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title: mot — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mot» in the school dictionary: An MOT is a yearly test that cars more than a few years old must pass to show they are safe to drive on the road. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mot

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**Who acts:** MOT, cars, car, garage, You, Mum · **What happens:** be, pass, show, drive, fail, break · **To what, where:** yearly test, that, road, clever witty remark, MOT, MOTs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mot» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [mot in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mot.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An MOT is a yearly test that cars more than a few years old must pass to show they are safe to drive on the road.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mot:m1:1
# text = An MOT is a yearly test that cars more than a few years old must pass to show they are safe to drive on the road.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	MOT	mot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	yearly	yearly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obj	_	_
8	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
15	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	ccomp	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	csubj	_	_
24	on	on	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a MOT | a yearly test |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | must | cars | that |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive | cars *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | cars *= car* |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **drive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the road |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

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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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Usage: rare, from French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mot or «bon mot» is a clever, witty remark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mot:m2:1
# text = A mot or «bon mot» is a clever, witty remark.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mot	mot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	bon	bon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	mot	mot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	witty	witty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mot or bon mot | a clever witty remark |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad's car failed its MOT because of a broken light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mot:x1:1
# text = Dad's car failed its MOT because of a broken light.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	MOT	mot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | past | Dad's car | car's MOT |  |  |  | because a broken light | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mot=Eventuality |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car is due for its MOT next month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mot:x2:1
# text = The car is due for its MOT next month.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	MOT	mot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the car |  |  |  |  | for car's MOT  next month; due *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garage does MOTs on Saturdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mot:x3:1
# text = The garage does MOTs on Saturdays.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garage	garage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	MOTs	mot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | the garage | MOTs |  |  |  | on Saturdays | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mot=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You cannot legally drive an old car without a valid MOT.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mot:x4:1
# text = You cannot legally drive an old car without a valid MOT.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	legally	legally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	valid	valid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	MOT	mot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drive** | can | You | a old car |  |  |  | without a valid MOT; legally *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent car=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum was pleased the car passed its MOT.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mot:x5:1
# text = Mum was pleased the car passed its MOT.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	MOT	mot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | pleased *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | past | the car | car's MOT |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mot=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The writer was famous for his witty bons mots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mot:x6:1
# text = The writer was famous for his witty bons mots.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	witty	witty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bons	bon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	mots	mot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the writer |  |  |  |  | for bons mots; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The MOT checks the brakes, tyres and lights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mot:x7:1
# text = The MOT checks the brakes, tyres and lights.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	MOT	mot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brakes	brake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	tyres	tyre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | the MOT | the brakes and tyres and lights |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brake=Theme |

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