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title: ornament — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ornament» in the school dictionary: An ornament is a small object used to make a room, a shelf or a Christmas tree look nice, rather than for a practical use. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# ornament

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**Who acts:** ornament, room, We, cat, house, garden · **What happens:** be, use, make, look, add, carve · **To what, where:** small object, room, Ornament decoration, decoration, building, something

<!-- .vabout -->
«ornament» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [ornament in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ornament.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ornament is a small object used to make a room, a shelf or a Christmas tree look nice, rather than for a practical use.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:m1:1
# text = An ornament is a small object used to make a room, a shelf or a Christmas tree look nice, rather than for a practical use.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
19	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
20	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
22	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	27	cc	_	_
23	than	than	ADP	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	practical	practical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ornament | a small object |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a small object *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | a room |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **look** | infinitive | a room *not said here* |  |  |  |  | a practical use *vocative*; nice *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 -->
Ornament is decoration added to something to make it beautiful, like carving on a building.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:m2:1
# text = Ornament is decoration added to something to make it beautiful, like carving on a building.
1	Ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	carving	carve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Ornament decoration |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  | Ornament decoration *not said here* |  |  |  | to something | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to something=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | decoration |  |  |  | beautiful *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 4 | **carve** | gerund |  |  |  | a building |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on building=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To ornament something is to decorate it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:m3:1
# text = To ornament something is to decorate it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ornament	ornament	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	decorate	decorate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ornament** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | decorate *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ornament is extra notes added to decorate a tune.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:m4:1
# text = An ornament is extra notes added to decorate a tune.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	decorate	decorate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tune	tune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ornament | extra notes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  | extra notes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **decorate** | to-infinitive |  | a tune |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tune=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We hung shiny ornaments on the Christmas tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:x1:1
# text = We hung shiny ornaments on the Christmas tree.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ornaments	ornament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | We | shiny ornaments |  | the Christmas tree |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ornament=Theme on tree=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat knocked a china ornament off the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:x2:1
# text = The cat knocked a china ornament off the shelf.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	china	china	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | past | the cat | a china ornament |  |  |  | off the shelf | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent ornament=Patient off shelf=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's house is full of little ornaments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:x3:1
# text = Grandma's house is full of little ornaments.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ornaments	ornament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grandma's house |  |  |  |  | of little ornaments; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church door was carved with beautiful ornament.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:x4:1
# text = The church door was carved with beautiful ornament.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	carved	carve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | past · passive |  | the church door |  |  |  | with beautiful ornament | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with ornament=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made paper ornaments in art class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:x5:1
# text = We made paper ornaments in art class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	ornaments	ornament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | paper ornaments |  | art class |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ornament=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden had a stone frog as an ornament.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:x6:1
# text = The garden had a stone frog as an ornament.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the garden | a stone frog |  |  |  | as a ornament | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frog=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blooming flowers ornament the staircases, and soft carpets the floors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ornament:x7:1
# text = Blooming flowers ornament the staircases, and soft carpets the floors.
1	Blooming	bloom	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ornament	ornament	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	staircases	staircase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	carpets	carpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bloom** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ornament** | present | Blooming flowers | the staircases |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent staircase=Destination |
| 3 | **floor** |  | soft carpets |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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