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title: nomad — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nomad» in the school dictionary: A nomad is a person who belongs to a group that moves from place to place with their animals instead of living in one place. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nomad

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**Who acts:** nomad, person, group, Nomads, Bedouin nomads, Early humans · **What happens:** be, belong, move, live, have, fix · **To what, where:** person, place, one place, anyone, lot, fixed home

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«nomad» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [nomad in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nomad.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A nomad is a person who belongs to a group that moves from place to place with their animals instead of living in one place.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nomad:m1:1
# text = A nomad is a person who belongs to a group that moves from place to place with their animals instead of living in one place.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nomad	nomad	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	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
20	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	22	mark	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	fixed	_	_
22	living	live	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	25	nummod	_	_
25	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	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 nomad | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | to a group | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **move** | present | a group |  |  | place to place |  | with their animals | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from place=Trajectory |
| 4 | **live** | gerund | a group *not said here* |  |  | one place |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A nomad is anyone who moves a lot and has no fixed home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nomad:m2:1
# text = A nomad is anyone who moves a lot and has no fixed home.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nomad	nomad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
12	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a nomad | anyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | present |  | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | present |  | no fixed home |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Patient |
| 4 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nomads move to find fresh grass for their animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nomad:x1:1
# text = Nomads move to find fresh grass for their animals.
1	Nomads	nomad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
5	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **move** | present | Nomads |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Nomads *not said here* | fresh grass |  |  |  | for Nomads's animals | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent grass=Theme for animal=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bedouin nomads live in the desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nomad:x2:1
# text = Bedouin nomads live in the desert.
1	Bedouin	bedouin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	nomads	nomad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Bedouin nomads |  |  | the desert |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Early humans were nomads before farming began.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nomad:x3:1
# text = Early humans were nomads before farming began.
1	Early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	nomads	nomad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	farming	farming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Early humans | nomads |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **begin** | past | farming |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family lived like nomads, moving every year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nomad:x4:1
# text = The family lived like nomads, moving every year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nomads	nomad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the family |  |  |  |  | like nomads | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | the family *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mongolian nomads carry their homes on horses and camels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nomad:x5:1
# text = Mongolian nomads carry their homes on horses and camels.
1	Mongolian	Mongolian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	nomads	nomad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | Mongolian nomads | nomads's homes |  |  |  | on horses and camels | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A digital nomad works from different countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nomad:x6:1
# text = A digital nomad works from different countries.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	digital	digital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nomad	nomad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | a digital nomad |  |  | different countries |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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