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title: newsreader — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «newsreader» in the school dictionary: A newsreader is a person who reads the news on television or radio. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# newsreader

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**Who acts:** newsreader, person, aunt, We · **What happens:** be, read, announce, work, speak, pretend · **To what, where:** person, news, television, football results, drama class, newsreaders · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

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A newsreader is a person who reads the news on television or radio.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newsreader:m1:1
# text = A newsreader is a person who reads the news on television or radio.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newsreader	newsreader	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 newsreader | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | present | a person | the news |  | television or radio |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Topic |

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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}

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The newsreader announced the football results.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newsreader:x1:1
# text = The newsreader announced the football results.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newsreader	newsreader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	announced	announce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | the newsreader | the football results |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent result=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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My aunt works as a newsreader on local radio.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newsreader:x2:1
# text = My aunt works as a newsreader on local radio.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	newsreader	newsreader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | My aunt |  |  |  |  | as a newsreader; on local radio | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.theme PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as newsreader=Attribute on radio=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The newsreader spoke clearly and calmly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newsreader:x3:1
# text = The newsreader spoke clearly and calmly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newsreader	newsreader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	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 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the newsreader |  |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We pretended to be newsreaders in drama class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newsreader:x4:1
# text = We pretended to be newsreaders in drama class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	newsreaders	newsreader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	drama	drama	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | past | We |  |  | drama class |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | newsreaders |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The newsreader smiled at the end of the bulletin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newsreader:x5:1
# text = The newsreader smiled at the end of the bulletin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newsreader	newsreader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smiled	smile	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bulletin	bulletin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smile** | past | the newsreader |  |  |  | at the end of the bulletin |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A newsreader must practise reading aloud.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:newsreader:x6:1
# text = A newsreader must practise reading aloud.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newsreader	newsreader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	practise	practise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | must | a newsreader |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | gerund | a newsreader *not said here* |  |  |  |  | aloud *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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