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title: parrotfish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «parrotfish» in the school dictionary: A parrotfish is a brightly coloured fish of coral reefs with teeth joined into a beak like a parrot's. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# parrotfish

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**Who acts:** parrotfish, It, We, mouth · **What happens:** be, join, scrape, bite, eat, crunch · **To what, where:** coloured fish, teeth, coral, algae, parrotfish, white sand

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A parrotfish is a brightly coloured fish of coral reefs with teeth joined into a beak like a parrot's.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parrotfish:m1:1
# text = A parrotfish is a brightly coloured fish of coral reefs with teeth joined into a beak like a parrot's.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parrotfish	parrotfish	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	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	_	10	compound	_	_
10	reefs	reef	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 parrotfish | a coloured fish |  |  |  | of coral reefs with teeth | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | participle |  | teeth *not said here* |  |  |  | into a beak like a parrot | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient into beak=Co-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}

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It scrapes and bites coral to eat the algae on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parrotfish:m2:1
# text = It scrapes and bites coral to eat the algae on it.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scrapes	scrape	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	bites	bite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	algae	algae	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrape** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP.instrument V ADVP»: agent=Instrument |
| 2 | **bite** | present |  | coral |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  | the algae |  | algae |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent algae=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The parrotfish crunched on the coral.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parrotfish:x1:1
# text = The parrotfish crunched on the coral.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parrotfish	parrotfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	crunched	crunch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **crunch** | participle |  | the parrotfish *not said here* |  |  |  | on the coral | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent on coral=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Parrotfish make white sand on tropical beaches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parrotfish:x2:1
# text = Parrotfish make white sand on tropical beaches.
1	Parrotfish	parrotfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beaches	beach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Parrotfish | white sand |  | tropical beaches |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sand=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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We saw a blue and green parrotfish when snorkelling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parrotfish:x3:1
# text = We saw a blue and green parrotfish when snorkelling.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	parrotfish	parrotfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	snorkelling	snorkelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a blue parrotfish  snorkelling |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer parrotfish=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A parrotfish sleeps in a slimy bubble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parrotfish:x4:1
# text = A parrotfish sleeps in a slimy bubble.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parrotfish	parrotfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	slimy	slimy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bubble	bubble	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 | **sleep** | present | a parrotfish |  |  | a slimy bubble |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in bubble=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Its mouth looks like a parrot's beak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parrotfish:x5:1
# text = Its mouth looks like a parrot's beak.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	beak	beak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Its mouth |  |  |  |  | like a parrot's beak | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Parrotfish help keep the reef clean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parrotfish:x6:1
# text = Parrotfish help keep the reef clean.
1	Parrotfish	parrotfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	reef	reef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	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 | **help** | present | Parrotfish |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | Parrotfish *not said here* | the reef |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reef=Theme |

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