | infinitive |  | plates and cutlery |  | cutlery |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent plate=Theme on it=Destination |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laid back (informal) means calm and relaxed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:m4:1
# text = Laid back (informal) means calm and relaxed.
1	Laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	nsubj	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	informal	informal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay back** | participle |  | informal |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laid can also mean arranged or prepared in advance, as when you lay plans for a trip.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:m5:1
# text = Laid can also mean arranged or prepared in advance, as when you lay plans for a trip.
1	Laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	arranged	arrange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	prepared	prepare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	advance	advance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **arrange** *not said to happen* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **prepare** | participle |  |  |  | advance |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **lay** | present | you | plans |  |  |  | for a trip | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent plan=Result for trip=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hens laid 24 eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x1:1
# text = The hens laid 24 eggs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hens	hen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	24	24	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | the hens | 24 eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He laid 5 rows of 10 bricks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x2:1
# text = He laid 5 rows of 10 bricks.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	rows	row	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	bricks	brick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | He | 5 rows of 10 bricks |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent row=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She laid 3 books on the table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x3:1
# text = She laid 3 books on the table.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | She | 3 books |  | the table |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent book=Theme on table=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many eggs were laid in a week?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x4:1
# text = How many eggs were laid in a week?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past · passive |  | many eggs |  |  | week |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goose laid a golden egg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x5:1
# text = The goose laid a golden egg.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | the goose | a golden egg |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I laid the table for dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x6:1
# text = I laid the table for dinner.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | I | the table |  |  |  | for dinner | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent table=Result for dinner=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The turtle laid her eggs in the sand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x7:1
# text = The turtle laid her eggs in the sand.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turtle	turtle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sand	sand	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 | **lay** | past | the turtle | turtle's eggs |  | the sand |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent egg=Theme in sand=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He laid his coat over the chair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x8:1
# text = He laid his coat over the chair.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | He | his coat |  | the chair |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent coat=Theme over chair=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Uncle Pete is very laid back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x9:1
# text = Uncle Pete is very laid back.
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Pete	Pete	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	laid	laid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Uncle Pete |  |  |  |  | laid *property* | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

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Nigel and the Princess laid their plans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:laid:x10:1
# text = Nigel and the Princess laid their plans.
1	Nigel	Nigel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | past | Nigel and the Princess | Nigel's plans |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Result |
| 2 | **plan** |  | Nigel |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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