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title: playwright — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «playwright» in the school dictionary: A playwright is a person who writes plays for the theatre. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# playwright

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**Who acts:** playwright, person, Shakespeare, class, actors, young playwright · **What happens:** be, write, become, watch, say, win · **To what, where:** person, plays, famous English playwright, playwrights, short plays, first show · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A playwright is a person who writes plays for the theatre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playwright:m1:1
# text = A playwright is a person who writes plays for the theatre.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	playwright	playwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	plays	play	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a playwright | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | present | a person | plays |  |  |  | for the theatre | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent play=Result for theatre=Beneficiary |

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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 -->
Shakespeare is the most famous English playwright.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playwright:x1:1
# text = Shakespeare is the most famous English playwright.
1	Shakespeare	Shakespeare	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	playwright	playwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shakespeare | the famous English playwright |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Our class became playwrights and wrote short plays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playwright:x2:1
# text = Our class became playwrights and wrote short plays.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	playwrights	playwright	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	plays	play	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Our class | playwrights |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **write** | past | Our class *not said here* | short plays |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent play=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The playwright watched the first show from the back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playwright:x3:1
# text = The playwright watched the first show from the back.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	playwright	playwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	back	back	NOUN	NN	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 | **watch** | past | the playwright | the first show |  | the back |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A playwright writes what actors say.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playwright:x4:1
# text = A playwright writes what actors say.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	playwright	playwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
5	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | a playwright |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | actors |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The young playwright won a prize.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playwright:x5:1
# text = The young playwright won a prize.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	playwright	playwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **win** | past | the young playwright | a prize |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:playwright:x6:1
# text = Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright.
1	Oscar	Oscar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Wilde	Wilde	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	playwright	playwright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Oscar | a Irish playwright |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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