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title: paddlefish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «paddlefish» in the school dictionary: A paddlefish is a large freshwater fish with a long, flat, paddle-shaped snout, found in the rivers of the USA. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# paddlefish

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**Who acts:** paddlefish, tiny animals, snout, Chinese paddlefish · **What happens:** be, shape, find, have, live, eat · **To what, where:** large freshwater fish, rivers, long snout, Mississippi River, tiny animals, plankton · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«paddlefish» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [paddlefish in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paddlefish.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A paddlefish is a large freshwater fish with a long, flat, paddle-shaped snout, found in the rivers of the USA.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paddlefish:m1:1
# text = A paddlefish is a large freshwater fish with a long, flat, paddle-shaped snout, found in the rivers of the USA.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paddlefish	paddlefish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	freshwater	freshwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	paddle	paddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a paddlefish | a large freshwater fish |  |  |  | with a long flat shaped snout | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **find** | participle |  | a large freshwater fish *not said here* |  | the rivers of the USA |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The paddlefish has a long snout like a paddle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paddlefish:x1:1
# text = The paddlefish has a long snout like a paddle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paddlefish	paddlefish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	paddle	paddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the paddlefish | a long snout |  |  |  | like a paddle | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snout=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paddlefish live in the Mississippi River.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paddlefish:x2:1
# text = Paddlefish live in the Mississippi River.
1	Paddlefish	paddlefish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Mississippi	Mississippi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Paddlefish |  |  | the Mississippi River |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paddlefish eat tiny animals called plankton.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paddlefish:x3:1
# text = Paddlefish eat tiny animals called plankton.
1	Paddlefish	paddlefish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	plankton	plankton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | Paddlefish | tiny animals |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | participle | tiny animals *not said here* | plankton |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The paddlefish is an ancient kind of fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paddlefish:x4:1
# text = The paddlefish is an ancient kind of fish.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paddlefish	paddlefish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the paddlefish | a ancient kind |  |  |  | of fish | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Its snout helps the paddlefish sense food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paddlefish:x5:1
# text = Its snout helps the paddlefish sense food.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	paddlefish	paddlefish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sense	sense	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Its snout |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **sense** | present | the paddlefish | food |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer food=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Chinese paddlefish is now extinct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paddlefish:x6:1
# text = The Chinese paddlefish is now extinct.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	paddlefish	paddlefish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | present | the Chinese paddlefish |  |  |  | now | extinct *property* | tree rules |

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