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title: normal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «normal» in the school dictionary: Usual, ordinary or expected; what happens most of the time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# normal

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**Who acts:** Usual, it, Things, normal body temperature, I, we · **What happens:** expect, happen, be, feel, go back, get up · **To what, where:** most, normal temperature, 37 ° C., normal school day, normal price

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«normal» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [normal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/normal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usual, ordinary or expected; what happens most of the time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:m1:1
# text = Usual, ordinary or expected; what happens most of the time.
1	Usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	nsubj	_	_
8	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | participle | Usual *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **happen** | present | Usual | most of the time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Healthy and as it should be: normal temperature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:m2:1
# text = Healthy and as it should be: normal temperature.
1	Healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | should | it | normal temperature |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Noun: the usual state: «Things are back to normal».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:m3:1
# text = Noun: the usual state: «Things are back to normal».
1	Noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	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** *in a quote* | present | Things |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's normal to feel nervous on the first day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:x1:1
# text = It's normal to feel nervous on the first day.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your normal body temperature is about 37 °C.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:x2:1
# text = Your normal body temperature is about 37 °C.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	37	37	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	C.	c.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Your normal body temperature | 37 ° C. |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Things went back to normal after the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:x3:1
# text = Things went back to normal after the storm.
1	Things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	storm	storm	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 | **go back** | past | Things |  |  |  | after the storm | to normal *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to normal=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I got up earlier than normal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:x4:1
# text = I got up earlier than normal.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	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 | **get up** | past | I |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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It was a normal school day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:x5:1
# text = It was a normal school day.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is a** | past | It | a normal school day |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's normal for babies to cry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:x6:1
# text = It's normal for babies to cry.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | for babies; normal *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Normally we walk to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:x7:1
# text = Normally we walk to school.
1	Normally	normally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | we |  |  |  |  | to school *result*; normally *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ice cream was twice its normal price.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normal:x8:1
# text = The ice cream was twice its normal price.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the ice cream | cream's normal price |  |  |  | twice *property* | tree rules |

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