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title: mute — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mute» in the school dictionary: To mute a sound, phone, TV or video call is to turn its sound off so nothing can be heard; the mute button does this. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mute

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** mute button, Mute, Muted colours, person, we, you · **What happens:** mute, be, hear, do, mean, not speak · **To what, where:** sound, nothing, this, mute, something, microphone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«mute» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [mute in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mute.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To mute a sound, phone, TV or video call is to turn its sound off so nothing can be heard; the mute button does this.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:m1:1
# text = To mute a sound, phone, TV or video call is to turn its sound off so nothing can be heard; the mute button does this.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mute	mute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	off	off	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
18	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	mute	mute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
27	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
28	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mute** | to-infinitive |  | a sound and phone and TV or video call |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sound=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | turn *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hear** | can · passive |  | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus |
| 4 | **do** | present | the mute button | this |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Mute means silent, not speaking: she stayed mute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:m2:1
# text = Mute means silent, not speaking: she stayed mute.
1	Mute	mute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	mute	mute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mute |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | Mute *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stay** | past | Mute | mute |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme mute=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muted colours or sounds are soft, quiet or not bright.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:m3:1
# text = Muted colours or sounds are soft, quiet or not bright.
1	Muted	mute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mute** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Muted colours or sounds |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Muted colours or sounds *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **be** |  | Muted colours or sounds *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mute on a musical instrument, like a trumpet or violin, is something that makes its sound quieter or different.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:m4:1
# text = A mute on a musical instrument, like a trumpet or violin, is something that makes its sound quieter or different.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mute	mute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	musical	musical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trumpet	trumpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	violin	violin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	quieter	quiet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	xcomp	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mute on a musical instrument | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | mute's sound |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old-fashioned, now offensive — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mute was once used for a person who cannot speak; today we say «non-speaking» or «a person who does not speak».

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:m5:1
# text = Mute was once used for a person who cannot speak; today we say «non-speaking» or «a person who does not speak».
1	Mute	mute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	non-speaking	non-speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
23	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
24	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	26	advmod	_	_
26	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past · passive |  | Mute |  |  |  | for a person; once *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for person=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | can | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | we |  |  |  | today |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **non-speak** *in a quote* | gerund | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present · do-support | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please mute your microphone when the teacher is talking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:x1:1
# text = Please mute your microphone when the teacher is talking.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	mute	mute	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	microphone	microphone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mute** | imperative | you *not said here* | your microphone |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent microphone=Patient |
| 2 | **talk** | present · progressive | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad, you're still on mute!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:x2:1
# text = Dad, you're still on mute!
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mute	mute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | you |  |  | mute | still |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She muted the TV during the adverts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:x3:1
# text = She muted the TV during the adverts.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	muted	mute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	during	during	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	adverts	advert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mute** | past | She | the TV |  |  | during the adverts |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent tv=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He stood mute with shock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:x4:1
# text = He stood mute with shock.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mute	mute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | He | mute |  |  |  | with shock | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mute=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The room was painted in muted greens and greys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:x5:1
# text = The room was painted in muted greens and greys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	muted	mute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	greens	green	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	greys	grey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past · passive |  | the room |  | muted greens and greys |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme in green=Destination |
| 2 | **mute** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trumpet player put a mute in his trumpet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:x6:1
# text = The trumpet player put a mute in his trumpet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trumpet	trumpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mute	mute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	trumpet	trumpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the trumpet player | a mute |  | player's trumpet |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mute=Theme in trumpet=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mute swan is a white swan with an orange beak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:x7:1
# text = A mute swan is a white swan with an orange beak.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mute	mute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	swan	swan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	swan	swan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mute swan | a white swan |  |  |  | with a orange beak | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can mute a group chat if it gets too noisy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:x8:1
# text = You can mute a group chat if it gets too noisy.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mute	mute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mute** | can | You | a group chat |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent chat=Patient |
| 2 | **get** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | chat |  |  |  |  | noisy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But Night stood still and mute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mute:x9:1
# text = But Night stood still and mute.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Night	Night	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	mute	mute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	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 | **stand** | past | Night |  |  |  | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mute** | infinitive | Night *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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