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title: paramedic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «paramedic» in the school dictionary: A paramedic is a trained person who gives emergency medical help to sick or hurt people and takes them to hospital in an ambulance. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# paramedic

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**Who acts:** paramedic, trained person, doctor, paramedics, boy, Mum · **What happens:** train, be, give, hurt, take, work · **To what, where:** trained person, emergency, people, ambulance, patient, breathing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A paramedic is a trained person who gives emergency medical help to sick or hurt people and takes them to hospital in an ambulance.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramedic:m1:1
# text = A paramedic is a trained person who gives emergency medical help to sick or hurt people and takes them to hospital in an ambulance.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paramedic	paramedic	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	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a paramedic | a trained person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | present | a trained person | emergency |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent emergency=Recipient help=Theme |
| 4 | **hurt** | infinitive | a trained person *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Patient |
| 5 | **take** | present | a trained person *not said here* | people |  | a ambulance |  | to hospital | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to hospital=Destination |

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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 -->
A paramedic works fast at the scene of an accident, at home or in the street, before a doctor can see the patient.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramedic:m2:1
# text = A paramedic works fast at the scene of an accident, at home or in the street, before a doctor can see the patient.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paramedic	paramedic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
22	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | a paramedic |  |  |  |  | at the scene of a accident and home or the street; fast *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at scene=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | can | a doctor | the patient |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer patient=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The paramedics arrived in an ambulance with flashing lights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramedic:x1:1
# text = The paramedics arrived in an ambulance with flashing lights.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paramedics	paramedic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	flashing	flashing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | the paramedics |  |  | a ambulance |  | with flashing lights | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A paramedic checked the boy's breathing and pulse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramedic:x2:1
# text = A paramedic checked the boy's breathing and pulse.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paramedic	paramedic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	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	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	pulse	pulse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | a paramedic | the boy's breathing and pulse |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breathing=Theme |
| 2 | **breathe** |  | the boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum called 999 and the paramedics came in ten minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramedic:x3:1
# text = Mum called 999 and the paramedics came in ten minutes.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	999	999	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	paramedics	paramedic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | Mum | 999 |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 999=Recipient |
| 2 | **come in** | past | the paramedics |  |  |  | minute |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The paramedic put a bandage on the cyclist's leg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramedic:x4:1
# text = The paramedic put a bandage on the cyclist's leg.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paramedic	paramedic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bandage	bandage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the paramedic | a bandage |  | the cyclist's leg |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent bandage=Theme on leg=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle trained for years to become a paramedic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramedic:x5:1
# text = My uncle trained for years to become a paramedic.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	paramedic	paramedic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | participle | My uncle |  |  |  | year |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **become** | to-infinitive | My uncle *not said here* | a paramedic |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paramedics carried the old man to the ambulance on a stretcher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramedic:x6:1
# text = Paramedics carried the old man to the ambulance on a stretcher.
1	Paramedics	paramedic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stretcher	stretcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | Paramedics | the old man |  | a stretcher |  | to the ambulance | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent man=Theme to ambulance=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you call for help, stay calm so the paramedics can find you quickly.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramedic:x7:1
# text = When you call for help, stay calm so the paramedics can find you quickly.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	paramedics	paramedic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | you |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |
| 2 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | can | the paramedics | you |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Topic |

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