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title: nobody — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nobody» in the school dictionary: No person; not anyone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nobody

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**Who acts:** person, Nobody, I, He, you · **What happens:** not be, be, know, like, leave out, knock · **To what, where:** park, answer, questions, new school, 911 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«nobody» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [nobody in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nobody.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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No person; not anyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:m1:1
# text = No person; not anyone.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Nobody was home."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:m1e:1
# text = "Nobody was home."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Nobody |  |  |  |  | home *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a noun, a person who is not important or famous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:m2:1
# text = As a noun, a person who is not important or famous.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | as a noun; important *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody was at the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:x1:1
# text = Nobody was at the park.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Nobody |  |  | the park |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody knows the answer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:x2:1
# text = Nobody knows the answer.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | Nobody | the answer |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer answer=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Nobody likes being left out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:x3:1
# text = Nobody likes being left out.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | Nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **leave out** *not said to happen* | gerund · passive | Nobody *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP» |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody's perfect.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:x4:1
# text = Nobody's perfect.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

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I knocked, but nobody answered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:x5:1
# text = I knocked, but nobody answered.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	_
6	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Nobody else got all the questions right.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:x6:1
# text = Nobody else got all the questions right.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
2	else	else	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Nobody | all questions |  |  |  | right *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer question=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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He felt like a nobody at the new school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:x7:1
# text = He felt like a nobody at the new school.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	school	school	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 | **feel** | past | He |  |  | the new school |  | like nobody | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like nobody=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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If nobody can help, call 911.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:x8:1
# text = If nobody can help, call 911.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	911	911	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** *a condition, not said to happen* | can | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | imperative | you *not said here* | 911 |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 911=Recipient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For a long time nobody answered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobody:x9:1
# text = For a long time nobody answered.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	_
6	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | nobody |  |  |  | time |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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