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title: mr — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mr» in the school dictionary: Mr: a polite title used before a man's family name or full name, like Mr Smith or Mr John Brown. It is short for «Mister». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mr

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**Who acts:** man, title, Mr, you, Wolf · **What happens:** use, name, be, write, start, live · **To what, where:** polite title, new PE teacher, Dear Mr Lee, start, letter, next door · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Mr: a polite title used before a man's family name or full name, like Mr Smith or Mr John Brown. It is short for «Mister».

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*Sentence 1:* Mr: a polite title used before a man's family name or full name, like Mr Smith or Mr John Brown.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mr:m1:1
# text = Mr: a polite title used before a man's family name or full name, like Mr Smith or Mr John Brown.
1	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Smith	Smith	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl:agent	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
23	Brown	Brown	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a polite title *not said here* |  |  | before a man's family name or full name |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **name** |  | a man |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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.

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*Sentence 2:* It is short for «Mister».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mr:m1:2
# text = It is short for «Mister».
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	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Mister	mister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | title |  |  |  |  | for Mister; short *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Good morning, Mr Patel!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mr:x1:1
# text = Good morning, Mr Patel!
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	Patel	Patel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mr Brown is our new PE teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mr:x2:1
# text = Mr Brown is our new PE teacher.
1	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Brown	Brown	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	PE	pe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is a** | present | Mr | our new PE teacher |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write «Dear Mr Lee» at the start of the letter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mr:x3:1
# text = Write «Dear Mr Lee» at the start of the letter.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Lee	Lee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | Dear Mr Lee |  | the start of the letter |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lee=Theme |
| 2 | **start** |  |  | the letter |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mr and Mrs Green live next door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mr:x4:1
# text = Mr and Mrs Green live next door.
1	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	Green	Green	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	3	flat	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Mr and Mrs | next door |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mr Fox was very clever in the story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mr:x5:1
# text = Mr Fox was very clever in the story.
1	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Fox	Fox	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Mr |  |  | the story |  | clever *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please give this note to Mr Wilson.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mr:x6:1
# text = Please give this note to Mr Wilson.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	Wilson	Wilson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | this note | Mr |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent note=Theme to mr=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Thank you, Mr. Wolf," said she.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mr:x7:1
# text = "Thank you, Mr. Wolf," said she.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:desc	_	_
6	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* *in a quote* | present |  |  | you |  |  | Wolf  Mr. *vocative* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Wolf |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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