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title: mineralogist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mineralogist» in the school dictionary: A scientist who studies minerals — the natural solid materials such as quartz, salt and gold that make up rocks. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mineralogist

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**Who acts:** scientist, natural solid materials, mineralogist, aunt, gold, Mineralogists · **What happens:** study, make up, look, be, say, use · **To what, where:** minerals, rocks, mineralogist, museum, gold, scale · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A scientist who studies minerals — the natural solid materials such as quartz, salt and gold that make up rocks.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mineralogist:m1:1
# text = A scientist who studies minerals — the natural solid materials such as quartz, salt and gold that make up rocks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	studies	study	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	minerals	mineral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
20	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
21	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | a scientist | minerals |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mineral=Topic |
| 2 | **make up** | present | the natural solid materials such quartz and salt and gold | rocks |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rock=Pivot |

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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 -->
A mineralogist looked at the shiny crystal under a lens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mineralogist:x1:1
# text = A mineralogist looked at the shiny crystal under a lens.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mineralogist	mineralogist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	crystal	crystal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lens	lens	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | a mineralogist |  |  |  |  | under a lens; at the shiny crystal | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at crystal=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is a mineralogist at the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mineralogist:x2:1
# text = My aunt is a mineralogist at the museum.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mineralogist	mineralogist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	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 a** | present | My aunt | a mineralogist |  | the museum |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mineralogist said the «gold» was really fool's gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mineralogist:x3:1
# text = The mineralogist said the «gold» was really fool's gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mineralogist	mineralogist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	really	really	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	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 mineralogist |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the gold | fool's gold |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mineralogists use a scale of hardness from 1 to 10.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mineralogist:x4:1
# text = Mineralogists use a scale of hardness from 1 to 10.
1	Mineralogists	mineralogist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hardness	hardness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Mineralogists | a scale of hardness |  | 1 to 10 |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scale=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I want to be a mineralogist when I grow up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mineralogist:x5:1
# text = I want to be a mineralogist when I grow up.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mineralogist	mineralogist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a mineralogist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow up** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mineralogist scratched the rock to test it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mineralogist:x6:1
# text = The mineralogist scratched the rock to test it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mineralogist	mineralogist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scratched	scratch	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	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scratch** | past | the mineralogist | the rock |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rock=Theme |
| 2 | **test** | to-infinitive | the mineralogist *not said here* | rock |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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