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title: pong — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pong» in the school dictionary: A pong is a strong, unpleasant smell. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pong

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**Who acts:** pong, Ping pong, football socks, fish market, cheese, We · **What happens:** be, pong, leave, have, pong out, play · **To what, where:** strong unpleasant smell, one, table tennis, bin, terrible pong, whole fridge

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«pong» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [pong in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pong.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Australia, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pong is a strong, unpleasant smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:m1:1
# text = A pong is a strong, unpleasant smell.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pong	pong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pong | a strong unpleasant smell |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pong is to smell bad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:m2:1
# text = To pong is to smell bad.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pong	pong	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pong** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | bad, smell *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pong is one of the first video games, a simple tennis-like game from the early days of computers.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:m3:1
# text = Pong is one of the first video games, a simple tennis-like game from the early days of computers.
1	Pong	Pong	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
7	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
11	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
12	tennis	tennis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	computers	computer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pong | one |  |  |  | of the first video games and a simple like game | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ping-pong» is table tennis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:m4:1
# text = «Ping-pong» is table tennis.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ping	ping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	pong	pong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tennis	tennis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ping pong | table tennis |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What a pong! Who left the bin open?

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*Sentence 1:* What a pong!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:x1:1
# text = What a pong!
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pong	pong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Who left the bin open?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:x1:2
# text = Who left the bin open?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past |  | the bin |  |  |  | open *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bin=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your football socks pong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:x2:1
# text = Your football socks pong.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pong	pong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pong** | present | Your football socks |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fish market had a terrible pong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:x3:1
# text = The fish market had a terrible pong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pong	pong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the fish market | a terrible pong |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pong=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cheese ponged out the whole fridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:x4:1
# text = The cheese ponged out the whole fridge.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ponged	pong	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fridge	fridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pong out** | past | the cheese | the whole fridge |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pong was one of the first video games.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:x5:1
# text = Pong was one of the first video games.
1	Pong	Pong	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
7	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Pong | one |  |  |  | of the first video games | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We played ping-pong at the youth club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:x6:1
# text = We played ping-pong at the youth club.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ping	ping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	pong	pong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | We | ping pong |  | the youth club |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pong=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The changing room is a bit pongy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pong:x7:1
# text = The changing room is a bit pongy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	changing	changing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	pongy	pongy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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** | present | the changing room |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; pongy *property* | tree rules |

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