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title: mutant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mutant» in the school dictionary: A mutant is a living thing whose genes have changed, so it is different from its parents in some way, like a white tiger or a plant with odd leaves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mutant

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**Who acts:** mutant, genes, mutants, white tiger, Scientists, X Men · **What happens:** be, change, joke, look, study, grow · **To what, where:** living thing, way, characters, science fiction, joking word, mutant fruit flies

<!-- .vabout -->
«mutant» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [mutant in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mutant.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mutant is a living thing whose genes have changed, so it is different from its parents in some way, like a white tiger or a plant with odd leaves.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:m1:1
# text = A mutant is a living thing whose genes have changed, so it is different from its parents in some way, like a white tiger or a plant with odd leaves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mutant	mutant	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	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	genes	gene	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	like	like	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	parataxis	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	_
30	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	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 mutant | a living thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | present · perfect | genes |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | mutant |  |  | some way |  | from mutant's parents; different *property* | 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 -->
In science fiction and comics, mutants are characters with strange bodies or superpowers, like the X-Men or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:m2:1
# text = In science fiction and comics, mutants are characters with strange bodies or superpowers, like the X-Men or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fiction	fiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	comics	comic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	mutants	mutant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	superpowers	superpower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	parataxis	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
23	Teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
24	Mutant	mutant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
25	Ninja	Ninja	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	Turtles	Turtle	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | mutants | characters |  | science fiction and comics |  | with strange bodies or superpowers | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mutant» can be a joking word for anything odd-looking: «a mutant carrot».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:m3:1
# text = «Mutant» can be a joking word for anything odd-looking: «a mutant carrot».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mutant	mutant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	_
11	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	mutant	mutant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	carrot	carrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | can | Mutant | a joking word |  |  |  | for anything | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A white tiger is a mutant with a changed colour gene.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:x1:1
# text = A white tiger is a mutant with a changed colour gene.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mutant	mutant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
10	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	gene	gene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a white tiger |  |  |  |  | with a changed colour gene; mutant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists studied mutant fruit flies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:x2:1
# text = Scientists studied mutant fruit flies.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mutant	mutant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	flies	fly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past | Scientists | mutant fruit flies |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The X-Men are a team of mutants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:x3:1
# text = The X-Men are a team of mutants.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mutants	mutant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the X Men | a team |  |  |  | of mutants | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We grew a mutant carrot with three legs!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:x4:1
# text = We grew a mutant carrot with three legs!
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mutant	mutant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	carrot	carrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | We | a mutant carrot |  |  |  | with three legs | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent carrot=Patient with leg=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some mutants are healthy and some are not.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:x5:1
# text = Some mutants are healthy and some are not.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	mutants	mutant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
7	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some mutants |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mutant virus can spread differently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:x6:1
# text = A mutant virus can spread differently.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mutant	mutant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	virus	virus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	differently	differently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | can | a mutant virus |  |  |  |  | differently *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles love pizza.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:x7:1
# text = The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles love pizza.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Teenage	teenage	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	Mutant	mutant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	Ninja	Ninja	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Turtles	Turtle	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | pizza |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pizza=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the comic, mutant powers appeared when the hero turned thirteen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mutant:x8:1
# text = In the comic, mutant powers appeared when the hero turned thirteen.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	comic	comic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	mutant	mutant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
12	thirteen	thirteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | the comic mutant powers |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | past | the hero | thirteen |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent thirteen=Theme |

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