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title: prong — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «prong» in the school dictionary: One of the sharp pointed ends of a fork or similar tool. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# prong

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**Who acts:** you, fork, branch, monster · **What happens:** use, lift, have, split, fork · **To what, where:** prongs, pea, four prongs, two forked prongs, hooks

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«prong» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [prong in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prong.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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One of the sharp pointed ends of a fork or similar tool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prong:m1:1
# text = One of the sharp pointed ends of a fork or similar tool.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	pointed	pointed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ends	end	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fork	fork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Use the prongs of the fork to lift the pea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prong:x1:1
# text = Use the prongs of the fork to lift the pea.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	prongs	prong	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fork	fork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pea	pea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | the prongs of the fork |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prong=Patient |
| 2 | **lift** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the pea |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pea=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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A fork usually has four prongs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prong:x2:1
# text = A fork usually has four prongs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fork	fork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	prongs	prong	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **have** | present | a fork | four prongs |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prong=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The branch split into two forked prongs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prong:x3:1
# text = The branch split into two forked prongs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	forked	fork	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	prongs	prong	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | past | the branch |  |  |  |  | into two forked prongs *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into prong=Result |
| 2 | **fork** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The monster had hooks and prongs for teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prong:x4:1
# text = The monster had hooks and prongs for teeth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hooks	hook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	prongs	prong	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the monster | hooks and prongs |  |  |  | for teeth | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hook=Patient |

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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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