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title: mg — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mg» in the school dictionary: mg is short for milligram, a very small unit of mass: there are 1,000 mg in 1 gram. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mg

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**Who acts:** mg, 1,000 mg, vitamin tablet, 1 gram, label, grain · **What happens:** be, have, say, weigh, take · **To what, where:** British car brand, 200 mg, 5 mg, 20 mg, one mg tablet · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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mg is short for milligram, a very small unit of mass: there are 1,000 mg in 1 gram.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mg:m1:1
# text = mg is short for milligram, a very small unit of mass: there are 1,000 mg in 1 gram.
1	mg	mg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	milligram	milligram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	15	expl	_	_
15	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
16	1,000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	mg	mg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	gram	gram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | mg |  |  |  |  | for milligram; short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | 1,000 mg in 1 gram |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
MG (capitals) is also a British car brand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mg:m2:1
# text = MG (capitals) is also a British car brand.
1	MG	mg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	capitals	capital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | MG | a British car brand |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This vitamin tablet has 200 mg of vitamin C.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mg:x1:1
# text = This vitamin tablet has 200 mg of vitamin C.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	vitamin	vitamin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	mg	mg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	vitamin	vitamin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	C.	c.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | this vitamin tablet | 200 mg of vitamin C. |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mg=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
1 gram is the same as 1,000 mg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mg:x2:1
# text = 1 gram is the same as 1,000 mg.
1	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	gram	gram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	1,000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	mg	mg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	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 | 1 gram |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Convert 3 g into milligrams: 3,000 mg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mg:x3:1
# text = Convert 3 g into milligrams: 3,000 mg.
1	Convert	convert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	_
3	g	G	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	milligrams	milligram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	3,000	3000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	mg	mg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The label says 5 mg of salt per biscuit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mg:x4:1
# text = The label says 5 mg of salt per biscuit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	mg	mg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	per	per	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the label | 5 mg of salt per biscuit |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mg=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grain of rice weighs about 20 mg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mg:x5:1
# text = A grain of rice weighs about 20 mg.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	weighs	weigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	mg	mg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weigh** | present | a grain of rice | 20 mg |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme mg=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor said to take one 250 mg tablet twice a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mg:x6:1
# text = The doctor said to take one 250 mg tablet twice a day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
7	250	250	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	mg	mg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** | to-infinitive | the doctor *not said here* | one mg tablet |  |  | day | twice *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tablet=Theme |

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