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title: mandrill — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mandrill» in the school dictionary: A mandrill is a large monkey from the rainforests of central Africa; the males have a bright red and blue face and a colourful bottom. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mandrill

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**Who acts:** mandrill, males, Mandrills, male mandrill, brightest male mandrill, Rafiki · **What happens:** be, have, show, warn, live, look · **To what, where:** large monkey, rainforests, bright red face, bright red nose, biggest monkeys, world

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A mandrill is a large monkey from the rainforests of central Africa; the males have a bright red and blue face and a colourful bottom.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mandrill:m1:1
# text = A mandrill is a large monkey from the rainforests of central Africa; the males have a bright red and blue face and a colourful bottom.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mandrill	mandrill	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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	central	central	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	males	male	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
18	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
19	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	_
22	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	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 mandrill | a large monkey |  | the rainforests of central Africa |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | the males | a bright red face and a colourful bottom |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |

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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 mandrill has a bright red and blue nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mandrill:x1:1
# text = The mandrill has a bright red and blue nose.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mandrill	mandrill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the mandrill | a bright red nose |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mandrills are the biggest monkeys in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mandrill:x2:1
# text = Mandrills are the biggest monkeys in the world.
1	Mandrills	mandrill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	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 a** | present | Mandrills | the biggest monkeys |  | the world |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A male mandrill shows its long teeth to warn others.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mandrill:x3:1
# text = A male mandrill shows its long teeth to warn others.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mandrill	mandrill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	warn	warn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a male mandrill | mandrill's long teeth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tooth=Recipient |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | to-infinitive | a male mandrill *not said here* | others |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent other=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mandrills live in large groups in African forests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mandrill:x4:1
# text = Mandrills live in large groups in African forests.
1	Mandrills	mandrill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **live** | present | Mandrills |  |  | large groups |  | in African forests | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The brightest male mandrill is the leader of the group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mandrill:x5:1
# text = The brightest male mandrill is the leader of the group.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	brightest	bright	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
3	male	male	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mandrill	mandrill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the brightest male mandrill | the leader |  |  |  | of the group | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rafiki in «The Lion King» looks a bit like a mandrill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mandrill:x6:1
# text = Rafiki in «The Lion King» looks a bit like a mandrill.
1	Rafiki	Rafiki	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Lion	Lion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
8	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mandrill	mandrill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Rafiki in the Lion King | a bit |  |  |  | like a mandrill | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bit=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mandrills store food in their cheek pouches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mandrill:x7:1
# text = Mandrills store food in their cheek pouches.
1	Mandrills	mandrill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	store	store	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pouches	pouch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | Mandrills | food |  | Mandrills's cheek pouches |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent food=Theme in pouch=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drew the mandrill's colourful face in art class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mandrill:x8:1
# text = We drew the mandrill's colourful face in art class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mandrill	mandrill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | the mandrill's colourful face |  | art class |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent face=Theme in class=Destination |

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