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title: nought — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nought» in the school dictionary: The number zero, 0. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nought

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**Who acts:** you, Nought point, 's, temperature, million, Anything · **What happens:** spell, write, be, let, play, fall · **To what, where:** naught, nought, units column, 's, noughts, six noughts · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The number zero, 0.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:m1:1
# text = The number zero, 0.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	zero	zero	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing (more often spelled "naught").

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:m2:1
# text = Nothing (more often spelled "naught").
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	naught	naught	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | participle |  | naught |  |  |  | often *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent naught=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Write a nought in the units column.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:x1:1
# text = Write a nought in the units column.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	units	unit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	column	column	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | nought |  | the units column |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nought=Theme in column=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Nought point five is the same as a half.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:x2:1
# text = Nought point five is the same as a half.
1	Nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	2	compound	_	_
2	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Nought point |  |  |  |  | as a half; same *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Let's play noughts and crosses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:x3:1
# text = Let's play noughts and crosses.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	noughts	nought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	crosses	cross	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | noughts and crosses |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nought=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The temperature fell to nought degrees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:x4:1
# text = The temperature fell to nought degrees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	6	compound	_	_
6	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **fall** | past | the temperature |  |  |  |  | to nought degrees | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to degree=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A million has six noughts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:x5:1
# text = A million has six noughts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	noughts	nought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a million | six noughts |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nought=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Anything multiplied by nought is nought.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:x6:1
# text = Anything multiplied by nought is nought.
1	Anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
2	multiplied	multiply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	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 | **multiply** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by nought | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent by nought=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Anything | nought |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The score was three–nought. (UK sport usually says "three–nil")

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*Sentence 1:* The score was three–nought.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:x7:1
# text = The score was three–nought.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	–	-	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the score | three |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (UK sport usually says "three–nil")

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:x7:2
# text = (UK sport usually says "three–nil")
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	–	–	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	nil	nil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | UK sport | three nil |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nil=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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She saw nought the first day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nought:x8:1
# text = She saw nought the first day.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | She | nought |  |  | day |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nought=Stimulus |

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