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title: palatable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «palatable» in the school dictionary: Nice enough to eat or drink; having a pleasant taste. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# palatable

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**Who acts:** Adding honey, School dinners, new bedtime rule, we, truth, he · **What happens:** eat, drink, have, agree, make, add · **To what, where:** pleasant taste, medicine, porridge, story, truth

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«palatable» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [palatable in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palatable.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Nice enough to eat or drink; having a pleasant taste.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palatable:m1:1
# text = Nice enough to eat or drink; having a pleasant taste.
1	Nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drink** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | gerund |  | a pleasant taste |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Patient |

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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 -->
Acceptable or easy to agree with.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palatable:m2:1
# text = Acceptable or easy to agree with.
1	Acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"a more palatable idea".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palatable:m2e:1
# text = "a more palatable idea".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	palatable	palatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The medicine was made palatable with strawberry flavour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palatable:x1:1
# text = The medicine was made palatable with strawberry flavour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	palatable	palatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	strawberry	strawberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | the medicine |  |  |  | palatable *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Adding honey made the porridge more palatable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palatable:x2:1
# text = Adding honey made the porridge more palatable.
1	Adding	add	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	palatable	palatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | past | Adding honey | the porridge |  |  |  | palatable *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material porridge=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
School dinners have become more palatable this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palatable:x3:1
# text = School dinners have become more palatable this year.
1	School	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	dinners	dinner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	palatable	palatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present · perfect | School dinners |  |  |  |  | palatable *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The new bedtime rule was more palatable when we got a story too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palatable:x4:1
# text = The new bedtime rule was more palatable when we got a story too.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	bedtime	bedtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	palatable	palatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the new bedtime rule |  |  |  |  | palatable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | we | a story |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer story=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The truth was not palatable, but he needed to hear it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palatable:x5:1
# text = The truth was not palatable, but he needed to hear it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	palatable	palatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | the truth |  |  |  |  | palatable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **hear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | truth |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some leaves are not palatable to caterpillars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palatable:x6:1
# text = Some leaves are not palatable to caterpillars.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	palatable	palatable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	caterpillars	caterpillar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | some leaves |  |  |  |  | to caterpillars; palatable *property* | tree rules |

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