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title: ounce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ounce» in the school dictionary: An ounce is a small unit of weight; there are 16 ounces in a pound, and an ounce is about 28 grams. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ounce

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**Who acts:** ounce, 16 ounces, cake, single ounce · **What happens:** be, need, weigh · **To what, where:** small unit, 28 grams, small wild cat, four ounces, little

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«ounce» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [ounce in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ounce.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ounce is a small unit of weight; there are 16 ounces in a pound, and an ounce is about 28 grams.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ounce:m1:1
# text = An ounce is a small unit of weight; there are 16 ounces in a pound, and an ounce is about 28 grams.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ounce	ounce	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	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	11	expl	_	_
11	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	ounces	ounce	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	ounce	ounce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
22	about	about	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	28	28	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	grams	gram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ounce | a small unit |  |  |  | of weight | tree rules |
| 2 | **does** | present | 16 ounces in a pound and 28 grams |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present | a ounce | 28 grams |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
An ounce can also be a small wild cat, the snow leopard, in some books.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ounce:m2:1
# text = An ounce can also be a small wild cat, the snow leopard, in some books.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ounce	ounce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	leopard	leopard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
17	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a ounce | a small wild cat and the snow leopard and some books |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cake needs four ounces of flour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ounce:x1:1
# text = The cake needs four ounces of flour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	ounces	ounce	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	flour	flour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the cake | four ounces of flour |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot ounce=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A single ounce of gold is worth a lot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ounce:x2:1
# text = A single ounce of gold is worth a lot.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ounce	ounce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a single ounce of gold |  |  |  |  | a lot *obl:unmarked*; worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ounce weighed very little.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ounce:x3:1
# text = The ounce weighed very little.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ounce	ounce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	weighed	weigh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **weigh** | past | the ounce | little |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme little=Value |

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