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title: nurse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nurse» in the school dictionary: A nurse is a person trained to look after sick or injured people, usually in a hospital, clinic or school. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nurse

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**Who acts:** nurse, person, someone, they, baby, feeling · **What happens:** be, train, look, mean, take, feed · **To what, where:** person, care, baby, breast, feeling, plaster · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«nurse» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [nurse in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nurse.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A nurse is a person trained to look after sick or injured people, usually in a hospital, clinic or school.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:m1:1
# text = A nurse is a person trained to look after sick or injured people, usually in a hospital, clinic or school.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	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	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	injured	injured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	clinic	clinic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a nurse | a person and a hospital and clinic or school |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **train** | participle |  | a person and a hospital and clinic or school *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **look** | to-infinitive | a person and a hospital and clinic or school *not said here* |  |  |  | after sick people |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
To nurse someone means to take care of them when they are ill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:m2:1
# text = To nurse someone means to take care of them when they are ill.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
7	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | someone |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | care |  |  |  | of them *= they* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent care=Theme of they=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To nurse a baby can mean to feed it milk from the breast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:m3:1
# text = To nurse a baby can mean to feed it milk from the breast.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	breast	breast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a baby |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **feed** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a baby *not said here* | baby |  | the breast |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient milk=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To nurse a feeling means to keep it for a long time: nurse a grudge.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:m4:1
# text = To nurse a feeling means to keep it for a long time: nurse a grudge.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	grudge	grudge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a feeling |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a feeling *not said here* | feeling |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A nanny or nurse can also be a person, often a woman, who looks after a young child in a family home.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:m5:1
# text = A nanny or nurse can also be a person, often a woman, who looks after a young child in a family home.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nanny	nanny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	after	after	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
24	home	home	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a nanny or nurse | a person and a woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | a person and a woman |  |  |  | after a young child | in a family; home *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in family=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school nurse put a plaster on my knee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:x1:1
# text = The school nurse put a plaster on my knee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plaster	plaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the school nurse | a plaster |  | my knee |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent plaster=Theme on knee=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is a nurse at the hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:x2:1
# text = My aunt is a nurse at the hospital.
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	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	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My aunt | a nurse |  | the hospital |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse checked my temperature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:x3:1
# text = The nurse checked my temperature.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the nurse | my temperature |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temperature=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad nursed me when I had the flu.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:x4:1
# text = Dad nursed me when I had the flu.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	nursed	nurse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flu	flu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nurse** | past | Dad |  | me |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **have** | past | I | the flu |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flu=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They nursed the injured bird back to health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:x5:1
# text = They nursed the injured bird back to health.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	nursed	nurse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	injured	injured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nurse** | past | They |  | the injured bird |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nurses work day and night shifts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:x6:1
# text = Nurses work day and night shifts.
1	Nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	shifts	shift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Nurses |  |  |  | day |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandad lives in a nursing home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:x7:1
# text = My grandad lives in a nursing home.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	nursing	nurse	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My grandad |  |  | a nursing home |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in home=Location |
| 2 | **nurse** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you feel sick at school, ask to see the nurse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:x8:1
# text = If you feel sick at school, ask to see the nurse.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  | school |  | sick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the nurse |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nurse=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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Were his nurses comely or harsh-looking?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nurse:x9:1
# text = Were his nurses comely or harsh-looking?
1	Were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	comely	comely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	compound	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	harsh	harsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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 | **look** | past · progressive | his nurses |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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