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title: performer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «performer» in the school dictionary: A person who entertains an audience by acting, singing, dancing, playing music or doing tricks. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# performer

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**Who acts:** person, street performer, She, circus performers, you, He · **What happens:** entertain, act, sing, dance, play, do · **To what, where:** audience, music, tricks, something, torches, performer

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who entertains an audience by acting, singing, dancing, playing music or doing tricks.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:performer:m1:1
# text = A person who entertains an audience by acting, singing, dancing, playing music or doing tricks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	entertains	entertain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	dancing	dance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
15	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
18	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **entertain** | present | a person | a audience |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus audience=Experiencer |
| 2 | **act** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **dance** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **play** | gerund | a person *not said here* | music |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Theme |
| 6 | **do** | gerund | a person *not said here* | tricks |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality |

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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 person or thing that does well or badly at something: «a top performer».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:performer:m2:1
# text = A person or thing that does well or badly at something: «a top performer».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | a person or thing |  |  | something |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The street performer juggled flaming torches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:performer:x1:1
# text = The street performer juggled flaming torches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	juggled	juggle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	flaming	flame	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	torches	torch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **juggle** | past | the street performer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flame** | gerund | the street performer *not said here* | torches |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent torch=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every performer bowed at the end of the show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:performer:x2:1
# text = Every performer bowed at the end of the show.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	bowed	bow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **bow** | participle |  | every performer *not said here* |  |  | at the end of the show |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at end=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She's a natural performer and loves the stage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:performer:x3:1
# text = She's a natural performer and loves the stage.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a natural performer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | She *not said here* | the stage |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stage=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The circus performers did amazing tricks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:performer:x4:1
# text = The circus performers did amazing tricks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	circus	circus	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	performers	performer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the circus performers | amazing tricks |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Give the performers a big round of applause!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:performer:x5:1
# text = Give the performers a big round of applause!
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	performers	performer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	round	round	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	applause	applause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | the performers |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent performer=Recipient round=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was the top performer in the maths competition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:performer:x6:1
# text = He was the top performer in the maths competition.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | the top performer |  | the maths competition |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Both of the performers appeared on the stage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:performer:x7:1
# text = Both of the performers appeared on the stage.
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	performers	performer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | Both |  |  | the stage |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stage=Location |

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