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title: parsnip — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «parsnip» in the school dictionary: A long, pale cream root vegetable, shaped like a carrot, with a sweet taste when cooked. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# parsnip

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**Who acts:** We, parsnip, Grandad, Parsnips, Mum, gardener · **What happens:** shape, cook, have, look, grow, allot · **To what, where:** long pale root vegetable, roast parsnips, parsnips, allotment, parsnip soup, gate

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long, pale cream root vegetable, shaped like a carrot, with a sweet taste when cooked.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parsnip:m1:1
# text = A long, pale cream root vegetable, shaped like a carrot, with a sweet taste when cooked.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	carrot	carrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
19	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | participle |  | a long pale root vegetable *not said here* |  |  |  | like a carrot; with a sweet taste | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=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 -->
We had roast parsnips with our chicken.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parsnip:x1:1
# text = We had roast parsnips with our chicken.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	roast	roast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	parsnips	parsnip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **have** | past | We | roast parsnips |  |  |  | with our chicken | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parsnip=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A parsnip looks like a white carrot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parsnip:x2:1
# text = A parsnip looks like a white carrot.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parsnip	parsnip	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	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	carrot	carrot	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 | **look** | present | a parsnip |  |  |  |  | like a white carrot | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad grows parsnips in his allotment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parsnip:x3:1
# text = Grandad grows parsnips in his allotment.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	parsnips	parsnip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	allotment	allotment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **grow** | present | Grandad | parsnips |  | Grandad's allotment |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location parsnip=Theme |
| 2 | **allot** |  | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | nom allotment «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Parsnips taste sweeter after a frost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parsnip:x4:1
# text = Parsnips taste sweeter after a frost.
1	Parsnips	parsnip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	taste	taste	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sweeter	sweet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **taste** | present | Parsnips |  |  |  | after a frost | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fine words butter no parsnips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parsnip:x5:1
# text = Fine words butter no parsnips.
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	butter	butter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	parsnips	parsnip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum made parsnip soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parsnip:x6:1
# text = Mum made parsnip soup.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	parsnip	parsnip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Mum | parsnip soup |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gardener was near the gate, watering the dill and parsley, the carrots and parsnips.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parsnip:x7:1
# text = The gardener was near the gate, watering the dill and parsley, the carrots and parsnips.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gardener	gardener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	watering	water	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dill	dill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	parsley	parsley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	carrots	carrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	parsnips	parsnip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the gardener |  |  | the gate |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **water** | gerund | the gate *not said here* | the dill and parsley |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent dill=Destination |

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