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title: mom — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mom» in the school dictionary: Mom is a child's word for mother. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mom

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**Who acts:** Mom, I, she · **What happens:** be, use, talk, go out, make, come · **To what, where:** word, Mom, pancakes, shoes, nurse, 36

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, USA and Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mom is a child's word for mother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mom:m1:1
# text = Mom is a child's word for mother.
1	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mom | a child's word |  |  |  | for mother | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Mom is also used as a name when talking to your mother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mom:m2:1
# text = Mom is also used as a name when talking to your mother.
1	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Mom |  |  |  | as a name | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as name=Attribute |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to your mother | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to mother=Co-Agent |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Mom, can I go out?"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mom:m2e:1
# text = "Mom, can I go out?"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** *in a quote* | can | I |  |  |  |  | Mom *vocative* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Mom made pancakes for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mom:x1:1
# text = Mom made pancakes for breakfast.
1	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	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** | past | Mom | pancakes |  |  |  | for breakfast | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pancake=Material for breakfast=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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"Mom, where are my shoes?"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mom:x2:1
# text = "Mom, where are my shoes?"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | my shoes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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My mom is a nurse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mom:x3:1
# text = My mom is a nurse.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mom	mom	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	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	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 mom | a nurse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Mom is 36 and I am 9, so she is 27 years older than me.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mom:x4:1
# text = Mom is 36 and I am 9, so she is 27 years older than me.
1	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	36	36	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	27	27	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	parataxis	_	_
15	than	than	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mom | 36 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | I | 9 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  | year | than me; old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Mom and Dad came to the school play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mom:x5:1
# text = Mom and Dad came to the school play.
1	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Mom and Dad |  |  | the school play |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to play=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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I made a card for my mom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mom:x6:1
# text = I made a card for my mom.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mom	mom	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 | **make** | past | I | a card |  |  |  | for my mom | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent card=Product for mom=Beneficiary |

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