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title: marshmallow — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «marshmallow» in the school dictionary: A soft, white or pink spongy sweet made from sugar and gelatine. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# marshmallow

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**Who acts:** plant, We, I, you, marshmallow, Small children · **What happens:** make, call, toast, like, blow, be · **To what, where:** soft spongy sweet, sugar, marsh mallow, plant, marshmallows, hot chocolate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«marshmallow» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [marshmallow in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marshmallow.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A soft, white or pink spongy sweet made from sugar and gelatine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshmallow:m1:1
# text = A soft, white or pink spongy sweet made from sugar and gelatine.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	spongy	spongy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sweet	sweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	gelatine	gelatine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a soft spongy sweet *not said here* |  | sugar and gelatine |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from sugar=Material |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A plant called the marsh mallow, from whose root the sweet was first made long ago.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshmallow:m2:1
# text = A plant called the marsh mallow, from whose root the sweet was first made long ago.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	mallow	mallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sweet	sweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	advmod	_	_
15	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
16	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	_
17	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | a plant *not said here* | the marsh mallow |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | past · passive |  | a plant |  |  |  | ago, first *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We toasted marshmallows on the campfire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshmallow:x1:1
# text = We toasted marshmallows on the campfire.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	toasted	toast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	marshmallows	marshmallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	campfire	campfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **toast** | past | We | marshmallows |  |  |  | on the campfire | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent marshmallow=Patient on campfire=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like marshmallows in my hot chocolate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshmallow:x2:1
# text = I like marshmallows in my hot chocolate.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	marshmallows	marshmallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I | marshmallows |  | my hot chocolate |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot marshmallow=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blow on a toasted marshmallow; it is very hot inside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshmallow:x3:1
# text = Blow on a toasted marshmallow; it is very hot inside.
1	Blow	blow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	toasted	toast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	marshmallow	marshmallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
11	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a toasted marshmallow |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **toast** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | marshmallow |  |  |  |  | hot, inside *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The marshmallow puffed up and turned golden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshmallow:x4:1
# text = The marshmallow puffed up and turned golden.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	marshmallow	marshmallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	puffed	puff	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **puff up** | participle | the marshmallow |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **turn** | past | the marshmallow *not said here* |  |  |  |  | golden *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Small children can choke on big marshmallows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshmallow:x5:1
# text = Small children can choke on big marshmallows.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	choke	choke	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	marshmallows	marshmallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choke** | can | Small children |  |  | big marshmallows |  |  | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We built towers with marshmallows and spaghetti in science.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marshmallow:x6:1
# text = We built towers with marshmallows and spaghetti in science.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	towers	tower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	marshmallows	marshmallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	spaghetti	spaghetti	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | We | towers |  |  |  | with marshmallows and spaghetti in science | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent tower=Theme with marshmallow=Source |

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