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title: mnemonics — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mnemonics» in the school dictionary: Mnemonics are tricks that help you remember things, like a rhyme, a sentence or a pattern. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mnemonics

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**Who acts:** Mnemonics, tricks, you, me, Easy Method, teacher · **What happens:** be, help, remember, use, speed up, name · **To what, where:** tricks, you, things, study, such memory tricks, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Mnemonics are tricks that help you remember things, like a rhyme, a sentence or a pattern.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mnemonics:m1:1
# text = Mnemonics are tricks that help you remember things, like a rhyme, a sentence or a pattern.
1	Mnemonics	mnemonic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rhyme	rhyme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mnemonics | tricks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | tricks | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **remember** | infinitive | you *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent thing=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}

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Mnemonics is also the study and use of such memory tricks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mnemonics:m2:1
# text = Mnemonics is also the study and use of such memory tricks.
1	Mnemonics	mnemonic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mnemonics | the study and use of such memory tricks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** |  |  | such memory tricks |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mnemonics help me remember spelling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mnemonics:x1:1
# text = Mnemonics help me remember spelling.
1	Mnemonics	mnemonic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Mnemonics | me |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **remember** | infinitive | me *not said here* | spelling |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent spelling=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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«My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming» is a mnemonic for the planets.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mnemonics:x2:1
# text = «My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming» is a mnemonic for the planets.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
3	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	Easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	Speeds	speed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	csubj	_	_
8	Up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	Naming	name	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mnemonic	mnemonic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speed up** *in a quote* | present | My Easy Method |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** *in a quote* | gerund | My Easy Method *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | a mnemonic |  |  |  | for the planets | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our teacher taught us mnemonics for the rainbow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mnemonics:x3:1
# text = Our teacher taught us mnemonics for the rainbow.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	mnemonics	mnemonic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Our teacher | mnemonics | us |  |  | for the rainbow | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient mnemonic=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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«BIG ELEPHANTS CAN'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND SMALL ELEPHANTS» is a mnemonic for «because».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mnemonics:x4:1
# text = «BIG ELEPHANTS CAN'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND SMALL ELEPHANTS» is a mnemonic for «because».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	BIG	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ELEPHANTS	Elephant	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	CA	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	N'T	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	ALWAYS	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	UNDERSTAND	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	csubj	_	_
8	SMALL	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ELEPHANTS	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mnemonic	mnemonic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **understand** *in a quote* | can | BIG ELEPHANTS | SMALL ELEPHANTS |  |  |  | always *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer elephant=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a mnemonic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Make up your own mnemonics for times tables.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mnemonics:x5:1
# text = Make up your own mnemonics for times tables.
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mnemonics	mnemonic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | imperative | you *not said here* | your own mnemonics |  |  |  | for times tables | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mnemonic=Pivot |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mnemonics make hard lists easier.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mnemonics:x6:1
# text = Mnemonics make hard lists easier.
1	Mnemonics	mnemonic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lists	list	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	easier	easy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Mnemonics | hard lists |  |  |  | easy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset list=Product |

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