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title: poll — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «poll» in the school dictionary: A poll is a survey in which many people are asked the same question to find out what most of them think. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# poll

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** poll, most, polls, people, head, person · **What happens:** be, ask, find out, think, vote, go · **To what, where:** survey, many people, election, polls, people, tax · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«poll» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [poll in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poll.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A poll is a survey in which many people are asked the same question to find out what most of them think.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:m1:1
# text = A poll is a survey in which many people are asked the same question to find out what most of them think.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poll	poll	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	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	obj	_	_
19	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	22	nsubj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nmod	_	_
22	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a poll | a survey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive |  | many people |  | a survey |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **find out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **think** *speech: other* | present | most of people |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
The polls are an election, the time when people vote: «go to the polls».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:m2:1
# text = The polls are an election, the time when people vote: «go to the polls».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	polls	poll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	vote	vote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	polls	poll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the polls | a election and the time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **vote** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  | the polls |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to poll=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To poll people is to ask them questions in a survey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:m3:1
# text = To poll people is to ask them questions in a survey.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	poll	poll	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poll** | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Source |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  | people |  |  | ask *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The number of votes in an election.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:m4:1
# text = The number of votes in an election.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The head; a «poll tax» is a tax that every person must pay.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:m5:1
# text = The head; a «poll tax» is a tax that every person must pay.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	poll	poll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obj	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the head | a tax |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | must | every person | a tax |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We took a poll to choose the class pet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:x1:1
# text = We took a poll to choose the class pet.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	poll	poll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | We | a poll |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poll=Theme |
| 2 | **choose** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the class pet |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pet=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poll showed that most pupils like pizza best.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:x2:1
# text = The poll showed that most pupils like pizza best.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poll	poll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the poll |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grown-ups vote at a polling station.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:x3:1
# text = Grown-ups vote at a polling station.
1	Grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	vote	vote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	polling	polling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **vote** | present | Grown ups |  |  | a polling station |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The country goes to the polls next month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:x4:1
# text = The country goes to the polls next month.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	polls	poll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | the country |  |  | the polls | month |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to poll=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The newspaper polled a thousand people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:x5:1
# text = The newspaper polled a thousand people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	polled	poll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poll** | past | the newspaper | thousand people |  |  |  |  | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An exit poll asks people how they voted as they leave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:x6:1
# text = An exit poll asks people how they voted as they leave.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	exit	exit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	poll	poll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	voted	vote	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a exit poll |  | people |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **vote** | past | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **leave** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Twelve of the twenty-five children voted for a hamster in the poll.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:x7:1
# text = Twelve of the twenty-five children voted for a hamster in the poll.
1	Twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	voted	vote	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hamster	hamster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	poll	poll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | past | the five children | Twelve |  | the poll |  | for a hamster *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for hamster=Goal |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Its little brothers and sisters around the bed were flat-nosed imps with pointed ears, who made faces at one another, and scratched their polls.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poll:x8:1
# text = Its little brothers and sisters around the bed were flat-nosed imps with pointed ears, who made faces at one another, and scratched their polls.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
10	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	nosed	nose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	imps	imp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
20	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	obl	_	_
23	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	22	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	scratched	scratch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
27	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	polls	poll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **nose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Its little brothers around the bed and sisters | nosed imps |  |  |  | with pointed ears | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | past | nosed imps | faces |  |  |  | at one | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Product |
| 4 | **scratch** | past | nosed imps *not said here* | brothers's polls |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poll=Theme |
| 5 | **poll** |  | brothers *= brother* |  |  |  |  |  | nom poll «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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