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title: possessive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «possessive» in the school dictionary: Possessive means wanting to keep something or someone all to yourself and not wanting to share. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# possessive

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**Who acts:** Possessive, Possessive words, something, word, possessive apostrophe, coat · **What happens:** mean, want, keep, not want, share, show · **To what, where:** something, yourself, your, form, Mia, possessive pronouns · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«possessive» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [possessive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/possessive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Possessive means wanting to keep something or someone all to yourself and not wanting to share.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:m1:1
# text = Possessive means wanting to keep something or someone all to yourself and not wanting to share.
1	Possessive	possessive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	conj	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Possessive |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **want** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | something | yourself |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **want** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **share** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Possessive words show that something belongs to someone, such as «my», «your», «his», «hers», «its», «our», «their», or a noun with an apostrophe and s, like «Sam's».

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:m2:1
# text = Possessive words show that something belongs to someone, such as «my», «your», «his», «hers», «its», «our», «their», or a noun with an apostrophe and s, like «Sam's».
1	Possessive	possessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
6	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Gender=Masc|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	hers	her	PRON	PRP	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
28	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
32	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
36	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
40	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
41	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
43	with	with	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	_
44	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
45	apostrophe	apostrophe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	nmod	_	_
46	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	47	cc	_	_
47	s	s	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
49	like	like	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
50	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	51	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	45	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	's	's	PART	POS	_	51	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	51	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Possessive words | your |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | something |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The possessive is the form of a word that shows owning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:m3:1
# text = The possessive is the form of a word that shows owning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	possessive	possessive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	owning	own	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the possessive | the form |  |  |  | of a word | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | present | a word |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **own** | gerund | a word *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The possessive apostrophe in «Mia's coat» shows the coat belongs to Mia.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:x1:1
# text = The possessive apostrophe in «Mia's coat» shows the coat belongs to Mia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	possessive	possessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	apostrophe	apostrophe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
10	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the possessive apostrophe in Mia's coat |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **belong** | present | the coat |  | Mia |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mine», «yours» and «theirs» are possessive pronouns.

<!-- fold The tree, 7 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:x2:1
# text = «Mine», «yours» and «theirs» are possessive pronouns.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	theirs	their	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	possessive	possessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	pronouns	pronoun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mine | possessive pronouns |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My dog gets very possessive about his ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:x3:1
# text = My dog gets very possessive about his ball.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	possessive	possessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | My dog |  |  |  |  | possessive *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was possessive of her new felt-tip pens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:x4:1
# text = She was possessive of her new felt-tip pens.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	possessive	possessive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
7	felt	felt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	tip	tip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | possessive |  |  |  | of her new tip pens | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add an apostrophe to make the possessive: the children's toys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:x5:1
# text = Add an apostrophe to make the possessive: the children's toys.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	apostrophe	apostrophe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	possessive	possessive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | a apostrophe |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apostrophe=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the possessive and the children's toys |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset possessive=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A possessive friend may not like you having other friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:x6:1
# text = A possessive friend may not like you having other friends.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	possessive	possessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | may | a possessive friend | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund | a possessive friend *not said here* | other friends |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Its» is possessive, but «it's» means «it is».

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:possessive:x7:1
# text = «Its» is possessive, but «it's» means «it is».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	possessive	possessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | possessive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** *in a quote* | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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