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title: mozzarella — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mozzarella» in the school dictionary: A soft, white, mild Italian cheese that becomes stretchy and stringy when it is melted, often used on pizza. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mozzarella

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**Who acts:** soft mild Italian cheese, I, We, Mozzarella sticks, Grandma, Mozzarella · **What happens:** become, melt, use, like, stretch, pull away · **To what, where:** cheese, pizza, extra mozzarella, melted mozzarella, slice, ball

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A soft, white, mild Italian cheese that becomes stretchy and stringy when it is melted, often used on pizza.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mozzarella:m1:1
# text = A soft, white, mild Italian cheese that becomes stretchy and stringy when it is melted, often used on pizza.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Italian	Italian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	stretchy	stretchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	stringy	stringy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	often	often	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | a soft mild Italian cheese |  |  |  |  | stretchy *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **melt** | present · passive |  | cheese |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  | pizza |  | often *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like extra mozzarella on my pizza.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mozzarella:x1:1
# text = I like extra mozzarella on my pizza.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mozzarella	mozzarella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	pizza	pizza	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 | **like** | present | I | extra mozzarella |  | my pizza |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mozzarella=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The melted mozzarella stretched when I pulled the slice away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mozzarella:x2:1
# text = The melted mozzarella stretched when I pulled the slice away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	mozzarella	mozzarella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	stretched	stretch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **stretch** | participle · passive |  | the melted mozzarella |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **pull away** | past | I | the slice |  |  |  | away *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We bought a ball of mozzarella for the salad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mozzarella:x3:1
# text = We bought a ball of mozzarella for the salad.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mozzarella	mozzarella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	salad	salad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | We | a ball of mozzarella |  |  |  | for the salad | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent ball=Theme for salad=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mozzarella sticks are cheese fried in breadcrumbs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mozzarella:x4:1
# text = Mozzarella sticks are cheese fried in breadcrumbs.
1	Mozzarella	mozzarella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	breadcrumbs	breadcrumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mozzarella sticks | cheese |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fry** | participle |  | cheese *not said here* |  |  |  | in breadcrumbs | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in breadcrumb=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma puts mozzarella on top of her lasagne.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mozzarella:x5:1
# text = Grandma puts mozzarella on top of her lasagne.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mozzarella	mozzarella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	lasagne	lasagne	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 | **put** | present | Grandma | mozzarella |  | top of Grandma's lasagne |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent mozzarella=Theme on top=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fresh mozzarella is kept in a little bag of water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mozzarella:x6:1
# text = Fresh mozzarella is kept in a little bag of water.
1	Fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	mozzarella	mozzarella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · passive |  | Fresh mozzarella |  | a little bag of water |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in bag=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mozzarella tastes milder than cheddar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mozzarella:x7:1
# text = Mozzarella tastes milder than cheddar.
1	Mozzarella	Mozzarella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tastes	taste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	milder	mild	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cheddar	cheddar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **taste** | present | Mozzarella |  |  |  |  | mild *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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