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title: pollock — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pollock» in the school dictionary: A sea fish of the North Atlantic, related to the cod, often eaten as fish fingers or fish and chips. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pollock

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**Who acts:** Pollock, Jackson Pollock, Fishermen, We, paintings · **What happens:** eat, be, drip, splash, make, catch · **To what, where:** cod, surname, American painter, paint, large canvases, fish fingers

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sea fish of the North Atlantic, related to the cod, often eaten as fish fingers or fish and chips.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollock:m1:1
# text = A sea fish of the North Atlantic, related to the cod, often eaten as fish fingers or fish and chips.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cod	cod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | participle |  | the cod *not said here* |  |  |  | as fish fingers or fish and chips; often *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pollock is a surname; Jackson Pollock was an American painter famous for dripping and splashing paint on large canvases.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollock:m2:1
# text = Pollock is a surname; Jackson Pollock was an American painter famous for dripping and splashing paint on large canvases.
1	Pollock	pollock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
6	Jackson	Jackson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Pollock	Pollock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	painter	painter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
12	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
13	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	splashing	splash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
17	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	canvases	canvas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pollock | a surname |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Jackson Pollock | a American painter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **drip** | gerund | Jackson Pollock *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 4 | **splash** | gerund | Jackson Pollock *not said here* | paint |  | large canvases |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent paint=Theme on canvas=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These fish fingers are made from pollock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollock:x1:1
# text = These fish fingers are made from pollock.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pollock	pollock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | this fish fingers |  | pollock |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from pollock=Material |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pollock is a white fish like cod.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollock:x2:1
# text = Pollock is a white fish like cod.
1	Pollock	pollock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cod	cod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pollock | a white fish |  |  |  | like cod | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fishermen caught pollock off the coast of Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollock:x3:1
# text = Fishermen caught pollock off the coast of Ireland.
1	Fishermen	fisherman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pollock	pollock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | Fishermen | pollock |  |  |  | off the coast of Ireland | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pollock=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made splashy pictures like Jackson Pollock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollock:x4:1
# text = We made splashy pictures like Jackson Pollock.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	splashy	splashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Jackson	Jackson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Pollock	Pollock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	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** | past | We | splashy pictures |  |  |  | like Jackson Pollock | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pollock's paintings look messy but he planned them carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollock:x5:1
# text = Pollock's paintings look messy but he planned them carefully.
1	Pollock	Pollock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	paintings	painting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	messy	messy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	planned	plan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Pollock's paintings |  |  |  |  | messy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **plan** | past | Pollock | paintings *= painting* |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum grilled pollock with lemon for tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pollock:x6:1
# text = Mum grilled pollock with lemon for tea.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	grilled	grill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	pollock	pollock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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