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title: muscat — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «muscat» in the school dictionary: Muscat is the capital city of Oman, a country on the Arabian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Oman. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# muscat

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**Who acts:** Muscat, old forts, Muscat grapes, Dried muscat grapes, Ships, We · **What happens:** be, use, guard, taste, make, sail · **To what, where:** capital city, kind, capital, harbour, big juicy raisins, India

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muscat is the capital city of Oman, a country on the Arabian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Oman.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muscat:m1:1
# text = Muscat is the capital city of Oman, a country on the Arabian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Oman.
1	Muscat	muscat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	capital	capital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Oman	Oman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Arabian	Arabian	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	Peninsula	Peninsula	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Gulf	Gulf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Oman	Oman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Muscat | the capital city and a country on the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf of Oman |  |  |  | of Oman | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A muscat is a kind of sweet grape with a musky, flowery flavour, used for eating, raisins and sweet wine.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muscat:m2:1
# text = A muscat is a kind of sweet grape with a musky, flowery flavour, used for eating, raisins and sweet wine.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	muscat	muscat	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	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	grape	grape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	musky	musky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	flowery	flowery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	eating	eating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	raisins	raisin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 muscat | a kind |  |  |  | of sweet grape with a musky and flowery flavour | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a kind *not said here* |  |  |  | for eating and raisins and sweet wine | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muscat is the capital of Oman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muscat:x1:1
# text = Muscat is the capital of Oman.
1	Muscat	muscat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Oman	Oman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Muscat | the capital |  |  |  | of Oman | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old forts of Muscat guard the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muscat:x2:1
# text = The old forts of Muscat guard the harbour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	forts	fort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Muscat	Muscat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	guard	guard	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **guard** | present | the old forts of Muscat | the harbour |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harbour=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muscat grapes taste sweet and flowery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muscat:x3:1
# text = Muscat grapes taste sweet and flowery.
1	Muscat	muscat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	taste	taste	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	flowery	flowery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | present | Muscat grapes |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dried muscat grapes make big juicy raisins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muscat:x4:1
# text = Dried muscat grapes make big juicy raisins.
1	Dried	dried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	muscat	muscat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	grapes	grape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	juicy	juicy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	raisins	raisin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Dried muscat grapes | big juicy raisins |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material raisin=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ships from Muscat sailed to India and Zanzibar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muscat:x5:1
# text = Ships from Muscat sailed to India and Zanzibar.
1	Ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Muscat	Muscat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Zanzibar	Zanzibar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | Ships from Muscat |  |  | India and Zanzibar |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to india=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We flew to Muscat on holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muscat:x6:1
# text = We flew to Muscat on holiday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Muscat	Muscat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | We |  | Muscat | holiday |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent on holiday=Location |

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