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title: mao — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mao» in the school dictionary: Mao usually means Mao Zedong, the leader of the Communist Party who ruled the People's Republic of China from its start until his death. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mao

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**Who acts:** Mao, leader, Party, Máo, small unit, Māo · **What happens:** mean, rule, start, die, be, make · **To what, where:** Mao, Republic, start, hair, small unit, one yuan

<!-- .vabout -->
«mao» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [mao in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mao.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mao usually means Mao Zedong, the leader of the Communist Party who ruled the People's Republic of China from its start until his death.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:m1:1
# text = Mao usually means Mao Zedong, the leader of the Communist Party who ruled the People's Republic of China from its start until his death.
1	Mao	mao	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Mao	Mao	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	Zedong	Zedong	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Communist	Communist	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Party	Party	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	People	People	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	Republic	Republic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
24	until	until	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mao | Mao |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mao=Topic |
| 2 | **rule** | past | the leader of the Communist Party | the People's Republic of China |  | Party's start | until Mao's death |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent republic=Result |
| 3 | **start** |  | Party |  |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **die** |  | Mao |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Máo» (毛) means hair, fur or feather, and is also a small unit of Chinese money: ten mao make one yuan.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:m2:1
# text = «Máo» (毛) means hair, fur or feather, and is also a small unit of Chinese money: ten mao make one yuan.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Máo	Máo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	毛	毛	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
16	also	also	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
24	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	nummod	_	_
25	mao	mao	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
26	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
27	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	28	nummod	_	_
28	yuan	yuan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Máo | hair and fur or feather |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a small unit |  |  |  | of Chinese money | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present | a small unit | one yuan |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset yuan=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Māo» (猫) means cat. It sounds like "mow" (rhymes with "cow"). It is not an English word.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Māo» (猫) means cat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:m3:1
# text = «Māo» (猫) means cat.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Māo	Māo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	猫	猫	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Māo | cat |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It sounds like "mow" (rhymes with "cow").

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:m3:2
# text = It sounds like "mow" (rhymes with "cow").
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	mow	mow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	rhymes	rhyme	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | cat |  |  |  |  | like mow | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* It is not an English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:m3:3
# text = It is not an English word.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | cat | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mao is also the name of a showy, boastful peacock in Kipling's Jungle Book stories.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:m4:1
# text = Mao is also the name of a showy, boastful peacock in Kipling's Jungle Book stories.
1	Mao	Mao	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	showy	showy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	boastful	boastful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	Jungle	Jungle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mao | the name |  |  |  | of a showy boastful peacock in Kipling's Book stories | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(a name) Chairman Mao led China for many years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:x1:1
# text = (a name) Chairman Mao led China for many years.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Chairman	Chairman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	Mao	Mao	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Chairman | China |  |  | year |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent china=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(a name) Mao's picture hangs over the gate in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:x2:1
# text = (a name) Mao's picture hangs over the gate in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Mao	Mao	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
8	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Tiananmen	Tiananmen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Square	Square	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Beijing	Beijing	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | present | a name |  |  | the gate |  | in Tiananmen Square in Beijing | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over gate=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Mandarin, pinyin) Wǔ máo means five mao, half a yuan.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:x3:1
# text = (Mandarin, pinyin) Wǔ máo means five mao, half a yuan.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	pinyin	pinyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Wǔ	Wǔ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	máo	máo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	mao	mao	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	14	det:predet	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	yuan	yuan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Wǔ máo | Mandarin |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mao=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Mandarin, pinyin) Wǒ yǒu yì zhī māo — I have a cat.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:x4:1
# text = (Mandarin, pinyin) Wǒ yǒu yì zhī māo — I have a cat.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	pinyin	pinyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Wǒ	Wǒ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
7	yǒu	yǒu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	flat:foreign	_	_
8	yì	yì	X	GW	_	6	flat:foreign	_	_
9	zhī	zhī	X	GW	_	8	flat	_	_
10	māo	māo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	8	flat	_	_
11	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Mandarin Wǒ | a cat |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Mandarin, pinyin) In Chinese, «máo» can mean fur or feathers.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:x5:1
# text = (Mandarin, pinyin) In Chinese, «máo» can mean fur or feathers.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	pinyin	pinyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	In	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	_	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	máo	máo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Mandarin in Chinese | fur or feathers |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fur=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Historians still argue about Mao's rule.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:x6:1
# text = Historians still argue about Mao's rule.
1	Historians	historian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Mao	Mao	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | Historians |  |  |  | still | about Mao's rule | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about rule=Topic |
| 2 | **rule** |  | Mao |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He dances like Mao the Peacock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mao:x7:1
# text = He dances like Mao the Peacock.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dances	dance	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Mao	Mao	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **dance** | present | He | the Peacock |  |  |  | like Mao | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location peacock=Theme |

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