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title: mako — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mako» in the school dictionary: A mako is a large, very fast shark that lives in warm and mild seas. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mako

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**Who acts:** mako, large fast shark, mako shark, Makos, Mako sharks · **What happens:** be, live, jump, have, overfish, swim · **To what, where:** large fast shark, warm seas, fastest shark, sea, water, long pointed teeth

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A mako is a large, very fast shark that lives in warm and mild seas.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mako:m1:1
# text = A mako is a large, very fast shark that lives in warm and mild seas.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mako	mako	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mako | a large fast shark |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a large fast shark |  |  | warm seas |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location |

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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 -->
The mako is the fastest shark in the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mako:x1:1
# text = The mako is the fastest shark in the sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mako	mako	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fastest	fast	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the mako | the fastest shark |  | the sea |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mako shark can jump high out of the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mako:x2:1
# text = A mako shark can jump high out of the water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mako	mako	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shark	shark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | can | a mako shark |  |  | the water |  | high *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out water=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Makos have long, pointed teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mako:x3:1
# text = Makos have long, pointed teeth.
1	Makos	mako	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Makos | long pointed teeth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mako is shiny dark blue on top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mako:x4:1
# text = The mako is shiny dark blue on top.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mako	mako	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	blue	blue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the mako | shiny dark blue |  | top |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mako sharks are now endangered because of overfishing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mako:x5:1
# text = Mako sharks are now endangered because of overfishing.
1	Mako	mako	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	endangered	endangered	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	overfishing	overfish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mako sharks |  |  |  | now | endangered *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **overfish** | gerund | Mako sharks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mako swims across whole oceans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mako:x6:1
# text = The mako swims across whole oceans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mako	mako	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swims	swim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	oceans	ocean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | present | the mako |  |  | whole oceans |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across ocean=Trajectory |

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