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title: paramilitary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «paramilitary» in the school dictionary: adjective. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# paramilitary

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**Who acts:** Paramilitary groups, police, news, paramilitaries, They, Peace agreements · **What happens:** organise, fight, send, report, attack, wear · **To what, where:** Northern Ireland, paramilitary unit, attacks, paramilitary uniforms, soldiers, paramilitaries

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
adjective.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:m1:1
# text = adjective.
1	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Organised like an army, but not part of a country's official army.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:m1e:1
# text = Organised like an army, but not part of a country's official army.
1	Organised	organise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **organise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | like a army | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:m2:1
# text = noun.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A group like this, or a member of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:m2e:1
# text = A group like this, or a member of it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paramilitary groups fought during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:x1:1
# text = Paramilitary groups fought during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
1	Paramilitary	paramilitary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Troubles	Trouble	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Northern	Northern	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	_
9	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | Paramilitary groups |  |  | Northern Ireland | during the Troubles |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police sent in a paramilitary unit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:x2:1
# text = The police sent in a paramilitary unit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	paramilitary	paramilitary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the police |  |  | a paramilitary unit |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in unit=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The news reported attacks by paramilitaries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:x3:1
# text = The news reported attacks by paramilitaries.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	attacks	attack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	paramilitaries	paramilitary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | past | the news | attacks |  |  |  | by paramilitaries | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attack=Patient |
| 2 | **attack** |  | paramilitaries |  |  |  |  |  | nom attack «act transitive»: by=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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They wore paramilitary uniforms but were not soldiers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:x4:1
# text = They wore paramilitary uniforms but were not soldiers.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	paramilitary	paramilitary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | They | paramilitary uniforms |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent uniform=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | past | They *not said here* | soldiers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Peace agreements asked paramilitaries to give up their weapons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:x5:1
# text = Peace agreements asked paramilitaries to give up their weapons.
1	Peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	agreements	agreement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	paramilitaries	paramilitary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Peace agreements | paramilitaries |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent paramilitary=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | paramilitaries *not said here* | agreements's weapons |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weapon=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 helped bring peace in Northern Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paramilitary:x6:1
# text = The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 helped bring peace in Northern Ireland.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1998	1998	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
7	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
9	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	Northern	Northern	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
12	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | infinitive | the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 *not said here* | peace |  | Northern Ireland |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent peace=Theme |

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