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title: oas — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «oas» in the school dictionary: OAS: the Organization of American States, a group of countries in North, Central and South America that work together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# oas

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**Who acts:** countries, OAP, oas, fragment, Leaders, Canada · **What happens:** work together, be, not be, meet, talk, mention · **To what, where:** common abbreviation, standard English word, real word, group, OAS, members

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«oas» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [oas in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oas.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
OAS: the Organization of American States, a group of countries in North, Central and South America that work together.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oas:m1:1
# text = OAS: the Organization of American States, a group of countries in North, Central and South America that work together.
1	OAS	oas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Organization	Organization	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	American	American	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	_	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
20	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
21	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
22	together	together	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work together** | present | countries in North and Central and South America |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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: UK, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
OAP is the common abbreviation for old age pensioner; «oas» is not a standard English word.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oas:m2:1
# text = OAP is the common abbreviation for old age pensioner; «oas» is not a standard English word.
1	OAP	oap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	abbreviation	abbreviation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pensioner	pensioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	oas	oas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	standard	standard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | OAP | the common abbreviation and a standard English word |  |  |  | for old age pensioner | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | oas | a standard English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plural of «oa», a fragment that is not a real word.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oas:m3:1
# text = The plural of «oa», a fragment that is not a real word.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plural	plural	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	oa	oa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fragment	fragment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | a fragment | a real word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The OAS is a group of countries in the Americas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oas:x1:1
# text = The OAS is a group of countries in the Americas.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	OAS	OAS	PROPN	NNP	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	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Americas	AMERICAS	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the OAS | a group |  |  |  | of countries in the Americas | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaders met at the OAS to talk about trade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oas:x2:1
# text = Leaders met at the OAS to talk about trade.
1	Leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	OAS	OAS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **meet** | past | Leaders |  |  | the OAS |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **talk** | to-infinitive | Leaders *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about trade | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about trade=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canada and the United States are members of the OAS.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oas:x3:1
# text = Canada and the United States are members of the OAS.
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	OAS	OAS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Canada and the United States | members |  |  |  | of the OAS | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The news report mentioned the OAS.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oas:x4:1
# text = The news report mentioned the OAS.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mentioned	mention	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	OAS	OAS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mention** *speech: other* | past | the news report | the OAS |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent oas=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Oas» on its own is not an English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oas:x5:1
# text = «Oas» on its own is not an English word.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Oas	Oas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | Oas on its own | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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