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title: microgram — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «microgram» in the school dictionary: A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram; its symbol is µg (sometimes mcg on medicine labels). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# microgram

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**Who acts:** symbol, vitamin tablet, One milligram, grain, label, Scientists · **What happens:** be, have, equal, weigh, say, measure · **To what, where:** µg, 10 micrograms, thousand micrograms, more, tiny amounts, micrograms · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram; its symbol is µg (sometimes mcg on medicine labels).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microgram:m1:1
# text = A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram; its symbol is µg (sometimes mcg on medicine labels).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	mass	mass	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	millionth	millionth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gram	gram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	µg	µg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	19	advmod	_	_
19	mcg	mcg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	labels	label	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | gram's symbol | µg |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 vitamin tablet has 10 micrograms of vitamin D.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microgram:x1:1
# text = The vitamin tablet has 10 micrograms of vitamin D.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	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	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	micrograms	microgram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	vitamin	vitamin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	D.	D.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the vitamin tablet | 10 micrograms of vitamin |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent microgram=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One milligram equals one thousand micrograms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microgram:x2:1
# text = One milligram equals one thousand micrograms.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	milligram	milligram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	equals	equal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	micrograms	microgram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **equal** | present | One milligram | thousand micrograms |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grain of sand weighs much more than a microgram.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microgram:x3:1
# text = A grain of sand weighs much more than a microgram.
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	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	weighs	weigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	obj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	microgram	microgram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **weigh** | present | a grain of sand | more |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme more=Value |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The label says «400 µg of folic acid».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microgram:x4:1
# text = The label says «400 µg of folic acid».
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	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	400	400	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	µg	µg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	folic	folic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	acid	acid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists measure tiny amounts of poison in micrograms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microgram:x5:1
# text = Scientists measure tiny amounts of poison in micrograms.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	measure	measure	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	micrograms	microgram	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 | **measure** | present | Scientists | tiny amounts of poison |  | micrograms |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme amount=Value |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | poison |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many micrograms are in half a milligram? Five hundred.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* How many micrograms are in half a milligram?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microgram:x6:1
# text = How many micrograms are in half a milligram?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	micrograms	microgram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	8	det:predet	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	milligram	milligram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many micrograms |  |  | half milligram |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* Five hundred.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microgram:x6:2
# text = Five hundred.
1	Five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	compound	_	_
2	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medicine doses in micrograms must be measured very carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microgram:x7:1
# text = Medicine doses in micrograms must be measured very carefully.
1	Medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	doses	dose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	micrograms	microgram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | must · passive |  | Medicine doses in micrograms |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value |

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