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title: pancreas — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pancreas» in the school dictionary: The pancreas is an organ in the belly, behind the stomach, that makes digestive juices and the hormone insulin, which controls the amount of sugar in the blood. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pancreas

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**Who acts:** pancreas, stomach, hormone insulin, insulin, friend, Juices · **What happens:** be, make, control, amount, sit, have · **To what, where:** organ, belly, digestive juices, amount, sugar, stomach

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The pancreas is an organ in the belly, behind the stomach, that makes digestive juices and the hormone insulin, which controls the amount of sugar in the blood.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pancreas:m1:1
# text = The pancreas is an organ in the belly, behind the stomach, that makes digestive juices and the hormone insulin, which controls the amount of sugar in the blood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pancreas	pancreas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	organ	organ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	digestive	digestive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	juices	juice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	hormone	hormone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	insulin	insulin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
24	controls	control	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	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 pancreas | a organ and the stomach |  | the belly |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | the stomach | digestive juices and the hormone insulin |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset juice=Product |
| 3 | **control** | present | the hormone insulin | the amount of sugar in the blood |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme |
| 4 | **amount** |  |  | sugar in the blood |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pancreas sits behind the stomach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pancreas:x1:1
# text = The pancreas sits behind the stomach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pancreas	pancreas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | the pancreas |  |  | the stomach |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind stomach=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pancreas makes insulin to control blood sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pancreas:x2:1
# text = The pancreas makes insulin to control blood sugar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pancreas	pancreas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	insulin	insulin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	control	control	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the pancreas | insulin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **control** | to-infinitive | insulin *not said here* | blood sugar |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sugar=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend has type 1 diabetes because her pancreas doesn't make insulin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pancreas:x3:1
# text = My friend has type 1 diabetes because her pancreas doesn't make insulin.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	_
6	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	pancreas	pancreas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
13	insulin	insulin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My friend | type diabetes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diabetes=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | friend's pancreas | insulin |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset insulin=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Juices from the pancreas help digest fat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pancreas:x4:1
# text = Juices from the pancreas help digest fat.
1	Juices	juice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pancreas	pancreas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	digest	digest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
7	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Juices from the pancreas |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **digest** | infinitive | Juices from the pancreas *not said here* | fat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pancreas is about as long as a banana.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pancreas:x5:1
# text = The pancreas is about as long as a banana.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pancreas	pancreas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the pancreas |  |  |  |  | as a banana; about, long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science we labelled the pancreas on a body diagram.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pancreas:x6:1
# text = In science we labelled the pancreas on a body diagram.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	labelled	label	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pancreas	pancreas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	diagram	diagram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **label** | past | we | the pancreas |  | science |  | on a body diagram | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent pancreas=Destination |

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