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title: milligram — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «milligram» in the school dictionary: A milligram is a very small unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# milligram

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**Who acts:** milligram, 1000 milligrams, tablet, grain, label, mosquito · **What happens:** be, contain, say, weigh, check · **To what, where:** small unit, one gram, 200 milligrams, tenth, 30 mg, two milligrams · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A milligram is a very small unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:milligram:m1:1
# text = A milligram is a very small unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	milligram	milligram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	mass	mass	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	thousandth	thousandth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	gram	gram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a milligram | a small unit |  |  |  | of mass equal | 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 -->
There are 1000 milligrams in one gram.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:milligram:x1:1
# text = There are 1000 milligrams in one gram.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	1000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	milligrams	milligram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	gram	gram	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 | **does** | present | 1000 milligrams |  |  | one gram; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in gram=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each tablet contains 200 milligrams of ibuprofen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:milligram:x2:1
# text = Each tablet contains 200 milligrams of ibuprofen.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	milligrams	milligram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ibuprofen	ibuprofen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | each tablet | 200 milligrams of ibuprofen |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot milligram=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grain of salt weighs about a tenth of a milligram.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:milligram:x3:1
# text = A grain of salt weighs about a tenth of a milligram.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	weighs	weigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tenth	tenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	milligram	milligram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a grain of salt | a tenth |  |  |  | of a milligram; about *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The label says 30 mg of vitamin C in each glass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:milligram:x4:1
# text = The label says 30 mg of vitamin C in each glass.
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	30	30	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	vitamin	vitamin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	C	C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 | 30 mg of vitamin in each glass |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mg=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Convert 3 grams to milligrams: 3 × 1000 = 3000 mg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:milligram:x5:1
# text = Convert 3 grams to milligrams: 3 × 1000 = 3000 mg.
1	Convert	convert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	grams	gram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	milligrams	milligram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	appos	_	_
8	×	×	SYM	SYM	_	9	case	_	_
9	1000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	_
10	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	11	case	_	_
11	3000	3000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	mg	mg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mosquito weighs about two milligrams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:milligram:x6:1
# text = A mosquito weighs about two milligrams.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mosquito	mosquito	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	weighs	weigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	milligrams	milligram	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 | **weigh** | present | a mosquito | two milligrams |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme milligram=Value |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor checked the dose in milligrams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:milligram:x7:1
# text = The doctor checked the dose in milligrams.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dose	dose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	milligrams	milligram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **check** | past | the doctor | the dose |  | milligrams |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dose=Theme |

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