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title: lotto — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lotto» in the school dictionary: A lottery game: people buy tickets with numbers, and if their numbers are drawn they win money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lotto

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**Who acts:** people, numbers, game, Grandad, I, chance · **What happens:** buy, draw, win, cover, call out, be · **To what, where:** tickets, numbers, money, pictures, card, lotto ticket · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«lotto» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [lotto in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lotto.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lottery game: people buy tickets with numbers, and if their numbers are drawn they win money.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:m1:1
# text = A lottery game: people buy tickets with numbers, and if their numbers are drawn they win money.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lottery	lottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	buy	buy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
12	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	advcl	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
19	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | people | tickets |  |  |  | with numbers | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | people's numbers |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **win** | present | numbers *= number* | money |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality |

<!-- .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 -->
A children's game like bingo, where you cover pictures or numbers on a card when they are called out.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:m2:1
# text = A children's game like bingo, where you cover pictures or numbers on a card when they are called out.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bingo	bingo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	cover	cover	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	parataxis	_	_
21	out	out	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present | a children's game like bingo | pictures or numbers |  | a card |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme picture=Destination |
| 2 | **call out** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | pictures *= picture* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad buys a lotto ticket every Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:x1:1
# text = Grandad buys a lotto ticket every Saturday.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lotto	lotto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | Grandad | a lotto ticket |  |  | saturday |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If I won the lotto, I would buy a horse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:x2:1
# text = If I won the lotto, I would buy a horse.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lotto	lotto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | I | the lotto |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lotto=Eventuality |
| 2 | **buy** | would | I | a horse |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chance of winning the lotto is less than one in ten million.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:x3:1
# text = The chance of winning the lotto is less than one in ten million.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lotto	lotto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	compound	_	_
13	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund | the chance *not said here* | the lotto |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lotto=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | present | the chance |  |  |  |  | one in ten million *obl*; less *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played picture lotto at nursery and I covered the cat first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:x4:1
# text = We played picture lotto at nursery and I covered the cat first.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	lotto	lotto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	nursery	nursery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | We | picture lotto |  | nursery |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lotto=Theme |
| 2 | **cover** | past | I |  | the cat |  |  | first *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent cat=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Six numbers are drawn in the lotto each week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:x5:1
# text = Six numbers are drawn in the lotto each week.
1	Six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lotto	lotto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present · passive |  | Six numbers |  | the lotto | week |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in lotto=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our maths teacher said lotto shows why unlikely events are very unlikely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:x6:1
# text = Our maths teacher said lotto shows why unlikely events are very unlikely.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	lotto	lotto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
8	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	unlikely	unlikely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | maths teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **show** | present | lotto |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | unlikely events |  |  |  |  | unlikely *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody won the lotto jackpot, so it rolls over to next week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:x7:1
# text = Nobody won the lotto jackpot, so it rolls over to next week.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	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	lotto	lotto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	jackpot	jackpot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	rolls	roll	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	over	over	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Nobody | the lotto jackpot |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jackpot=Eventuality |
| 2 | **roll over** | present | jackpot |  |  |  | week | over *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gambling, including lotto, is only for adults.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lotto:x8:1
# text = Gambling, including lotto, is only for adults.
1	Gambling	gambling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	including	including	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lotto	lotto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Gambling and lotto |  |  |  |  | for adults | tree rules |

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