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title: nasa — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nasa» in the school dictionary: NASA: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the space agency of the United States, which sends astronauts, rockets and probes into space. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nasa

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**Who acts:** NASA, rover, brother, NASA scientists, We, NASA website · **What happens:** send, drive, want, work, study, watch · **To what, where:** astronauts, space, Moon, Mars, pictures, space telescopes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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NASA: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the space agency of the United States, which sends astronauts, rockets and probes into space.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nasa:m1:1
# text = NASA: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the space agency of the United States, which sends astronauts, rockets and probes into space.
1	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	National	National	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Aeronautics	Aeronautics	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Space	Space	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	Administration	Administration	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	agency	agency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	astronauts	astronaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	rockets	rocket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	probes	probe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
25	into	into	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present | NASA and the National Aeronautics and Space | astronauts and rockets and probes |  | space |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent astronaut=Theme |

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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 -->
NASA sent astronauts to the Moon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nasa:x1:1
# text = NASA sent astronauts to the Moon.
1	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	astronauts	astronaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	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 | **send** | past | NASA | astronauts | the Moon |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent astronaut=Theme to moon=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
NASA's rover is driving on Mars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nasa:x2:1
# text = NASA's rover is driving on Mars.
1	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	rover	rover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	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 | **drive** | present · progressive | NASA's rover |  |  | Mars |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother wants to work for NASA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nasa:x3:1
# text = My brother wants to work for NASA.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | My brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **work** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | My brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for NASA | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for nasa=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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NASA scientists study pictures from space telescopes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nasa:x4:1
# text = NASA scientists study pictures from space telescopes.
1	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	telescopes	telescope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | NASA scientists | pictures |  | space telescopes |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent picture=Topic from telescope=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched a NASA rocket launch online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nasa:x5:1
# text = We watched a NASA rocket launch online.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	launch	launch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	online	online	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | a NASA rocket launch |  |  |  | online *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent launch=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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NASA works with other countries on the space station.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nasa:x6:1
# text = NASA works with other countries on the space station.
1	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	station	station	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 | **work** | present | NASA |  |  |  |  | with other countries; on the space station | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with country=Co-Agent on station=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The NASA website has photos of the planets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nasa:x7:1
# text = The NASA website has photos of the planets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the NASA website | photos of the planets |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Patient |

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