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title: motorboat — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «motorboat» in the school dictionary: A motorboat is a boat that moves with an engine, not with sails or oars. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# motorboat

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**Who acts:** motorboat, boat, It, 4 motorboats, you, noise · **What happens:** be, move, go, go in, wear, speed · **To what, where:** boat, 30 km, harbour, life jacket, motorboat, lake

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«motorboat» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [motorboat in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/motorboat.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A motorboat is a boat that moves with an engine, not with sails or oars.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motorboat:m1:1
# text = A motorboat is a boat that moves with an engine, not with sails or oars.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	motorboat	motorboat	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	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	oars	oar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a motorboat | a boat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | present | a boat |  |  |  |  | with a engine | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A motorboat goes 30 km an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motorboat:x1:1
# text = A motorboat goes 30 km an hour.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	motorboat	motorboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	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	km	km	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | a motorboat | 30 km |  |  | hour |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is faster than the sailboat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motorboat:x2:1
# text = It is faster than the sailboat.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	faster	fast	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sailboat	sailboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | than the sailboat; fast *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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4 motorboats are in the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motorboat:x3:1
# text = 4 motorboats are in the harbour.
1	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	motorboats	motorboat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 4 motorboats |  |  | the harbour |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How far does the motorboat go in 2 hours?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motorboat:x4:1
# text = How far does the motorboat go in 2 hours?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	motorboat	motorboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go in** | present · do-support | the motorboat |  |  |  | hour | far *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Always wear a life jacket on a motorboat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motorboat:x5:1
# text = Always wear a life jacket on a motorboat.
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	motorboat	motorboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | a life jacket |  | a motorboat |  | always *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The motorboat sped across the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motorboat:x6:1
# text = The motorboat sped across the lake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	motorboat	motorboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sped	speed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speed** | past | the motorboat |  |  | the lake |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across lake=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Going upstream, the motorboat was slower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motorboat:x7:1
# text = Going upstream, the motorboat was slower.
1	Going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	upstream	upstream	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	motorboat	motorboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	slower	slow	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | upstream *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the motorboat |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The noise of the motorboat scared the ducks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:motorboat:x8:1
# text = The noise of the motorboat scared the ducks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	motorboat	motorboat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	scared	scare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scare** | past | the noise of the motorboat | the ducks |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus duck=Experiencer |
| 2 | **noise** |  | the motorboat |  |  |  |  |  | nom noise «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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